kscarbel2 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Heavy Duty Trucking / June 17, 2014Isuzu Commercial Truck of America this year is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Isuzu trucks in the U.S. market, and has restored the very first Isuzu ever sold in this country.The model KS22, the first Isuzu truck in America, arrived at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., on November 10, 1984. It had no tilt cab and was powered by an 87-horsepower engine.In 1986, Isuzu trucks became the best-selling low cab forward truck in the United States, a position held ever since. Today, Isuzu trucks command 80% of the U.S. low cab forward truck market.The truck will be featured at Isuzu's dealer meeting in October.Highlights of Isuzu Truck History2013: Isuzu N-Series is named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year by Work Truck magazine2010: Isuzu N-Series trucks are the first trucks in their class to be EPA 2010 and CARB HD-OBD compliant, and to be 50-state clean-idle certified.2005: The 50,000th N/W-Series gasoline-powered truck is built in Janesville, Wisconsin.2002: Cumulative sales of Isuzu trucks in the United States exceed 275,000 units.1994: The first American-assembled gasoline-powered NPR-EFI is assembled in Janesville, Wisconsin1986: R.L. Polk certifies Isuzu trucks as the best-selling import commercial truck in the United States.1984: Isuzu trucks enter the U.S. market with the KS22.1959: Isuzu Motors Limited introduces the world’s first 2-ton light-duty low cab forward truck, the first-generation of a line of vehicles now marketed in the United States as the N-Series.1955: Isuzu diesel engines, diesel-powered snow tractors and other equipment are delivered to Japan’s Antarctic Observation Base. Isuzu equipment has been operational at the South Pole ever since.1936: First air-cooled diesel engine built in Japan by Isuzu Motors Limited.1919: First truck in Japan built by the predecessor of Isuzu Motors Limited.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RoadwayR Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 That's funny because I remember a couple of trucking firms in the Los Angeles area back in the early 70's that ran Isuzu conventionals. I think it was Smiser and DeSalvo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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