And in Canada since 1985, because my first Hino was a FF. I saw a earlier Hino that you had to start by using a lever to open the exhaust valves and when the engine was spinning fast enough you would let it go and the engine would catch and start.

Hindi must be on the West Coast of the United States because I' haven't seen them on the East Coast

Kamaz made dump trucks in late '60s  that were on motorway construction   , never get in the way as they couldnt stop

АМАZ was established in 1969 as Kama River Complex of Heavy Duty Truck Production Plants (KamAZ Production Association).

The first truck rolled off the final assembly line on February 16th 1976.

Since then more than 2.25 mn. trucks have been made and approximately 2.85 mn. engines have been produced.

Every third truck with gross vehicle weight (GVW) between 14 and 40 tons in Russia and in the CIS countries is a KAMAZ truck. KAMAZ trucks are in operation in more than 80 countries all over the world.