container transport

DAF recently introduced updated versions of the XF and CF truck series. The name "Pure Excellence" was added to both. The update is comprising a large number of technical improvements. Certainly the 7% lower fuel usage needs to named. 

Romanian haulage company Express Euroscan hauling a 45" box container in Holland. Cabotage rules in Europe are quite strict but hardly maintained in many countries. This unfair situation can not be tolerated. 

Swiss operator Bertschi is running DAF and MAN trucks for its European container and tank transport work. The DAF CF and the MAN TGS are the work horses in their fleet. Both trucks are known for a low unladen weight.

A Scania R124 Topline run by MB Trucks is heading south on the Dutch A16. The Scania combo is loaded with a 45" Encon reefer container. The 45" container is gaining ground in European transport. It offers the loading capacity of a 13,6 meter semi trailer.

The Mercedes Actros is kept technically upto date by Mercedes. Its exterior and interior however are more or less identical since its introduction. Its proving the quality of its design, its still fresh and modern.

Dutch operator J. Postma runs a fleet formed by DAF and Scania. This is the latest Scania addition to the fleet, a R450 Streamline. In the meanwhile a DAF XF Euro 6 Super Space Cab entered service as well.