Competing in the All Wheel Drive Club (AWDC) championship, Bird is current leader in the 2015 championship on the back of success in 2014 – winning the AWDC championship, the Welsh Hillrally and the Scottish Hillrally in his Milner R5.
CJ Bird was one of the UK's first hauliers to take delivery of a Euro 6 DAF XF tractor unit, building the total to five in recent months – all DAF XF Super Space Cabs – along with 15 DAF CF rigids from 18 to 26 tonnes.
"I'm absolutely delighted to have DAF Trucks on board," states Bird, adding that DAF dealer Watts Truck & Van have been "brilliant too".
"Every haulier knows how good DAFaid is," he states, "and it's certainly a well-oiled machine. But it's the people at dealer level, and the service support I receive from Watts Truck & Van, that make sure my trucks are on the road earning money."
Bird says the sport needs big name sponsors and having DAF Trucks behind him is a big step forward for the AWDC.
Bird's Milner R5 is powered by a 5-litre, 400bhp V8 Ford Coyote engine with a Cosworth Pectel ECU.
A Maktrak six-speed sequential gearbox and Milner differential complete the driveline.