January 10, 2012, Bellevue, Washington – PACCAR held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new DAF assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, Brasil on January 9, 2012. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Paraná Governor Beto Richa, was attended by state and local officials, supplier partners, key transport companies and other business and educational leaders. “This new DAF assembly facility is a strategically important development for ...

To extend its leading position in the field of fuel efficiency and low operating costs even further, DAF is introducing a significant number of innovations to the successful 12.9 litre PACCAR MX engine. New pistons, optimised fuel injection and a unique, fully encapsulated exhaust manifold unit ensure substantially lower fuel consumption and ...

DAF Trucks has joined an elite group of UK companies and organisations supporting the provision of apprenticeships for young people.   The UK’s leading truck maker has just become one of the top 100 ‘Apprenticeship Employers’ under a joint initiative by the National Apprenticeship Service and ...

We are delighted that George Noble our Apprentice HGV Technician at Heathrow DAF has been selected as a finalist in this years award programme. The Criteria used for selection was: - General conduct (report information) - College Assignment contents and punctuality - End test results - NVQ Portfolio progress The final will take place at City of Bristol College on Wednesday 26th October 2011.   We wish George the best of ...

We recently delivered a new FASCF85.460 Space Cab to VDL Container system in Eindhoven, Holland at the request of our customer, Pearce Recycling. Rob Pearce already has one on the road and was keen to see what VDL could offer as an alternative supplier. The truck was “fully loaded”, with metallic paint, side collars, sunvisor, 9 ton front axle, MX engine brake, skylights, foglights, ...

Morgan Elliott Ltd has now expanded their Used Truck Sales operation to include HTC Heathrow, Reading & Oxford. We now sell All Makes of Used Trucks and will also buy Quality Used Trucks from 2007 onwards. We are continually updating our Used Truck Stock on our websites, so why not take a look!! If you cant find what your looking for on the website, why not give us a call and we may be able to help further with your Used Vehicle search. Please give us a call today ...

The DAFcheck maintenance records system continues to assist road transport operators and technicians improve access to,and retention of, service and maintenance records averaging some 4000 inspection records every week, having just passed 280,000 inspections since launch.   ...

In what was the lowest UK truck market over 6.0 tonnes, Daf Trucks says it held market leadership for the 16th straight year. The firm took 23.8% of that market, 31% more than its nearest competitor. Its share of the light (6-15t) market was 33.5% and it took 20.4% of the heavy (over 15t) market. Daf's volumes at 7.5 tonnes were 50% more than its nearest competitor and its 45.6% share of the 7.6-12t sector is another record. And in what looks like a sign of the Type Approval-driven changes ahead for the ...

The Commercial Vehicle Show is back in full after a two year absence. DAF Trucks have confirmed that it will be exhibiting at this year's CV Show, which is taking place at Birmingham's NEC on 12-14 April. From April 12 to 14, the entire road freight transport business will be on display at the NEC Birmingham, from heavy trucks and trailers to light vans and specialist vehicles. And to ensure ...

LONDON LEZ DEADLINE: 3 JANUARY 2012 As I am sure you are aware the London LEZ requirements for motor vehicles will change as of the above date to a minimum engine emissions rating of EURO 4. Therefore, any Euro 3  vehicle generally registered prior to October 05 will be penalised to a maximum of £200 per day. ...

Leading sheet materials supplier Richard Russell Panels have taken delivery of their latest DAF FALF45.160 7.5t. The latest vehicle continues a 16 Year established relationship between the Morgan Elliott Group & Richard Russell Panels.The truck has been supplied & will be maintained by Morgan Elliott DAF and financed by our in house contract hire company DGC Ltd. ...

HTC Group have come out on top of the retail registration report generated by Paccar Financial for the 2010 calendar year. HTC Heathrow, Luton, Park Royal, Reading and Oxford registered 462 retail trucks in 2010 putting us firmly in top spot at DAF, whilst the Aftersales department came second in the country with a DAF R&M portfolio of 661 contracts placing in second place in the DAF network. A fantastic result in what proved to be a difficult year for most other dealers. ...

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I am pleased to announce that the purchase of Morgan Elliott Ltd & DGC Ltd has been completed today, Thursday 2nd September 2010. It gives me great pleasure on behalf of Ballyvesey Holdings to welcome all employees at Belvedere & Croydon to the HTC Group. Colin & Roger are to retire from the business, together they have built a superb business with similar ethos to our own, they can be sure their business is in safe hands. I wish them well in their future ...

In-Excess Removals has continued to expand its fleet by taking receipt of a new ‘state of the art’ removal truck that will help the company cope with the extra overnight stays it now needs to accommodate. Being mindful of the need to comply with the rules for the new Low Emissions Zone for London, the company has been updating its 11 strong fleet in recent years. Last year, when ...

With the Operators Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system used by VOSA becoming even more important and affecting O Licences, the recording and retrieval of vehicle maintenance records is increasingly critical for truck operators. Now DAF has developed DAFcheck, its own in house web-based system for recording the inspection and service history of trucks, and it has made it available free-of-charge to operators. It has also opened up the service to other marques, making it ideal ...

It was only 15 years ago when Steve Yates, the Managing Director of In~Excess Removals Ltd, started the business with one truck. It was his intention to add quality to the local removals market in Hemel Hempstead, at the same time as giving the customer a “value for money” deal. He had the vision to anticipate that the recession of the early 90’s would eventually run its course, and that the economy would slowly revive after its low point in the winter of 1991/92. Steve thought ...

From 340 to more than 60,000 articles Within the framework of the ‘One Stop Shop’ strategy, in which the haulier can find everything for his entire fleet at one location, PACCAR Parts introduced its Truck and Trailer Parts programme (TRP) in 1994. In the last fifteen years, this programme has expanded into the most professional and market leading range of universal parts for all makes of trucks and ...