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But can you afford one? It is great news that UK operators can now order a fully electric, right hand drive rigid or tractor unit from the UK’s market leading truck manufacturer.  Whether there are queues of early adopting buyers ready to take on the expense of one is quite another question. DAF are always…

The sale of four DAF XF530 6×2 tractor units to Hazrem Environmental in South Wales has resulted in the operator going from having no DAF trucks on the fleet at all to the brand making up the majority of trucks on the fleet. The deal was closed after the company received strong endorsements from DAF…

That’s the problem using superlatives like ‘Ultimate’ for branding your commercial vehicles as it leaves you with few places to go for the next best thing.  Think the naming of the Mercedes cabs – is a Mega better than a Giga? What will come after DAF’s Super Space Cab?  The ‘Super-Dooper Space Cab’? If so,…

New Era Fuel’s new DAF CF tanker looks like a proper moving billboard for HVO. There’s plenty of reasons to shout about it.  To the uninitiated, HVO stands for enhanced Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil and can directly replace diesel in many trucks – including all the vehicles in DAF’s current line up. Why replace diesel with…

With the benefit of experience in operating during the previous lockdown, DAF are confident in their ability to operate during the ‘1 month’ lockdown on the run up to Christmas. The company has affirmed its network-wide support for truck operators as England.  In a statement from DAF Trucks Managing Director, Laurence Drake, the market-leader and…

So, the truck building industry is still alive in the UK. At least in Lancashire it is. DAF assemble almost all the trucks for the UK market in Leyland – and even send some overseas! This is evidenced in the fantastic achievement of building the 100,000th CF and XF truck, with the example destined for…

With all the COVID news and the U.S. Presidential election shenanigans bombarding us by the minute, Brexit news takes a poor third place at the moment.  Nonetheless it will be upon us shortly and the Government is due to announce details of any deal (or lack of one) to be made by the 15th October….

The drivers at Yusen Logistics (UK) had a lot of input into the buying process of the latest acquisition of 30 DAF CF260 18 tonne trucks to join the 350-strong fleet.  Both box-bodied and curtainsiders, the new fleet was supplied by Brian Currie, DAF Dealer in Milton Keynes, with fleet management and maintenance support packages…

It makes absolute sense to buy a truck that is made in a factory around the corner. That said, the truck has to perform to continue to add them to the fleet. That’s just what has happened to north-west based supermarket chain, Booths.  The Preston-headquartered company started buying locally assembled DAF CF tractor units fifteen…

Truck manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure that their products are as environmentally sound as they can be.  Both market forces and government initiatives help to keep the truck makers heading in the right direction. The problem is that there is no one solution to the problem of greener road transport.  As a result, the…

All face to face operations need reviewing and changing appropriately in our Covid-filled world.  Driver training is no different – there are behind the wheel and classroom programmes that must meet the guidelines. DAF have changed their approach accordingly and have extended the voucher scheme for new truck sales which means that pre-lockdown truck purchases…

If you are a big Wolverhampton Wanderers fan and are looking for a used 6×2 tractor unit then you could grab a bargain and help a worthwhile charity along the way. JJX Logistics’ is having a charity auction of one of its fleet of DAF XF tractor units. The top-spec XF 460 FTG ‘mid-lift’ with…

The electric DAF CF rigids and tractor units are being made available for sale after successful field tests.  No mention of pricing at this stage – but it will probably be from the Rolls Royce School, “If Sir has to ask the price, Sir probably can’t afford it”. DAF has beefed up the batteries, extending…

Work hard, play hard.  That is the message from Flintshire Transport Services who have taken delivery of their super-spec DAF XF from Motus Commercials in Stoke. Their new truck has to graft all week on general haulage with no time off at the weekend as it tows the trailer containing the company’s Porsche racing car….

Having a tipper for road surfacing applications that does not tip may sound like a nonsense, but Rory J. Holbrook’s new DAF CF 8×4 Tridems have been built to carry out the role of a tipper without all the ‘tipping’.  The Norfolk-based aggregate supply specialist has now taken delivery of the first two CF 410…

There can’t be many tougher operating duty cycles involving multi-drop work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  That’s the demanding schedule the Freightforce trucks operate under.  Mix into this overnight trips cross-country with step frame trailers using a whole series of drivers means that the trucks on the fleet really do provide their…

The interim reports are already out for the major truck manufacturers and they make grim reading. For the first six months of the year, sales at Scania were down by 24% with MAN falling 26%.  This meant that instead of last year’s EU248 million profit at MAN for the first half of the year, the…

While the country is basking in temperatures above 30 degrees, there are businesses preparing for the colder weather to come. One such company is Econ Engineering Ltd. – the UK’s largest manufacturer of gritters and salt spreading vehicles.  They have taken delivery of eight new DAF LF 260 ‘Construction’ 4×2 rigid dry-spreaders with the extended…

DAF Trucks Opens Superb Used Trucks Centre in Prague Just take a look at the picture of the site and you will see that some money has been spent here – not only in terms of the land and facilities, but also the amount of stock on show. With some 200 trucks on display, shows…

Leading the market for 25 years in a row is something that most people would shout about.  It appears that DAF Trucks are no different. With more than 30% of the UK market for trucks over 6 tonnes GVW, the company seems to go from strength to strength in the UK. It assembles all its…