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LEADING LIVESTOCK HAULIER REFRESHES FLEET WITH DAF
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sense to us, made the decision far simpler.”
The blue cabs with their red chassis are a familiar site across the UK, and the operator has
had the New XFs equipped with leather seats, phone kits and microwaves, with Lite x bars, additional alloy fuel tanks and Alcoa wheels. The drivers had a part to play in the nal selection process, explains Stewart. “We have some very good stock drivers, and a few of them had had experience with DAFs in
the past before joining us. They told us they loved the comfort and space of the DAF cabs, so
we were happy to have had this input prior to making our choice.”
programme. The trucks are the rst ever DAFs to be taken on by the specialist livestock haulier, which is approaching its 100th year in business. All six trucks feature DAF’s Super Space Cab, to give its drivers a commanding and comfortable place of work. Underneath the cab, power from the 12.9-litre PACCAR MX13 engine is handled through a 16-speed TraXon automated gearbox. A ZF Intarder is also tted to aid safety and economy.
Based at Linlithgow, RW Stewart’s main focus is the livestock work
that has seen it
grow to become one of Scotland’s most successful specialist haulage operators. The Scottish operator runs a total eet of 20 tractors, 20 livestock trailers
the horses and carts, but one thing hasn’t changed: the need to run an ef cient operation
with a rm grip on economy,” says Alan Stewart, RW Stewart’s current managing director. “We looked at making this change to our previously one-marque eet because we wanted to maximise that economy without loss of quality. The DAF New XF is a premium product and there are growing reports of its impressive fuel performances. So, the fact
it was possible to acquire trucks like this, at a price that made
FTA: HACKNEY HGV BAN BAD FOR BUSINESS
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), has voiced concerns about Hackney Council’s Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) zone, which went into force on 3rd September. The association cited the detrimental effect a ban
on goods vehicles will have on local businesses and the wider Hackney community.
Two pedestrian and cycle zones in Hoxton and Shoreditch now only allow road access to vehicles emitting fewer than 75g CO2/km emissions, known as ULEVs, and local permit holders between the hours of 07:00 – 10:00 and 16:00
– 19:00 Monday to Friday. Speaking before the introduction
of the zone, Denise Beedell,
policy manager for vans and Urban at FTA said the scheme
is ill-considered and will have a direct impact on the community as well as local businesses. “While FTA welcomes initiatives to reduce carbon emissions in highly- populated areas, any new scheme must be designed to re ect the needs of the area it covers. More than 270,000 people live across the London Borough of Hackney and many of them are supported by the businesses based in this
new zone,” she argued. “The local economy cannot survive without products and services, all of which are delivered to the area by goods vehicles such as vans and HGVs.
“This new scheme is effectively a ban on HGVs, given that there is currently no availability of these types of vehicles on the market or even a de nition of an Ultra-Low Emission Truck (ULET). It is a real shame that Hackney Council did not engage with us at the earliest stages of developing this scheme as we could have helped them avoid these pitfalls,” added Beedell. ■
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