For gritting work you need a reliable truck that has relatively low investment costs, as it often sits around for most of the year and that’s what DAF gritters are all about. A reliable truck, strong dealer network and a relatively low upfront investment cost. Whether the DAF LF for gritting and snow plough operation at 18 tonnes GVW or a larger CF cab with a 6×4 double drive to help with traction for those larger jobs. Late models rarely become available, as most operators keep their trucks for a long time as the mileages are so low. If you can find a Euro 6 DAF gritting truck, then snap it up as it will future-proof the vehicle against increasing emissions controls.
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 pound of flesh. With over one million kilometres on some of the trucks at the end of the contract but with regular main dealer servicing at DAF dealer Ford & Slater, maybe there are some used truck bargains to be found at the end of…
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’ 4x2 rigid dry-spreaders with the extended day cab to service its customer contract with Egis Road Operation M40 Ltd. Supplied through DAF Dealer, Lancashire DAF, and acquired through PACCAR Financial, the eight new dry spreaders will enter service with Egis to ensure the maintenance of the M40 motorway during the winter…