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GIUAN

FUBL. IC FEgLATIIfNS

Client: lsuzu Truck UK
Publication: TransportEngineer'
lssue: May 2017

Charles

Saunders
expands

with Isuzu

Charles Saunders Food Service has Canier Supra MI refrigeration systems business as it allows us to deal with
expanded its fleet with the addition and rear underslung Dhollandia both large and small customers using
of 10 lsuzu Forward 1 l tonne rigids, tail-1ifu. The truck also have automatic the same delivery vehicle," says Colin
part of a strategy to move its fleet from cab lighting, an eight side-angle Bardsley, operations manager.
T.Stonners to 1 1 {onners. camera system with audible beep for He adds: "With the new lsuzus, we
The Bristol-based operato/s an enhanced awareness of ryclists and can supply customers with a selection
new additions are all lsuzu Foruard a lane detection system. offrozen, chilled and ambient products
F\10.210 4x2 rigids with Easyshift Ihe 35$rong fleet already includes all delivered on one vehicle, whereas
automatic transmission - and, says the two lsuzu T.5tonners and, after a previously we had to use multiple
operator, they offer the "perfect balance multi-marque evaluation, the operator veh icles for the del ivery of food a nd
of payload and powe/'. chose lsuzu for larger-payload vehicles. non{ood products."
The trucks are fitted with Solomon 'The new lsuzu 1 l"tonne rigids The slim cab design is also useful,
multi-com partment refrigerated bodies have a payload ofover4.2 tonnes, says Bardsley, for deliveries in rural
with front side loading door access, which is idealfor our multi-drop areas.