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Here's a flyer about the new Reading Aluminum CSV Aerial Package with a Versalift Vantel 29' unit, which has a 10' 5"" travel height, a 34' working height with 20' 8"" side reach, a 24" x 24" x 42" platform and has upper and lower controls.

The Reading CSV Aluminum Service Van has corrosion resistant aluminum construction, 1100 lb weight savings vs similar steel service vans, a translucent roof for better internal visibility, rotary master-locking for secure locking system, patented hidden hinges for better security and exterior compartments for more convenient tool storage. Optional equipment includes a 2,000 watt inverter and group 31 batter, strobe lights, safety lanyard and harness, wheel chocks. You can also get lighted compartments and power locking system.

For more information, contact Tim Neuppert at Reading Body at 909-658-5722, or you can also call the main plant at 800-458-2226 and visit their website at www.readingbody.com.

 

Kimberly Bellamy at Harbor Truck Bodies sent me these great shots of a unique body: a short-bed combo body. These are pretty popular in the 12' version and I've seen them as long as 16', but this little cutie is meant for the short box HD 3/4-ton truck and is only approximately 7' in length. What a perfectly nice looking body for that size truck! Can't wait to see it mounted on the truck it was built for. Thanks for sharing Kimberly.

 

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"Thanks Bill, Mike, and Matt for your years of great service. I appreciate your ingenuity & extensive knowledge base and you have stood behind your products like no other company I have ever dealt with." -- Jeff, Tahoe Workz Snow Removal Service of Lake Tahoe

This is a letter to Snoquip in West Sacramento, CA from Jeff Ledson of Tahoe Workz of Lake Tahoe. I also can personally attest to Snoquip as one of the best distributors of snow control equpment anywhere in the U.S. They were one of my customers when I was in the snowplow manufacturing business and I always knew that "Bill and Company" had the "customer comes first" attitude as well as a business vision that is sometimes rare in the industry. If you need snow control equipment, you should contact SnowQuip as their service is beyond reproach.

Snoquip is in the Sierra Nevada region, a unique geographical location positioned to receive a wide variety of snow. This statement may raise some question such as "Isn't all snow the same? Well, no its not! Snow arrives in a wide variety of form including variations in water content, shape of flakes and changes at, during or after being deposited on the earth.

Three years ago, Snoquip designed and built a snow blower to add to their Trackless product or to tractors. The XX Blower has caught the attention of municipalities throughout the US and Canada and has added a serious product alternative for heavy snow removal for the commercial contractors.

For the commercial contractor, the blower is more efficient than other methods and as well the customer is left with a cleaner looking yard with no snow banks, no damage to lawns and no dirty snow left behind!

Snoquip is awesome to deal with and if you haven't had the pleasure, give them a try. Contact Snoquip at 1-800-994-4641 and check out their website at www.snoquip.com
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a great Isuzu Truck sold in Great Britain that would be a sweet unit here in the US. It is the Grafter N35.150 (SD) and is a single rear wheel commercial chassis and this particular model comes with a steel frame with Wisadeck (a plywood product) floor and aluminum drop side flatbed, which they just call a dropside. Here are some of the features of this truck:

• GVW is 3.5T, or 3500kg or 7,716 lbs
• Isuzu 4JJ1TC Turbo 4-cylinder diesel with 5-speed manual transmission.
• Rear axle ratio is 4.10
• Tire size is 205R16C
• Independent front coil spring suspension, rear leaf springs
• SRS Airbags, driver and passenger
• Keyless door entry and immobiliser
• 3 passenger seating
• Power windows & door locks
• Tilt-telescopic steering wheel
• Exhaust brake
• Tool kit with 4000kg jack and hand tools
• Radio with CD player

Options include Suspension Seat, Satellite Navigation, Reversing Aids, PTO Switch, and more.

This truck has the GVWR on the light side of a 3/4-ton pickup here in the US; however, this truck has a design that makes it far more useful for commercial work including what Isuzu has been know for worldwide: superior maneuverability, serviceability and longevity.

In the UK, call 01707 28 29 30 for more information and visit the website for specs and detail at www.isuzutruck.co.uk.

 

Smith Edison for Sainsbury's Online Sainsbury's has announced it is to purchase 50 electric vans from Smith Electric Vehicles, for its online delivery service. When added to the existing fleet of 20, the supermarket will have the largest fleet of electric vans in the world.

The vans will be deployed in the London area, meaning 60 per cent of central Londoners will have their groceries delivered in one of these environmentally responsible vehicles.

Neil Sachdev, Sainsbury's commercial director, said: "We are absolutely committed to using zero emissions vehicles where possible as they help keep inner city air clean. Also, the electricity used to power them generates around 50 per cent less CO2 than diesel vans.

"This means that the addition of the new vans will reduce our road transport emissions by around 155 tonnes of CO2 each year."

The 3.5 tonne vans will be based at ten of Sainsbury's London stores and are due to hit the road from September. The vans have been modified to meet Sainsbury's specific requirements for its urban online deliveries. Each vehicle is restricted to 40mph and can comfortably achieve the required range of 60 miles per day. The vans are also fitted with a fast charging system.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "I am determined to put London at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution as they become a mainstream choice.

"This is cracking news from Sainsbury's which will help deliver to Londoners not only their groceries, but all the benefits of going electric such as cleaner air and fewer carbon emissions. It shows that a commitment to this technology, even in leaner times, is good for businesses and great for our environment."

To see more information for Europe and the rest of the planet, go to Smith Electric Vehicles website at www.smithelectricvehicles.com.  

 

 

Isuzu Trucks has recently introduced the NLS 200 All Wheel Drive to its range. An entry level model to Isuzu's off highway capable line-up, it provides drivers with a versatile light truck that performs well both on and off the road.

Ease-of-use has always been an important consideration in the design of N Series trucks, and this new car licence category AWD model offers the same benefits found in Australia's best selling light truck, to buyers who regularly see off road work.

Fitted with manual locking front hubs and a limited slip differential in the rear axle, the NLS 200 provides drivers with a secure driveline connection when the terrain calls for increased traction.

"We anticipate the NLS 200 AWD will be suited to a number of different applications," Isuzu Product Planning & Engineering Support Manager, Colin White said.

"For instance it will appeal to councils who tend to parks and gardens and the rural fire authorities who need to access fire trails, and it will also see service in mines as a communications vehicle."

To add to the safety and level of grip available to the driver, the NLS 200 has been fitted with 205/85R16 G557 lug tyres, and to improve the vehicle's abilities both on and off-road, it incorporates a torsion bar independent front suspension system.

"The independent front suspension provides a very nice ride on the highway, while maintaining solid capability and sure-footedness in off road conditions," Mr White said. "The new NLS 200 AWD continues our practice of offering light trucks that are easy for drivers to use while meeting their vocational requirements in the best possible way."

Unlike its larger NPS 250 and NPS 300 stable mates, the NLS 200 makes use of a single speed transfer case incorporating a viscous coupling drive to the front wheels. This enables the driver to add front-wheel drive to the equation via a convenient dashboard mounted switch, once the locking front hubs have been engaged.

Rated at a maximum GVM of 4,500 kg, the NLS 200 offers an excellent balance of payload capability combined with car-like comfort and convenience features, including ABS and ASR traction control, integrated air conditioning, a contoured adjustable driver's seat, driver's airbag, central locking and electric windows.

Powering the NLS 200 is the SiTEC Series II 150, 4-cylinder 2,999cc common rail diesel engine with an air-to-air intercooler and electronically controlled variable nozzle turbocharger -a potent but fuel efficient design.

Performance is enhanced due to the engine's flat torque curve that reaches its peak just after 1,500 rpm and holds a flat torque rating until 2,800 rpm. Maximum power is 110 kW @ 2,800 rpm with maximum torque of 375 Nm @ 1,600 - 2,800rpm.

Mated to the Euro IV spec SiTEC engine is Isuzu's popular 5 speed overdrive manual transmission, incorporating full synchromesh on all forward gears.

The NLS 200 AWD is only available as a short wheelbase single cab variant.

 

 

 

Overloading trucks began pretty much with the advent of the truck and it continues to this day.

 

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