Created by Starachowice-based FSC Star, it was the basic transport truck used by the Polish Army.
As a truck designed primarily with military service in mind, it can ford rivers and mud of between 120 and 180 centimetres of depth.
It also served as a basis for several civilian vehicles including fire engines and truck-mounted cranes.
Fire Engines and Energetic Services still use this truck because of its durability and ease of repairs in poor weather and terrain conditions.
Star 266 is a basic medium-capacity transport vehicle of the Polish Armed Forces and as such is used for a number of different tasks.