The DAF LF 7.5 tonne model will be one of the first Euro 6 compliant trucks in the Royal Mail fleet and is the latest of more than 700 PACCAR bodied vehicles which have been supplied to the UK’s postal service.
Leyland Truck’s in-house bodybuilding capability gives DAF the ability to offer its customers a complete vehicle which fully complies with (WVTA) regulations. These came into effect last year for vehicle manufacturers but will not apply to the vehicle bodybuilding industry until October.
DAF LF vehicles equipped with PACCAR bodies built exclusively in the UK by Leyland Trucks are now being sold in all EU member states without the need to meet EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulations in individual countries.
Outside the UK the body being sold is the advanced aerodynamic Aerobody which is designed to enhance fuel consumption and is also available in the UK. According to Leyland, the Aerobody has shown fuel savings of 5% in real operating conditions and up to 8% when the vehicle is running at normal cruising speed of 53 mph compared to a conventional body.
Ron Augustyn, Leyland Trucks managing director, commented: ‘Our ability to produce PACCAR bodies in-house can significantly reduce delivery lead times. From the first part of the production process, where we assemble the truck chassis, to a finished vehicle coming off the line fully bodied, painted, lettered and ready for the road can take as little as 24 hours.
‘In the case of the trucks we are building and bodying for Royal Mail, we complete the vehicle, livery it, organise its registration and taxation and deliver it direct to a designated depot where it immediately enters service.’
‘This puts DAF well ahead of the game in terms of being able to provide our customers with a vehicle that in its entirety is built to the exacting quality standards for which Leyland Trucks is renowned and which fully meets WVTA requirements,’ added Ray Ashworth, MD of DAF Trucks.
The vehicle being handed over to Royal Mail is a 7.5 tonne LF model fitted with a 5.15 metre long box body and a cantilever tail-lift. Power is from the 4.5 litre, four-cylinder PACCAR PX-5 Euro 6 engine rated at 112 kW (152 bhp) and which is Euro 6 emissions compliant.
The LF model has been completely renewed in line with DAF’s Euro 6 product line-up. Designed and built exclusively at Leyland for DAF, the model last year accounted for 42% of sales in this important sector of the market.
The DAF LF 7.5 tonne model will be one of the first Euro 6 compliant trucks in the Royal Mail fleet and is the latest of more than 700 PACCAR bodied vehicles which have been supplied to the UK’s postal service.
Leyland Truck’s in-house bodybuilding capability gives DAF the ability to offer its customers a complete vehicle which fully complies with (WVTA) regulations. These came into effect last year for vehicle manufacturers but will not apply to the vehicle bodybuilding industry until October.
DAF LF vehicles equipped with PACCAR bodies built exclusively in the UK by Leyland Trucks are now being sold in all EU member states without the need to meet EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulations in individual countries.
Outside the UK the body being sold is the advanced aerodynamic Aerobody which is designed to enhance fuel consumption and is also available in the UK. According to Leyland, the Aerobody has shown fuel savings of 5% in real operating conditions and up to 8% when the vehicle is running at normal cruising speed of 53 mph compared to a conventional body.
Ron Augustyn, Leyland Trucks managing director, commented: ‘Our ability to produce PACCAR bodies in-house can significantly reduce delivery lead times. From the first part of the production process, where we assemble the truck chassis, to a finished vehicle coming off the line fully bodied, painted, lettered and ready for the road can take as little as 24 hours.
‘In the case of the trucks we are building and bodying for Royal Mail, we complete the vehicle, livery it, organise its registration and taxation and deliver it direct to a designated depot where it immediately enters service.’
‘This puts DAF well ahead of the game in terms of being able to provide our customers with a vehicle that in its entirety is built to the exacting quality standards for which Leyland Trucks is renowned and which fully meets WVTA requirements,’ added Ray Ashworth, MD of DAF Trucks.
The vehicle being handed over to Royal Mail is a 7.5 tonne LF model fitted with a 5.15 metre long box body and a cantilever tail-lift. Power is from the 4.5 litre, four-cylinder PACCAR PX-5 Euro 6 engine rated at 112 kW (152 bhp) and which is Euro 6 emissions compliant.
The highly successful LF model has been completely renewed in line with DAF’s Euro 6 product line-up. Designed and built exclusively at Leyland for DAF, the LF accounted for 42% of sales in the light/medium weight truck sector last year.