Specifications
Build specification
Eight elements make up a body specification. Every one of them trades against payload, and the trade is worth making explicitly rather than by default.
| Element | Construction | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall panel | GRP / PU foam / GRP | 75 mm, 100 mm, 125 mm | K-value from 0.30 W/m²K |
| Roof panel | GRP / PU foam / GRP | 85 mm standard | Walk-on rated with battens |
| Floor | One-piece bonded GRP over PU | 100 mm, 125 mm | Anti-slip finish, coved to 100 mm |
| Rear doors | Barn, roller shutter or plug | — | Three-seal frame, heated on frozen spec |
| Side door | Plug or slam, off-side or near-side | — | Full-height or half-height |
| Bulkhead | Track-mounted insulated | 60 mm, 75 mm | Repositionable in 100 mm increments |
| Kerb rail | Aluminium extrusion | — | Bonded and mechanically fixed |
| Scuff lining | Aluminium sheet | To 1.2 m standard | Full-height option |
Figures are indicative and are confirmed against your chassis and duty at quotation. A 125 mm wall on a 7.5 tonne body buys you thermal performance you may not need and costs payload you almost certainly do.
Choosing a wall thickness
75 mm
Chilled multi-drop in temperate operation, where the doors open often and the run between drops is short. Best payload.
100 mm
The default. Chilled line-haul, mixed duty, and most frozen work in southern states.
125 mm
Frozen work in the north, long stand periods, and anything carrying ice cream or pharmaceutical product with a tight excursion limit.
Payload arithmetic
Insulation, floor build-up, tail lift, refrigeration plant and fuel all come out of the same allowance. We work the sum before the order so that the vehicle is legal loaded, not just legal empty.
The quotation states unladen weight as built and the payload that leaves, against the chassis plate. If the numbers do not work we say so at quotation stage rather than at the weighbridge.
