Undervalued and quite unknown that once DAF was the world’s biggest manufacturer of trailers.
Founded in 1928 by the Van Doorne brothers, hence Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek and later
a specialist (DAF Special Products) in F16 landing equipment, ro-ro/terminal tractors and bit by
bit sold and absorbed into other companies or production ceased.
“Schommel-assen” (just like four-in-line) were patented by Van Doorne. Similar configurations
of the competition had fixed axles but a disaster to replace the inner tyre in case of a puncture.
