Enfield, Middlesex, UK: JJ Foodservice has taken on another 50 new Isuzu 13.5 tonne refrigerated trucks, with another 20 ordered for later this year.
Over 90% of JJ Foodservice’s 144 refrigerated trucks, 7.5 tonne and 13.5 tonne, are from Isuzu.
The standard JJ Foodservice specification for the first 50 new 13.5 tonne rigids is based on the Isuzu F135.240(E) chassis fitted with a Paneltex 6.3m twin- compartment refrigerated box body.
The follow up order for 20 Isuzus will have a mix of Gray & Adams and Solomon refrigerated bodies. All the new Isuzus have GAH EXD70 fridges operating between -18° C and +4° C, with a front compartment for frozen products, separate nearside single doors, and a movable bulkhead to create the front frozen compartment. Access to rear chilled area is through triple rear doors.
JJ Foodservice has switched from 18 tonners to 13.5 tonne Isuzus saying that it gets the same operational workload with the smaller trucks, in comparison to 18 tonners.
JJ Foodservice Isuzus work five-day-a-week from the company’s 11 branches and it expects a five year life working on multi-drop delivery cycles, with between 15 and 23 drops per day per truck.
Lee Tansley, national fleet sales manager, Isuzu Truck UK, said: “Now having over two years’ experience of running Isuzu 13.5 tonne rigids in their fleet, JJ Foodservice acknowledge that the specification works really well for their business, crucially meeting their stated criteria in terms of compliance, productivity and reduced cost of operation.
“Not only do these new 13.5 tonne rigids give JJ Foodservice the reliability required for their business, but also the proven manoeuvrability and flexibility of the trucks in urban areas, due to the compact footprint, is another significant benefit for the company,” he said.
“JJ Foodservice’s proven long-term experience of successfully running 7.5 tonne Isuzus in their fleet for many years was also a significant factor in them making the switch to Isuzu for these higher weight vehicles, when the decision was made to phase out their 18 tonne truck fleet.”
