New transport fleet

Sternfenster has extended the capacity of its nationwide delivery fleet with the addition of four, new DAF XF 450 FA boxed vehicles.

Representing an outlay of more than £500,000, the new 18-tonne trucks have increased the Lincoln-based fabricator’s delivery fleet to 10 vehicles in total.

Introduced to further improve customer service and to cater for increasing demand across its PVC and aluminium product range, the new DAF XF FA trucks comply to Euro 6 emissions standards and feature modern aerodynamics for improved fuel efficiency.

Nathan Court, sales director at Sternfenster, said: “We experienced a significant uptake in order volume over the course of 2020, activity that was fuelled by lockdown restrictions and the subsequent focus on home improvements, and this has been carried through into the start of this year.

“The introduction of our new delivery trucks gives us a greater capacity to respond to that demand, which looks set to continue following additional lockdown measures in January and an extremely positive outlook for the retail sector in general throughout 2021.”

Equipped with demountable box bodies and tail lifts, the DAF XF 450 FA vehicles are also fully compliant to the Direct Vision Standard (DSV), a new law that has been introduced to prevent road injuries from HGVs with driver blind spots, through the use of specialist camera equipment.

Fully integrated with Sternfenster’s IT infrastructure, which allows customers to track the progress of orders and deliveries online, the trucks have also been specced with features to ensure a comfortable working environment for the fabricator’s team of delivery drivers.