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