Paul Eve, head of fleet management at the Woodland Group, saic of the three-year operating lease: “We traditionally outright purchase our trucks, but this time around we factored in cost of borrowing, the right deal for us and importantly our customers and the DAF dealer network with its recognised roadside support to keep the fleet rolling. The commercial deal Asset Alliance Group put together for us was the most competitive in a tough market for suppliers, making the decision to change how we pay for our trucks, and to run DAFs for the first time, an easy one. The addition of three years’ repair and maintenance cover direct with DAF as part of the deal being the differentiator.”
The new trucks are compliant with the uprated Direct Vision Standard and feature additional 360-degree cloud recordable viewing cameras to enhance road users and driver safety. The vehicles have a high specification with a focus on driver comfort to aid retention and include the Executive Pack option, which features uprated beds, air-suspended seats and interior LED lighting.
The new trucks are a mixture of fleet renewals and additions to support several major new business wins. Thirty-two of the tractor units carry the livery of an existing customer and will be based out of Barnsley. All the new trucks will run on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) to further reduce the environmental impact on top of the huge amount of work the Woodland Group is doing and has done.
The deal marks the first time the Woodland Group has run the DAF product, having previously been an exclusively Mercedes-Benz powered fleet.
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