DAF names ‘International Dealers of the Year 2026’

Each year, DAF honors its best-performing dealerships by presenting awards to those who achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction, business results, and (after)sales success. The dealership that stands out in all these categories receives the esteemed ‘International DAF Dealer of the Year’ award.

Excellent customer satisfaction

With its headquarters in Dorsten, Wietholt Nutzfahrzeuge operates two DAF dealer locations in Western Germany. “The award winner illustrates what it means to serve customers with first class support”, said Harald Seidel during the Dealer Award ceremony. “Wietholt consistently invests in staff development and service capacity, pursues continuous business growth including the adoption of electric trucks, and demonstrates a strong commitment to further optimizing the customer experience.”

Bart Bosmans, member of the DAF Board of Management and responsible for Marketing & Sales, added: ‘Wietholt Nutzfahrzeuge really brings customer satisfaction to life. Their team gives great sales and service advice and delivers top‑quality work in the workshops. The strong market share and success of Wietholt is the result of their pro-active attitude and their constant focus on putting the customer first.”

Top performers

DAF also acknowledged top performing dealers in several areas.

Gazzola (Italy)
Sales Dealer Award

Joël Lefevre (France)
Rigid Dealer Award

Truckland (the Netherlands)
Electric Dealer Award

Bakker Bedrijfswagens (the Netherlands)
Used Trucks Award

BTS (Germany)
After Sales Award

Firma Wanicki (Poland) 
PACCAR Financial Award

Neva Group (Czech Republic) 
MultiSupport Award

Brian Currie (UK)
PACCAR Parts Award

OVER (Italy) 
PACCAR Connect Award

Chassis-Cab (UK)
Customer First Award

Poids Lourds Synergies (France) 
Growth Award

Gold and Premium Awards

In addition, several DAF dealers were recognized for their excellent performance with a Gold Award or Premium Award.

Gold Award:
Brian Currie (UK), BTS (Germany), Ciron (France), Duclos (France), ESA Trucks Polska (Poland), Ford & Slater (UK), Firma Wanicki (Poland), United Equipment (Malta), Wietholt (Germany) and Zarpellon Veicoli Industriali (Italy).

Premium Award:
Chassis Cab (UK), DBK (Poland), EBB Truck-Center (Germany), Loven Trucks Germany (Germany), TTI (Croatia), Napa Trucks (Czech Republic), Norscot (Scotland), Truckland (the Netherlands) and Veicoli Industriali Piva (Italy).

Over 1,100 DAF locations

Thanks to a network of over 1,100 locations across Europe and beyond, DAF customers are always assured of a dealer or service location nearby. Next to a full range of multiple award-winning trucks, DAF dealers offer first-class back-up and a comprehensive range of services and support, designed to highest uptime and lowest operating costs.