DAF YP-408 waa gawaarida 6x 8 gaari oo gaashaan ah, oo leh seddex ka mid ah afar qadar oo ay ku xiran tahay nooca DAF H-gaari. Waxay leedahay 6-litir, 6-silsilo mashiinka naaftada leh leh 5 gawaarida xawaaraha ah iyo kiis u wareejin 2-xawli ah. Prototypes ayaa la sameeyay dhamaadkii 1950, iyada oo la soo saarey 750 baabuur oo ka dhacaya 1960meeyadii. Adeegga YP-408 wuxuu adeegsaday sanadkii 1964-kii, wuxuuna adeegsaday ciidamada Dutch ilaa 1987-kii. Gaadiido badan oo u adeega ciidamada Dutch-ka ee Suriname ayaa lagu wareejiyay ciidan cusub oo Surinamiya ah markii waddanka uu madaxbannaanaa 1975-kii. Qaar ka mid ah tusaalooyinka ayaa wali isticmaalay ciidanka Booliska ee