* Ireland - DAF Trucks: Future truck chassis concept
-- DAF Trucks is presenting two vehicles at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2015 (Cenex LCV) this week; both are graphic examples of the DAF Transport Efficiency programme and the company’s committed, and ongoing, efforts in helping customers reduce operating costs. On show is DAF Trucks’ latest 12 tonne LF ‘Future Truck Chassis Concept’ (FTCC) along with a current-production CF Silent FTG CF440 6x2 tractor... DAF Trucks’ prototype FTCC distribution truck is built to an innovative and patented design, and in combination with lightweight materials and components, the FTCC achieves a remarkable weight saving of 500kg on a 12 tonne chassis... The FTCC comprises a chassis and body built in the UK by Leyland Trucks in close cooperation with Sapa Profiles UK, who worked extensively with DAF on the design and manufacturing of the aluminium extrusions, and CSA Group, who assisted with the validation of the truck by defining and conducting vehicle and rig-based testing. The project was co-funded by the British Government’s Innovate UK, with the goal of increasing payload at a lower fuel consumption, resulting in reduced CO2emissions... From a production perspective, extensive use is made of aluminium extrusions for an optimal ratio between weight and stiffness, including side and cross members, suspension components, the floor of the bodywork and the front underrun protection assembly...
(Photo: DAF Future Truck Chassis Concept FTCC) -- Dublin, Ireland - Irish Trucker Magazine - 7 September 2015Labels: truckmakers news Europe
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