FOI 26-289 SORT DAF truck Laden and Unladen weight

Freedom of Information Request

Reference

FOI 26-289 SORT DAF truck Laden and Unladen weight

Request Date

29 Jun 2026

Response Date

23 Jul 2026

Information Requested

Can you please provide information on the laden and unladen weights of the DAF Truck used by North, East and West SORT. If possible could you also provide the the dates the vehicles were last issued with a certificate of testing. 

Response

The Scottish Ambulance Service holds the following information in relation to the DAF trucks used by the Special Operations Response Team (SORT): 

 

Vehicle	Recorded Weight	Date of Most Recent Weight Certificate/Test
SORT DAF Truck	7.360 tonnes	19 June 2026
SORT DAF Truck	7.44 tonnes	19 June 2026
SORT DAF Truck	7.486 tonnes (configured with Wolverine system)	17 July 2026

 

Please note that whilst the Scottish Ambulance Service holds weight certificates for these vehicles, we do not routinely record or require unladen weights for all vehicles. Accordingly, we do not hold recorded unladen weights for two of the three vehicles requested.