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Magazine Show Special 2017 // Issue 10

Green & mean!

DAF CF maxed out for mini-Tankers

TRUCKFEST SPECIAL Your guide to the big event in Peterborough on April 30-May 1

A FRESH MAN AT THE HELM ALL SET FOR THE CV SHOW Meet Robin Easton, the new Managing Director at DAF Trucks

Future Truck Chassis Concept joins the show line-up

Winter 2015/16 // DAF Driver

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Regulars 4-6 News round-up April 25 - 27th NEC BIRMINGHAM

Success rarely happens by luck. It is often achieved through varying proportions of inspiration, perspiration, dedication and determination. It is certainly never achieved without a close affinity with customers and an intimate knowledge of the market, its products, services and its people.

That’s just one of the many reasons why a visit to the Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 is a must for anyone who wants to continue to be successful in our sector. See you at the NEC Birmingham, Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th April 2017.

@TheCVShow 2

DAF Driver // Summer 2017

Get your FREE ticket Register today www.cvshow.com

Editorial Managing Editor: Matthew Eisenegger Editorial Address: Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Ltd, 4th Floor 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire. PR7 3QQ Telephone: 01257 231521 email: matthew@cvdriver.com

08-09 Meet the new MD

We shine the spotlight on DAF Trucks’ new man at the helm

26 Happy snappers

10 CV Show news

Advertising Advertising Sales: David Johns Telephone: 01388 517906 / Mobile: 07590 547343 Email: sales@cvdriver.com

DAF will be revealing a new move on fuel economy at the big event

Welcome to

Augmented

28 Simpson Says

Why drivers should say no to jobs that offer self-employment

Design Manager:or Matthew By downloading a free app on to yourDesign smartphone tabletEisenegger you can bring pho Once again DAF will be out in force.

Art Editor: Leo Gehlcken to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

We look at what visitors can see Telephone: 01257 231521 To access bonus content on this page simply follow the easy 1-2-3 steps: Email: design@cvdriver.com

29 Spot the difference

26-27 DAFs1Down Under

Your chance to win a superb multi-tool in our fun competition

Welcome

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2017

Features

All the latest from DAF and the road transport industry

More of the photos of DAF Trucks taken by our readers

DESTINATION SUCCESS

Information

All the talk in the press at present seems to be doom and gloom, with terrorist attacks across Europe and fears over what will happen when Britain finally leaves the EU in 2019.

But amid all the problems, life goes on in the wonderful world of trucks – and there is certainly no shortage of things to see and do in the next few weeks.

Firstly we have the CV Show at the NEC from April 25-27, the biggest event which caters specifically for our industry. If you’ve never been, I suggest you pitch up and have a look – it’s free to enter and hundreds of stands will be

17-22 Truckfest Special

How the firm has adapted its trucks to cope with some tough terrain

showing off all the latest products to make truck driving easier, safer and more cost-effective. Don’t forget to visit the DAF stand of course and you may even see me strolling about. If you do, stop me and say hi.

Then on April 30 to May 1, it’s Truckfest at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. Once again, both DAF and myself will be there and you’ll find full details of these events inside.

So now look through our latest issue and you’ll discover our usual sparkling mix of news, features and dazzling pictures of Britain’s topselling truck brand.

And don’t forget to have a go at our spot-thedifference competition for a chance to win a fantastic multi-tool. It’s a handy implement that’ll be useful in a hundred different ways. Enjoy!

Matt

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Publisher Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Open the app with a simple tap.

Ltd, 4th Floor, 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire.

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Welcome to ooh-AR

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Download our free app to your smartphone or tablet and bring this publication to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

To access bonus content in this issue follow these instructions:

• Download the ooh-AR app from the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android).

• Open the app and point your device at the photos where you see the AR content icon pictured above – and wait for the surprise.

• Double tap for a full-screen.

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Contributors Paul O’Malley Kevin Swallow Richard Simpson Mandy Wannerton Richard Warner

Point you the AR co surprise.

Note The publisher makes every effort to ensure the magazine’s contents are correct. All material published in DAF Driver Magazine is copyright and unauthorised reproduction is forbidden. The Editors and publisher of this magazine give no warranties, guarantees or assurances and make no representations regarding any goods or services advertised in this edition.

DAF Driver Magazine is published under a licence from Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Ltd. All rights in the licensed material belong to Matthew Eisenegger or Commercial Vehicle Media and Publishing Ltd and may not be reproduced whether in whole or in part, without their prior written consent.

DAF Driver Magazine is a registered trademark.

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If you are not going to keep this magazine for future reference please pass it on or recycle it.

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CONTENTS

Regulars 4-6 News round-up April 25 - 27th NEC BIRMINGHAM

Success rarely happens by luck. It is often achieved through varying proportions of inspiration, perspiration, dedication and determination. It is certainly never achieved without a close affinity with customers and an intimate knowledge of the market, its products, services and its people.

That’s just one of the many reasons why a visit to the Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 is a must for anyone who wants to continue to be successful in our sector. See you at the NEC Birmingham, Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th April 2017.

@TheCVShow 2

DAF Driver // Summer 2017

Get your FREE ticket Register today www.cvshow.com

Editorial Managing Editor: Matthew Eisenegger Editorial Address: Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Ltd, 4th Floor 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire. PR7 3QQ Telephone: 01257 231521 email: matthew@cvdriver.com

08-09 Meet the new MD

We shine the spotlight on DAF Trucks’ new man at the helm

26 Happy snappers

10 CV Show news

Advertising Advertising Sales: David Johns Telephone: 01388 517906 / Mobile: 07590 547343 Email: sales@cvdriver.com

DAF will be revealing a new move on fuel economy at the big event

Welcome to

Augmented

28 Simpson Says

Why drivers should say no to jobs that offer self-employment

Design Manager:or Matthew By downloading a free app on to yourDesign smartphone tabletEisenegger you can bring pho Once again DAF will be out in force.

Art Editor: Leo Gehlcken to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

We look at what visitors can see Telephone: 01257 231521 To access bonus content on this page simply follow the easy 1-2-3 steps: Email: design@cvdriver.com

29 Spot the difference

26-27 DAFs1Down Under

Your chance to win a superb multi-tool in our fun competition

Welcome

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2017

Features

All the latest from DAF and the road transport industry

More of the photos of DAF Trucks taken by our readers

DESTINATION SUCCESS

Information

All the talk in the press at present seems to be doom and gloom, with terrorist attacks across Europe and fears over what will happen when Britain finally leaves the EU in 2019.

But amid all the problems, life goes on in the wonderful world of trucks – and there is certainly no shortage of things to see and do in the next few weeks.

Firstly we have the CV Show at the NEC from April 25-27, the biggest event which caters specifically for our industry. If you’ve never been, I suggest you pitch up and have a look – it’s free to enter and hundreds of stands will be

17-22 Truckfest Special

How the firm has adapted its trucks to cope with some tough terrain

showing off all the latest products to make truck driving easier, safer and more cost-effective. Don’t forget to visit the DAF stand of course and you may even see me strolling about. If you do, stop me and say hi.

Then on April 30 to May 1, it’s Truckfest at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. Once again, both DAF and myself will be there and you’ll find full details of these events inside.

So now look through our latest issue and you’ll discover our usual sparkling mix of news, features and dazzling pictures of Britain’s topselling truck brand.

And don’t forget to have a go at our spot-thedifference competition for a chance to win a fantastic multi-tool. It’s a handy implement that’ll be useful in a hundred different ways. Enjoy!

Matt

2

Download the ooh-AR app from the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android).

Publisher Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Open the app with a simple tap.

Ltd, 4th Floor, 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire.

PR7 3QQ Telephone: 01257 231521

Welcome to ooh-AR

Printing MRC Print Consultancy Ltd 33 Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST3 1NY Tel: 07764 951927

Download our free app to your smartphone or tablet and bring this publication to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

To access bonus content in this issue follow these instructions:

• Download the ooh-AR app from the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android).

• Open the app and point your device at the photos where you see the AR content icon pictured above – and wait for the surprise.

• Double tap for a full-screen.

3

Contributors Paul O’Malley Kevin Swallow Richard Simpson Mandy Wannerton Richard Warner

Point you the AR co surprise.

Note The publisher makes every effort to ensure the magazine’s contents are correct. All material published in DAF Driver Magazine is copyright and unauthorised reproduction is forbidden. The Editors and publisher of this magazine give no warranties, guarantees or assurances and make no representations regarding any goods or services advertised in this edition.

DAF Driver Magazine is published under a licence from Commercial Vehicle Media & Publishing Ltd. All rights in the licensed material belong to Matthew Eisenegger or Commercial Vehicle Media and Publishing Ltd and may not be reproduced whether in whole or in part, without their prior written consent.

DAF Driver Magazine is a registered trademark.

Augmented Reality services by

If you are not going to keep this magazine for future reference please pass it on or recycle it.

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Call to lower alcohol limit for drink-driving offences Councils and fire and rescue authorities are urging the Government to lower the drinkdrive limit in England and Wales to help cut alcohol-related accidents.

Following the publication of latest DfT estimates showing an increase in drinkdrive related crashes in Great Britain, the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils and all fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales, is calling on the Government to drop the current limit from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

England and Wales have one of the highest drink-drive limits in the world and the highest in Europe, with the exception of Malta, which has announced plans to lower its limit to 50mg. Northern Ireland is also due to introduce a lower limit this year.

Between 2010 and 2015 the number of people killed in reported drink-drive accidents has remained between 220 and 240.

Cllr Simon Blackburn, chair of the LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: “Lowering the drink-drive limit could save up to 170 lives in the first year alone and almost £300m annually by reducing the number of call-outs to accidents, emergency service costs and hospital admissions.

“The Government should be leading by

“Lowering the drink drive limit could save up to 170 lives in the first year alone”

The Government is being urged to drop the current limit from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood

example by toughening up drink-drive laws in line with other European countries which will make roads safer and save lives.

“Fire and rescue authorities, which run hard-hitting road safety campaigns to

tackle drink-driving to show the tragic consequences of road traffic collisions, want to see a lower alcohol limit introduced as it would help to reduce these fatal and traumatic accidents.” ●

Number of potholes repaired has fallen again

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The number of potholes filled over the past year has dropped again for the second successive year, according to the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey.

It has shown a reduction in the average number of potholes filled per authority, although the total number remains high at 1.7 million – one every 19 seconds.

The figures for England show a 19% decrease, with the biggest drop in London (43%). Wales has seen an increase in the number filled (19%).

The disparity in cost between filling potholes as part of a planned programme of carriageway repairs and as a reactive repair is again evident, with reactive repairs costing almost a third more.

Taking an average cost for filling a pothole across each region, the total amount spent in England and Wales last year is estimated at £102.3 million, the lowest figure reported since ALARM 2012.

Alan Mackenzie, chairman of the

Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), said: “Potholes are a symptom of poorly maintained roads and can have a serious effect on road users but spending money fixing them in isolation is wasteful.

“The most efficient way to deal with our crumbling roads is to fix them properly and stop potholes forming in the first place. It is time we had a rethink about the future funding of our roads, otherwise we will end up with a network that is just not fit for purpose.”

The estimate for this one-time catch-up cost has remained largely unchanged for the past four years and is a considerable £12.06 billion.

This breaks down as an average of £85.7 million per authority in England; £21.4 million in London and £26.9 million in Wales.

If adequate funding and resources were in place to get roads back into a reasonable condition, highway departments reported that the estimated amount of time required to carry out such work would be around 12 years. ●

The heat is on for hauliers as fire rips through migrant camp The knock-on effects for UK-bound hauliers as a result of the fire that has reduced the migrant camp at Grande-Synthe, to the north of Dunkirk, will be massive.

That’s the reaction of the Road Haulage Association to the news that the fire (linked to fighting between approximately 150 Kurds and Afghans) made 1,500 migrants ‘homeless’ in just a couple of hours.

“This is really bad news,” said RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett. “Of course we sympathise with those migrants who travelled with very little and who have now been left with nothing more than just the clothes they stand up in.

“However,” he continued, “as the

only organisation dedicated solely to the needs of UK road hauliers, it has to be their welfare that we are duty-bound to focus upon.

“Already we are seeing migrants return to the Calais area – all with the same goal; to reach the UK by whatever means possible and that usually means on the back of a truck.

“They have no thought for either their own safety, or of anyone else.

A sudden influx of well over 1,000 displaced migrants will only make what is already a bad situation much, much worse.

“I am greatly concerned that the only people who may come out of this well will be people smugglers – those criminals that make a living through human trafficking.”

The cyclist hasn’t been seen in the mirrors, but...

RHA warns truck operators of higher insurance premiums Truck operators may be in for a surprise when the time comes to renew their insurance premiums since the Chancellor released details of a proposed change to the way that compensation payments are calculated.

The RHA says the discount (or interest) rate used to calculate these payouts will be cut from 2.5% to -0.75%, to reflect the fall in inflationlinked government bonds since 2001, when it was last revised.

Road Haulage Association (RHA) Chief Executive Richard Burnett said: “The effect of the change will be to increase the amount insurers have to pay claimants to reflect today’s lower interest rates.

“But the cut is bigger than most insurers expected. They have no choice but to increase their premiums and motorists and hauliers will have no choice but to pay them. We are very concerned

“The effect of the change will be to increase the amount insurers have to pay claimants” that the formula used to set the levels of compensation, the Ogden rate, should be reviewed and updated annually.

“This would ensure that compensation remains fair and reflects prevailing economic conditions. The reality is that it has been left unchanged for 16 years.

“This is both irresponsible and unfair as businesses with high motor insurance costs such as road hauliers could be seriously affected.” ●

South west road boost The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed that the A358 that links Somerset towns Taunton and Ilminster be improved to boost business in the south-west. A proposed new route with dual carriageways for quicker travel was unveiled by Transport

Secretary Chris Grayling.

“Currently, the road is a mix of single and dual carriageway, leading to bottlenecks and congestion. It also carries more vehicles than it was designed for, causing further delays,” he explained.

...the driver already knows he’s there.

Brigade’s range of leading edge safety systems assist both driver and cyclist. Side sensors detect obstacles alongside the vehicle giving an audible signal to the driver, whist an external speaking alarm warns cyclists and pedestrians of the vehicle’s intended left turn.

Combined with a camera monitor system including side view camera, vision and awareness in the near side blind spot are greatly improved.

Killing blind spots. Saving lives.

brigade-electronics.com

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Call to lower alcohol limit for drink-driving offences Councils and fire and rescue authorities are urging the Government to lower the drinkdrive limit in England and Wales to help cut alcohol-related accidents.

Following the publication of latest DfT estimates showing an increase in drinkdrive related crashes in Great Britain, the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils and all fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales, is calling on the Government to drop the current limit from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

England and Wales have one of the highest drink-drive limits in the world and the highest in Europe, with the exception of Malta, which has announced plans to lower its limit to 50mg. Northern Ireland is also due to introduce a lower limit this year.

Between 2010 and 2015 the number of people killed in reported drink-drive accidents has remained between 220 and 240.

Cllr Simon Blackburn, chair of the LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: “Lowering the drink-drive limit could save up to 170 lives in the first year alone and almost £300m annually by reducing the number of call-outs to accidents, emergency service costs and hospital admissions.

“The Government should be leading by

“Lowering the drink drive limit could save up to 170 lives in the first year alone”

The Government is being urged to drop the current limit from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood

example by toughening up drink-drive laws in line with other European countries which will make roads safer and save lives.

“Fire and rescue authorities, which run hard-hitting road safety campaigns to

tackle drink-driving to show the tragic consequences of road traffic collisions, want to see a lower alcohol limit introduced as it would help to reduce these fatal and traumatic accidents.” ●

Number of potholes repaired has fallen again

“The most efficient way to deal with our crumbling roads is to fix them properly and stop potholes forming in the first place” 4

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The number of potholes filled over the past year has dropped again for the second successive year, according to the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey.

It has shown a reduction in the average number of potholes filled per authority, although the total number remains high at 1.7 million – one every 19 seconds.

The figures for England show a 19% decrease, with the biggest drop in London (43%). Wales has seen an increase in the number filled (19%).

The disparity in cost between filling potholes as part of a planned programme of carriageway repairs and as a reactive repair is again evident, with reactive repairs costing almost a third more.

Taking an average cost for filling a pothole across each region, the total amount spent in England and Wales last year is estimated at £102.3 million, the lowest figure reported since ALARM 2012.

Alan Mackenzie, chairman of the

Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), said: “Potholes are a symptom of poorly maintained roads and can have a serious effect on road users but spending money fixing them in isolation is wasteful.

“The most efficient way to deal with our crumbling roads is to fix them properly and stop potholes forming in the first place. It is time we had a rethink about the future funding of our roads, otherwise we will end up with a network that is just not fit for purpose.”

The estimate for this one-time catch-up cost has remained largely unchanged for the past four years and is a considerable £12.06 billion.

This breaks down as an average of £85.7 million per authority in England; £21.4 million in London and £26.9 million in Wales.

If adequate funding and resources were in place to get roads back into a reasonable condition, highway departments reported that the estimated amount of time required to carry out such work would be around 12 years. ●

The heat is on for hauliers as fire rips through migrant camp The knock-on effects for UK-bound hauliers as a result of the fire that has reduced the migrant camp at Grande-Synthe, to the north of Dunkirk, will be massive.

That’s the reaction of the Road Haulage Association to the news that the fire (linked to fighting between approximately 150 Kurds and Afghans) made 1,500 migrants ‘homeless’ in just a couple of hours.

“This is really bad news,” said RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett. “Of course we sympathise with those migrants who travelled with very little and who have now been left with nothing more than just the clothes they stand up in.

“However,” he continued, “as the

only organisation dedicated solely to the needs of UK road hauliers, it has to be their welfare that we are duty-bound to focus upon.

“Already we are seeing migrants return to the Calais area – all with the same goal; to reach the UK by whatever means possible and that usually means on the back of a truck.

“They have no thought for either their own safety, or of anyone else.

A sudden influx of well over 1,000 displaced migrants will only make what is already a bad situation much, much worse.

“I am greatly concerned that the only people who may come out of this well will be people smugglers – those criminals that make a living through human trafficking.”

The cyclist hasn’t been seen in the mirrors, but...

RHA warns truck operators of higher insurance premiums Truck operators may be in for a surprise when the time comes to renew their insurance premiums since the Chancellor released details of a proposed change to the way that compensation payments are calculated.

The RHA says the discount (or interest) rate used to calculate these payouts will be cut from 2.5% to -0.75%, to reflect the fall in inflationlinked government bonds since 2001, when it was last revised.

Road Haulage Association (RHA) Chief Executive Richard Burnett said: “The effect of the change will be to increase the amount insurers have to pay claimants to reflect today’s lower interest rates.

“But the cut is bigger than most insurers expected. They have no choice but to increase their premiums and motorists and hauliers will have no choice but to pay them. We are very concerned

“The effect of the change will be to increase the amount insurers have to pay claimants” that the formula used to set the levels of compensation, the Ogden rate, should be reviewed and updated annually.

“This would ensure that compensation remains fair and reflects prevailing economic conditions. The reality is that it has been left unchanged for 16 years.

“This is both irresponsible and unfair as businesses with high motor insurance costs such as road hauliers could be seriously affected.” ●

South west road boost The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed that the A358 that links Somerset towns Taunton and Ilminster be improved to boost business in the south-west. A proposed new route with dual carriageways for quicker travel was unveiled by Transport

Secretary Chris Grayling.

“Currently, the road is a mix of single and dual carriageway, leading to bottlenecks and congestion. It also carries more vehicles than it was designed for, causing further delays,” he explained.

...the driver already knows he’s there.

Brigade’s range of leading edge safety systems assist both driver and cyclist. Side sensors detect obstacles alongside the vehicle giving an audible signal to the driver, whist an external speaking alarm warns cyclists and pedestrians of the vehicle’s intended left turn.

Combined with a camera monitor system including side view camera, vision and awareness in the near side blind spot are greatly improved.

Killing blind spots. Saving lives.

brigade-electronics.com

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DAF Apprentices to the rescue!

Ceremony paves the way for DAF’s new headquarters After nearly thirty years in Thame, Oxfordshire, DAF Trucks in the UK is moving to a new facility in neighbouring Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

An official groundbreaking ceremony has taken 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 groundbreaking 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-storey facility will be complete in July 2018 and will have almost 50,000 sq. ft. of office space. The DAF Trucks UK headquarters will include a state-of-the-art auditorium, as well as an ultra-modern four-bay workshop to offer world-class training facilities for DAF dealers and employees.

“The new facility is being built at a time when DAF is enjoying record success in the UK”, added Ray. “In the UK, DAF is the market leader and set a record 30.1% share in the above 6.0-tonne market. Together with our

Heroes help pregnant woman after she suffers a late-night flat

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ix DAF Apprentices have been hailed as heroes after coming to the rescue of a pregnant Bristol woman after she suffered a late-night flat-tyre on the city’s Cribbs Causeway.

After several adults either refused or were unable to help 25-year-old Natalie Jones, it was the six youngsters from the DAF dealer network, studying locally at City of Bristol College, who stepped forward to lend assistance and fit a replacement wheel and tyre.

“I was with three friends and had just returned to the car after a night out at the cinema on Cribbs Causeway,” said Natalie.

“It was cold, dark and windy and, with no passers-by apparently able to help, the situation was becoming quite distressing.

“The five young men and young woman who approached us couldn’t have been more polite.

They offered to help, changed the wheel and we were on our way in no time. They were wonderful,” she said, “they were my heroes that night. They told us that they were with DAF and studying at the local college, so the next day I wasted no time in making contact to ask they pass- on my heartfelt thanks,” she said.

“We were thrilled after reading Natalie’s note from City of Bristol College,” said Tony Shepherd, Business Services Manager at

DAF Trucks. “We’re proud of all our DAF Apprentices, but this just demonstrates their commitment to customer service. Their actions demonstrate an upstanding nature that will serve them well in what we expect to be long and rewarding careers with DAF Trucks.”

DAF Trucks would like to put on record

GEM calls for a change in the eyesight test Road safety organisation GEM Motoring their visual acuity without being aware of Assist is calling for better regulation of deterioration.” eyesight tests for drivers to cut collisions and GEM believes that regular mandatory make Britain’s roads safer. eyesight tests for drivers would offer more than The only eyesight test at present is when just a simple and effective way of reducing you take your test and have to read a number collisions caused by defective vision. plate at 20 metres. GEM says a detailed test “Compulsory eyesight tests would not only of a driver’s visual acuity and field of view make our roads safer, saving lives, disability should be required every 10 years. and many millions of pounds through the The call follows a survey of more than reduction in the number of crashes, but 1,000 GEM members. An overwhelming 87% they are also a valuable tool for the early said compulsory eye testing would lead to diagnosis of many other costly medical safer roads. conditions, irrespective of driving,” said Neil.

GEM road safety officer Neil Worth said: The eyesight test was introduced to the “If you can’t see effectively, you shouldn’t be driving test in 1937 and has only been driving, but the truth is that there are many amended in minor ways over the years to drivers whose eyesight has deteriorated to reflect changing number plate sizes. It is very dangerous levels. the only eyesight test drivers are required to “In an ideal world, we would want undertake until they reach the age of 70. ● compulsory eyesight tests It’s time to upgrade the every two years, particularly for eyesight test, according drivers 40 and above. But the to GEM Motoring Assist most practical measure would be a test of visual acuity and field of view every 10 years, which would fit in with licence renewal, making it practical and enforceable.

“Even DVLA guidelines to medical professionals state that eyesight can decline gradually and unnoticed, with people losing up to 40 per cent of

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its gratitude to: Liam Cooper, Ford & Slater (Leicester); Ben Haigh, Pelican DAF (Castleford); Megan Holgate, Adams Morey (Southampton); Ashley O’Toole, Taunton DAF; James Cooper-Attwell, Channel Commercials (Ashford) and Sonny Meijer, Ford & Slater (Kings Lynn) ●

The apprentices get down to work to help a pregnant woman in distress

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Truckers and rural campaigners fall out over new roads Most truckers who regularly get stuck in traffic would willingly back plans for extra roads. But countryside campaigners have warned that new highways in England not only fail to ease congestion but in fact make traffic even worse.

Road building also “obliterates” rural views and harms nature, the Campaign to Protect Rural England says.

Its study of 86 road schemes completed between 2002 and 2012 says the majority damaged the surrounding environment.

But Sir John Armitt, of the National Infrastructure Commission, said it was essential to increase road capacity.

The Government is set to spend £1.2bn on building and maintaining roads in the next year, which it says will cut congestion and improve journey times while boosting businesses and jobs.

Ralph Smyth, head of infrastructure at the CPRE, said road-building projects led to a “depressing, self-perpetuating cycle of more and more roads”.

Roads were not delivering the congestion relief promised, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “They improve it for the first year or so, then traffic rapidly increases.”

The CPRE’s research drew on official evaluations of 86 road schemes, which Highways England carries out for road projects costing more than £10m. ●

From left to right: Mark Pigott (Executive Chairman PACCAR Board of Directors), Preston Feight (DAF Trucks President), Sue Gilbert (Haddenham Parish Council), Ron Armstrong (CEO PACCAR), Simon Smits (Dutch Ambassador to the UK), Judy Brandis (Aylesbury Vale District Councillor), Ray Ashworth (Managing Director DAF Trucks UK), Harrie Schippers (Executive Vice President PACCAR) and Matt Harris (Director from project management company Francis Hunter)

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services and we are excited to help them grow their businesses from this new UK headquarters.” ●

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That’s why he’s a member of FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme.

And he’s also achieved Silver status, meaning that specifiers and contractors want to get to know him better.

Isn’t it time you were recognised, too?

Safety, efficiency, environment www.fors-online.org.uk 08448 09 09 44

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DAF Apprentices to the rescue!

Ceremony paves the way for DAF’s new headquarters After nearly thirty years in Thame, Oxfordshire, DAF Trucks in the UK is moving to a new facility in neighbouring Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

An official groundbreaking ceremony has taken 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 groundbreaking 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-storey facility will be complete in July 2018 and will have almost 50,000 sq. ft. of office space. The DAF Trucks UK headquarters will include a state-of-the-art auditorium, as well as an ultra-modern four-bay workshop to offer world-class training facilities for DAF dealers and employees.

“The new facility is being built at a time when DAF is enjoying record success in the UK”, added Ray. “In the UK, DAF is the market leader and set a record 30.1% share in the above 6.0-tonne market. Together with our

Heroes help pregnant woman after she suffers a late-night flat

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ix DAF Apprentices have been hailed as heroes after coming to the rescue of a pregnant Bristol woman after she suffered a late-night flat-tyre on the city’s Cribbs Causeway.

After several adults either refused or were unable to help 25-year-old Natalie Jones, it was the six youngsters from the DAF dealer network, studying locally at City of Bristol College, who stepped forward to lend assistance and fit a replacement wheel and tyre.

“I was with three friends and had just returned to the car after a night out at the cinema on Cribbs Causeway,” said Natalie.

“It was cold, dark and windy and, with no passers-by apparently able to help, the situation was becoming quite distressing.

“The five young men and young woman who approached us couldn’t have been more polite.

They offered to help, changed the wheel and we were on our way in no time. They were wonderful,” she said, “they were my heroes that night. They told us that they were with DAF and studying at the local college, so the next day I wasted no time in making contact to ask they pass- on my heartfelt thanks,” she said.

“We were thrilled after reading Natalie’s note from City of Bristol College,” said Tony Shepherd, Business Services Manager at

DAF Trucks. “We’re proud of all our DAF Apprentices, but this just demonstrates their commitment to customer service. Their actions demonstrate an upstanding nature that will serve them well in what we expect to be long and rewarding careers with DAF Trucks.”

DAF Trucks would like to put on record

GEM calls for a change in the eyesight test Road safety organisation GEM Motoring their visual acuity without being aware of Assist is calling for better regulation of deterioration.” eyesight tests for drivers to cut collisions and GEM believes that regular mandatory make Britain’s roads safer. eyesight tests for drivers would offer more than The only eyesight test at present is when just a simple and effective way of reducing you take your test and have to read a number collisions caused by defective vision. plate at 20 metres. GEM says a detailed test “Compulsory eyesight tests would not only of a driver’s visual acuity and field of view make our roads safer, saving lives, disability should be required every 10 years. and many millions of pounds through the The call follows a survey of more than reduction in the number of crashes, but 1,000 GEM members. An overwhelming 87% they are also a valuable tool for the early said compulsory eye testing would lead to diagnosis of many other costly medical safer roads. conditions, irrespective of driving,” said Neil.

GEM road safety officer Neil Worth said: The eyesight test was introduced to the “If you can’t see effectively, you shouldn’t be driving test in 1937 and has only been driving, but the truth is that there are many amended in minor ways over the years to drivers whose eyesight has deteriorated to reflect changing number plate sizes. It is very dangerous levels. the only eyesight test drivers are required to “In an ideal world, we would want undertake until they reach the age of 70. ● compulsory eyesight tests It’s time to upgrade the every two years, particularly for eyesight test, according drivers 40 and above. But the to GEM Motoring Assist most practical measure would be a test of visual acuity and field of view every 10 years, which would fit in with licence renewal, making it practical and enforceable.

“Even DVLA guidelines to medical professionals state that eyesight can decline gradually and unnoticed, with people losing up to 40 per cent of

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its gratitude to: Liam Cooper, Ford & Slater (Leicester); Ben Haigh, Pelican DAF (Castleford); Megan Holgate, Adams Morey (Southampton); Ashley O’Toole, Taunton DAF; James Cooper-Attwell, Channel Commercials (Ashford) and Sonny Meijer, Ford & Slater (Kings Lynn) ●

The apprentices get down to work to help a pregnant woman in distress

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Truckers and rural campaigners fall out over new roads Most truckers who regularly get stuck in traffic would willingly back plans for extra roads. But countryside campaigners have warned that new highways in England not only fail to ease congestion but in fact make traffic even worse.

Road building also “obliterates” rural views and harms nature, the Campaign to Protect Rural England says.

Its study of 86 road schemes completed between 2002 and 2012 says the majority damaged the surrounding environment.

But Sir John Armitt, of the National Infrastructure Commission, said it was essential to increase road capacity.

The Government is set to spend £1.2bn on building and maintaining roads in the next year, which it says will cut congestion and improve journey times while boosting businesses and jobs.

Ralph Smyth, head of infrastructure at the CPRE, said road-building projects led to a “depressing, self-perpetuating cycle of more and more roads”.

Roads were not delivering the congestion relief promised, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “They improve it for the first year or so, then traffic rapidly increases.”

The CPRE’s research drew on official evaluations of 86 road schemes, which Highways England carries out for road projects costing more than £10m. ●

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services and we are excited to help them grow their businesses from this new UK headquarters.” ●

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That’s why he’s a member of FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme.

And he’s also achieved Silver status, meaning that specifiers and contractors want to get to know him better.

Isn’t it time you were recognised, too?

Safety, efficiency, environment www.fors-online.org.uk 08448 09 09 44

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Out of India

Pune is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra

Robin Easton is the new Managing Director at DAF Trucks. He succeeds Ray Ashworth who, after 48 years working in the UK truck industry (with the last eight as DAF Trucks Managing Director) is about to retire.

Robin takes up his new position after a successful two-year spell as Managing Director of PACCAR India. DAF Driver Magazine wanted to find out more about trucking in the subcontinent

Ray Ashworth – retiring after 48 years in the industry

It warms-up from March to May – sometimes 40 degrees – and then the Monsoon season would cool things down again nicely until August A typical Indian truck is a Euro-1 or Euro-2 vehicle, maintained at operators’ premises and very often repaired by drivers at the roadside

Pune, a three-hour drive inland from Mumbai, is one of two ‘automotive hubs’ in India

Robin Easton – new Managing Director at DAF Trucks

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is time in India provided Robin with an insight into a market in stark contrast to anything we see here in the UK. Pune, a three-hour drive inland from Mumbai, is one of two ‘automotive hubs’ in India (the other is Chennai) where largescale production facilities exist from Tata Motors, Mahindra, Mercedes, VW, FIAT and General Motors. While the DAF brand isn’t marketed or sold in India yet, Robin headed up a team of 230 local employees at the PACCAR India Technology Centre (PITC) focusing on IT, Engineering and Component Sourcing.

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Robin’s remit was also to explore commercial opportunities that may exist for PACCAR products – and that includes winches as well as trucks and engines – in India and the ‘ASEAN’ zone; the Association of South East Asian Nations.

ASEAN is made-up of 10 countries which together form a trading block.

A truck market, but not as we know it

There’s one aspect of the Indian truck industry that will appear decidedly familiar to UK observers. Despite a population of 1.3 billion, there’s a driver shortage.

“This is due in part to truck driving being

perceived as a ‘low status’ occupation,” says Robin, “but, unlike the UK where a decent living can be made behind the wheel, truckers in India are very poorly paid.”

The market itself is huge; some 300,000 trucks above 6.0-tonnes will be sold in India in 2017, with Tata enjoying a 60% stranglehold on the share. Ashok Leyland fares well with around 30% and then BharatBenz with 5% and Indian manufacturers Eicher and Mahindra along with a few European manufacturers, with niche products.

As for the trucks, the Indian market is

several decades behind the UK, Europe and, indeed, much of the rest of the world. For instance, an estimated 80% of 16.0-tonne trucks that leave Indian production lines do so without a cab.

Called truck ‘cowls’ these rudimentary chassis go to local body-builders for completion. “Vehicle specification is best described as rudimentary,” says Robin, “and there’s certainly no air-conditioning for the driver. A typical Indian truck,” he adds, “is a Euro-1 or Euro-2 vehicle, maintained at operators’ premises and very often repaired by drivers at the roadside.”

As a result, most trucks are 10 to

20-years-old, contributing significantly to the extremely poor air quality in Indian towns and cities.

“A small step in the right direction,” adds Robin, is that Euro-4 standards on emissions was mandated on new trucks from April 1st this year, though this will have little impact until the old-smokers, and there are millions of them, are taken off the road.”

The upshot is that, while the Indian truck and transport industry is poorly evolved, PACCAR sees some commercial opportunities ahead and, with Robin’s work in Pune, the PITC has a broad body of work

with which to carefully analyse market trends in preparation for making an entry into the Indian market when and where the right opportunity exists.

And what about the weather in India?

“Not too bad,” says Robin, “Away from the humid coastal regions, and at 2,000ft. above sea level, it’s really quite pleasant between November and February. It warms up from March to May – sometimes 40 degrees – and then the Monsoon season cools things down again nicely until August.”

Welcome back to Blighty, Robin. If you liked the Monsoon, you’ll love it here! ● Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver

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PROFILE

Out of India

Pune is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra

Robin Easton is the new Managing Director at DAF Trucks. He succeeds Ray Ashworth who, after 48 years working in the UK truck industry (with the last eight as DAF Trucks Managing Director) is about to retire.

Robin takes up his new position after a successful two-year spell as Managing Director of PACCAR India. DAF Driver Magazine wanted to find out more about trucking in the subcontinent

Ray Ashworth – retiring after 48 years in the industry

It warms-up from March to May – sometimes 40 degrees – and then the Monsoon season would cool things down again nicely until August A typical Indian truck is a Euro-1 or Euro-2 vehicle, maintained at operators’ premises and very often repaired by drivers at the roadside

Pune, a three-hour drive inland from Mumbai, is one of two ‘automotive hubs’ in India

Robin Easton – new Managing Director at DAF Trucks

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is time in India provided Robin with an insight into a market in stark contrast to anything we see here in the UK. Pune, a three-hour drive inland from Mumbai, is one of two ‘automotive hubs’ in India (the other is Chennai) where largescale production facilities exist from Tata Motors, Mahindra, Mercedes, VW, FIAT and General Motors. While the DAF brand isn’t marketed or sold in India yet, Robin headed up a team of 230 local employees at the PACCAR India Technology Centre (PITC) focusing on IT, Engineering and Component Sourcing.

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Robin’s remit was also to explore commercial opportunities that may exist for PACCAR products – and that includes winches as well as trucks and engines – in India and the ‘ASEAN’ zone; the Association of South East Asian Nations.

ASEAN is made-up of 10 countries which together form a trading block.

A truck market, but not as we know it

There’s one aspect of the Indian truck industry that will appear decidedly familiar to UK observers. Despite a population of 1.3 billion, there’s a driver shortage.

“This is due in part to truck driving being

perceived as a ‘low status’ occupation,” says Robin, “but, unlike the UK where a decent living can be made behind the wheel, truckers in India are very poorly paid.”

The market itself is huge; some 300,000 trucks above 6.0-tonnes will be sold in India in 2017, with Tata enjoying a 60% stranglehold on the share. Ashok Leyland fares well with around 30% and then BharatBenz with 5% and Indian manufacturers Eicher and Mahindra along with a few European manufacturers, with niche products.

As for the trucks, the Indian market is

several decades behind the UK, Europe and, indeed, much of the rest of the world. For instance, an estimated 80% of 16.0-tonne trucks that leave Indian production lines do so without a cab.

Called truck ‘cowls’ these rudimentary chassis go to local body-builders for completion. “Vehicle specification is best described as rudimentary,” says Robin, “and there’s certainly no air-conditioning for the driver. A typical Indian truck,” he adds, “is a Euro-1 or Euro-2 vehicle, maintained at operators’ premises and very often repaired by drivers at the roadside.”

As a result, most trucks are 10 to

20-years-old, contributing significantly to the extremely poor air quality in Indian towns and cities.

“A small step in the right direction,” adds Robin, is that Euro-4 standards on emissions was mandated on new trucks from April 1st this year, though this will have little impact until the old-smokers, and there are millions of them, are taken off the road.”

The upshot is that, while the Indian truck and transport industry is poorly evolved, PACCAR sees some commercial opportunities ahead and, with Robin’s work in Pune, the PITC has a broad body of work

with which to carefully analyse market trends in preparation for making an entry into the Indian market when and where the right opportunity exists.

And what about the weather in India?

“Not too bad,” says Robin, “Away from the humid coastal regions, and at 2,000ft. above sea level, it’s really quite pleasant between November and February. It warms up from March to May – sometimes 40 degrees – and then the Monsoon season cools things down again nicely until August.”

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CV SHOW NEWS

DAF takes a bold stand at CV Show To underline DAF’s focus on innovation as part of a drive to enhance fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and improve productivity, DAF has confirmed that the Future Truck Chassis Concept (FTCC) will be on display at the CV Show this month in Birmingham (April 25-27).

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hanks to a number of patented chassis design innovations, in combination with lightweight materials and components, DAF’s FTCC achieves a remarkable weight saving of 500kg on DAF’s 12-tonne LF chassis platform – which already offers a low kerb weight for highest payload. Featuring independent front air suspension, the FTCC also makes extensive use of aluminium.

Another patented innovation is the integrated body floor structure, achieved by incorporating the body sub-frame into the main chassis side members.

Designed primarily as a distribution vehicle, DAF’s FTCC was developed as a collaborative project with Sapa Profiles UK and CSA Group, and co-funded by the UK Government’s Innovate UK. Reducing weight, or ‘light weighting’, through the use of novel designs and materials, is just one part of a multifaceted approach by DAF Trucks to future vehicle design. The exhibition of the FTCC at the CV Show follows the showing of another of DAF’s innovation vehicles at the IAA in Hanover in last September. Using hybridisation to capture regenerative energy in a lithium-ion battery pack, the innovative XF is capable of electric only driving for short distances. With the prospect of zero emission zones in a number of major European cities from the mid 2020s

such technologies will enable regional and long distance trucks to deliver the ‘final mile’ with zero tail-pipe emissions and low noise.

DAF Trucks is also a key player in the evaluation of predictive, connected and collaborative driving as demonstrated during the European Truck Platooning Challenge last year. Truck Platooning uses automated driving technology to allow trucks to drive a short distance apart. The second vehicle automatically follows the first using Wi-Fi, radar and cameras. Running in close proximity offers DAF’s Future Truck Chassis benefits in Concept will be on the DAF terms of fuel Trucks stand at the CV Show. consumption, CO2 emissions, road safety and traffic flow.

“We continue to develop additional fuel savings and CO2 emissions reduction opportunities to maintain our cost advantage and environmental leadership”, says Ron

Borsboom, Director Product Development.

“Over the last decade,” he says, “average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from a longdistance truck have been reduced by 14% and we continue to reduce that even further.”

He adds: “Additional steps will be made with the new masses and dimensions legislation approved by the European Parliament. Enhanced aerodynamics will result in reduced CO2 emissions. There is also an opportunity to improve the driver’s field of vision. Once the legislation is finalised,” he said, “the industry will have the opportunity to invest in solutions which make further CO2 reductions and enhanced safety possible. We look forward to the final rules.” ●

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greet CV Show visitors, as TRP promotes its range of trailer, all-makes parts and workshop consumables. The ramp-up in visibility coincides with the UK and European roll-out of new, dedicated TRP Shops, introduced to complement parts availability through the existing DAF Dealer Network.

There are now 11 TRP shops strategically located throughout the UK and Ireland; the most recent in Irthlingborough, near Kettering.

Plans are at an advanced stage to open a further five TRP Shops this year.

“These wellstocked locations are strategically

When it comes to preparing new DAF vehicles to enter service, they don’t come much busier than DAF dealer, Ford & Slater Leicester. Over the course of a year, the dealership prepares around 1,700 new DAF trucks to enter service. A single truck can require anything between three and 30 hours of preparation before being delivered to the customer and to manage this volume, Ford & Slater operates a 24-hour round-the-clock facility

Dealing with a variety of customers, F&S individually prepares roughly 1,700 vehicles each year

THE VEHICLE PREPARATION PROCESS

TRP trailer sits proud on entrance roundabout DAF Trucks’ all-makes parts brand, TRP, takes a prominent position at the CV Show as its TRP-branded trailer will sit proud on the highly-sought-after roundabout position at the entrance to the NEC. The truck and trailer combination, with the ‘Building Britain’ liveried DAF XF, will

Ford & Slater Leicester – 35 new trucks a week

located to provide even greater access to the TRP product range,” said Stewart Davies, Parts Marketing Manager at DAF Trucks. “The aim is to have the parts onthe-shelf for collection as well as offering regular parts van deliveries across a customer’s local area. Any parts not in stock,” he said, “can be ordered with the PACCAR Parts Distribution Centre based at Leyland Trucks in Lancashire, offering an overnight delivery service to TRP locations so they can be with the customer the next working day.”

TRP Catalogue – ninth edition lands at CV Show

The ninth edition of the definitive TRP Catalogue was published late last year and will be available on the DAF Trucks stand at the CV Show. “Be aware,” warned Stewart Davies, “with over 75,000 parts in TRP’s ever-expanding range, the printed TRP Catalogue is a hefty tome! Customers can, however, collect a copy from their local DAF Dealer or order one online at www.TRPparts.com.

When a customer orders a new DAF truck, the specification is bespoke to the needs of their operation and two vehicle preparations are rarely the same. Some vehicles simply require a comprehensive pre-delivery inspection (PDI) and quality check, whereas others can be much more involved. This can include anything from fitting additional safety systems and equipment, to applying livery, or installing in-cab accessories.

Once a vehicle meets customer specification, it receives a full valet from top to bottom, so that customers can rest assured their new truck is ready to hit the road from day one.

A Technician at F&S installs a passenger side-view window into a DAF CF for Biffa

The installation of additional safety features is commonplace with many new vehicles

A COMPREHENSIVE HANDOVER Once a new DAF leaves Ford & Slater, it is delivered to a customers’ site along with a comprehensive vehicle handover, giving the customer a familiarisation and walkaround of their new vehicle, with particular attention to any new features they may not have used before. Customers can also access the support of an in-house driver trainer, with a range of training options to help drivers get the best from their DAF vehicles.

With a hands-on team of 12 dedicated members of staff and 175 people on site, Ford & Slater Leicester’s vehicle preparation department is a well-oiled machine, rolling more and more new DAF trucks on to the road day after day.

Another happy customer for F&S, Peter Heston welcomes the latest DAF to the Travis Perkins fleet

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dealer PROFILE

CV SHOW NEWS

DAF takes a bold stand at CV Show To underline DAF’s focus on innovation as part of a drive to enhance fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and improve productivity, DAF has confirmed that the Future Truck Chassis Concept (FTCC) will be on display at the CV Show this month in Birmingham (April 25-27).

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hanks to a number of patented chassis design innovations, in combination with lightweight materials and components, DAF’s FTCC achieves a remarkable weight saving of 500kg on DAF’s 12-tonne LF chassis platform – which already offers a low kerb weight for highest payload. Featuring independent front air suspension, the FTCC also makes extensive use of aluminium.

Another patented innovation is the integrated body floor structure, achieved by incorporating the body sub-frame into the main chassis side members.

Designed primarily as a distribution vehicle, DAF’s FTCC was developed as a collaborative project with Sapa Profiles UK and CSA Group, and co-funded by the UK Government’s Innovate UK. Reducing weight, or ‘light weighting’, through the use of novel designs and materials, is just one part of a multifaceted approach by DAF Trucks to future vehicle design. The exhibition of the FTCC at the CV Show follows the showing of another of DAF’s innovation vehicles at the IAA in Hanover in last September. Using hybridisation to capture regenerative energy in a lithium-ion battery pack, the innovative XF is capable of electric only driving for short distances. With the prospect of zero emission zones in a number of major European cities from the mid 2020s

such technologies will enable regional and long distance trucks to deliver the ‘final mile’ with zero tail-pipe emissions and low noise.

DAF Trucks is also a key player in the evaluation of predictive, connected and collaborative driving as demonstrated during the European Truck Platooning Challenge last year. Truck Platooning uses automated driving technology to allow trucks to drive a short distance apart. The second vehicle automatically follows the first using Wi-Fi, radar and cameras. Running in close proximity offers DAF’s Future Truck Chassis benefits in Concept will be on the DAF terms of fuel Trucks stand at the CV Show. consumption, CO2 emissions, road safety and traffic flow.

“We continue to develop additional fuel savings and CO2 emissions reduction opportunities to maintain our cost advantage and environmental leadership”, says Ron

Borsboom, Director Product Development.

“Over the last decade,” he says, “average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from a longdistance truck have been reduced by 14% and we continue to reduce that even further.”

He adds: “Additional steps will be made with the new masses and dimensions legislation approved by the European Parliament. Enhanced aerodynamics will result in reduced CO2 emissions. There is also an opportunity to improve the driver’s field of vision. Once the legislation is finalised,” he said, “the industry will have the opportunity to invest in solutions which make further CO2 reductions and enhanced safety possible. We look forward to the final rules.” ●

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greet CV Show visitors, as TRP promotes its range of trailer, all-makes parts and workshop consumables. The ramp-up in visibility coincides with the UK and European roll-out of new, dedicated TRP Shops, introduced to complement parts availability through the existing DAF Dealer Network.

There are now 11 TRP shops strategically located throughout the UK and Ireland; the most recent in Irthlingborough, near Kettering.

Plans are at an advanced stage to open a further five TRP Shops this year.

“These wellstocked locations are strategically

When it comes to preparing new DAF vehicles to enter service, they don’t come much busier than DAF dealer, Ford & Slater Leicester. Over the course of a year, the dealership prepares around 1,700 new DAF trucks to enter service. A single truck can require anything between three and 30 hours of preparation before being delivered to the customer and to manage this volume, Ford & Slater operates a 24-hour round-the-clock facility

Dealing with a variety of customers, F&S individually prepares roughly 1,700 vehicles each year

THE VEHICLE PREPARATION PROCESS

TRP trailer sits proud on entrance roundabout DAF Trucks’ all-makes parts brand, TRP, takes a prominent position at the CV Show as its TRP-branded trailer will sit proud on the highly-sought-after roundabout position at the entrance to the NEC. The truck and trailer combination, with the ‘Building Britain’ liveried DAF XF, will

Ford & Slater Leicester – 35 new trucks a week

located to provide even greater access to the TRP product range,” said Stewart Davies, Parts Marketing Manager at DAF Trucks. “The aim is to have the parts onthe-shelf for collection as well as offering regular parts van deliveries across a customer’s local area. Any parts not in stock,” he said, “can be ordered with the PACCAR Parts Distribution Centre based at Leyland Trucks in Lancashire, offering an overnight delivery service to TRP locations so they can be with the customer the next working day.”

TRP Catalogue – ninth edition lands at CV Show

The ninth edition of the definitive TRP Catalogue was published late last year and will be available on the DAF Trucks stand at the CV Show. “Be aware,” warned Stewart Davies, “with over 75,000 parts in TRP’s ever-expanding range, the printed TRP Catalogue is a hefty tome! Customers can, however, collect a copy from their local DAF Dealer or order one online at www.TRPparts.com.

When a customer orders a new DAF truck, the specification is bespoke to the needs of their operation and two vehicle preparations are rarely the same. Some vehicles simply require a comprehensive pre-delivery inspection (PDI) and quality check, whereas others can be much more involved. This can include anything from fitting additional safety systems and equipment, to applying livery, or installing in-cab accessories.

Once a vehicle meets customer specification, it receives a full valet from top to bottom, so that customers can rest assured their new truck is ready to hit the road from day one.

A Technician at F&S installs a passenger side-view window into a DAF CF for Biffa

The installation of additional safety features is commonplace with many new vehicles

A COMPREHENSIVE HANDOVER Once a new DAF leaves Ford & Slater, it is delivered to a customers’ site along with a comprehensive vehicle handover, giving the customer a familiarisation and walkaround of their new vehicle, with particular attention to any new features they may not have used before. Customers can also access the support of an in-house driver trainer, with a range of training options to help drivers get the best from their DAF vehicles.

With a hands-on team of 12 dedicated members of staff and 175 people on site, Ford & Slater Leicester’s vehicle preparation department is a well-oiled machine, rolling more and more new DAF trucks on to the road day after day.

Another happy customer for F&S, Peter Heston welcomes the latest DAF to the Travis Perkins fleet

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Cable reel and drum maker links up with DAF Marlin Industries is switching its entire fleet to top-spec DAF XFs

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able reel and drum producer, Marlin Industries in Wrexham, has replaced its entire artic fleet with new top-of-therange 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, are 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 out at 34 tonnes,” he says, “and we’re already seeing ten-plus mpg from the new DAF XFs, and that’s extremely encouraging in just the first few weeks in operation, and much better than the old Euro-5s.”

The move to the UK’s market-leading DAF brand comes as a result of an exhaustive wholelife cost analysis against other major truck manufacturers and with the substantial input of Marlin’s drivers.

“We employ highly experienced drivers,” says Mike, “drivers who have come from other top transport operators and drivers who have extensive knowledge of all the leading truck models. Almost without exception, they told us the DAF XF would be their truck of choice. If you factor in DAF’s whole life costs and the impressive levels of aftersales support from Imperial Commercials which we’ve already seen, then it’s a combination that’s hard to turn down.”

A five-year funding arrangement for the new DAF fleet has been supplied through PACCAR Financial, DAF Trucks’ in-house finance division. Marlin reports that it was unable to find a more competitive package with other well-known third party finance companies.

Marlin Industries places great emphasis on its environmental responsibilities, and boasts an ISO-accredited recycling facility at its Wrexham base. Additional locations are found in Newport and Hawick, Scotland. A recent FORS Bronze accredited operator, Marlin is enjoying increasing business resulting from ongoing infrastructure projects throughout the UK. ●

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Cable reel and drum maker links up with DAF Marlin Industries is switching its entire fleet to top-spec DAF XFs

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able reel and drum producer, Marlin Industries in Wrexham, has replaced its entire artic fleet with new top-of-therange 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, are 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 out at 34 tonnes,” he says, “and we’re already seeing ten-plus mpg from the new DAF XFs, and that’s extremely encouraging in just the first few weeks in operation, and much better than the old Euro-5s.”

The move to the UK’s market-leading DAF brand comes as a result of an exhaustive wholelife cost analysis against other major truck manufacturers and with the substantial input of Marlin’s drivers.

“We employ highly experienced drivers,” says Mike, “drivers who have come from other top transport operators and drivers who have extensive knowledge of all the leading truck models. Almost without exception, they told us the DAF XF would be their truck of choice. If you factor in DAF’s whole life costs and the impressive levels of aftersales support from Imperial Commercials which we’ve already seen, then it’s a combination that’s hard to turn down.”

A five-year funding arrangement for the new DAF fleet has been supplied through PACCAR Financial, DAF Trucks’ in-house finance division. Marlin reports that it was unable to find a more competitive package with other well-known third party finance companies.

Marlin Industries places great emphasis on its environmental responsibilities, and boasts an ISO-accredited recycling facility at its Wrexham base. Additional locations are found in Newport and Hawick, Scotland. A recent FORS Bronze accredited operator, Marlin is enjoying increasing business resulting from ongoing infrastructure projects throughout the UK. ●

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We’re already seeing ten-plus mpg from the new DAF XFs, and that’s extremely encouraging in just the first few weeks in operation

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We wanted to future proof the specification, and DAF has provided us with successive models ever since

DAF CF maxed out for mini-TANKERS 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. The new maximum-weight rig is the first of its kind in a previously rigid-only fleet and DAF Driver Magazine found out how it’s bedding in

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can be left on location to allow the rigid fleet to draw fuel from it, acting as what mini-TANKERS describes as a ‘fuel pod’. This method of refuelling reduces empty running for mini-TANKERS and brings cost benefits for customers.

Although a new machine, this isn’t the newest DAF in the mini-TANKER fleet. That designation goes to two ’17-plate LF 12-tonners, two of four Euro-6 LF rigids which the company acquired outright and which are accompanied by two further 18-tonne DAF LFs.

Gary Branch – staying faithful to the DAF brand

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he new DAF CF 440 FAN chassis is a 6x2 unit with a lifting and steering third axle. Coupled with a rather dinky-looking 16,000-litre capacity tri-axle trailer from TASCA Tankers, the 44-tonne drawbar combination provides a highly-manoeuvrable solution to maximum weight hazardous goods operations. For added steer-ability, the trailer is also equipped with a lifting first axle.

The drawbar vehicle is a new move for the company, in that it provides support for the smaller rigid vehicles. The tanker-trailer

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We wanted to future proof the specification, and DAF has provided us with successive models ever since

DAF CF maxed out for mini-TANKERS 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. The new maximum-weight rig is the first of its kind in a previously rigid-only fleet and DAF Driver Magazine found out how it’s bedding in

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can be left on location to allow the rigid fleet to draw fuel from it, acting as what mini-TANKERS describes as a ‘fuel pod’. This method of refuelling reduces empty running for mini-TANKERS and brings cost benefits for customers.

Although a new machine, this isn’t the newest DAF in the mini-TANKER fleet. That designation goes to two ’17-plate LF 12-tonners, two of four Euro-6 LF rigids which the company acquired outright and which are accompanied by two further 18-tonne DAF LFs.

Gary Branch – staying faithful to the DAF brand

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he new DAF CF 440 FAN chassis is a 6x2 unit with a lifting and steering third axle. Coupled with a rather dinky-looking 16,000-litre capacity tri-axle trailer from TASCA Tankers, the 44-tonne drawbar combination provides a highly-manoeuvrable solution to maximum weight hazardous goods operations. For added steer-ability, the trailer is also equipped with a lifting first axle.

The drawbar vehicle is a new move for the company, in that it provides support for the smaller rigid vehicles. The tanker-trailer

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Winning the 2016 FUEL OIL NEWS Tanker of the Year title was a highlight we didn’t expect

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The newer DAF machines were acquired through the newly re-branded Evans Halshaw DAF Stockton (previously Chatfields) in Stockton-onTees. The DAF dealer group also has locations in Sheffield, Leeds and County Durham.

General Manager at mini-TANKERS, Gary Branch, explained why the company has stuck with the DAF brand in recent years.

“We have an ‘N’-reg DAF 7.5-tonner which we acquired when we bought the company over 10 years ago,” he said, “and we couldn’t have hand-built the specification to be more suitable.

We wanted to future-proof the specification and DAF has provided us with successive models ever since, albeit higher up the weight range to suit our

requirements. Today’s DAF light and middleweight rigid range is a solid, reliable workhorse, and,” said Gary, “support from DAF in Stockton has been first rate.”

The new DAF drawbar caused a bit of stir after it was delivered in 2016. Strictly a rigid fleet, the ‘big’ new vehicle, concedes Gary, made a few of the drivers a little nervous.

“It was the first of its kind on the fleet,” he said, “and the drivers were uneasy with its size at first.

But, aside from the articulation, it’s a compact little machine and the drivers are all very comfortable with it now. It certainly looks fantastic and, quite unintentionally, it’s become the flagship of the fleet.

Winning the 2016 Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year title was certainly a highlight we didn’t expect either.

“The drivers really like the three-over-three gearbox and, of course, for a drawbar on six axles, it’s highly manoeuvrable. A lifting / steering axle on the prime-mover and another lifter on the trailer allows us to get pretty much anywhere,” he said.

A division of Wilton Transport, Redcar-based mini-TANKERS is not the largest Pet. Reg. fleet fuel distributor, but, what it lacks in fleet numbers, it competes at the very highest level in terms of service and fast, flexible service for its customers.

The company’s ‘direct fuelling solutions’ strapline holds true to form with its 365-daysa-year service and its ability to go anywhere regardless of location – and in double-quick time.

Plant and equipment customers benefit from a flexible delivery offering which keeps machinery operational and eliminates the need for costly, and risky, on-site fuel storage.

Mini-TANKERS does, of course, offer bulk deliveries and it can cater for larger projects too – tanker and driver hire provides a bespoke facility for customers and a fuel management service affords customers the peace-of-mind of knowing all its fuel supply operations, from ordering to management information, is also taken care of. ●

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Winning the 2016 FUEL OIL NEWS Tanker of the Year title was a highlight we didn’t expect

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The newer DAF machines were acquired through the newly re-branded Evans Halshaw DAF Stockton (previously Chatfields) in Stockton-onTees. The DAF dealer group also has locations in Sheffield, Leeds and County Durham.

General Manager at mini-TANKERS, Gary Branch, explained why the company has stuck with the DAF brand in recent years.

“We have an ‘N’-reg DAF 7.5-tonner which we acquired when we bought the company over 10 years ago,” he said, “and we couldn’t have hand-built the specification to be more suitable.

We wanted to future-proof the specification and DAF has provided us with successive models ever since, albeit higher up the weight range to suit our

requirements. Today’s DAF light and middleweight rigid range is a solid, reliable workhorse, and,” said Gary, “support from DAF in Stockton has been first rate.”

The new DAF drawbar caused a bit of stir after it was delivered in 2016. Strictly a rigid fleet, the ‘big’ new vehicle, concedes Gary, made a few of the drivers a little nervous.

“It was the first of its kind on the fleet,” he said, “and the drivers were uneasy with its size at first.

But, aside from the articulation, it’s a compact little machine and the drivers are all very comfortable with it now. It certainly looks fantastic and, quite unintentionally, it’s become the flagship of the fleet.

Winning the 2016 Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year title was certainly a highlight we didn’t expect either.

“The drivers really like the three-over-three gearbox and, of course, for a drawbar on six axles, it’s highly manoeuvrable. A lifting / steering axle on the prime-mover and another lifter on the trailer allows us to get pretty much anywhere,” he said.

A division of Wilton Transport, Redcar-based mini-TANKERS is not the largest Pet. Reg. fleet fuel distributor, but, what it lacks in fleet numbers, it competes at the very highest level in terms of service and fast, flexible service for its customers.

The company’s ‘direct fuelling solutions’ strapline holds true to form with its 365-daysa-year service and its ability to go anywhere regardless of location – and in double-quick time.

Plant and equipment customers benefit from a flexible delivery offering which keeps machinery operational and eliminates the need for costly, and risky, on-site fuel storage.

Mini-TANKERS does, of course, offer bulk deliveries and it can cater for larger projects too – tanker and driver hire provides a bespoke facility for customers and a fuel management service affords customers the peace-of-mind of knowing all its fuel supply operations, from ordering to management information, is also taken care of. ●

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Europe’s Largest Trucking Festivals

Truckfest special

David G Davies

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

DAF Truckfest preview Back for a third year are the DAF Driver Magazine Awards – our way of paying tribute to the hard work and dedication of DAF owners and drivers.

The entry criterion is simple if you have a Leyland, Leyland DAF or a DAF vehicle on show at this year’s Truckfest at Peterborough, you automatically qualify to enter.

Over the course of the weekend our panel of judges will be having a good look around and picking what they feel is the ‘Best of the Fest’.

See the panel below for the award categories and their sponsors.

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DAF Driver Magazine Awards

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With the help of our friends at DAF, we have been given access to a number of operators and ownerdrivers that will have their ‘pride and joys’ on display at Truckfest Peterborough. From what we have seen so far they are absolute stunners – we are sure you will agree!

BRING YOUR NTER TRUCK OR EET – E YOUR FL IT BE PART OF

● DISCOVER WHAT THE TRUCK MANUFACTURERS HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU IN 2017 ● 1000’S OF TRUCKS ON DISPLAY ● EXHILARATING MAIN ARENA ACTION ● NON STOP ACTION ON THE ALL NEW TRUCKFEST PLAZA ● CELEBRITY GUESTS ● 100’S OF TRADE STANDS SHOWCASING A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS

1 Best Show DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By DAF Trucks

2 Best Working DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By TRP Parts

3 Best Classic DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By DAF Driver Magazine

STAY THE WEEKEND AND CAMP OVER

DAF on Tour 2017 As we head into the show season, there are few more events in the DAF tour calendar, including the Truck & Driver ‘Convoy in the Park’ which takes place at Donington Park on the 22nd & 23rd July. DAF dealer Imperial Commercials Derby will be exhibiting with the DAF Showtrekker in attendance and a great line-up of trucks.

Date Show Location 25th, 26th, 27th April CV Show NEC, Birmingham 30th April & 1st May Truckfest Peterborough 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th May APSE Aviemore 1st, 2nd, 3rd June TipEx & TankEx Harrogate 8th, 9th & 10th June Royal Cornwall Show Wadebridge 17th June Leyland Festival Leyland 28th & 29th June Royal Norfolk Show Norwich 1st & 2nd July Truckfest Wales & West Malvern 8th & 9th July All Wales Truck & Transport Show Carmarthen 18th & 19th July Driffield Show Driffield

22nd & 23rd July 5th & 6th August 2nd & 3rd August 9th August 12th & 13th August 2nd & 3rd September 9th & 10th September 12th, 13th & 14th September 16th & 17th September 7th November

Truck & Driver Convoy in the Park Donnington Park Truckfest Scotland Edinburgh Black Isle Show Ross-Shire Vale of Glamorgan Show Cardiff Wessex Truck Show Yeovil Truckfest Southeast Paddock Wood, Kent Retro Show Gaydon RWM NEC, Birmingham Truckfest Northwest Knutsford Freight in the City Expo Alexandra Palace, London

GREAT FAMILY DAY OUT!

BUY TICKETS NOW AND SAVE IN ADVANCE

Your chance to win a super DAF Tour T-shirt Fancy winning one of these stylish DAF Tour 2017 T-Shirts? If so, pitch up at Truckfest, held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, from April 30th - May 1st and get snapping. Send your best picture to us and if we think it beats the rest, a T-shirt will be winging its way to you absolutely FREE. Send your pictures to us at www.facebook.com/DAFTrucksUK or on Twitter @DAFTrucksUK. Don’t forget to include your full name, address and phone number, together with your T-shirt size

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BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW www.truckfest.co.uk FOLLOW US ON

For general enquiries call: 01775 768661 or visit: www.truckfest.co.uk or email: info@livepromotions.co.uk

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Truckfest special

Europe’s Largest Trucking Festivals

Truckfest special

David G Davies

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

DAF Truckfest preview Back for a third year are the DAF Driver Magazine Awards – our way of paying tribute to the hard work and dedication of DAF owners and drivers.

The entry criterion is simple if you have a Leyland, Leyland DAF or a DAF vehicle on show at this year’s Truckfest at Peterborough, you automatically qualify to enter.

Over the course of the weekend our panel of judges will be having a good look around and picking what they feel is the ‘Best of the Fest’.

See the panel below for the award categories and their sponsors.

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DAF Driver Magazine Awards

Fla s to hbac r’s las k Tru t ck fes t

With the help of our friends at DAF, we have been given access to a number of operators and ownerdrivers that will have their ‘pride and joys’ on display at Truckfest Peterborough. From what we have seen so far they are absolute stunners – we are sure you will agree!

BRING YOUR NTER TRUCK OR EET – E YOUR FL IT BE PART OF

● DISCOVER WHAT THE TRUCK MANUFACTURERS HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU IN 2017 ● 1000’S OF TRUCKS ON DISPLAY ● EXHILARATING MAIN ARENA ACTION ● NON STOP ACTION ON THE ALL NEW TRUCKFEST PLAZA ● CELEBRITY GUESTS ● 100’S OF TRADE STANDS SHOWCASING A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS

1 Best Show DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By DAF Trucks

2 Best Working DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By TRP Parts

3 Best Classic DAF/Leyland DAF Sponsored By DAF Driver Magazine

STAY THE WEEKEND AND CAMP OVER

DAF on Tour 2017 As we head into the show season, there are few more events in the DAF tour calendar, including the Truck & Driver ‘Convoy in the Park’ which takes place at Donington Park on the 22nd & 23rd July. DAF dealer Imperial Commercials Derby will be exhibiting with the DAF Showtrekker in attendance and a great line-up of trucks.

Date Show Location 25th, 26th, 27th April CV Show NEC, Birmingham 30th April & 1st May Truckfest Peterborough 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th May APSE Aviemore 1st, 2nd, 3rd June TipEx & TankEx Harrogate 8th, 9th & 10th June Royal Cornwall Show Wadebridge 17th June Leyland Festival Leyland 28th & 29th June Royal Norfolk Show Norwich 1st & 2nd July Truckfest Wales & West Malvern 8th & 9th July All Wales Truck & Transport Show Carmarthen 18th & 19th July Driffield Show Driffield

22nd & 23rd July 5th & 6th August 2nd & 3rd August 9th August 12th & 13th August 2nd & 3rd September 9th & 10th September 12th, 13th & 14th September 16th & 17th September 7th November

Truck & Driver Convoy in the Park Donnington Park Truckfest Scotland Edinburgh Black Isle Show Ross-Shire Vale of Glamorgan Show Cardiff Wessex Truck Show Yeovil Truckfest Southeast Paddock Wood, Kent Retro Show Gaydon RWM NEC, Birmingham Truckfest Northwest Knutsford Freight in the City Expo Alexandra Palace, London

GREAT FAMILY DAY OUT!

BUY TICKETS NOW AND SAVE IN ADVANCE

Your chance to win a super DAF Tour T-shirt Fancy winning one of these stylish DAF Tour 2017 T-Shirts? If so, pitch up at Truckfest, held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, from April 30th - May 1st and get snapping. Send your best picture to us and if we think it beats the rest, a T-shirt will be winging its way to you absolutely FREE. Send your pictures to us at www.facebook.com/DAFTrucksUK or on Twitter @DAFTrucksUK. Don’t forget to include your full name, address and phone number, together with your T-shirt size

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BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW www.truckfest.co.uk FOLLOW US ON

For general enquiries call: 01775 768661 or visit: www.truckfest.co.uk or email: info@livepromotions.co.uk

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Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

Graham Poole

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Battle ready!

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DAF Driver Magazine has seen some stunning paint-jobs in its time, but this one is right up there with the very best. Artist Adam Haden from Cornwall is making a name for himself in the world of ‘truck art’ and he’s really excelled himself with this Battle of Hastings-themed DAF XF. The lucky owner of this masterpiece is Graham Poole, boss at Rochdale-based haulier Graham Poole Road Transport.

The new DAF XF 510 FTT is a 6x4 heavy-haulage machine with just about every box ticked on the options list. Although the truck is fully kitted-out in Kelsa light-bars, flashing beacons, air-horns and strobe lights, it’s the paint-job that’s the real talking point.

The base paint was applied

by Wyke Commercials in Irlam, including a two-lacquer finish on the chassis. Then, Adam Haden was let loose with his airbrushes and his imagination, and what a fantastic piece of work. The cost? A cool £20,000! (For those results, we think that’s money well spent – Ed.) So why 1066 and the Battle of Hastings? “Well, the new wagon is on a ’66-plate,” said Graham Poole, “and I wanted something to tie in with that. The reg. plate is TN 66 DAF, too. Adam has a real talent, and I really wanted him to showcase his skills on this one. I’m bowled over with the results,” he said, “the detail is just incredible.”

We asked Graham who the regular driver is, “Me!” he said emphatically. We’re not surprised, Graham, We wouldn’t let anyone near it, either! ●

• DAF XF 510 FTT • Super Space Cab • 6x4 tractor • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, 13-litres • Full DAF leather interior trim • MX Engine Brake • Light-bars, air-horns, flashing beacons – Kelsa • Paint – Wyke Commercials • Artwork – Adam Haden

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Truckfest special

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

Graham Poole

Truckfest special

Peterborough April 30th - May 1st, 2017

Battle ready!

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here’s airbrushing, and there’s airbrushing!

DAF Driver Magazine has seen some stunning paint-jobs in its time, but this one is right up there with the very best. Artist Adam Haden from Cornwall is making a name for himself in the world of ‘truck art’ and he’s really excelled himself with this Battle of Hastings-themed DAF XF. The lucky owner of this masterpiece is Graham Poole, boss at Rochdale-based haulier Graham Poole Road Transport.

The new DAF XF 510 FTT is a 6x4 heavy-haulage machine with just about every box ticked on the options list. Although the truck is fully kitted-out in Kelsa light-bars, flashing beacons, air-horns and strobe lights, it’s the paint-job that’s the real talking point.

The base paint was applied

by Wyke Commercials in Irlam, including a two-lacquer finish on the chassis. Then, Adam Haden was let loose with his airbrushes and his imagination, and what a fantastic piece of work. The cost? A cool £20,000! (For those results, we think that’s money well spent – Ed.) So why 1066 and the Battle of Hastings? “Well, the new wagon is on a ’66-plate,” said Graham Poole, “and I wanted something to tie in with that. The reg. plate is TN 66 DAF, too. Adam has a real talent, and I really wanted him to showcase his skills on this one. I’m bowled over with the results,” he said, “the detail is just incredible.”

We asked Graham who the regular driver is, “Me!” he said emphatically. We’re not surprised, Graham, We wouldn’t let anyone near it, either! ●

• DAF XF 510 FTT • Super Space Cab • 6x4 tractor • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, 13-litres • Full DAF leather interior trim • MX Engine Brake • Light-bars, air-horns, flashing beacons – Kelsa • Paint – Wyke Commercials • Artwork – Adam Haden

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ow here’s paintjob on which you won’t want to see even a spec of dust. David G Davies’ sparkling, ice-white XF 510 Super Space Cab looks the business with ex-factory bling fitted courtesy of Tranz Tech in Wisbech.

This top-of-the-range XF 4x2 tractor, supplied

by F&G Commercials, is fitted out with full leather interior, a ‘fridge drawer and microwave. The truck will stop on a sixpence too, with a ZF Intarder and DAF’s MX Engine Brake.

The new unit is in the safe-keeping of 26-year-old driver, Vince Crowley. “The boss asked me which truck I’d like,” he said, “and I said ‘a new top-rated DAF XF, please’. He said ‘OK’ and here I am surrounded by luxury leather with 510bhp under my seat. I’m a very lucky boy!” (I wish we had a boss like that – Ed.) We caught up with company boss, Chris Davies: “I’m a great believer in keeping the drivers happy,” he said, “they’ll look after their truck and productivity will look after itself. Vince was like a kid in a sweet shop when we threw him the keys to the new XF.” The Glossop-based haulier now has nine DAFs on its fleet and is just awaiting delivery of a new 6x2 rear-lift rigid, again with a Super Space Cab – no expense spared for Davies’ drivers! ●

• DAF XF 510 FT • Super Space Cab • 4x2 tractor • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, 13-litres • Full DAF leather interior trim • DAF ZF Intarder, MX Engine Brake • Chequer-plate, boxed-in sections, top-lights and bull-bars – Tranz Tech • Paint – F&G Commercials

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Sparkle up!

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ow here’s paintjob on which you won’t want to see even a spec of dust. David G Davies’ sparkling, ice-white XF 510 Super Space Cab looks the business with ex-factory bling fitted courtesy of Tranz Tech in Wisbech.

This top-of-the-range XF 4x2 tractor, supplied

by F&G Commercials, is fitted out with full leather interior, a ‘fridge drawer and microwave. The truck will stop on a sixpence too, with a ZF Intarder and DAF’s MX Engine Brake.

The new unit is in the safe-keeping of 26-year-old driver, Vince Crowley. “The boss asked me which truck I’d like,” he said, “and I said ‘a new top-rated DAF XF, please’. He said ‘OK’ and here I am surrounded by luxury leather with 510bhp under my seat. I’m a very lucky boy!” (I wish we had a boss like that – Ed.) We caught up with company boss, Chris Davies: “I’m a great believer in keeping the drivers happy,” he said, “they’ll look after their truck and productivity will look after itself. Vince was like a kid in a sweet shop when we threw him the keys to the new XF.” The Glossop-based haulier now has nine DAFs on its fleet and is just awaiting delivery of a new 6x2 rear-lift rigid, again with a Super Space Cab – no expense spared for Davies’ drivers! ●

• DAF XF 510 FT • Super Space Cab • 4x2 tractor • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, 13-litres • Full DAF leather interior trim • DAF ZF Intarder, MX Engine Brake • Chequer-plate, boxed-in sections, top-lights and bull-bars – Tranz Tech • Paint – F&G Commercials

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Mouth-watering Hunger Games XF

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rtist Adam Haden has been at it again with yet another stunning example of his airbrushing skills. This beautiful DAF XF belongs to Barry Proctor Services and features exquisite rendering of characters from the Hunger Games trilogy of books and films.

We think the paint job is just mouth-watering!

The artwork was selected by driver Philip Bill, a 15-year stalwart of the Stoke-on-Trent haulier. Adam Haden was commissioned to • DAF XF 510 FTG undertake the project thanks to • Super Space Cab his uncanny ability to reproduce • 6x2 tractor photo-like faces. DAF Driver • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, Magazine wouldn’t disagree – 13-litres we’ve seen a lot of Adam’s work • Full DAF leather interior trim • MX Engine Brake and he gets likenesses spot-on • Light-bars Kelsa every time.

• Boxed-in sections – Tranz Adam spent a full 14-days in Tech his workshop before finishing • Artwork – Adam Haden what can only be described as a true masterpiece.

The Hunger Games DAF is a top-of-the-range XF 510 FTG six-wheel tractor, and joins 21 other DAFs in the 30-strong fleet. The company, which specialises in heavy loads of building materials, recently moved over to DAF as a result of Barry Proctor’s decision to ‘buy British’ – almost all right-hand-drive DAFs are, of course, built at Leyland Trucks in Lancashire.

Barry Proctor Services also has a DAF drawbar nearing delivery, and it too, will arrive via Adam Haden’s workshop. The artwork being prepared for this latest truck will be based on the TV series ‘Auf Wiedersehen Pet’.

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Mouth-watering Hunger Games XF

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rtist Adam Haden has been at it again with yet another stunning example of his airbrushing skills. This beautiful DAF XF belongs to Barry Proctor Services and features exquisite rendering of characters from the Hunger Games trilogy of books and films.

We think the paint job is just mouth-watering!

The artwork was selected by driver Philip Bill, a 15-year stalwart of the Stoke-on-Trent haulier. Adam Haden was commissioned to • DAF XF 510 FTG undertake the project thanks to • Super Space Cab his uncanny ability to reproduce • 6x2 tractor photo-like faces. DAF Driver • PACCAR MX-13, 510bhp, Magazine wouldn’t disagree – 13-litres we’ve seen a lot of Adam’s work • Full DAF leather interior trim • MX Engine Brake and he gets likenesses spot-on • Light-bars Kelsa every time.

• Boxed-in sections – Tranz Adam spent a full 14-days in Tech his workshop before finishing • Artwork – Adam Haden what can only be described as a true masterpiece.

The Hunger Games DAF is a top-of-the-range XF 510 FTG six-wheel tractor, and joins 21 other DAFs in the 30-strong fleet. The company, which specialises in heavy loads of building materials, recently moved over to DAF as a result of Barry Proctor’s decision to ‘buy British’ – almost all right-hand-drive DAFs are, of course, built at Leyland Trucks in Lancashire.

Barry Proctor Services also has a DAF drawbar nearing delivery, and it too, will arrive via Adam Haden’s workshop. The artwork being prepared for this latest truck will be based on the TV series ‘Auf Wiedersehen Pet’.

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Happy snappers!

Your DAF pictures – the best photos sent in from DAF drivers In the previous issue of DAF Driver magazine, we asked you to send in your top DAF snaps via Facebook or Twitter and out of the hundreds that were sent in by DAF drivers, we picked just eight to be featured on the DAF Blog (www.dafblog. co.uk) and DAF Driver Magazine.

Now we’re back with more DAF pics sent in by you, giving your truck its time to shine. So let’s take a look at our favourite DAF driver photos sent in… so far.

Send your pictures to us at www.facebook.com/DAFTrucksUK or on Twitter @DAFTrucksUK for your chance to be featured.

Kevin Parker – KP Horseboxes Ltd A long time DAF customer, Kevin Parker has been building horseboxes with the DAF chassis since 1999. In this snap we see two of Kevin’s horseboxes for the Scottish Police Mounted Unit.

Andy Woolley - F. Harrison & Son Ltd. Less than a year old, this DAF CF 370, owned by F. Harrison & Son Ltd. was sent in by Andy Woolley. The company operates a six vehicle fleet, with DAF making up four of the six.

Rob Dewsnap - Mark Thompson Transport Another DAF XF with all the trimmings. Sent in by Rob Dewsnap, who works as a night-time driver for Warrington based Mark Thompson Transport. This truck instantly caught our eye with its bright livery.

Barry Sutcliffe - Longs of Leeds There’s few things more exciting than a fleet of new DAF trucks, and over the next 10 weeks that’s exactly what Barry Sutcliffe from Longs of Leeds can look forward to as the first of 50 new DAFs arrive on site.

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Dave Goodier – Bay Freight “We’ll do anything to keep customers happy,” says Dave Goodier, who sent in this picture of his DAF XF sporting a new livery for Manchester based, Bay Freight, with custom lights and vintage DAF logo on the fuel tank.

David Lear - Owner Operator, Tarmac Central Next photo comes from David Lear, an Owner Operator for Tarmac Central. This impressive CF 370 6x4 tipper is David’s fourth new DAF which he brought in May last year for his specialised work carrying ultisphalt.

Russell Oliver - St Georges Removals & Storage Shipping Wars viewers may know Russell better as ‘The Pukka Trucker’.

Russell also drives for European removals company, St Georges Removals & Storage. He snapped this DAF XF in front of their Spanish base.

Stuart Pattinson - PRD Logistics & Storage Solutions Another DAF after dark, looking great with some internal and trailer lighting. Driver Stuart Patterson sent in this picture of his DAF XF which he drives for PRD Logistics & Storage Solutions.

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Happy snappers!

Your DAF pictures – the best photos sent in from DAF drivers In the previous issue of DAF Driver magazine, we asked you to send in your top DAF snaps via Facebook or Twitter and out of the hundreds that were sent in by DAF drivers, we picked just eight to be featured on the DAF Blog (www.dafblog. co.uk) and DAF Driver Magazine.

Now we’re back with more DAF pics sent in by you, giving your truck its time to shine. So let’s take a look at our favourite DAF driver photos sent in… so far.

Send your pictures to us at www.facebook.com/DAFTrucksUK or on Twitter @DAFTrucksUK for your chance to be featured.

Kevin Parker – KP Horseboxes Ltd A long time DAF customer, Kevin Parker has been building horseboxes with the DAF chassis since 1999. In this snap we see two of Kevin’s horseboxes for the Scottish Police Mounted Unit.

Andy Woolley - F. Harrison & Son Ltd. Less than a year old, this DAF CF 370, owned by F. Harrison & Son Ltd. was sent in by Andy Woolley. The company operates a six vehicle fleet, with DAF making up four of the six.

Rob Dewsnap - Mark Thompson Transport Another DAF XF with all the trimmings. Sent in by Rob Dewsnap, who works as a night-time driver for Warrington based Mark Thompson Transport. This truck instantly caught our eye with its bright livery.

Barry Sutcliffe - Longs of Leeds There’s few things more exciting than a fleet of new DAF trucks, and over the next 10 weeks that’s exactly what Barry Sutcliffe from Longs of Leeds can look forward to as the first of 50 new DAFs arrive on site.

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Dave Goodier – Bay Freight “We’ll do anything to keep customers happy,” says Dave Goodier, who sent in this picture of his DAF XF sporting a new livery for Manchester based, Bay Freight, with custom lights and vintage DAF logo on the fuel tank.

David Lear - Owner Operator, Tarmac Central Next photo comes from David Lear, an Owner Operator for Tarmac Central. This impressive CF 370 6x4 tipper is David’s fourth new DAF which he brought in May last year for his specialised work carrying ultisphalt.

Russell Oliver - St Georges Removals & Storage Shipping Wars viewers may know Russell better as ‘The Pukka Trucker’.

Russell also drives for European removals company, St Georges Removals & Storage. He snapped this DAF XF in front of their Spanish base.

Stuart Pattinson - PRD Logistics & Storage Solutions Another DAF after dark, looking great with some internal and trailer lighting. Driver Stuart Patterson sent in this picture of his DAF XF which he drives for PRD Logistics & Storage Solutions.

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By Richard Simpson

Why drivers should say no to self-employment

In assiciation with

Spot the difference

How many innocent people have to die before the Government does something about the scourge of what amounts to a modern-day bonded labour?

I

see him most afternoons when I’m walking the dog. There’s a passing space on one of the narrow country lanes near where I live in remote West Wales and in the mid-afternoon it is usually occupied by a Transit van bearing the livery of a well-known home delivery company.

The driver is slumped exhausted across the seats, dead to the world.

He, like thousands of others, is a small exploited cog in a very large machine. He’s a self-employed delivery contractor working in a market that is pretty much unregulated, to an extent that it is not only unethical but also downright dangerous, yet one that is used by many large companies that pride themselves on their ethics and safety.

Companies like a well-known supermarket I could mention. Just like pretty much any other company, it buys its transport services.

In June last year, a Crown Court judge questioned why a driver’s employer was not also in the dock when 31-year-old van driver Malkit Chaukria was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.

Delivering white goods for this supermarket, via contractor Gills Transport Ltd, he was regularly starting work at 2.30 am and ending his shift at between 7 and 8 pm.

On the return leg of a run which had taken Mr Chaukria and his driver’s mate Ahron Ryan down to the West Country, he fell asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz Sprinter on the M5 after 16 hours of work and driving and collided with an artic parked on the hard shoulder. Mr

“I know of one driver who scuffed a mirror.

Replacement mirror covers for his van can be obtained for 23 pounds, but his employer charged him 230 pounds” Ryan was killed instantly. Judge Michael Cullum said: “The hours you were expected to drive were utterly irresponsible and it is obvious to me that your employer bears a high degree of moral responsibility for what happened.

“You were trapped by a poorly paid job in exceptionally tiring conditions and the hours you were expected to drive were ludicrous.

“It is not for me to comment on the minimum wage that you and Mr Ryan were being paid for working ridiculously long hours and driving hundreds of miles each day, for, it must be said a modest payment.

“I presume that had you refused to work such long hours, which you should have done, then you would have lost your job.”

Some van driving jobs are little more than slave labour

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Chaukria was jailed for two years and four months. And this is not an isolated case.

Last December, another van driver from the West Midlands found himself facing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

Wednesbury man Stephen Clarke, aged 59, was before the High Court in Glasgow after he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his Sprinter, which was sub-contracted to UK Express Logistics. He had left Coventry at 1.20 am and fell asleep at the wheel when on the A74(M) near Lockerbie.

His van hit a car which was stopped on the hard shoulder with an overheating engine.

Driver Farzana Kousar was getting out of the vehicle’s passenger door when it was struck and she died of chest injuries.

He was jailed for two years.

A similar fatal crash involving the same company had taken place nearby just a month earlier and fatigue had been highlighted as a cause of that accident too.

So why do the drivers do it?

The reason is that they are often tricked into a modern form of bonded labour. They drive vans which they hire from their ‘employer’ at exorbitant rates (try £1,300 a month for a Sprinter which you can lease directly from Mercedes-Benz for about £1,000 or less) and are charged ridiculous amounts for spurious ‘damage’.

I know of one driver who scuffed a mirror.

Replacement mirror covers for his van can be obtained for £23, but his employer charged him £230. In fact, it appears that some business models are based on carrying parcels at cost and making profit from sub-contractors.

So, why do people do it?

Because, in the words of The Eagles’ song Hotel California: “You can check out any time, but you can never leave”. These companies fix their accounting system so you always owe them more than they owe you. Even taking a day off sick can see you fined £150.

Once you’ve started for them, you can hardly afford to live but you cannot afford to stop.

Most people reading this will have a Category C licence and hopefully will be able to find better work. But if you know anyone who is tempted by ‘self-employed’ van driving, do them a favour and talk them out of it.

DAF have supplied this handy multi-tool as a prize. Simply spot and mark clearly all the 4 differences on the images above. Once completed either cut out or photocopy and post to: DAF Driver Magazine, 4th Floor, 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 3QQ Closing date: June 9th, 2017

Name.................................................................................................................................................................................

Address......................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................. ..............................................................................................................

Post Code.......................................................

Telephone...................................................................................................................................................................

Email.................................................................................................................................................................................

Terms & Conditions: Not suitable for children under 14 years of age. The winner will be notified within 30 days of the closing date either by letter, telephone or email. All entrants will be placed in a hat and selected at random by a third party. No money alternative will be offered. The winner’s name and county will be displayed in the next issue of DAF Driver Magazine.

Spring issue winner - Nick King, Norfolk

Winners details will be displayed in the summer issue of DAF Driver Magazine

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By Richard Simpson

Why drivers should say no to self-employment

In assiciation with

Spot the difference

How many innocent people have to die before the Government does something about the scourge of what amounts to a modern-day bonded labour?

I

see him most afternoons when I’m walking the dog. There’s a passing space on one of the narrow country lanes near where I live in remote West Wales and in the mid-afternoon it is usually occupied by a Transit van bearing the livery of a well-known home delivery company.

The driver is slumped exhausted across the seats, dead to the world.

He, like thousands of others, is a small exploited cog in a very large machine. He’s a self-employed delivery contractor working in a market that is pretty much unregulated, to an extent that it is not only unethical but also downright dangerous, yet one that is used by many large companies that pride themselves on their ethics and safety.

Companies like a well-known supermarket I could mention. Just like pretty much any other company, it buys its transport services.

In June last year, a Crown Court judge questioned why a driver’s employer was not also in the dock when 31-year-old van driver Malkit Chaukria was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.

Delivering white goods for this supermarket, via contractor Gills Transport Ltd, he was regularly starting work at 2.30 am and ending his shift at between 7 and 8 pm.

On the return leg of a run which had taken Mr Chaukria and his driver’s mate Ahron Ryan down to the West Country, he fell asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz Sprinter on the M5 after 16 hours of work and driving and collided with an artic parked on the hard shoulder. Mr

“I know of one driver who scuffed a mirror.

Replacement mirror covers for his van can be obtained for 23 pounds, but his employer charged him 230 pounds” Ryan was killed instantly. Judge Michael Cullum said: “The hours you were expected to drive were utterly irresponsible and it is obvious to me that your employer bears a high degree of moral responsibility for what happened.

“You were trapped by a poorly paid job in exceptionally tiring conditions and the hours you were expected to drive were ludicrous.

“It is not for me to comment on the minimum wage that you and Mr Ryan were being paid for working ridiculously long hours and driving hundreds of miles each day, for, it must be said a modest payment.

“I presume that had you refused to work such long hours, which you should have done, then you would have lost your job.”

Some van driving jobs are little more than slave labour

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Chaukria was jailed for two years and four months. And this is not an isolated case.

Last December, another van driver from the West Midlands found himself facing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

Wednesbury man Stephen Clarke, aged 59, was before the High Court in Glasgow after he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his Sprinter, which was sub-contracted to UK Express Logistics. He had left Coventry at 1.20 am and fell asleep at the wheel when on the A74(M) near Lockerbie.

His van hit a car which was stopped on the hard shoulder with an overheating engine.

Driver Farzana Kousar was getting out of the vehicle’s passenger door when it was struck and she died of chest injuries.

He was jailed for two years.

A similar fatal crash involving the same company had taken place nearby just a month earlier and fatigue had been highlighted as a cause of that accident too.

So why do the drivers do it?

The reason is that they are often tricked into a modern form of bonded labour. They drive vans which they hire from their ‘employer’ at exorbitant rates (try £1,300 a month for a Sprinter which you can lease directly from Mercedes-Benz for about £1,000 or less) and are charged ridiculous amounts for spurious ‘damage’.

I know of one driver who scuffed a mirror.

Replacement mirror covers for his van can be obtained for £23, but his employer charged him £230. In fact, it appears that some business models are based on carrying parcels at cost and making profit from sub-contractors.

So, why do people do it?

Because, in the words of The Eagles’ song Hotel California: “You can check out any time, but you can never leave”. These companies fix their accounting system so you always owe them more than they owe you. Even taking a day off sick can see you fined £150.

Once you’ve started for them, you can hardly afford to live but you cannot afford to stop.

Most people reading this will have a Category C licence and hopefully will be able to find better work. But if you know anyone who is tempted by ‘self-employed’ van driving, do them a favour and talk them out of it.

DAF have supplied this handy multi-tool as a prize. Simply spot and mark clearly all the 4 differences on the images above. Once completed either cut out or photocopy and post to: DAF Driver Magazine, 4th Floor, 19 Capesthorne Drive, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 3QQ Closing date: June 9th, 2017

Name.................................................................................................................................................................................

Address......................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................. ..............................................................................................................

Post Code.......................................................

Telephone...................................................................................................................................................................

Email.................................................................................................................................................................................

Terms & Conditions: Not suitable for children under 14 years of age. The winner will be notified within 30 days of the closing date either by letter, telephone or email. All entrants will be placed in a hat and selected at random by a third party. No money alternative will be offered. The winner’s name and county will be displayed in the next issue of DAF Driver Magazine.

Spring issue winner - Nick King, Norfolk

Winners details will be displayed in the summer issue of DAF Driver Magazine

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special feature

Aussie DAFs on display

This striking FAD XF105 8x4 drawbar operated by IMMIX Integrated Metal Management pulls a six axle trailer and measures 27.5m from nose to tail. When it went on the road it was the first of its kind. It is powered by the 510hp 12.9l Euro 5 compliant MX engine coupled to a 16 speed AS Tronic gearbox and operates at up to 68 tonnes GTW carrying 45 tonnes of metal for recycling

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ike New Zealand, Australia has yet to mandate Euro 6 emissions for new vehicles and so Euro 5 LF, CF & XF models continue to be sold down-under.

Designed for the very different operating environments and up to 70 tonnes GCW many DAFs boast specifications not seen on DAFs in Europe.

These include Meritor single reduction double drive bogies on Airglide air suspension and sometimes the Eaton 18 speed manual gearbox, although the ZF 16 speed AS Tronic gearbox is proving a popular choice matched to the PACCAR MX 12.9 litre engine which is available with a maximum 510hp rating.

In the last issue we featured a stunning display of DAFs in New Zealand.

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This extra special horsebox is designed to transport thoroughbred and premium racehorses across Australia. When coupled to a 26m B-double trailer combination that can accommodate 23 horses in comfort, the horses on board can be worth up to 20 million Aussie dollars. The company’s DAFs, driven by professional horsemen, ferry dozens of horses to and from the west and east coasts, travelling up to 4,500 km, arguably the longest road trip for thoroughbreds anywhere in the world. The trucks average 1,100 km a day, stopping every four hours to rest the horses

The XF105 is available with the low roof comfort cab, as well as the Space and Super Space cab variants

Many of the Aussie DAFs feature the almost obligatory roo bar

An XF105 Super Space cab B-double

The latest LFs in Australia feature the same styling as their European counterparts, but retain Euro 5 engines

B-doubles can be up to 26 metres in overall length

A very nicely turned out CF85 6x4 car transporter

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special feature

Aussie DAFs on display

This striking FAD XF105 8x4 drawbar operated by IMMIX Integrated Metal Management pulls a six axle trailer and measures 27.5m from nose to tail. When it went on the road it was the first of its kind. It is powered by the 510hp 12.9l Euro 5 compliant MX engine coupled to a 16 speed AS Tronic gearbox and operates at up to 68 tonnes GTW carrying 45 tonnes of metal for recycling

L

ike New Zealand, Australia has yet to mandate Euro 6 emissions for new vehicles and so Euro 5 LF, CF & XF models continue to be sold down-under.

Designed for the very different operating environments and up to 70 tonnes GCW many DAFs boast specifications not seen on DAFs in Europe.

These include Meritor single reduction double drive bogies on Airglide air suspension and sometimes the Eaton 18 speed manual gearbox, although the ZF 16 speed AS Tronic gearbox is proving a popular choice matched to the PACCAR MX 12.9 litre engine which is available with a maximum 510hp rating.

In the last issue we featured a stunning display of DAFs in New Zealand.

Use the Ooh-AR app to see some hot action from Down Under 30 Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver

This extra special horsebox is designed to transport thoroughbred and premium racehorses across Australia. When coupled to a 26m B-double trailer combination that can accommodate 23 horses in comfort, the horses on board can be worth up to 20 million Aussie dollars. The company’s DAFs, driven by professional horsemen, ferry dozens of horses to and from the west and east coasts, travelling up to 4,500 km, arguably the longest road trip for thoroughbreds anywhere in the world. The trucks average 1,100 km a day, stopping every four hours to rest the horses

The XF105 is available with the low roof comfort cab, as well as the Space and Super Space cab variants

Many of the Aussie DAFs feature the almost obligatory roo bar

An XF105 Super Space cab B-double

The latest LFs in Australia feature the same styling as their European counterparts, but retain Euro 5 engines

B-doubles can be up to 26 metres in overall length

A very nicely turned out CF85 6x4 car transporter

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operator profile

Heavy metal Cheshire-based TW Bowler brings in new DAF XF 510 FTM heavy-haulage tractor to meet rising demand, writes Kevin Swallow

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ohn Bowler is the fourth generation of family-run transport company TW Bowler, a business that is more than 60 years old. He heads up the burgeoning heavy haulage side of the business and it’s his job to organise and move abnormal loads across the UK.

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Since joining the business six years ago the fleet of Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 (better known as STGO) has grown from one to represent more than half the fleet and account for half the business.

“More people are approaching the company to do heavier work,” he explains. The company runs a mixed fleet with an 8x4 250 tonner with a towing capacity acting as the company’s big hitter. It’s ably assisted by six other trucks rated at 180 tonnes, 150 tonnes, two 80 tonners and two rated at 65 tonnes.

To strengthen the fleet they took on an eighth STGO tractor unit, an ex-demonstrator from Leicester-based DAF Trucks Dealer Ford & Slater. The XF 510 FTM, with Marc Sadler behind the wheel, is an 8x4 twin-steer powered by the 12.9-litre MX13 engine producing 510hp and 2,500Nm torque from 1,000 to 1,425rpm. It has a 16-speed manual transmission.

“We were very impressed with the DAF when we had it on demo, and six months later we decided to buy it.

“We went for the DAF because it was a great truck throughout the time we had it on demo. We were very impressed with the layout, which is modern and looks smart. The axle spacing on the tractor unit is ideal for the weight distribution on our work.”

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operator profile

Heavy metal Cheshire-based TW Bowler brings in new DAF XF 510 FTM heavy-haulage tractor to meet rising demand, writes Kevin Swallow

J

ohn Bowler is the fourth generation of family-run transport company TW Bowler, a business that is more than 60 years old. He heads up the burgeoning heavy haulage side of the business and it’s his job to organise and move abnormal loads across the UK.

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Since joining the business six years ago the fleet of Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 (better known as STGO) has grown from one to represent more than half the fleet and account for half the business.

“More people are approaching the company to do heavier work,” he explains. The company runs a mixed fleet with an 8x4 250 tonner with a towing capacity acting as the company’s big hitter. It’s ably assisted by six other trucks rated at 180 tonnes, 150 tonnes, two 80 tonners and two rated at 65 tonnes.

To strengthen the fleet they took on an eighth STGO tractor unit, an ex-demonstrator from Leicester-based DAF Trucks Dealer Ford & Slater. The XF 510 FTM, with Marc Sadler behind the wheel, is an 8x4 twin-steer powered by the 12.9-litre MX13 engine producing 510hp and 2,500Nm torque from 1,000 to 1,425rpm. It has a 16-speed manual transmission.

“We were very impressed with the DAF when we had it on demo, and six months later we decided to buy it.

“We went for the DAF because it was a great truck throughout the time we had it on demo. We were very impressed with the layout, which is modern and looks smart. The axle spacing on the tractor unit is ideal for the weight distribution on our work.”

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operator profile

John Bowler: “DAF will be taken into consideration for our next purchase”

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We always service the vehicles before a job to reduce the chances of a mechanical failure and always go over-prepared because you never really know what challenges you will face

The vehicle was specified with a Super Space Cab, cab air suspension, fog and cornering lights, sky-lights and a copperbrown interior. Marc and his co-driver get to travel on heated and ventilated leather seats.

Another new addition to the fleet is the arrival of a secondhand German-built Scheuerle FlatCombi modular trailer. It

can be built to meet the requirements of a specific load and meet an increasing demand from customers to do more heavier work above 150 tonnes gross vehicle weight.

It’s the 25th trailer on the fleet that includes power-steering double extenders, vessel trailers, three beam-deck trailers and an array of low-loaders.

The low-platform FlatCombi trailer can be used as a semi-trailer but, more importantly, it brings the company into the drawbar and pull-push markets. John explains: “It is specialist work. The trailer is built in axle rows so you can build the trailer for the job.

“If you’re moving a bridge and it’s too high, you can build the trailer with the beams in the bed for it to sit down lower. Load height on the Scheuerle trailer can be set as low as 780mm. He adds: “This trailer has opened the door to getting more work – there aren’t many of these in the country.”

Transport was reintroduced in 1989

by John’s father Nick Bowler while his business partner Lyndsey Bowler ran the horse-riding equipment and animal feed shop at the farm, cattery and head office of TW Bowler Group.

Nick used an AEC Mammoth Major, which replaced a wagon and drag. He built the fleet up with a tractor and three-axle step-frame low-loader trailer to serve local customers. That led to a four-axle lowloader and then STGO work duly followed.

Nick successfully built the business moving plant, rail and farm machinery, and fabricated equipment.

Thomas William Bowler originally started the business that bears his name in 1950 from Offerton, near Stockport, Greater Manchester. Transport went hand-inhand with agriculture at Shady Oak Farm

Heavy haulage isn’t a just-in-time industry – organising an abnormal load can take months transferring cattle to a slaughterhouse in New Mills, Derbyshire. After the abattoir was sold off, transport tailed off and his son John Bowler (John’s grandfather), concentrated on farming.

Nick was more interested in equipment than farming and did repairs and bought and sold plant, machinery and vehicles, as well as moving the equipment for himself and his customers.

“My dad would buy something and occasionally it didn’t work so he had to get it on the truck to get it home. He’d go fully-prepared and we continue to follow that example today.

“We always service the vehicles before a job to reduce the chances of a mechanical failure and always go over-prepared because you never really know what challenges you will face,” he says, and it’s a hands-on philosophy that exists today.

After leaving school, John started an apprenticeship as an HGV Technician with Scania Dealer West Pennine Trucks. After any shift he’d usually be found in the yard, so it was no surprise that he joined fulltime in 2011 once he was fully qualified.

“The first thing I moved when I joined fulltime was an 85-tonne crane. Things have just progressed,” he recalls.

Heavy haulage isn’t a just-in-time industry – organising an abnormal load can take months. He’ll devise and present the customer with a plan to get an object

moved/lifted and loaded onto the right trailer. Nothing can be overlooked, he says, because it might come back to haunt the job when the wheels start rolling.

“It might appear that the route could be ‘turn off the motorway and head down the road for five miles and turn left’, but there might be a weight restriction on a bridge so you have to go around it and that might add 40 miles to the journey.

“Street furniture might have to be moved, so the company needs to approach the local council to organise removal, a tight corner might be accessible with independent steering on the trailer to get the trailer around; one building might project over the road on a narrow street making the entire route unsuitable.

“You do everything you can to get around a parked car if it’s in the way. If there is definitely no way of getting around, the team might see that they can manually steer the trailer across to kick it out to try and make the corner. It’s this sort of problem solving the lads do all the time. It is never a drama or an issue, you just sort it out.”

An STGO movement order is set in stone.

There is no contingency route or skirting around via another road or shortcut.

He adds: “You have got to run on the movement order – you know the route, you know your set speed limit so sometimes you just have to wait.” ● Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver 35

operator profile

John Bowler: “DAF will be taken into consideration for our next purchase”

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We always service the vehicles before a job to reduce the chances of a mechanical failure and always go over-prepared because you never really know what challenges you will face

The vehicle was specified with a Super Space Cab, cab air suspension, fog and cornering lights, sky-lights and a copperbrown interior. Marc and his co-driver get to travel on heated and ventilated leather seats.

Another new addition to the fleet is the arrival of a secondhand German-built Scheuerle FlatCombi modular trailer. It

can be built to meet the requirements of a specific load and meet an increasing demand from customers to do more heavier work above 150 tonnes gross vehicle weight.

It’s the 25th trailer on the fleet that includes power-steering double extenders, vessel trailers, three beam-deck trailers and an array of low-loaders.

The low-platform FlatCombi trailer can be used as a semi-trailer but, more importantly, it brings the company into the drawbar and pull-push markets. John explains: “It is specialist work. The trailer is built in axle rows so you can build the trailer for the job.

“If you’re moving a bridge and it’s too high, you can build the trailer with the beams in the bed for it to sit down lower. Load height on the Scheuerle trailer can be set as low as 780mm. He adds: “This trailer has opened the door to getting more work – there aren’t many of these in the country.”

Transport was reintroduced in 1989

by John’s father Nick Bowler while his business partner Lyndsey Bowler ran the horse-riding equipment and animal feed shop at the farm, cattery and head office of TW Bowler Group.

Nick used an AEC Mammoth Major, which replaced a wagon and drag. He built the fleet up with a tractor and three-axle step-frame low-loader trailer to serve local customers. That led to a four-axle lowloader and then STGO work duly followed.

Nick successfully built the business moving plant, rail and farm machinery, and fabricated equipment.

Thomas William Bowler originally started the business that bears his name in 1950 from Offerton, near Stockport, Greater Manchester. Transport went hand-inhand with agriculture at Shady Oak Farm

Heavy haulage isn’t a just-in-time industry – organising an abnormal load can take months transferring cattle to a slaughterhouse in New Mills, Derbyshire. After the abattoir was sold off, transport tailed off and his son John Bowler (John’s grandfather), concentrated on farming.

Nick was more interested in equipment than farming and did repairs and bought and sold plant, machinery and vehicles, as well as moving the equipment for himself and his customers.

“My dad would buy something and occasionally it didn’t work so he had to get it on the truck to get it home. He’d go fully-prepared and we continue to follow that example today.

“We always service the vehicles before a job to reduce the chances of a mechanical failure and always go over-prepared because you never really know what challenges you will face,” he says, and it’s a hands-on philosophy that exists today.

After leaving school, John started an apprenticeship as an HGV Technician with Scania Dealer West Pennine Trucks. After any shift he’d usually be found in the yard, so it was no surprise that he joined fulltime in 2011 once he was fully qualified.

“The first thing I moved when I joined fulltime was an 85-tonne crane. Things have just progressed,” he recalls.

Heavy haulage isn’t a just-in-time industry – organising an abnormal load can take months. He’ll devise and present the customer with a plan to get an object

moved/lifted and loaded onto the right trailer. Nothing can be overlooked, he says, because it might come back to haunt the job when the wheels start rolling.

“It might appear that the route could be ‘turn off the motorway and head down the road for five miles and turn left’, but there might be a weight restriction on a bridge so you have to go around it and that might add 40 miles to the journey.

“Street furniture might have to be moved, so the company needs to approach the local council to organise removal, a tight corner might be accessible with independent steering on the trailer to get the trailer around; one building might project over the road on a narrow street making the entire route unsuitable.

“You do everything you can to get around a parked car if it’s in the way. If there is definitely no way of getting around, the team might see that they can manually steer the trailer across to kick it out to try and make the corner. It’s this sort of problem solving the lads do all the time. It is never a drama or an issue, you just sort it out.”

An STGO movement order is set in stone.

There is no contingency route or skirting around via another road or shortcut.

He adds: “You have got to run on the movement order – you know the route, you know your set speed limit so sometimes you just have to wait.” ● Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver 35

Meet Mandy

Believe me, when I say I took no prisoners, if they didn’t cut the mustard they were out!

The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles, and is also home to the DAF Driver Programme

Savvy drivers not only use fuel more efficiently, they also have a far easier time behind the wheel

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paramount importance and savvy drivers not only use fuel more efficiently they also have a far easier time behind the wheel.

This, though, can only happen if drivers are given the correct information – and this needs to be done sooner rather than later. This is where my team come in. All have completed a number of training courses and were tested to within an inch of their lives here at the DAF Academy before undertaking a final assessment to gain DAF Dealer Driver Trainer status and, believe me, when I say I took no prisoners – if they didn’t cut the mustard they

Mandy Wannerton is Driver Trainer for DAF Trucks

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The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set-up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles

trainers but the last 12 months have been especially busy but rewarding, as I have had the pleasure of working to develop a team of guys from the DAF Dealer Network. Truck technology never stands still and with constant product enhancements, DAF and the network decided to enhance the size of capability of the driver training team to meet customer needs across the country – and, with a few exceptions, most of the new trainers have been promoted from within.

The need to operate vehicles as efficiently and safely as possible is, as we all know, of

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s well as accompanying the UK’s leading transport journalists when they put the latest DAF trucks to the test, I spend much of my time with driver trainers ensuring that they have the information and training tools to support and inform their own drivers. OK, we all know training can be a dirty word for some but, dirty or not, training/driver development/ career enhancement or whatever you want to call it, is now accepted (albeit sometimes reluctantly) as a key part of a driver’s career.

The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles, and is also home to the DAF Driver Programme; a range of training courses to meet a range of training needs whether for regular drivers or company trainers. This programme is all about improving driver performance – compliance, safety and efficiency.

Much of the training I carry out at the DAF Academy is to our customers’

All have completed a number of training courses and were tested to within an inch of their lives at the DAF Academy

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The DAF Dealer Driver Training Team - the best in the business

were out! And I got to keep their Yorkie! If you think X-Factor is brutal, it was nothing compared to what these guys had to go through. Now thanks to their commitment and training they don’t just talk the talk, they can walk the walk too!

The DAF Dealer Driver Trainers are there to pass on their knowledge; sometimes all that’s needed to make a great truck even better or your day that little bit easier are small changes. Our guys can make sure you have the right information. Okay, they can’t do anything about your workload or traffic conditions, but they can help you have an easier time behind the wheel. After all, knowledge is power and with that knowledge comes….. lower fuel consumption, higher vehicle availability, lower operational costs, higher return per kilometre and lower environmental impact but, most importantly, a more relaxed you! ● Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver 37

Meet Mandy

Believe me, when I say I took no prisoners, if they didn’t cut the mustard they were out!

The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles, and is also home to the DAF Driver Programme

Savvy drivers not only use fuel more efficiently, they also have a far easier time behind the wheel

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paramount importance and savvy drivers not only use fuel more efficiently they also have a far easier time behind the wheel.

This, though, can only happen if drivers are given the correct information – and this needs to be done sooner rather than later. This is where my team come in. All have completed a number of training courses and were tested to within an inch of their lives here at the DAF Academy before undertaking a final assessment to gain DAF Dealer Driver Trainer status and, believe me, when I say I took no prisoners – if they didn’t cut the mustard they

Mandy Wannerton is Driver Trainer for DAF Trucks

RA

36 DAF Driver // Show special 2017

The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set-up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles

trainers but the last 12 months have been especially busy but rewarding, as I have had the pleasure of working to develop a team of guys from the DAF Dealer Network. Truck technology never stands still and with constant product enhancements, DAF and the network decided to enhance the size of capability of the driver training team to meet customer needs across the country – and, with a few exceptions, most of the new trainers have been promoted from within.

The need to operate vehicles as efficiently and safely as possible is, as we all know, of

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s well as accompanying the UK’s leading transport journalists when they put the latest DAF trucks to the test, I spend much of my time with driver trainers ensuring that they have the information and training tools to support and inform their own drivers. OK, we all know training can be a dirty word for some but, dirty or not, training/driver development/ career enhancement or whatever you want to call it, is now accepted (albeit sometimes reluctantly) as a key part of a driver’s career.

The DAF Academy at Thame is fully set up with a technical training workshop, classrooms and vehicles, and is also home to the DAF Driver Programme; a range of training courses to meet a range of training needs whether for regular drivers or company trainers. This programme is all about improving driver performance – compliance, safety and efficiency.

Much of the training I carry out at the DAF Academy is to our customers’

All have completed a number of training courses and were tested to within an inch of their lives at the DAF Academy

D

The DAF Dealer Driver Training Team - the best in the business

were out! And I got to keep their Yorkie! If you think X-Factor is brutal, it was nothing compared to what these guys had to go through. Now thanks to their commitment and training they don’t just talk the talk, they can walk the walk too!

The DAF Dealer Driver Trainers are there to pass on their knowledge; sometimes all that’s needed to make a great truck even better or your day that little bit easier are small changes. Our guys can make sure you have the right information. Okay, they can’t do anything about your workload or traffic conditions, but they can help you have an easier time behind the wheel. After all, knowledge is power and with that knowledge comes….. lower fuel consumption, higher vehicle availability, lower operational costs, higher return per kilometre and lower environmental impact but, most importantly, a more relaxed you! ● Show Special 2017 // DAF Driver 37

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A 1:50 scale DAF XF 460 Euro 6 (6x2, tag axle) skirted rigid truck with two-axle skirted draw bar trailer, is currently available through scale model specialist Search Impex.

Customised in the anniversary livery of the Scottish removals specialist Richard Healey Removals, the model has been produced exclusively for Search Impex by WSI Collectibles. This is a certificated Limited Edition (175 pieces) and has been commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the company.

The DAF marque was chosen as the company’s flagship anniversary vehicle, which joined the fleet (totaling 15 commercial vehicles) in July 2015.

The Big DAF drawbar has become something of an internet sensation – on its first ever trip to Ireland, it appeared on social media every day during the journey.

Although sometimes used as a solo rigid vehicle for domestic and commercial jobs, the benefit of the draw bar trailer means the DAF does away with the need for two vehicles on long distance jobs – where it turns many a head as it travels throughout the UK & Europe.

This eye-catching DAF is available from Search Impex, priced at £186 (including UK delivery & VAT).

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How do you know if you have suffered a stroke?

What is a stroke?

A stroke is mainly caused by

may not be able to lift their arms ● Speech – the speech may be

either a bleed or a clot in the blood vessels of the brain.

slurred or they may not be able to speak at all

Subsequently, the blood cannot carry oxygen and other nutrients

● Time – It is time to dial 999!!!

to the affected part of the brain.

When this occurs, certain

What do you do if you think you or someone next to you has a

functions of the body dysfunction and time is of the essence. A

stroke?

Call 999! If you tell them that you

stroke can potentially be fatal and early recognition can be life-saving.

think a stroke has happened an ambulance will be sent urgently.

The reason being that in hospital

How do you recognise a stroke?

they have a window period to find out if the stroke is a clot or

A stroke can manifest in different ways but classically it displays

a bleed.

If it is a clot they may be able

Truck drivers are at high risk of strokes

as weakness on one side of the body. This can be of the arms, legs or even the face.

An easy way to remember this is FAST: ● Face – the face may droop to one side; they may not be able to smile properly ● Arms – a person with a stroke

to bust the clot with medication and the person will have a much higher chance of getting their function back.

If it is a bleed they may need brain surgery.

brain is the most common cause of a stroke. This occurs by fatty deposits in the vessels eventually resulting in a blockage. The causes of this are: ● Obesity and high cholesterol ● Diabetes ● Uncontrolled high blood pressure ● Smoking ● Excessive alcohol ● Atrial fibrillation (irregular

What causes a stroke?

A clot in the blood vessels of the

As an HGV driver difficult lifestyle regimes can put you in danger of many of the above risk factors.

Therefore, it is extremely important to live a healthy lifestyle

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heartbeat) ● Family history.

The second most common cause of a stroke is a bleed in the blood vessels of the brain.

The main risk factor to this is high blood pressure, which

weakens the vessel walls and in time can burst, resulting in a bleed. The causes of high blood pressure are: ● Obesity and high cholesterol ● High salt diet ● Smoking ● Excessive alcohol ● Stress ● Excessive caffeine ● Family history As an HGV driver difficult lifestyle regimes can put you in danger of many of the above risk factors.

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DAF XF 460 Euro 6: it’s a model of excellence!

A 1:50 scale DAF XF 460 Euro 6 (6x2, tag axle) skirted rigid truck with two-axle skirted draw bar trailer, is currently available through scale model specialist Search Impex.

Customised in the anniversary livery of the Scottish removals specialist Richard Healey Removals, the model has been produced exclusively for Search Impex by WSI Collectibles. This is a certificated Limited Edition (175 pieces) and has been commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the company.

The DAF marque was chosen as the company’s flagship anniversary vehicle, which joined the fleet (totaling 15 commercial vehicles) in July 2015.

The Big DAF drawbar has become something of an internet sensation – on its first ever trip to Ireland, it appeared on social media every day during the journey.

Although sometimes used as a solo rigid vehicle for domestic and commercial jobs, the benefit of the draw bar trailer means the DAF does away with the need for two vehicles on long distance jobs – where it turns many a head as it travels throughout the UK & Europe.

This eye-catching DAF is available from Search Impex, priced at £186 (including UK delivery & VAT).

For details of availability of this and other models, collectors can visit the Search Impex website at www.search-impex.co.uk or call on 01332 873555

* When you book online, or £51 if you book by telephone on 0845 1221 828 Further promotional are available - check out our website for details when you book online 5% discount for all CVDriver readers,discounts just enter the promotional code CVDRIVER12 18 CVDriver April 2017 Untitled-6 1 38 DAF Driver // Show special 2017

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So if there’s a specific part, tool or accessory you’re looking for, just talk to your dealer.

They’re fully trained in using our state-of-the-art parts identification systems, including COLLECTiX, and are experts at finding you exactly what you need.

The TRP range covers new and exchange parts (where applicable) is all of the following parts groups, so call your dealer for pricing and availability details.

LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE TRP RANGE

A XLE S TE E R I N G & SUSPENSION B R AK I N G AI R B R AK E CHA S S I S & B O DY

AIR BRAKING A diverse range of parts, including valves (solenoid, levelling, load sensing and multicircuit protection) and air dryer cartridges.

TO O L S & CO N S U MA B L E S Everything you need for the workshop, including hi-vis clothing, spill control, electrical and cleaning products.

LI G HTI N G E LEC TR I C AL SAFE T Y & WO R KS H O P

TE X ACO LU B R I C ANTS B R A K E FR IC T IO N

Air bellows and shock absorbers manufactured by trusted brands.

A comprehensive range of drums, shoes, slack adjusters and spring brakes.

TACH O D R IVE B E LTS M I R RO RS BAT TE R I E S

BRAKI NG

CLU TCH E S

Top quality calipers, discs and pads to fit all marques of truck.

An extensive range of clutch covers, drive and intermediate plates, bearings and full clutch kits.

A I R TA N K S

TRP BR AKE CALIPERS

C LUTC H E S

DR I VE B E LTS

MI R R O R S

A full range of drive belts to fit all marques of truck.

Driver and passenger mirrors, with options including heated, manual or electronic adjustment.

TO O L S & CO N S U MAB LE S

S USPE NSI ON

MEI SLACK ADJUSTERS FOR TRUCK & BUS

FI LTR ATI O N WI P E R B L AD E S

B R ITA X B E ACO N S

TA I L L I F T PA R T S Genuine tail lift parts for all major applications

T E XACO LU B R I CA N TS

TACHO

High quality heavy duty engine oils, gear and axle oils, transmission fluids, coolants and greases sourced from Texaco.

Many are available in bulk.

As well as a range of tachograph products, your dealer can provide installation, service, repairs and recalibration.

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