Turners (Soham) Ltd, the UK’s largest privately-owned logistics company, has taken delivery of its 1,000th New Generation DAF truck. The milestone vehicle – an XG 450 FTG – is part of an ongoing fleet replenishment programme for the temperature-controlled transport, tanker, storage, warehousing and container logistics specialist.

Turners has been at the forefront of the development of New Generation DAF heavy-duty vehicles having participated as a field trial operator in 2021. The company’s first New Generation DAF field trial truck remains in operation and has now clocked-up over 600,000 kilometres.

The Turners fleet now encompasses the full New Generation DAF range, including XB, XD, XF, XG and XG⁺ models, further demonstrating the group’s trust and confidence in both the DAF product and its aftersales portfolio. With more than 2600 trucks in total across the company’s various operating divisions, the DAF marque makes up over 60% of the fleet total.

All vehicles are supplied by local East Anglian DAF Dealer, Chassis Cab.

Group Fleet Engineer, Tim King, said, “While DAF continues to produce class-leading trucks, supported by the best dealer network in the industry, we’ll continue our partnership with this particular manufacturer. I think we’re unique in being the only fleet operator to run the complete DAF New Generation range, demonstrating how important the DAF marque is in our fleet.” he said.

Turners was among the first major fleets to specify DAF’s advanced Corner View technology, which replaces the kerb-view mirror with an in-cab screen and provides enhanced visibility along the passenger side of the vehicle, while bringing an additional safety benefit for drivers and vulnerable road users.

“The latest deliveries have the Corner View system with the in-cab-mounted screen providing a much better view right around the corner of the vehicle at the passenger side,” added King, “and it delivers a significant safety benefit.”