Leyland Trucks: half million vehicle production milestone
Leyland Trucks, the UK-based manufacturer of the full range of DAF trucks, has celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle. The milestone truck – a 16-tonne GVW DAF LF 210 – was handed over to customer Minoli at a special production line ceremony.
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DAF XF, XG and XG⁺ Awarded International Truck of the Year 2022
DAF’s new generation of trucks for long distance haulage has been crowned ‘International Truck of the Year 2022’. “The XF, XG and XG⁺ set a new industry benchmark in efficiency, safety and driver comfort”, the jury stated after an extensive series of tests. The prestigious award was handed over at the Solutrans truck & transport exhibition in Lyon, France. DAF was also honoured the ‘2022 Truck Innovation Award’ for its XF Innovation Truck with a hydrogen combustion engine.
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DAF ‘earns its way’ into VR Cargo’s fleet
Having taken delivery of 10 DAF XF 480 trucks in September this year, leading Mpumalanga-based mining logistics company, VR Cargo, has received a further 35 units as part of its 80-truck deal with Babcock.
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