Veikko Muronen

[4] After graduating from Hämeenlinna upper secondary school in 1946 Muronen went to study mechanical engineering in Tampere University of Technology.

[2] The most important innovation of Muronen, Vanaja's full-load lifting tandem axle system,[2] was represented in January 1957.

The vehicle was powered by turbocharged AEC AVT690 engine, 15-speed Fuller RTO915 gearbox and Muronen's hydraulically operated lifting tandem.

[2] Shortly after VAT merged with Suomen Autoteollisuus Muronen was appointed to lead the Engineering department of the new SAT organisation.

[1] After that he worked as public transport system consultant before he retired:[2] in 1982–1987 Muronen lead first Portuguese, then Saudi Arabian and finally Brazilian bus factories.

He worked for a short time as project manager in Iisalmi and supervised reorganising of production in a Greek bus factory.

An initial version of the Vanaja lifting tandem system. The lifting mechanism is operated by two powerful hydraulic cylinders mounted on both sides of the frame.
Vanaja N6-69, which was produced 1966–1970. Muronen designed the cabin together with his wife Ulla. The model got nickname "Muros-Vanaja" after Muronen. [ 3 ]