DAF are UK leaders in rigid truck sales in the UK so, as you would expect, there are always plenty of used DAF Box vans for sale in the UK used truck market. We include all models and weight ranges, from the 7.5 tonne DAF LF box van right up to the 40 tonne DAF XF set up as a drawbar combination box truck. The most popular DAF box van is the LF range – there are nearly three times as many used LF box trucks as there are CF versions – an XF box is a rarity in the UK, but more common on the continent. DAF have been selling ready-bodied box trucks from the Leyland factory for some years now. Check whether the body is a factory fit or has been fitted using a bodybuilder. As with all box bodied trucks, always check the integrity of the body – has there been any leaks? Is the flooring warped? If there are any nasty odours in there then it is unlikely that you will be able to get rid of them and whatever loads you put in the box body in the future will smell of this.
In what is one of the largest and most significant deployments of zero emission trucks in the UK to date, 20 DAF LF Electric vehicles are entering service with a range of public bodies including the National Health Service (NHS) and Local Authorities, as part of the Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT) funded by Department for Transport (DfT). The trucks are now entering day-to-day operations while at the same time gathering real-time data; the results from which will be used in an interactive website to inform future fleet operator buying decisions and help stimulate the sale of battery electric trucks.…
Not only are DAF runaway UK market leaders in truck sales, they are the only business that assembles trucks here. Leyland Trucks is the PACCAR-owned facility that makes almost all right hand drive DAF trucks in the world. So, it is great news that the company has announced that they have just seen the 200,000th LF chassis roll off the production line. DAF LF number 200,000 rolls off the production line at Leyland Trucks. In front of cab from l-to-r: Peter Jukes, Leyland Trucks Operations Director, with Matthew Clayton from DAF Dealer Lancashire DAF receiving the vehicle keys from Leyland…
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 supplied by Hexagon Leasing. Drivers' Views were Important in 30-Strong Truck Deal at Yusen Logistics Like What You Know? The company carried out a product evaluation, and with the benefit of operational familiarity with current DAF vehicles, Yusen Logistics (UK) selected DAF based on driver…
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 to get some specialist DAF LF trucks out the door to work on the much-needed blood plasma trials for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). Luckily, the eight DAF LF180 trucks had already been ordered,…
