Isuzu U.S. to offer new Ready-to-Work models

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Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)  /  March 4, 2019

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. will begin offering several new "Ready-to-Work" utility and service bodies from Knapheide and Supreme Corp. for its N-Series cabover trucks.

Isuzu will offer Knapheide's KUVcc, dump, and landscaper utility bodies for cab-chassis models. The 11-foot KUVcc is available on the 109-inch wheelbase NPR and NPR-HD gasoline-powered models.

The KUVcc will offer 20-gauge galvannealed steel, eight exterior components with adjustable shelving, two fixed interior shelves, two pipe doors, two interior dome lights, a 9-by-30-inch glass window in the front bulkhead, and master locks on both sides. Options include a keyless locking system, LED compartment lighting, a side-mounted ladder rack, and a drop-down single ladder rack.

Knapheide's 11-foot dump body will be available on the 109-inch N-Series with GVWRs of at least 14,500 pounds. Features include a quarter cab protector on 10-gauge high-tensile steel, electric hoist powered by a 12-volt pump with power up and down, quick-release tailgate with one-handed level, Class 5 hitch, seven-way flat trailer plug, ICC bumper, and mud flaps.

The dump body will retail for $14,064, including delivery fees.

Knapheide's 11-foot landscaper body will be available on N-Series models with 109- or 132.5-inch wheelbases with GVWRs of at least 14,500 pounds or 150- and 176-inch wheelbase crew cabs with GVWRs of at least 14,500 pounds. Standard features include three doors with a 50-inch-wide curbside opening and two 270-degree swing-out rear gates, removable 40-inch side panel, LED clearance and market lights, electric hoist powered by a 12-volt pump, a side step, grab handle, ICC bumper, and mud flaps.

The landscaper body will retail for $16,728, including deliver fees.

Supreme's 12-foot Spartan service body for Isuzu N-Series gasoline trucks will be available for 109-inch-wheelbase NPR and NPR-HD models.

Standard features include eight compartments with adjustable shelving for more cargo-organizing versatility, spacious interior height with a standard street-side pipe door, stainless-steel D-ring compartment handles for easier gripping with work gloves, and two interior LED dome lights.

Options include Plexiglass sliders for ease of access to interior horizontal compartments, with one row of  E-track on each side of Plexiglass slider, a curbside pipe door, translucent roof, and Prime Design drop-down double ladder rack.

"The competitive price coupled with a great warranty and Isuzu support will make this an attractive body for those in the service industry," said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. "Carpenters, plumbers, homebuilders, mobile auto repair companies, and many others will find this body and chassis combination a very appealing solution for their needs."

Supreme bodies are manufactured by Wabash National Corp.