DAF Truck News

For the second year running the DAF CF85 has been voted ‘Fleet Truck of the Year’ in the annual Motor Transport Awards, the UK’s premier transport industry awards scheme.

A workers’ co-operative that is the UK’s largest independent wholesale distributor of natural food products has made significant efficiency gains and cut costs in its transport operations by introducing a highly flexible DAF drawbar outfit into service.

Vinyl cab wrapping is being used for the first time by national drinks distributor Waverley TBS as part of a new livery design. The first truck to receive the treatment is a DAF LF55, which is also the 100th vehicle to be delivered under a major renewal programme for the 230 vehicle fleet.

DAF is introducing the ‘Edition 2009’ versions of the popular LF distribution truck. Revised interior trim ensures an even higher level of driver comfort while efficiency is further improved by the optimisation of the driveline and the availability of new options.

Plastic goods manufacturer Thumbs Up Bury Limited has put a top-of-the-range DAF XF105 Super Space cab drawbar outfit on the road to make deliveries throughout the British Isles.

The light weight of DAF’s LF55 chassis means more payload and more litres delivered for Cornwall’s leading independent supplier of fuel oils and lubricants.

A specially equipped DAF LF45 is helping to reduce downtime for damaged refuse collection vehicles and those in need of maintenance throughout the UK helping to get them quickly back on the road collecting bins.

The exceptional manoeuvrability of DAF’s rear-steer CF75 FAN model is making it easier for building materials supplier Simmons of Stafford to deliver to premises with restricted access.

Leading Lincolnshire plant hire and transport company Brianplant (Humberside) Limited has marked 25 years in business by having the cab of its latest DAF painted in a stunning silver.

Six top-of-the-range DAF XF105s have joined the fleet of CFT Services, chosen for their luxurious specification and good fuel efficiency combined with a well structured deal through PACCAR Financial.

Corby company Maxim Logistics have put a further three of DAF’s top-of-the-range XF105 tractor units into service in their 50 vehicle fleet, bringing to five the number that they now run.

A company criteria that sets the gross weight of new tractor units to between 7.5 and 8.00 tonnes has led Yorkshire-based Lewis Tankers Limited to put ten of DAF’s CF85 FTP model into its 54-vehicle fleet.

At the end of January 2009, DAF Trucks N.V. received the official statement from Lloyd’s Register Netherlands that waste to landfill has been reduced to zero. With this achievement, the Dutch truck manufacturer underlines its leading position in the field of environmental care.

A 150 tonne DAF XF105 tractor in service with heavy haulage specialists AP Hollingworth Limited of Huddersfield has been specified to a luxurious level of comfort and a high mechanical standard to suit its demanding work.

To further improve the ‘look and feel’ and especially its user friendliness, DAF completely upgraded its corporate internet site daf.com, as well as the national internet sites which are available for thirteen European countries.

A container-based system for domestic removals that is widely used on the Continent has been introduced into the UK by Britannia Lanes using a trio of DAF CF85 drawbar outfits.

The success of the ‘five a day’ campaign led by celebrity chefs, supermarkets chains and government health czars to promote healthy eating is keeping eight DAF XF105s now in service with vegetable suppliers Huntapac increasingly busy.

A three-axle CF85 delivered by Carlisle dealer Solway DAF to Sam Ostle & Sons Limited of Kirby Stephen is the 400th DAF to join this long-established Cumbrian fleet.

With 40,000 street lights and illuminated signs to maintain, the street lighting maintenance team at Wigan Council need all the help they can get.

A DAF XF105 plated to operate at up to 100 tonnes under STGO Cat 3 regulations is providing support to a 220 tonne mobile crane that’s the flagship of the fleet at Longton Crane Hire of Stoke-on-Trent.

Significant additional payload, lower fuel consumption, longer life and less noise are the key benefits of a new design of concrete mixer appearing in the UK for the first time and based on a DAF eight-wheeler.

Availability of chassis designed specifically for tanker work and good support from the supplying dealers has led Hertfordshire independent waste handling company Comet Tankers to put five new DAFs into its fleet.

A fleet renewal programme at leading PVCu window and door systems manufacturer Profile 22 Systems – part of the Epwin Group – has seen nine DAFs enter service with a tenth arriving later in the year.

Almost half a century of experience in the removals industry has been brought to bear in the design of a bespoke body on a new DAF that has just entered service with Central Scotland’s leading removals firm.

With as many as 200 lifts a day a pair of DAF CF85s are being worked hard by Deeside operator Ash Waste Services.

The decision to buy DAF LF45s with factory-fitted bodies and factory-painted in their distinctive pink and black colour scheme has taken much of the hassle out of buying trucks for Yorkshire operator The Pink Link Limited.

Machinery moving specialists Flegg Transport have chosen high spec DAF XF105s for their 2008 fleet replacement programme to ensure driver comfort and to reinforce the company’s professional image with their customers.

Automatic transmissions are the choice of leading food distribution company Holdsworth in 12 DAF 7.5 tonne and a pair of 10 tonne LF45s that they’ve just put into service.

Fast growing national rental company Burnt Tree Vehicle Solutions is putting 100 factory-bodied DAF LF45s into its 8,000 vehicle fleet.

Good on-site performance of the DAF LF55 has led ready-mixed concrete company Diddimix of Leicester to add another to their 11-vehicle fleet. “Sites have become much more challenging in recent times,” says General Manager Jeremy Edinborough.

To protect truck drivers against intrusions and robberies in their cabs, DAF has become the first truck manufacturer to introduce a night lock for the doors. It can be easily and quickly mounted to every DAF XF105.

The addition of 20 new DAFs into its fleet marks a major expansion for Merseyside based Mainland Car Deliveries (MCD). The new vehicles bring the MCD Group car transporter fleet to almost 200, making it the largest independent operator in the UK in this specialised market.

A quartet of DAF XF105 44-tonners that are being run round the clock six days a week are proving to be very fuel efficient for Staffordshire operator GMT Europe Limited.

Smart looks and good performance from an earlier model have led South Wales operator RPM Vehicle Logistics to put another DAF LF45 into their 16-vehicle car transporter fleet.

A pair of high specification DAF XF105 mid-lift axle tractor units have joined the fleet of long-established Boston and the Humber ports haulier E T Morris & Sons Limited.

The arrival of three DAF XF105 tractor units into the fleet of David Bletsoe-Brown Limited marks the first move to running at 44 tonnes for the expanding Kettering company.

The combination of a low weight chassis, a long body and a 9.1 metre reach crane on a new DAF 18 tonner is bringing increased flexibility to the delivery operations of the leading independent builders’ merchants in the South West.

On Thursday 17 April 2008, DAF delivered the first CF and XF105 trucks with EEV diesel engines. These Enhanced Environmentally-friendly Vehicles (EEV) emit around 50% fewer soot particles than the Euro 5 emission values, which come into effect from 2009.

Suckling Transport’s award-winning Eco Guardian project – which pioneered the concept of environmentally-friendly trucks way before it became ‘PC’ to do so – is displaying its latest fleet addition at the CV Show.

A DAF XF105 that is the 300,000th truck to be produced at the Leyland Trucks assembly plant in Lancashire is going to heavy plant and machinery movers Mark Armstrong Transport Limited of Carlisle.

With a modern product range, a leading range of services behind the product and a professional dealer network with more than 1,000 sales and service points in Europe, DAF is one of the leading truck manufacturers in Europe.

Successful long-term evaluation of DAF’s CF85 6 x 2 tag axle FTR tractor by a leading West Country transport company has led to its adoption by DAF as a fully-approved, mainstream model.

During last week’s Bus World Asia exhibition in Shanghai, DAF was honored with two major awards: ‘Best Bus Engine Producer of the Year 2008’ and ‘Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2008’.

At 510 horsepower a new DAF eight-wheeler with Totnes, Devon tipper operator DJB (South West) Haulage Limited has plenty of power to tackle the hilly local terrain. The FAD CF85 is also the first DAF eight-wheel tipper in the UK at this power rating.

DAF Trucks is using CV Show 2008, which opens at Birmingham’s NEC on 15 April, to promote its position as UK market leader in every segment in which it competes.

A trio of top-of-the-range DAF XF105 tractor units now on the road with North Eastern general hauliers Ramage Transport Limited, mark the company’s first move to automatics.

A dozen DAF XF105 premium tractor units are joining the fleet of the leading South Wales independent operator Owens Road Services under a major renewal programme. The decision to acquire the new trucks stems directly from good experience with DAF 95s in the 350-strong fleet.

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende officially opened the ‘state-of-the-art’ DAF Engine Test Center in Eindhoven on Wednesday 23rd January.

At around 65 collections a day, six days a week, a new DAF eight-wheeler with a Heil rear-end loading body is proving to be a highly productive vehicle for Staffordshire company H Brown & Son (Recycling) Limited.

The safety of motorists and workers during routine and emergency roadworks is being ensured by five DAF LF55s now entering service with traffic control and management specialists A-Plant Lux.

A DAF 12 tonner fitted with Trio skip loading equipment is proving highly productive, making up to 20 pick-ups a day for Merseyside recycling company Mainsway Limited.

In a major renewal of its bulk tanker fleet, Turners (Soham) Limited has put its 100th DAF FTP model into service and given it the unique registration T100 FTP. A further 75 FTPs are on order for delivery over the next 12 months.

Apprentice truck technicians Ciaran Gilloway, Thomas Yelland and Stuart Gordon were the winners in the DAF Apprentice of the Year competition held in Bristol on Wednesday, 24th October.

Driver retention and cost savings were the key factors in the decision by Cummins Logistics to put four DAF XF105 tractors into service.

Fitting an extendable body and a high-capacity crane onto their new DAF eight-wheeler has enabled R D Anderson Haulage Limited of Edinburgh to use it on a wide variety of work.

In the early 70s, DAF was the first truck manufacturer to introduce an international assistance service that stranded drivers could call on for help. This year, the service is celebrating its 35th anniversary. DAF ITS, still a pioneering force in the commercial vehicle industry and one of the most valued and professional service organisations.

Sleeper cabs on 18-tonne two-axle rigids are not very common, but when the trucks are tippers then they’re much more of a rare beast.

Leading car delivery company Ansa Logistics has begun a comprehensive evaluation programme aimed at determining the optimum vehicle platform for its 155-strong car transporter fleet.

A DAF CF85 eight-wheeler is the latest truck to join the 24-strong fleet of tankers operated by The Samuel Cooke Group. This family-run fuel distribution business was founded in 1845 and today its operations cover most of the North of England from depots in Burnley, Barnsley and at Ellesmere Port.

Availability of 24-hour servicing seven days a week was a key factor in the decision by specialist plant and machinery movers Rob Masters Limited of Wellingborough to put three DAF XF105s into their 30-vehicle fleet.

PACCAR and Eaton Corporation have announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop proprietary hybrid technology for heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America.

Exceptional manoeuvrability, good payload and its compact size have led Tincknell Fuels Limited of Wells in Somerset to add another of DAF’s FAN LF55 rear-steering six-wheelers to their 40-strong fleet.

With container traffic between the Far East and Europe at an all-time high, the UK subsidiary of China’s leading logistics company has expanded its fleet with the addition of four DAF XF105s.

In order to facilitate and encourage the recycling of plastic parts, DAF Trucks has created recycling guides for the new LF and CF series, as well as the XF105 series, which was voted 'International Truck of the Year 2007'. These recycling guides can be found at daf.com.

A bold statement about female drivers is being made by Merseyside waste haulage specialist City Centre Commercials (CCC) with the purchase of a pair of DAF tippers painted in a vivid pink!

An investment of half a million pounds in two impressive vacuum machines is helping Yorkshire-based industrial cleaning specialists Harpers carry out a wide range of often difficult jobs.

Specifying an automatic gearbox in their new DAF CF65 curtainsider is helping make easier work of collecting potatoes in bulk from farms and distributing them to fish and chip shops around Bedfordshire.

Following the introduction of the new LF series with new 4.5 litre and 6.7 litre Euro 4 engines last year, DAF’s popular range of distribution trucks will also be available with Euro 5 emission levels from this summer.

DAF is pioneering a pilot scheme which will see its LF45 7.5 tonne 4 by 2 rigid light truck range being offered with box and curtainsided bodies built on line at the Leyland Trucks factory, home of LF production.

DAF Telematics and Infotainment System is a data communication system, which sets new standards. The system, which will be available as an option on DAF's CF and XF models from the end of 2007, will enable operators to further optimise their fleet management and business processes.

DAF Trucks N.V. delivered the 750,000th truck manufactured in Eindhoven. Mr A.L. Goudriaan, President-Director of DAF, handed over the keys of the XF105—International Truck of the Year 2007—to Mr L.H. de Rijke, Chairman of the Board of Management of De Rijke Group, one of the leading logistics service providers in the chemical industry in Europe.

Smurfit Kappa, Europe’s leading producer of paper based packaging, has moved straight to the Euro 5 emissions standard with a pair of new DAFs.

Bus World Asia is one of the world's most prestigious bus and coach shows. DAF was declared 'Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2007' at the event in Shanghai. The pioneering reliability and durability of the 9.2-litre PACCAR PR engine and the 12.9-litre PACCAR MX, combined with the favourable fuel consumption they exhibit, helped DAF take the title. Chair of the panel Martial Benoot declared: "These features make the PACCAR engines developed and manufactured by DAF ideal for buses and coaches".

Heathrow based airfreight specialist PRS Distribution Limited is finding that its new DAF XF105 is performing well on fuel now that it’s been in service a couple of months.

Fifteen DAF trucks featuring specially designed bodies and equipment are now entering service with Stirling Council to help keep the traffic flowing freely across a key part of central Scotland whatever the weather conditions.

Turning muck into brass by helping move a million tonnes of rubbish to landfill sites that are then turned into golf courses, is part of the everyday work of a new DAF automatic eight-wheeler on Merseyside.

Reliability, overall performance and good driver acceptance are the key reasons why a Cambridgeshire company has chosen to bring another DAF into its nine-vehicle mixer fleet.

A DAF XF105 two-axle tractor unit now in service with Runcorn company Axtec (Axle Weight Technology Limited) is helping to check the enforcement by VOSA of vehicle axle weight limits.

A DAF LF45 is helping a family firm in Yorkshire maintain a 240 year tradition in textile spinning.

Completion of a fleet renewal programme by Liverpool container specialist JMD Haulage Limited has seen 20 DAF XF105 tractors become the backbone of the company’s 50-strong fleet. The 105s are working out of the UK’s major ports for customers such as Atlantic Container Line for whom they are the main UK haulier.