Isuzu's Takeaway Truck campaign returns

It has been a trying time for everyone, and Australian businesses in just about every industry have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, with the government’s economic package, the instant asset write-off threshold has been increased, rising from $30,000 to $150,000 for businesses with an aggregated annual turnover of less than $500 million.

Coupled with the cashflow boost for small- to medium-sized businesses, this is giving employers the chance to not only remain operational, but also bolster assets in preparation for the eventual recovery.

In this tough economic context, the Isuzu Trucks Takeaway Truck campaign is back again in 2020, offering savings across the Ready-to-Work (RTW) range, which will run from April 1 to June 30.

Headlining the Takeaway Truck campaign is the NLR 45-150 AMT Traypack, which is now priced extremely well at $45,990 driveaway.

Isuzu says the NLR 45-150 AMT Traypack presents sound economic sense when compared to other trade vehicles, such as utes and vans.

The NLR Traypack features a GVM of 4500kg and a GCM of 8000kg, as well as 110kW of power and 375Nm of torque, making this light truck model a most capable car-licence commercial vehicle.

Facilitating the NLR AMT Traypack’s payload capacity and power is the ever-reliable 4-cylinder, 16-valve Isuzu 4JJ1-TCS engine mated to Isuzu’s six-speed automated manual transmission (AMT; fully featuring automatic and clutchless manual operation modes with a torque converter for smooth take-off).

The NLR offers a 3.15-metre heavy-duty aluminium tray, integrated load restraint anchor points, removable drop sides and rear tailgate.

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These combine to make the NLR AMT Traypack a versatile and comfortable workhorse capable of transporting all your tools, materials and equipment safely to your worksite in one trip.

Once packed with the essentials, many light commercial vehicles offer a far reduced payload and towing capacity than advertised, making compliance with workplace health and safety laws an concern.

IAL Chief Engineer, Product Strategy, Simon Humphries said, “Often we find business owners don’t know what their vehicles are legally allowed to carry.

“And that’s not surprising, as many utes are regularly promoted as ‘one-tonners’, yet if anyone were to carry one tonne in the tray, they’d be breaking the law, compromising safety and likely voiding their insurance policy.”

Mr Humphries said that considering a genuine commercial work truck with greater payload capacity and power helps to mitigate these risks.

Encompassing vehicles from its light-duty N Series line-up and medium-duty F Series models, Isuzu’s RTW range span a GVM range from 4500kg up to 24,000kg, thereby finding a home in plenty of different trade and freight applications.

In many cases the RTW line-up has been developed specifically to meet and manage specific payloads attached to different trades and services, ranging from excavation, construction and landscaping to facilities maintenance and plumbing.

Another key advantage of the range is the non-existent delay for body builds to be completed. They’re rugged, factory-backed builds, designed specifically for all manner of tough trade applications.

IAL National Sales Manager Les Spaltman reflected on the current crisis, confirming to Aussie business owners that Isuzu Trucks is not going anywhere.

Mr Spaltman said: “It has certainly been a trying time for Australian families and their businesses.

“While we’re still in the midst of this health crisis, we’re conscious of the economic challenges faced by many of our customers and their businesses.

“The way we live our lives has changed significantly in just a short amount of time, but we’re mindful of the need to continue to support essential road transport.

“Isuzu Trucks remains operational in every way and we’re on hand to help. Be that by helping you in acquiring a new work vehicle or simply coming in for your scheduled service, we’re here and ready to assist,” he concluded.