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DAF Trucks is delighted to be showcasing a ‘Construction’ CF 400 FAD eight-wheel tipper-grab at Tip-ex Tank-ex 2017 in Harrogate, kindly loaned by high-profile LC Vehicle Hire – one of the UK’s largest rental and contract-hire providers specialising in tipper and tipper-grab applications. The Thompsons-bodied 8x4 is specially painted with a black cab and red chassis in recognition of the company’s 60th anniversary. The new eight-wheel tipper-grab is one of 50 new DAF eight-wheelers delivered into the Leeds-based operator in 2017 alone – with the built-in-Britain marque now making up approximately 50% of the 2,000-plus vehicle fleet. “We are passionate supporters of...

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*3 May 2017* – David G Davies & Sons in Glossop has placed the first order for a new, uprated DAF XF 4x2 tractor unit, as launched alongside its DAF CF stablemate at the CV Show last week. Delivery of the new model, a 40-tonne XF530 FT with Super Space Cab, is expected in July. The new XF will feature an uprated 530bhp PACCAR MX13 engine, new ZF TraXon gearbox, front axle air suspension and a new Exclusive Line cab-interior specification. “ The new model looks superb, but the real developments have been made under the cab. Our existing DAFs all perform...

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Mini Tanker *18 April 2017* – Signalling a fundamental shift in operations, commercial fuel delivery specialist, mini-TANKERS, has taken delivery of a new DAF CF draw-bar configuration to provide greater operational flexibility. Supplied by Evans Halshaw DAF in Stockton, the new maximum-weight rig is the first of its kind in a previously rigid-only fleet. The new DAF CF 440 FAN chassis is a 6x2 rigid chassis with a lifting and steering second axle. Coupled with a 16,000-litre capacity tri-axle trailer with lifting first axle from TASCA Tankers, the result is a 44-tonne drawbar combination with highly manoeuvrable handling characteristics ideal for...

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  https://eu.vocuspr.com/Publish/3296311/vcsPRAsset_3296311_68251_99afbdce-76bd-4c23-8184-5141264d2ccd_0.jpg   *10 April 2017 *– Steel haulier, Arthur Oakley Transport, has taken delivery of another four DAF XF 460 FTG 6x2 tractor-units – the seventh premium duty tractor acquired by the company since 1st March. The Hereford-based operator continues to replace its Scania and MAN fleet in preference of the built-in-Britain marque and the DAF XF’s ‘brilliant’ AdBlue economy.   Even more recently, the company has put to the road a new top-of-the-range flagship DAF XF 510 FTG. All the new DAF XFs are spec’d with Super Space Cabs and are supplied through DAF Trucks’ Cardiff dealership, Watts Truck & Van.   “The DAFs can be...

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After nearly thirty years in Thame, Oxfordshire, DAF Trucks in the UK is moving to a new facility in neighbouring Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Last week, an official groundbreaking ceremony took place that signals the beginning of a £20 million investment that is “Instrumental in further strengthening DAF’s market leading position in the UK”, commented Ray Ashworth, DAF Trucks UK Managing Director. Senior executives from DAF Trucks N.V. and PACCAR Inc. were joined at the ground-breaking ceremony by Simon Smits, the Dutch Ambassador to the UK, as well as representatives from the local authorities and the project management company. The new three-story facility...

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After 48 years working in the UK truck industry, the last eight years as DAF Trucks Managing Director, Ray Ashworth (63) has announced his retirement. Ray Ashworth will be succeeded by Robin Easton (50), who leaves his post as Managing Director of PACCAR India. Ray Ashworth is expected to complete formal duties over the next few months. He retires with DAF Trucks continuing its dominance of the UK truck market; a leading position it has held uninterrupted for more than two decades and with a record 30% share above 6.0 tonnes in 2016. Robin Easton returns to the UK, his home country...

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Southampton-based container storage and hire specialist, Storage on Site, has taken delivery of its fourth DAF CF 410 FAN draw-bar unit in 12 months from local DAF Dealer, Adams Morey. High service levels from Adams Morey is helping the company achieve 100% utilisation. In conjunction with Avon Crane & Commercials in Bristol, each truck is fitted with a Fassi 48-tonne crane and bespoke flatbed body to Storage on Site’s precise requirements. All vehicles are supplied with new flatbed drawbar trailers from Chieftan Trailers in coordinated livery and with full LED lighting. The 26-tonne 6x2 rear-steer rigid and trailer will be joined by...

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Think Logistics, the DAF Trucks-backed drive to encourage 16-19-year-olds into a career within the transport and logistics sector, reports significant progress in expanding its profile and attracting even greater numbers of youngsters to its workshops. Through an increase in sponsorship, Think Logistics has also grown its network of learning centres to nine locations across the country. Think Logistics, the brain-child of Abbey Logistics’ Steve Granite, has the full-backing of the RHA, the FTA, the CILT and a number of leading truck operators, and is being delivered by national education charity, Career Ready. DAF Trucks was the first high profile sponsor of...

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Cable reel and drum producer, Marlin Industries, in Wrexham has replaced its entire artic fleet with new top-of-the-range DAF XF Super Space Cab tractor units. Supplied by DAF Dealer, Imperial Commercials, also in Wrexham, ten XF 460 FTG 6x2s and one XF 460 FT 4x2 unit are already in service and, the company says, already delivering vastly improved returns over its pre-existing mixed fleet. The move to a DAF Euro-6 fleet, explains Group Transport Manager, Mike Stokes, has resulted in an immediate and significant upturn in productivity for the company, “Although we have a GVW of 44 tonnes we only gross...

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To further connect with the real influencers of the truck manufacturing industry, the drivers, DAF have created a blog site. blog   DAF Drivers Blog provides practical, useful and entertaining information that is constantly being updated. Drivers can find everything from driver training videos, the latest industry news, to fun articles such as the top rated truck stops. Throughout this light-hearted communication platform, DAF invite two-way conversations with comment feeds, like buttons and social share options. Another beneficial feature of the blog is its image download facility; this feature enables site visitors to obtain high and low resolution images of DAF Trucks for their...

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