Truck manufacturers tend to spot gaps – or a need for further chassis offerings – in their product lineups once they have been in production for a while. Generally, the influence for this comes from customers who are looking…
Fetching a DAF built for frugality from its homeland illustrated just how hard the Dutch manufacturer is working to help keep its customers in business By Steev Hayes • Photography Steev Hayes/DAF Dutch truck maker DAF hasn’t exactly been at…
Need an 18-tonner that can carry a 10 tonne-plus payload, bodied and fitted with a tail-lift? By Steev Hayes • Photography Steev Hayes The truck in question is Volvo’s FL-290. The FL-series are 4×2 rigids available in 12, 15, 16…