5,000th DAF-bodied CV rolls off Leyland Trucks' production line

摘要

The 5,000th DAF truck built and bodied at Leyland Trucks has been handed over to Royal Mail at the Lancashire assembly plant. The LF 7.5-tonner is one of the first Euro 6 trucks in its fleet and the latest of more than 700 Paccar-bodied vehicles supplied to the company. Paul Gatti, director of fleet and maintenance services, and Rob Cooksley, procurement director at Royal Mail, received the truck from Ron Augustyn, managing director of Leyland Trucks, and DAF Trucks UK managing director Ray Ashworth. "Our ability to produce Paccar bodies in-house can significantly reduce delivery lead times," comments Augustyn - adding that, from truck chassis assembly to a bodied, painted and lettered finished vehicle can take just 24 hours.