Wessex DAF
Roundhead Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6UEOpening Hours
Sales:
Open: Mon - Fri: 8-30am to 5-30pm
Tel: 01626 833737
email sales@wessexgs.co.uk
Parts Newton Abbot:
Open: Mon - Fri: 8am to 9pm
and Sat: 8am to 12 noon
Tel: 01626 834194
email parts.specials@wessexgs.co.uk
Service Newton Abbot:
Open: Mon - Fri: 8am to 10pm
and Sat: 8am to 12 noon
Tel: 01626 834982
email service@wessexgs.co.uk
Parts Redruth
Open Mon - Fri 8am to 5-30pm
and Sat 8am to 12-30pm
Tel 01209 822666
Service Redruth
Open Mon - Fri 8am to 5-30pm
and Sat 8am to 12-30pm
Tel 01209 822790
News
1.
10-01-2012
January 10, 2012, Bellevue, Washington – PACCAR held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new DAF assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, Brasil on January 9, 2012. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Paraná Governor Beto Richa, was attended by state and local officials, supplier partners, key transport companies and other business and educational leaders.
“This new DAF assembly facility is a strategically important development for ...
2.
08-09-2011
To extend its leading position in the field of fuel efficiency and low operating costs even further, DAF is introducing a significant number of innovations to the successful 12.9 litre PACCAR MX engine. New pistons, optimised fuel injection and a unique, fully encapsulated exhaust manifold unit ensure substantially lower fuel consumption and ...
3.
30-08-2011
DAF Trucks has joined an elite group of UK companies and organisations supporting the provision of apprenticeships for young people.
The UK’s leading truck maker has just become one of the top 100 ‘Apprenticeship Employers’ under a joint initiative by the National Apprenticeship Service and ...
4.
26-04-2011
The DAFcheck maintenance records system continues to assist road transport operators and technicians improve access to,and retention of, service and maintenance records averaging some 4000 inspection records every week, having just passed 280,000 inspections since launch.
...
5.
11-05-2010
With the Operators Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system used by VOSA becoming even more important and affecting O Licences, the recording and retrieval of vehicle maintenance records is increasingly critical for truck operators.
Now DAF has developed DAFcheck, its own in house web-based system for recording the inspection and service history of trucks, and it has made it available free-of-charge to operators.
It has also opened up the service to other marques, making it ideal ...
6.
17-02-2010
10th, 11th & 12th June 2010
The Royal Cornwall Show is celebrating its 50th year at the Wadebridge site this year & is proud to announce that HRH Prince Charles & HRH the Duchess of Cornwall will officiate at this year's show.
Wessex DAF has been attending the show since 1998 & will once again this year have a prominent site close to the main ring.
If you are looking to purchase a new vehicle this will be the ideal opportunity to view a wide range of DAF ...
7.
10-09-2009
From 340 to more than 60,000 articles
Within the framework of the ‘One Stop Shop’ strategy, in which the haulier can find everything for his entire fleet at one location, PACCAR Parts introduced its Truck and Trailer Parts programme (TRP) in 1994. In the last fifteen years, this programme has expanded into the most professional and market leading range of universal parts for all makes of trucks and ...
8.
03-02-2009
Hart's Haulage has just taken delivery of another 8x4 tipper, but this will be the first with a sleeper cab.
The latest edition to the Redruth based fleet is a first for Hart's Haulage. Included in the specification are alloy wheels, ZF intarder, underbunk fridge, handsfree telephone and loads of torque from the 410 hp Euro 5 engine.
It has been fitted with a Charlton Bodies lightweight steel body including electric sheeting system and air locking tailgate.
Owner Neil Hart says " I am ...
9.
13-01-2009
Prominent regional removal company Britannia Lanes has recently taken delivery of 3 new specialist DAF drawbar outfits to transport their new demountable container system. The low deck FACF85.410 prime movers have been highly specified to provide the driver and co driver with all the creature comforts required. Mark Lane personally oversaw the body work to build a vehicle tailor made to his needs. ...
10.
13-11-2008
Hayden Murphy, Taunton DAF's Parts Sales Representative, was awarded with the DAF Dealers Regional Part's Sales Manager of the year award for 2008.
Hayden recieved the award, at the regional awards ceremony in Swindon, from DAF's National Parts Sales Director Kevin Maw.
...
11.
01-10-2008
Local Haulier DRW transport has recently taken delivery of a new FTPXF105.460. Daren Wills, owner and driver of the new 105, has run DAF's for a number of years and wanted something that little bit special this time. In addition to the normal refinements of the SuperSpace cab Daren has added a whole host of extra's including various Kelsa light bars, S&B chassis infill and side skirts. Paintwork has been completed by Tor Trucks with the side skirts having air brushed art work by 'MAT' depicting harbour scenes. ...
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