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1997 - DAF 95XF. Download. View all milestones in DAF's history. On 1 April 1928 Hub van Doorne set up a small construction workshop in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. From these very modest beginnings, DAF eventually developed into a leading global truck manufacturer with a firm focus on innovation, quality and transport efficiency.
More than 95 years of innovative transport solutions. On 1 April 1928 Hub van Doorne set up a small construction workshop in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. From these very modest beginnings, DAF eventually developed into a leading global truck manufacturer with a firm focus on innovation, quality and transport efficiency.
DAF Museum. A visit to the DAF Museum in the center of Eindhoven means a tour through time, past the historical milestones of DAF Trucks N.V. From the founding of the company by the brothers Hub and Wim van Doorne in 1928 up to and including the most modern trucks that now leave the DAF factory. Go to website. On 1 April 1928 Hub van Doorne set ...
For a time the van Doorne family lived in Eindhoven, but they soon returned to Deurne, and were still living there in 1979 when Hub died. He was buried at the local Jacobshof cemetery where today his body lies in a protected area beside those of his wife and three of his children Anny (1930–2004), Jeffrey (1932–2006) and Piet (1934–1982).
Hub started to work in a small workshop on the grounds of the brewery. In 1932, the company, by then run by Hub and his brother, Wim van Doorne, changed its name to Van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek (Van Doorne's Trailer Factory), abbreviated to DAF. Huenges left the company in 1936 and the DAF company was then completely in the hands of the ...
Mar 22, 2018 · The Great Depression inspired Hub van Doorne – together with his brother Wim – to expand services. The workshop evolved into a trailer manufacturing business in 1932 and the company name was changed into Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek (Van Doorne’s semi-trailer factory), abbreviated to DAF. Thanks to their welded chassis, the ...
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Oct 4, 2017 · On 1 April, 1928, DAF’s founder, Hub van Doorne, established a small engineering business in Eindhoven, The Netherlands called ‘Hub van Doorne, Machinefabriek en Reparatie-inrichting’ (the Hub van Doorne Engineering Works and Repair Shop). Together with his brother Wim he laid the foundations of DAF as a leading truck manufacturer.
