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The safety of our roads continues to improve as truck manufacturers roll out improvements to their safety systems. Going back just a decade or so it would have seemed science fiction that a truck could detect what’s ahead and decide whether a moving or stationary object was going to be in the way.  Add to…

Here’s a special edition truck from DAF that’s unlikely to grace the sales floors of their UK dealers.  The Unity special edition XF is meant to bring all the countries of Europe together with the country-specific colouring on the front of the cab. In light of the UK leaving the EU, (yes, remember Brexit?) it…

If you run a vehicle breakdown recovery business, then you can’t afford unreliability in your own fleet.  That is why Recovery North West replaced a mixture of truck brands with six new DAF Trucks.  The acquisition consisted of four DAF XF and a pair of LF rigids.  Three of the XF trucks were 4×2 tractor…

Could truck shows be a thing of the past?  Perhaps if the success of DAF’s virtual truck show is anything to go by.  Arguably not as much fun as the real thing but a lot easier to enter. DAF Trucks has selected three winners after its virtual truck show last Bank Holiday weekend attracted an…

Some truck operators have their trucks standing idle – not so many others.  One example is South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) in North Wales.  The company has just taken delivery of four new DAF trucks as the cheese and butter maker sees production volumes continue to increase year on year. Three new DAF CF 450 8×2…

There have been some surprising achievements arising out of the COVID-19 crisis. As a country we have built a series of intensive care hospital in a matter of days, some with as many as four thousand beds. Another example appeared this week from DAF Truck dealer, MOTUS Commercials who worked with a series of partners…

If you are missing your fix of Bank Holiday truck shows, then DAF are hoping they have the answer by putting together a virtual truck show.  Who knows, we may even prefer the format – not standing in a field in the rain! What’s On Right across this VE Day 75 Bank Holiday weekend, DAF…

The first truck range to receive the hydraulic front-wheel drive conversion for the DAF XF and CFs is an odd choice for the UK – 4×2 tractor units.  DAF inform us that there will be other chassis types available later this year. Switchable front wheel drive on an 8×2 or 8×4 chassis could see a…

Although filmed prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the video made by DAF Trucks showing the behind the scenes view of their DAFAid technicians gives us all a feel for what it is like working out in the field while many are staying safely indoors. These jobs are as important as the drivers…

Along with Renault last week and MAN Trucks today, DAF Trucks have reopened three of their European truck factories, including the plant in Leyland, Lancashire, UK.  Joining the Leyland plant are the main factory in Eindhoven (the Netherlands) and the cab plant at Westerlo in Belgium. Managers at the three plants have been busy during…

Truck Operators – Help Save the Planet Today, not Tomorrow There’s plenty of noise being made in the transport industry about electric and hybrid commercial vehicles being the key to saving the planet.  The cost and range/weight disadvantages of BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles) mean that they are simply not effective for long distance road transport…

The manufacturer of DAF Trucks in UK, Leyland Trucks has won the Queen’s award for enterprise for 2020 in the International Trade category.  In addition to the manufacture of the full range of DAF Trucks for the UK market in right hand drive, the plant also produces trucks for export overseas. If such public gatherings…

Food haulier, Wayne Catt Transport in Preston is keeping busy during the current lockdown.  So much so that he has taken delivery of a brand new DAF XF530 4×2 tractor unit.  Catt was fortunate that the truck had been ordered prior to the outbreak, as truck factories across Europe have been closed in the face…

We’ve all been applauding NHS staff on Thursdays, now DAF are recognising some of the unsung heroes who are helping to keep the country fed and supplied with medicines and other vital products. The UK’s truck drivers. The team behind the UK’s market leading truck manufacturer is putting their hands in their pockets and buying…

The UK’s market leading truck supplier, DAF Trucks report that all their dealerships are operating according to their normal opening hours and service levels. Anyone reading this will know of the importance of the role of trucks in the UK’s food and medicine distribution, but there is little recognition of the behind the scenes work…

There is very little clarity in terms of the detail of the Government’s plans.  There are plenty of announcements, but it can take days for the detail to catch up with the policy.  That is why it is refreshing to see that the MD of DAF Trucks UK, Laurance Drake, has written to all of…

It’s a bit like buses…  There seems to be a lot of news about alternative powered refuse trucks these days.  Only a couple of days ago we found ourselves writing about the Gas Mercedes Econic refuse trucks joining Liverpool council’s fleet now along comes the news that DAF have an electric CF that is running…

There were more new trucks sold in the UK in 2019 than in the two preceding years.  With an impressive 48,535 registrations last year, we saw nearly 13% more new trucks appear on our roads than in 2018 after number shrinking for the previous two years. All this despite a series of stalled Brexits and…

Brand new from Glasgow-based concrete mixer truck manufacturer, McPhee is a 5-pod mortar delivery body suited for 8×4 chassis and 32-tonne operation. The truck has been built in conjunction with mortar supplier Marshalls. The company has been using this type of equipment for some years, but has decided to work with McPhee on the new…

The European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA) initiative that was introduced a number of years back appears to have been good news for DAF Trucks and the US assembly unit, Leyland Trucks.  The EWVTA initiative meant that it was no longer just the chassis of the truck that had to be approved, but the chassis…