Grand Prix Express and Fraikin signed a five year, full service contract hire agreement for three DAF rigid trucks. The 18-tonne trucks will become part of a 30 strong fleet, replacing some bought from a competitor. Fraikin delivered the new assets with the latest generation forward-facing and reversing cameras to support the customer’s duty of care to its drivers, as well as improving road safety, load security and aiding vehicle manoeuvrability.

“Fraikin supplied us with a short-term rental solution last year and the support we received was second to none. When we wanted to refresh our fleet with newer vehicles, the rapport we’d already built with Fraikin meant we knew they could deliver exactly what we needed – and they didn’t disappoint,” said Russell Godwin, Managing Director at Grand Prix Express.

“We’re now benefitting from proactive maintenance and access to the FraikinView web portal, which allows us to see the status of our Fraikin assets at any time. It’s a great innovation for helping to make sure our fleet is always running at full capacity. From start to finish, they made the process very easy,” he continued.

Fraikin will be conducting all maintenance and servicing on a collection and delivery basis, delivering a substitute vehicle while work is being carried out. Thanks to FraikinView, customers will be able to closely monitor the maintenance schedule.

Each DAF truck mounted with a JC Payne curtainside body with tail lift, plus features forward-facing and reversing cameras to support the firm’s duty of care to drivers, as well as improving road safety, load security and aiding vehicle manoeuvrability.

The new vehicles will be based at Grand Prix Express’ main site in Mochdre, near Colwyn Bay, and will be operating five days a week, delivering pallets and parcels across the UK and clocking up around 50,000 miles a year.