Ford and Slater Truck News (5)

In launch colours, the DAF 2022 XF450 on this week’s front cover still has the R&M and full warranty remaining. There is a choice of this and similar trucks available from the seller, Ford & Slater whose advert can be found on page 13 of this week’s magazine where there are also the details of…

Ford & Slater has successfully completed the delivery of five high-spec DAF XD trucks to Wedge Group Galvanizing. These vehicles are numbered 60 – 65 in the Wedge Group Fleet and represent the first New Generation DAF Trucks that Wedge will have taken. Wedge Group Galvanizing stands as the market leader in hot dip galvanizing…

Not immediately obvious from the outside, but this week’s front cover truck will suit the dye-in-the-wool manual transmission fans. Most tractor units in today’s market use automated transmissions, but the 2020 DAF XF480 Super Space Cab High Roof Sleeper is fitted with a 16 speed manual and is one of the latest pre-new generation DAFs…

We hear about new landmarks in the world of electric trucks all of the time; the first electric tractor unit in East Anglia, the first skip loader in the North West, Largest order of electric trucks etc., so we thought it worthwhile highlighting our own electric truck landmark. This week sees the first used electric…

Well, this really is BIG NEWS in the Truckpages world. On this week’s front cover is the first ever fully electric truck to appear for sale inside the magazine. If is a fully electric, 19 tonne GVW (you get the extra tonne for it being electric) DAF LF E19 Electric with the 26ft curtainside body…