DAF XG530 Truck News ( 8)

DAF Trucks celebrated an impressive milestone at RTX ’25 in Stoneleigh with the unveiling of a striking new flagship ‘UK30 Special Edition’ XG+ 530 model, marking 30 years as the UK’s market leader. Finished in exclusive metallic green paint and adorned with Union Flag accents, the limited-run was revealed this morning on the windy opening…

Hamilton-based Yuill & Dodds has taken five DAF XG 530 tractor units supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, including full repair and maintenance, from Asset Alliance Group. Wrapped in the road transport firm’s distinctive blue and red-striped livery, the 6×2 trucks with mid-lift axles are fitted with driver comfort packs and feature power take-off…

The Kent-based specialist earthmoving and civil engineering company selected the DAF for its reliability, driver appeal and dealer support. The new vehicle is primarily used with the company’s six-axle Nooteboom step-frame low-loader, regularly running at weights up to 120 tonnes gross. Citing a step-up in an already positive experience with a previous DAF XF heavy…

Daventry-based NX Group has marked its 13th year of partnership with Asset Alliance Group with the delivery of 12 new DAF XG 530 trucks. The latest fleet renewals were pressed into immediate service last year and have now been dressed for success in the company’s livery. Neil Powell, Managing Director at NX Group, says of…

Logistics firm Keedwell Scotland has taken delivery of 11 new DAF LF 230 curtainsider rigids and two DAF XG 530 6×2 tractor units from Truckpages advertiser, Asset Alliance Group as part of a fleet renewal programme. The Glasgow-based company has a longstanding relationship with the commercial vehicle specialist and returned to the business again for…

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…

DAF have done well in growing the number of trucks in the Fifth Gear Transport Services fleet – it will increase from almost zero to 35 trucks over the courser of months. The impressive cabs of the new trucks plus fuel savings of around 10% means that there should be more DAF trucks heading to…

Two New Generation DAF XG 530 FTGs have quickly become a firm favourite for Lincolnshire-based agricultural haulier, Keyo. The firm, which took delivery of the three-axle tractor units in early July, has been so impressed by the performance of the new XG, it has already placed an order for a further two vehicles. Bucking the…