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Company StrategyDAF Trucks
DAF takes environmental concerns seriously in everything it does. Reducing the environmental impact of its actions is a crucial aspect of the company’s continuous improvement process. DAF, together with its parent company PACCAR, is exploring various paths towards decarbonization, including electric, hybrid, and hydrogen technologies. At the same time, the ...
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Manufacturer ProfileDAF Trucks
Position: President Name: Harald Seidel LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haraldseidel Personel Description:Harald Seidel is an experienced executive in multinational environments, skilled in leadership and driving profitable growth, business transformation, and international expansion. He currently holds the position of President and CEO of DAF Trucks NV, after ...
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ArticleRivian negotiates with Amazon to lift exclusivity clause amid lower-than-expected orders
Rivian, the electric vehicle (EV) maker, is reportedly in talks with Amazon to lift the exclusivity clause in their agreement. The clause, which dates back to 2019, grants Amazon the exclusive right to purchase Rivian’s electric delivery vans until 2030. However, due to lower-than-expected orders, Rivian is seeking to sell ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance inks £160m deal with DAF for 1,500 electric and diesel trucks
As orginally report by our sister publication Motor Transport, Asset Alliance Group has agreed an order with DAF for 1,500 new electric and diesel trucks, in a deal worth more than £160m.
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ArticleEurope’s new heavy duty vehicle CO2 emissions proposals explained
In mid-February the European Commission released its draft regulations mandating CO2 emissions reductions for heavy duty vehicles. We have been granted permission by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to reproduce a version of its article explaining the changes.
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ArticleDAF Trucks’ MD renews call for UK Government to provide more support for carbon zero transition
DAF Trucks Managing Director, Laurence Drake, has renewed calls for the UK government to provide more support for the industry to accelerate the transition to zero emissions. The comments from Drake come after DAF Trucks retained its position as the leading UK truck manufacturer with a 32.1% market share (13,068 ...
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ArticleBrakes trials zero-emission HGVs with Frigoblock electric refrigeration
Food service provider Brakes is testing the performance of two new Frigoblock-refrigerated electric multi-temperature HGVs.
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Article“Industry facing cliff edge over net zero targets,” warns DAF MD
As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, DAF Trucks MD Laurence Drake has warned that the 2035 and 2040 end-of-sale dates for non-zero emission vehicles will be “a cliff edge” without government incentives and favourable energy prices. Speaking at a media event in central London, Drake (pictured) said ...
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ArticleYour last diesel purchase?
Many buyers of tractor units may be just one or two major purchasing decisions away from a switch to emissions-free driving. The technology for heavy-duty transport may not be in situ just yet, but the clock is ticking and green drivetrains are finding homes in other parts of the market. ...
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ArticleJSP Hauliers’ new DAF XG+ will run exclusively on HVO
Manchester-based JSP Hauliers has added a DAF XG+ 530 FTG to its expanding fleet. The truck, which was supplied by Motus Commercials, will be joined by a further five New Generation DAF XFs in the coming months. Like the rest of the 22-strong fleet, the DAFs will ...
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ArticleGreen Biofuels clears up some of the myths surrounding renewable liquid fuels
While the debate over whether zero emission HGVs will be powered by batteries or hydrogen or both, Green Biofuels is quietly getting on with helping operators including Hovis, Travis Perkins and CEVA Logistics cut their CO2 emissions by up to 90% and NOx emissions by 30% now by replacing standard ...
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ArticleHowdens grows HVO fleet and trials gas and electric options
Kitchen supplier Howdens said a vital ingredient for its sustainability strategy is hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it is now using extensively across its logistics fleet. It is also piloting electric trucks and is introducing six bio-liquid natural gas vehicles at its Raunds and Portbury sites, which work similarly to ...
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ArticleDAF supplies five CF Electric trucks to Amazon UK
Amazon UK receives five DAF CF Electric tractors. The 37-tonne GCW fully-electric vehicles will be part of Amazon’s middle mile delivery network, carrying products with zero exhaust emissions
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Article£200 million boost to rollout of hundreds more zero-emission HGVs
The deadline for submissions to the UK Government’s zero emission road freight trials closes on 12 October 2022. The trials commit more than £200 million in government funds to start the world’s largest fleet of zero emission heavy goods trucks (HGVs), speeding up efforts to decarbonise road freight.
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ArticleNabuurs to use DAF LF Electric trucks to supply AB InBev hospitality establishments
Dutch logistics service provider Nabuurs has announced plans to use DAF Trucks’ LF Electric distribution trucks to supply the hospitality establishments of AB InBev, the world’s largest brewing company, in Groningen.
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ArticleDAF CF Electric tames Europe’s most challenging mountain pass
A DAF CF Electric with a 26-tonne GCW became the first wholly electric truck to conquer Austria’s highest mountain pass
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