History

40+ years of excellent work
1974
A research and technical committee was created to develop a transportation system for oversized and overweight industrial and energy equipment.

1974

1976
Decree of the State Committee for Science and Technology “On providing transportation of oversized and overweight energy and other industrial equipment and organizing related research and development activities” dated November 24, 1976

1976

1978
Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 262 “On measures for improving oversized and overweight cargo transportation”.
Special Research and Production Association (SNPO) “Spetstyazhavtotrans” was established.

1978

1981
An agreement on transportation of oversized and overweight equipment for nuclear energy sector between the countries – members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

1981

1984
By the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR the main administration for oversized and overweight cargo transportation was established in Moscow managing Spetstyazhavtotrans company in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod).

1984

1985
Oversized and overweight cargo was now transported not only by roads and rivers, but also by sea. First oversized freight deliveries by air.

1985

1991
By its resolution No. 10 dated April 15 the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR ordered the RSFSR Ministry of Transport to take measures for denationalization and privatization of the state owned SNPO Spetstyazhavtotrans, as well as State Research and Development Institute of Automobile Transport (NIIAT), and for reorganizing them into public companies.

1991

2004
Spetstyazhavtotrans started its new way with new owners. The top management was chosen at the shareholder meeting.

2004

2007
“Spetstyazhavtotrans” group of companies was created. Now it became capable of providing the complete set of engineering and logistics services for oversize and overweight equipment transportation and installation, as well as developing transportation projects and performing design, rigging, survey, administrative and customs works.

2007

2008
Polinom LLC was created to provide a new type of services — designing facilities for oil and gas industry. Another company — NGES Engineering Ltd. was created with the purpose of supplying oil and gas enterprises with equipment and materials.

2008

1981 — Transportation of research vessel “Hydrometeorolog”

1982 — Testing a hovercraft in a rough terrain

1986 — A base for a statue of Vladimir Lenin (Moscow)

1987 — Transportation of a reactor safety vessel from Tolyatti to the Gorky Nuclear Heating Plant (GAST)

1995 — Transportation of a tower to the Kstovo Refinery

2005 — Building a bridge across the river Kazanka