Treesafe is well supported by Isuzu

“We specialise in tree maintenance, tree removal and pruning, and our business approach is similar to a commercial set-up, but our clients are the mums-and-dads market,” said Director of Treesafe Environmental Services, Sam Docker.

“We also do medium-scale land clearing, and workplace health and safety compliance for trees and plants on school grounds.”

Months are booked out in advance for Treesafe and over the years, the business has grown steadily thanks to its focus on doing things safely, its first-class customer service and its reputation for honesty.

As the business has evolved, the firm’s fleet requirements have also changed to the point where it needed a more powerful truck to join its faithful Isuzu FVR – a hardy medium-duty model that has underpinned the fleet since its inception almost 20 years ago.

The business purchased the FVR in 2007, roughly a year after opening up shop. After receiving many years of service from its first Isuzu truck, Sam returned to Blake Montgomery at Sydney’s Sutton Trucks Arncliffe to look at something bigger to support the business.

“The FVR has really put in the hard yards; we still use it every day,” he noted.

“But depending on the size of the job, the team can be allocated between one to four jobs per day, so having the ability to load up with a bigger truck makes the day that much more efficient.”

With advice from the dealership, Sam settled on a FXZ 240-350 6x4 due to its size and ability to haul a FWR tandem-axle tag trailer.

The FXZ 240-350 is equipped with Isuzu’s 6UZ1-TCC engine, which packs a punch of power with 257kW (350hp) and 1422Nm of torque.

This means the truck is more than capable of pulling loads of tree and plant matter and can handle the most arduous of towing jobs, which often includes Treesafe’s nine-tonne Morbark woodchipper.

“The FXZ was bought to tow capital equipment for us; we even had the gearbox specifically recalibrated by the dealership,” explained Sam.

“We specified the model with the bogey axle so we could tow our new eight-tonne excavator and also load a five-tonne excavator on it as well.”

Sam said the newest edition to Treesafe’s fleet is admirably fit for purpose, having travelled over 20,000km since being collected from Suttons, supporting the team six days a week.

“The team will be at the depot early in the morning, they’ll set the gear up and then they’ll drive to the first job site… the days are always packed with carrying out tree maintenance and arboriculture work.

“My drivers appreciate the addition of the FXZ truck and say the ride is very smooth considering the power behind it.

“We’re also pleased that to find it’s got good fuel consumption and overall, it’s a cost-effective truck to run.”

Being located in southeast Queensland, Treesafe has all its servicing needs seen to by Brisbane Isuzu at Archerfield.

“Being on the road six days a week, we can’t afford downtime, so Brisbane Isuzu services our trucks overnight.

“Planning our services in advance is critical to the smooth running of the business as our jobs are booked out in advance by two or three months, minimum.”

“We are looking to expand our Isuzu truck fleet again and with the efficiency of our FXZ from Suttons and the service we get from Brisbane Isuzu, it’s no doubt we will be supported during the process,” Sam concluded.