It’s a win-win for DAF CF85 at MT Awards

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.

Ray Ashworth, managing director of DAF Trucks UK, received the trophy in front of 1400 leading figures from the industry at a glittering presentation dinner at London’s Grosvenor Hotel on Thursday 1 July. It was presented by Mark Barton, sales director of BRS, who sponsored the award.

“This is a great accolade for the CF85 and for everybody in the UK sales team and across the dealer network,” said Ray. “It is made all the more significant because fleet operators vote for this award and they are the most discerning buyers in the market.
“This is the ninth time that the CF85 or one of its predecessors has won The Fleet Truck of the Year accolade, which confirms that operators recognise the product development and continuous improvement that lies behind the model. We are clearly being recognised again for meeting the needs of our customers for fuel efficient vehicles offering good environmental performance and increased safety. That’s the genius of evolution!”

It is 23 years since the MT Awards were introduced and in that time DAF has won a vehicle award on an unequalled 12 occasions. Last year the CF85 was first in a field of four in the Fleet Truck of the Year award category and this year the model beat off four strong contenders to take the title again.