
Supplied by Norwich DAF dealer, Ford & Slater, Rory J Holbrook has taken delivery of the first two of 12 new DAF XDC 450 8x4 tippers. The first ones feature PPG insulated bodies and Edbro tipping gear.
The order was placed to expand the company’s fleet to more than 120 vehicles after securing a new contract. Holbrook will use these tippers to supply aggregates to Aggregate Industries for the Sizewell C project and to Associated Asphalt for major new developments at Heathrow Airport. This now means 70 percent of Holbrook’s fleet comprises DAF vehicles.
Rory Holbrook, MD, said: “We’ve always had DAF embedded in our fleet, and I go back a long way with the brand. I had a Leyland Constructor before DAF even had an established presence in the UK!
“We remain very loyal to the DAF brand because they build outstanding trucks and, arguably more importantly, because of the service support. Back-up from DAF and from Ford & Slater is first rate and ultra-reliable.”
The vehicles will be looked after at Holbrook’s own Attleborough Service Centre. The new trucks feature 11-litre 450hp engines and are DAF’s double-drive ‘FAD’ rear bogie. The latest additions join Holbrook’s DAF XF 6x2 tractor units and a XG+ tractor unit. Four years ago the firm was also the first in the UK to put CF 410 rear-steer 8x4 ‘FAW’ with sleeper cabs into service.
So far, Holbrook drivers have praised the new XDCs for good direct vision, a better specification and they were impressed with the comfort of the sleeper cab. Holbrook said: “I’m thrilled with the reaction from our drivers. They’re over the moon with them, in fact. Drivers tell me the XDC is a significant upgrade on previous CF models, with much better visibility, better driving characteristics and far more comfort in the sleeper cab. I’m looking forward to an uptick in productivity, too.”
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