16 December 2020
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Culina Group has taken delivery of 134 new Volvo FH 460 6×2 tractor units with Globetrotter cabs following a trial.
They will be used to deliver food and drink products seven days a week, will cover between 150,000km and 260,000km per annum, and are expected to remain in service for three years.
The trucks, which join the company’s fleet of 2,400 commercial vehicles, were supplied by Hartshorne Motor Services on a Volvo Financial Services operating lease, and include the manufacturer’s Gold Contract R&M package, which “guarantees the best possible uptime” and includes access to its dealer network.
They include Volvo’s Dynafleet telematics system and its long-haul fuel package.
“We opted for Volvo after comparing the FH closely against equivalent vehicles from most of the other major manufacturers,” said fleet director Mark Matkin. “As well as being the most competitive on fuel, the Globetrotter cab scored highly for driver comfort.
“We have changed from 500hp to 460hp for this order. We have also gone for a medium height chassis and removed the external sun visor to further improve the aerodynamics. All these points add up to the new FHs being incredibly fuel efficient.”
The 200,000th DAF LF has rolled out of Paccar’s Leyland factory
15 December 2020Will ShiersProduct
EVTS has taken delivery of the 200,000th DAF LF to be assembled at Paccar’s Leyland factory.
The LF City 170 7.5-tonner, which is fitted with Paccar’s curtain-sided bodywork, is part of a fleet order for EVTS that includes two further LFs, two CF tractor units and four XF tractors with Super Space Cabs. This takes the number of DAFs on the Blackpool-based haulier’s 35-strong truck fleet to 32.
“We are, of course, very proud to have reached this important landmark in the history of not only the LF product, but also of Leyland Trucks,” said Leyland Trucks MD Brennan Gourdie, “The milestone represents the excellent characteristics of the truck itself and is also a reflection of the industry-leading quality of our 1,000 dedicated employees who deliver to our world-wide customers every day.”
The delivery coincides with the news that DAF will finish the year with a record-breaking 32.5% share of the UK truck market. Its previous record was 30.5%, which was achieved in 2019.
