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The second 8×2 rigid with a crane on the front cover, two weeks in a row. This beauty is advertised by MV Commercials (see their advertisement on the outside back cover). The truck is ready to go and is a Volvo FH460 with a hydraulic beavertail with a PM38524 crane fitted to the front of…

Elon Musk would approve. As a fan of the ‘X’ brand he would likely approve of DAF’s decision to rebrand their lightweight truck range from LF to XB. It’s understandable, as the new XB model name sits better alongside the company’s new XD, XF and XG range of heavier trucks. The only difference between the…

Bickfords have a top spec 65 reg, 8×2 rear steer DAF CF480 with Palfinger PK48002EH crane with five extensions and remote operation. It comes with a winch and a Sterling plant body with load flat bed (cheese wedge ramps) and just 280,000 kms on the tacho. You can see plenty of similar trucks from their…

This week sees an impressive 8×2 2022 DAF CF480 fitted with a heavyweight machinery moving crane and safety rails all round. A Super Space CF cab and all round alloys should give a good payload for this great looking machine. On sale at Bickfords, the seller also has a similar 8×4 version available – a…

Who wouldn’t want to own one of these? A proper exhibition unit fitted on a 2015 DAF LF150 Euro 6. It’s come directly from the MoD, so it’s been well looked after plus it’s only covered 28,307 kilometres! It has its own terrace area and 240 volt generator. This must be suitable for hundreds of…

Reading between the lines of the 1200 mile EV Rally that DAF participated in with Cenex, the sustainable transport research technology organisation, it was clear that charging en route was the largest issue for the 19 tonne DAF LF that took part. Of course, there are rapid car charging points available, most with suitable connection…

Call for Government Incentives for Switch to HVO It’s not really news, as these trucks have been able to run on 100% HVO for some years now, but DAF, amongst others, are rightly keen to promote the green benefits of using HVO compared to diesel. There’s lots of talk about the environmental benefits of buying…

The recent acquisition of five new DAF 18t tippers by Dundee – based Tayside Contracts  are extra units for its 24 – strong general purpose tipper fleet. The company specified them to be able to handle the broadest range of duties including transporting hot asphalt for  everyday road repair work through to gritting and snowplough…

Trucks and trailers are getting bigger. However, despite the views of opponents in this area, this is no bad thing as the main motivator behind the move to larger trucks and trailers is the environmental agenda. Longer trailers mean more payload area which means more cargo per journey and therefore fewer journeys. Longer tractor units…

So, you have almost taken the plunge.  After years of sitting in someone else’s truck being paid a wage, you fancy the opportunity that financial pressure brings with it and investing in your own truck and becoming an owner driver with your very own tractor unit. There are plenty of jobs to confirm before even…

Even if all other factors were equal, it makes sense to buy a product that has been assembled locally. So, when the new DAF XG came out top on bulk powder product haulier, Arclid Transport’s whole life cost analysis, the fact they are built in Lancashire was the icing on the cake. The company has…

No operator that heads into London should be buying a new truck with less than a three star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating, otherwise they will have to retrofit a host of equipment come the October 2024 deadline for the three start minimum to apply, (the ratings peak at five stars). The three DVS-starred DAF…

This is a straight-looking DAF LF55.220 3 way tipper on this week’s front page. A 2006 model and only 195,000 kms showing, this 18-tonner is ready to go to work and looks well suited to municipal applications. The truck is available alongside a host of other trucks and items of equipment in the GPSV Ex-MOD…

DAF Trucks have managed to change from being a minority supplier of trucks to Freeland Freight to their majority supplier in recent years. To further strengthen this relationship, the company has bought four new DAF XG 530 6×2 tractor units (with ‘FTG’ axle configuration) for use on its long-haul work across the UK. The ‘Granite…

It is nice to have a matching truck and machine on the front cover this week. Both come directly from the operator, Nelson Anderson & Sons. The bright orange truck is a 2015 DAF LF150 Euro 6 with a plant body that was fitted new in 2018. All of the items for sale from this…

When you make thousands of variants of a truck it is hard to have every option available from launch. This is why DAF are evolving their XD model with their latest development, the introduction of a new 6.7-litre PACCAR PX-7 driveline with outputs of up to 310 hp. The XD with PX-7 engine is available…

After the surprise announcement that Laurence Drake is departing DAF Trucks after almost 23 years at the manufacturer, the company has announced his replacement. David J. Kiss is to be appointed Managing Director at DAF Trucks in the UK and will report to Richard Zink, Director Marketing & Sales, at DAF Trucks headquarters in Eindhoven….

If you are buying a new tractor unit for long haul, it’s likely that you would want to buy the one with the best fuel economy. However, it takes time to try out all the makes and models on the market yourself – assuming you could get all the demonstrators in the first place. So,…

View Full 2023 Year Truck Sales Figures Here UK truck registrations – fourth consecutive quarterly increase Let’s start with some good news for a change. There actually is a triple whammy of good news to the start of 2023 – the registrations of new trucks were up over 17% on the first quarter of 2022,…

44 Tonne Long Haul Tractor Units With tractor units, there is no ‘one size fits all’ so we would need to look at the categories of operations that a tractor unit might be used for. We should also consider the best ‘new’ tractor unit and the best ‘used’. For example, there are hardly any DAF…