Leyland Daf makes it big
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• Leyland Daf has decided to build a batch of four-axle 95Series tractive units for the heavy haulage market, to overcome fifth-wheel loading problems in the 80-tonnes-plus category-three sector.
The trucks are being built at the company's Eindhoven plant in the Netherlands, and Leyland Daf hopes that they will eliminate the need for jeep dollies or other load dividers.
The 8X4 tractors are rated at 175 tonnes GCW. They have 16.5-tonne second-steer and rear-bogie axles, all with hydraulic suspension. The front axle has an 8.5-tonne limit.
The first of the 8x4s is destined for Cadzow Heavy Haulage of Hamilton and will be fitted with a Davies Magnet sliding turntable.
Another is being built for Heanor Haulage, which has a pair of Volvo four-axled artics for category-three use: an F16, which entered service only a few months ago, and an F12, which has been in service for two years.
A third has been ordered by GCS Johnson of Scotch Corner, North Yorkshire to join a similar torque-convertorequipped Scania 143, which will be rated at up to 200 tonnes GCW.