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Isuzu has brought additional factory dual controlled solutions to market.
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WASTE With a view to boosting its presence in the vital refuse and recycling KERBside collection sector, Isuzu has launched a raft of dual-control models it hopes will clean up in this segment of the industry.
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aste collection and processing never has and never will be the golden-haired child among the various essential services industries upon which developed societies depend. When problems arise, as they have recently with changes in the international landscape and the muchpublicised failings of significant local providers in the waste and recycling space, it grabs our attention quickly. According to official government 54
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figures, in 2014-15 Australia produced around 64 million tonnes of waste, which is equivalent to 2.7 tonnes of waste per capita. This is roughly inline with population growth at an average increase of 1.2 per cent per year, but it nonetheless presents the enduring challenge of continuing to refine our waste mitigation and processing operations. For its part, Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) – Australia’s overall truck market leader for the past 31 years straight – understands that the waste industry is
particularly demanding at every step of the process, and none more so than at the first step – kerbside collection. With this in mind, the company has stepped up to the plate to offer what it believes the market is demanding – low tare weight dual control trucks with gross vehicle mass (GVM) ratings ranging from 12 to 24 tonnes in a variety of wheelbase lengths. The existing dual-rated (available in 12 and 14 tonne GVM guises) FSR dual control model has now been joined by the FVD 165-300 with a 16.5 tonne
