Isuzu Commercial Truck – In the Landscaping Industry?
Many Landscapers are switching from using a conventional Chevrolet and Ford Truck to an Isuzu commercial truck for their landscaping businesses. The benefits of using a cab forward Isuzu Npr are enough to outweigh the negatives.
Once the business owner chooses to use an Isuzu commercial truck for landscaping he must decide on what body to use. He could use a straight box or van body, a flat bed, or a landscaping body.
Unless the landscaper is using the truck to load and haul pavers, brick, block, or other outdoor masonry I would avoid using a flat bed truck. With or without stakes, the bed lacks the versatility that many landscapers will be looking for. If the owner has a large business, and a fleet of trucks, an Isuzu commercial truck with a flatbed, or a stake body truck might compliment his other trucks, but a smaller business will benefit from another body style.
Straight boxes and landscaping bodies both have positives and negatives. A box truck offers a secure, weather proof storage solution for your gear and equipment. It is more difficult to load and unload, but several options can mitigate the problems. The box can be outfitted with a lift gate, aluminum ramp, or side door. These options will increase convenience when moving smaller gear, but another option is needed for moving mowers. Landscaping and trucking fabricators are now selling dovetail landscaping attachments that can be welded directly to the back of a box truck. These attachments feature fold up ramps that allow the owner to drive mowers on and off the truck safely and securely. I believe that these attachments will gain in popularity as more landscapers move to the Isuzu commercial truck for landscaping duties.
The last option is utilizing a landscaping body specifically designed for the task at hand. These bodies typically feature fold up ramps to drive mowers on and off the body. They incorporate low sides for easy ingress and egress. Some bodies have pre fabricated cabinets or racks for trimmers, blowers, and equipment. The downside to this body is that it lacks the protection and security associated with an enclosed box. Your equipment will be vulnerable to weather, vandals, thieves, and occasionally accidents. A business owner recently told me that his Isuzu commercial truck and 2 of his mowers were nearly totaled after being in a traffic accident. While a box truck may not fully protect its contents, I believe it offers more protection than a low sided landscaping body.
To summarize, more and more business owners are finding that an Isuzu commercial truck offers greater value than other commercial vehicles. Landscapers are embracing the cab forward design and putting bodies on these trucks to make them more suitable for their equipment. A box truck fitted with a dovetail or a landscaper truck both allow Isuzu Npr’s to be great landscaping trucks.
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