LEYLAND TRUCKS, the Lancashire based manufacturer of the full range of DAF trucks, has celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle. The half million milestone truck, a 16 tonne DAF LF210, was handed over to customer, Oxford based Minoli, at a special production line ceremony, on 2 December 2021.
Attending the hand-over were Minoli’s managing director, Jonathon Minoli, marketing manager at DAF Trucks, Phil Moon, and Leyland Trucks director of operations, Phil Jones, alongside representatives from supplying DAF dealer, HTC.
The DAF LF210 is the first of four new vehicles for Minoli, an importer and distributor of Italian porcelain tiles, two of which are spec’d with a 210bhp Paccar PX-5 engine, ZF AS-Tronic six-speed gearbox, rear air suspension, adjustable roof spoiler and cab collars (see below).
