DAF XF480 Truck News ( 5)

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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…

There are over 70 new DAF trucks heading to UK home improvement retailer Wickes as the company renews its fleet of trailers and trucks.  At the same tip, Wickes have invested in its Truck And Child Safety (TACS) program with a new ‘safety truck’, thanks to supply partner, TIP Group. The fleet ‘refresh’ consists of…

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…

“More of the same” was the request from Wales’ largest independent operator, Owens Group when it was time to order 40 new trucks.  “And this time, we’ll buy them outright.” The company had recently bought 36 DAF XF480 6×2 tractor units in 2018 as was so impressed by the trucks and the service provided by…

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…