Bell Equipment enters tipper truck market
The Bell factory in Richards Bay will eventually assemble the trucks
AFTER much market research, Bell Equipment last week announced its entry into the southern African tipper truck market, and has struck a partnership deal with KAMAZ.
The Russian-based industry leader in the global tipper truck market, KAMAZ is synonymous with providing purpose designed trucks to the harshest applications.
‘By expanding our one-stop-shop offering to our southern African customers, we are able to satisfy more of their needs and further our goal of being partners rather than suppliers,’ said Bell Equipment’s Group Marketing Director, Stephen Jones.
‘Finding the right partner was key because there are a lot of new entrants trying to penetrate this hotly contested market.
‘We identified KAMAZ as our preferred partner some time ago owing to the demonstrated performance and product attribute fit, which we experienced through mutual customers and applications where Bell trucks are working in Russia.
‘As a 14-time winner of the Dakar, the world’s toughest off-road endurance race, customers can rest assured that KAMAZ trucks are tough and reliable.
‘This ties in with Bell’s ethos of providing strong, reliable machines.’
The first phase of the KAMAZ introduction will consist of four models, available as left- or right-hand drive vehicles.
They will include two 6×4 trucks with payloads of 15 and 20 tonnes, a 6×6 truck with a payload of 19,5 tonnes and an 8×4 truck with a payload of 25,5 tonnes.
KAMAZ trucks will initially be shipped RORO (roll on roll off) while the Richards Bay factory gears up for complete knock-down assembly.
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