Under its ‘Tip, Skip and Grab’ programme, DAF Trucks customers, primarily in the construction and utilities sectors, can now choose from a selection of trucks, including eight-wheel tippers, tipper-grabs, skip-loaders and hook loaders.
“The construction and waste industries are buoyant at present, although we’re seeing long lead times at bodybuilders,” comments Ray Ashworth.
Hence the move to speed up truck turnaround times for operators that need trucks quickly.
“Thanks to high demand for trucks across Europe, DAF Trucks has already increased production to ensure that chassis lead times remain reasonable,” continues Ashworth.
“We have the chassis, but it’s getting them bodied and delivered in an acceptable time that may become an issue. [However], with the help of our body-builder partners, we can sensibly make available a small stock of bodied, ready-for-the-road trucks to help customers with short-term availability requirements.”
Ashworth says he understands that many operators will want to continue specifying their own trucks from the ground up, but, where contract timeframes dictate or where a tipper, skip-loader or grab is needed to fill a gap in existing work, the DAF programme is there to help.
“Supplying trucks through our nationwide dealer network in a timely manner is fundamental to maintaining our market-leading status,” he adds.
“To help operators meet their customers’ demands, we’re simply planning ahead.”