Meachers purchases seven DAF trucks as part of £1.5m fleet investment
Meachers Global Logistics has expanded its fleet with seven new specialist vehicles as part of a £1.5m investment programme to widen its range of services to customers. The Southampton-based...
View ArticleFraikin chips in with 12 new trucks for Mitchell Potatoes
Commercial fleet services firm Fraikin has secured the lion’s share of Mitchell Potatoes’ fleet renewal programme with the delivery of 12 new trucks on a six-year, full-service contract hire agreement....
View ArticleAztek Logistics celebrates contract wins with new vehicles and fresh livery
Aztek Logistics has responded to a string of new contract wins by investing in 10 new vehicles and six trailers. The Fors gold operator and Pallet-Track member is also now sporting a new livery for a...
View ArticleScottish haulier uses investment package to buy new vehicles
Holt Transport in Lockerbie has secured five-figure funding to expand its fleet and resume growth following the pandemic. The business has acquired a DAF tractor unit, taking its fleet to seven trucks...
View ArticleWinch & Co injects £250,000 into newly acquired business
Private equity firm Winch & Co has invested almost £250,000 into Dedicated Transport Solutions (DTS). The move comes only five weeks after it purchased the North East-based haulier and has already...
View ArticleMiniclipper looks to the future with fleet investment
Miniclipper Logistics has chosen DAF for the first time, taking delivery of two new LF260 18-tonne curtainsiders. The order coincided with two MAN XXL 6x2 tractor units joining the fleet, as well as...
View ArticleAbbey sticks with DAF for the New Generation
Abbey Logistics’ fleet replacement programme has resulted in seven New Generation DAF XFs being delivered to serve key food producers in the UK and Europe. The 450 FTP tractor units continue Abbey’s...
View ArticleBullet Express ensures new trucks are Wheely-Safe
Bullet Express is adding 32 new trucks to its fleet and has opted for Wheely-Safe’s tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to improve safety and reduce downtime. The new DAF XF and CF tractor units, as...
View ArticlePW Gates signs fleet expansion deal with Asset Alliance
PW Gates Distribution in Welwyn Garden City has added to its 49-strong fleet with two new generation DAF XG tractor units from Asset Alliance. MD Peter Gates said: “We’ve had DAFs on our fleet for a...
View ArticleWarburtons expands fleet with 26 DAF XF tractor units
UK bakery giant Warburtons has taken delivery of 26 new DAF XF 480 tractor units from Asset Alliance Group (AAG). The vehicles, which take Warburtons’ fleet to over 1,000 vehicles, have been supplied...
View ArticleDAF Trucks sees management reshuffle and launch of new EV sales and service...
DAF Trucks has undergone a major management reshuffle and launched an electric vehicle (EV) sales and service department to support its transition to low and zero emission vehicles. The management...
View ArticleHF Owen orders new DAF XF tractor units to celebrate 50-year anniversary
A half century in business has been marked by HF Owen Transport & Storage with the delivery of five new DAF XF 6x2 tractor units. One of the trucks has been wrapped in celebratory gold livery to...
View ArticleTurners takes its 1,000th 6×2 DAF with latest order for 69 XF tractor units
Transport giant Turners has shown that the haulier is not for turning when it comes to its position as the world’s largest operator of DAF three-axle FTPs, after taking delivery of its 1,000th tractor....
View ArticleMeet the MT Awards 2022 winners – Fleet Truck of the Year partnered with...
DAF XF The decision facing our judges this year when picking the Fleet Truck of the Year was complicated by the fact that the New GenerationXF launched last year was not a direct replacement for the...
View ArticleP W Gates bolsters fleet with three DAF XG 530 tractors
Hertfordshire-based P W Gates is strengthening its fleet with the addition of three new generation DAF XG 530 tractor units as part of the company’s expansion plans. The logistics firm, which is based...
View ArticleCampeys of Selby invests in 19 DAF XG 550 tractor units
Fourth generation haulier Campeys of Selby has taken delivery of seven new generation DAF XG 450 tractor units, with 12 more scheduled to arrive before Christmas. Featuring FTG 6x2 mid lift axle...
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Asset Alliance supplies another slice of Domino’s fleet
Asset Alliance Group has inked a "significant" deal with Domino's which sees it supply the pizza company with15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors. The Mercedes-Benz...
View ArticleDon’t miss the new Commercial Motor podcast
Commercial Motor has launched a new podcast series called Torquing Trucks. In each episode editor Will Shiers is joined in a truck cab with an industry expert. Seven episodes have already been...
View ArticleLincolnshire celebrates 135th anniversary with 400th truck
J Bradshaw and Sons in Lincolnshire is celebrating 135 years in business by taking delivery of its 400th vehicle: a New Generation DAF XF. The delivery by Ford & Slater took place at a special...
View ArticleAlan R Jones & Sons bolsters fleet with two DAF XG trucks
Alan R Jones & Sons, which was acquired by Fagan & Whalley in February this year, has boosted its fleet with two new DAF XG trucks. The move underlines the company's plans to expand its...
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