Allied Bakeries has upgraded its fleet with 68 New Generation DAF vehicles to help deliver more than eight million bakery goods weekly from its seven bakeries and four depots nationwide.
The new fleet includes 36 DAF XB 230 18-tonne rigids and 32 maximum weight DAF XD 450 6×2 tractors.
Allied Bakeries – best known for its Kingsmill and Allinson’s brands – is also trialling a 19-tonne GVW DAF LF Electric out of its London bakery.
The LF Electric, along with all the trucks in the latest delivery, were built at the Leyland Trucks factory in Lancashire.
To complement the new vehicles, Allied Bakeries is currently developing a new fleet management IT system which will be implemented in the New Year, while drivers are also being provided with upgraded handheld personal digital assistants.
The new trucks will also support the growth of the firm’s third-party goods delivery services and enable it to assist retail partners in broadening their bakery ranges.
In addition, Allied Bakeries has successfully integrated Don-Bur’s new generation of efficient, high-capacity box-van double-deck trailers into its fleet this year.
Richard Hodgson, Director of Logistics & Planning at Allied Bakeries said: “It’s been a few years since we’ve purchased a new fleet, and it’s fair to say that the feedback that we’ve had already from drivers is fantastic.
“We’re particularly excited about some of the new features that the new kit will bring into our business and specifically around driver performance monitoring, pedestrian safety, additional features for driver safety, and also fuel efficiency.”
