it was proposed by a young artist from moscow, valentin kobylinsky, who was involved in industrial design. the task is complex, the vehicle weighs 22 tons, the load lifts 27. the dump truck is a giant. i wanted the car not to look bulky or heavy, so a body option was proposed. the face of the model was the cabin. here the opinion coincided with the opinion of the chief designer, who proposed its new technical solution. the design of the car , according to the regulations, was considered starting from ministry boards. not everyone accepted the unusual image of the car. it was this decision that was defended by the chief designer zalya lvovich sirotkin. he personally approved it. fresh, original, was his verdict. 1965 fair, a gold medal was awarded to the twenty-ton belaz-540 car. autumn 1966, plovdiv, gold medal. the presented forty-ton dump truck belas 548a was awarded the highest rating at these fairs; it was already a full-fledged road train. lifting capacity 65 tons. mexico - diamond quality star, one more achievement of the zhodino automobile plant. in 1967 , the state certification c