Insulated van on a Hino 500 (GD 1226)
An insulated van 6.2 metres on the eight-tonne Hino 500 — the base vehicle for intercity and distribution runs. The body wall is a 100 mm sandwich panel: at that thickness the cargo warms up slowly and stays in range for the whole trip without a refrigeration unit, provided it was loaded already chilled. The body is wide at 2,500 mm — two europallets fit across. At the rear are hinged doors with cam-bar locks, the opening outlined with contour tape, and folding steps under the sill: at a stop without a ramp the body is entered on foot.
Chassis
| Make / model | Hino 500 (GD), model 1226 |
| Class | a Japanese-built medium-duty truck |
| Cab | single |
| Rear wheels | twin |
| Chassis payload | 8 tonnes |
| Vehicle category | C |
Van
| Body type | insulated body, sandwich panel |
| Body dimensions | 6,200 × 2,500 × 2,500 mm |
| Internal dimensions | 5,992 × 2,292 × 2,292 mm, 100 mm panel |
| Usable volume | 31.5 m³ — 11 europallets |
| Wall thickness | 100 mm |
| Specification | standard |
| Doors | hinged rear, cam-bar locks |
| Fit-out | contour marking tape around the opening, a folding ladder and a rear underrun bar |
| Manufacture | the COND plant, Almaty |
More about the design on the page insulated vans.
How this body is built
The project is based on a Hino 500 (GD), model 1226 chassis.
Body type — insulated body, sandwich panel. That leaves 5,992 × 2,292 × 2,292 mm, 100 mm panel inside: the panel thickness is subtracted on every side, floor and ceiling included. Usable volume is 31.5 m³, counted from the internal dimensions rather than by multiplying the external ones. In a single tier that is 11 europallets.
Doors: hinged rear, cam-bar locks.
Fitted equipment: contour marking tape around the opening, a folding ladder and a rear underrun bar.
What is in the photos
- The complete body from the side
- Rear three-quarter view
- Rear doors closed, contour tape around the opening
- Cam-bar locks on the rear doors, close up
- Rear doors open, the body from inside
- The folding ladder and rear underrun bar
- Hino 500 cab, close up
- The instrument panel and control block
Who it suits
An isothermal body does not produce cold — it slows heat exchange with the outside. Such a van is chosen for short runs and for cargo loaded already chilled: bread, confectionery, drinks, groceries. Usable volume here is 31.5 m³ — the block below estimates the load in pallets.
We will build the same — to your size and your chassis
This body is not a catalogue item but a project we actually built. We will make the same one to your dimensions: length, width and height are calculated for your cargo and the chassis payload, rather than fitting the cargo to a ready-made size.
We also fit it to your own chassis: bring the vehicle, we take the frame dimensions, build the body, mount it and hand it over with the conversion paperwork.
If you are still choosing a chassis, we have the same body on other bases as well: FAW 1027 (T80), Foton 5163, GAZelle Next A21R32, GAZon NEXT. They differ in payload, frame length and licence category.
How many pallets fit
A standard 1,200 × 800 mm europallet, single tier, no restacking. Internal dimensions with a 50 mm laying allowance — a pallet will not go in dead tight.
Inside 5 992 × 2 292 × 2 292 mm · 31,5 m³
The layout scheme is on the right: it shows how the rows sit and how much room is left.
Where the number comes from:How many pallets fit in an isothermal van
The same one, made to order
The body is built on the customer’s chassis or supplied turnkey with the chassis.
| Lead time | from 14 working days |
| Warranty | 2 years on the body |
| Price | per configuration |
Catalogue by body type:All insulated vans
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⚪ Completed
COND service for this vehicle
Maintenance and repair — at the COND workshop, Almaty.
Unit maintenance under contract · Refrigerant charging and diagnostics · Seal replacement · Body repair: floor, walls, doors, roof