Dutch haulier HN Post & Zonen has taken delivery of the country’s first DAF XF106 trucks to be fitted with Xlite and Xbrite+ forged aluminium wheels.
The 4x2 vehicles are fitted with 28 units comprising 20 of the 9in x 22.5in and eight 11.75in x 22.5in 120mm offset on machined-finished Xlite and Xbrite+ wheels.
The wheels were recommended by Fleetservices Benelux, Xlite distributor in the Netherlands for Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD).
The change from steel to aluminium has reduced the combined wheel weight on each vehicle from 236kg to just over 155kg.
As well as being lighter, Xlite wheels are said to be five times stronger than the standard steel equivalent. They are forged from a single aluminium billet using a CNC machine, and are available in 17.5, 19.5 and 22.5in.
