Palmer and Harvey on the road with 50 Isuzu trucks 15 May 2013

When Palmer and Harvey rolled out its nationwide van sales food service last month (April 2013), under the P&H Direct banner, it did so on 50 Isuzu Forward N75.150 7.5t rigid vehicles.

The addition means Palmer and Harvey's national vehicle fleet now incorporates more than 110 Isuzu trucks covering a range of distribution applications, all at 7.5 tonnes gvw.

These latest Isuzus all feature the manufacturer's Easyshift transmission, while Hull-based bodybuilder Paneltex was chosen for all the bodywork.

Each truck has an extra-long Paneltex Ecofont S dry-freight body, which has an interior length of 6,100mm. Although designed for ambient products, there is provision for chilled products via a mobile refrigeration unit in each truck.

Mounted on castors, the container has a capacity of 500 litres and has been fitted with a top-mounted fridge that can be plugged into either 12 V dc or 240V ac supply.

There is a single, centre rear door with double-folding step, and the body also has a Penny Hydraulics Load Lift 250 platform at the rear for loading and unloading of roll cages and trolleys up to 300kgs.

According to Huw Davies, managing director at P&H Direct, these new Isuzu trucks will each have a working life of seven years covering approximately 20,000 miles per annum operating as sales vans working on a localised geographical area.

Author
Brian Tinham

Related Companies
Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd
Paneltex Ltd

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