Danly’s 20 years with Isuzu trucks

Danly is a landscaping and garden supply business servicing Geelong and the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula and inland to Ballarat in regional Victoria.

A popular and affordable destination for many looking to escape the greater Melbourne sprawl, population numbers within the bayside city are forecast to jump to 400,000 by 2041, representing a solid 40 per cent increase.

“Our customers come from all different areas of construction, but landscapers, bricklayers and concreters are the core sectors we deal with.” Said Danly General Manager Chad Ovens. “We also supply plumbing and pool installation customers,” he added.

With busy customers expecting the best service Chad and his team can offer, the business has built-up an impressive fleet of Isuzu tippers to deliver gravel, pebble, crushed rock and various landscaping and material supplies.

Downtime simply doesn’t fit into the schedule, so the fleet must be in peak condition and able to handle a range of tasks in a variety of environments.

Danly was founded in 2005 by Chad’s father and other stakeholders, so when the opportunity came up for Chad to invest in the business, he didn’t miss a beat. In December 2021 he jumped on board as Danly’s general manager and leapt at the chance to get behind a flourishing business.

After working as a carpenter for almost a decade and with a background in construction, Chad had plenty of transferrable skills that could be put to use at Danly, especially in the area of understanding his trade customers’ needs.

As local demand for landscaping and garden supplies picked up, Chad chose to invest in two new Isuzu FSR 140-260 Tippers to add to the growing fleet.

“We now have 14 Isuzu trucks in our fleet, all of which are tippers,” he said.

“Danly has only ever worked with Isuzu Trucks since the business started in 2005 – a good portion of 20 years – and we have been with them ever since,” he said.

Spanning a varied gross vehicle mass (GVM) range, the Danly fleet comprises of a full range of Isuzu tippers from N Series through to the big F Series tippers.

“Our new Isuzu FSR 140-260s get loaded for delivery and our drivers head to their locations and tip out the product where the customer wants. Then they come back to our yard, pick up the next load that they're after and head off on the next delivery.

“Our drivers are on the road doing deliveries six days a week,” Chad said.

Due to the long hours that the tipper fleet are on the road and the rugged work those trucks are undertaking, Chad relies on the excellent service technicians at Geelong Isuzu to look after the Danly fleet with minimal downtime.

With a GVM of 14,000kg and a Gross Combined Mass (GCM) of 20,000kg, the FSRs are well equipped to facilitate those larger orders of sand, soil, mulch and other material supplies.

Powered by the Isuzu 6HK1-TCC six-cylinder 24-valve SOHC engine, the FSR Tippers are a proven entity, leaning on years OEM development and experience in the field.

With 191kW and 761Nm there is plenty of muscle to haul crushed rock and soil all over greater Geelong.

“Danly has been really impressed with the Isuzu brands’ breadth of range over the years. It’s why we have been so loyal to purchasing Isuzu Trucks over the past 20 years, and I can see us continuing that relationship into the future,” Chad concluded.