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I love driving in Euro Truck Simulator and I drive a DAF most of the time. But, when I go out to photo trucks in the real world, I don’t choose to shoot only DAF vehicles. That said, many of my recent shots just happen to be of DAF trucks – purely a chance occurrence. But it does give an opportunity to look at some of the range in real world use.

Here’s a DAF XF operating for Fowler Welch with a reefer running into Bognor Regis…

KY21 GFV, B2166 at Runcton

…presumably delivering foodstuffs to a local supermarket. Note that it is a 6×2 arrangement (the extra axle on the tractor unit) – allowing maximum 44t loads to be carried in the UK. Apologies for the smudges on the windscreen of our coach – taken on the way home from a football match 😉

That is a type of work that Martin Transport et Logistique does. Here’s another job that Azyet has done – delivering flowers. This nicely turned-out Van der Burg DAF XF 4×2 specialises in floral deliveries, so it’s never going to breach the weight limit that would require the extra axle…

Van der Burg 06-BFX-5 on Church Lane, Finchley

…It’s a lovely looking truck and I get to see it most Wednesday’s delivering to florists in my hometown.

Here’s something a bit smaller – a DAF LF. Much more a ‘local distribution’ truck than the articulated beasts that we drive in Euro Truck Simulator. This one is operating on behalf of German logistics company Dachser…

Dachser LT22 EKN, A406 Henlys Corner

…Brand new and advertising a partnership with Thames Group, I guess Dachser are expanding!

Here’s another job that Azyet does – delivering Airfreight…

H E T Express Transport GD19 UHZ, A406 Henlys Corner

…This H.E.T. DAF is a 4×2 because, once again, airfreight is light, so the extra axle won’t be needed to meet UK axle weight laws.

Finally, here’s a very specialised DAF, another LF…

E M Rogers KX18 LWA, A406 Henlys Corner

…Temperature control and custom-built body, this truck is probably carrying a very high value car (Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc…) That’s a job for a specialist and way beyond Azyet’s pay-grade 😉

I hope that was an interesting set of DAF vehicles – all the articulated vehicles are examples of the more recent XF (106). The previous DAF XF 105 series trucks like Azyet are still earning a crust – here’s a Waberer’s example in Willesden…

Waberer's LZR-016 at Willesden Junction

…I have yet to catch one of the XF next generation trucks on the highway – I’ll let you know when I do 😉