How many hours does an isothermal body last without a unit?

The rule of thumb is a few hours, and the figure depends not on the body but on conditions: panel thickness, the difference from the outside temperature, how the goods were loaded and how many times the doors were opened during the shift. For city delivery, where the vehicle is unloaded within 3–4 hours, that is enough; for intercity work a refrigerated van is taken.

Can a refrigeration unit be fitted later?

Yes, and it is the usual scenario: first an insulated body, then a season later, when frozen goods appear, a refrigeration unit is added. The body is ready for it; only the choice of unit model for the volume changes. The whole range is on the Elinge and Carrier pages.

Isothermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) buy in Almaty — COND

Isothermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) buy in Almaty — front side view, body and the cab JAC N35 — COND

Isothermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) Astana — body from the side and the rear doors with switched on marker lamps — COND

Thermal box JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) from the manufacturer — two vehicles from the batch from the rear and side — COND

Thermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) Kazakhstan — the rear doors two vehicle: rod latches and seal along contour — COND

Isothermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) from the plant COND — rear lamps and marker lamps lamps switched on

Isothermal body JAC N35 (petrol 2,0) in Almaty — two vehicles from the batch from the front, headlights switched on — COND

⚪ Completed · batch of 2 vehicles

Insulated van on a JAC N35 (petrol 2.0)

light chassissandwich panelwithout a refrigeration unit

Two identical vehicles from one batch. An insulated van is a sandwich-panel body with no refrigeration unit: it does not create cold but holds the temperature loaded into it. On a city round, where the vehicle is unloaded within a few hours, that is enough — and such a body costs noticeably less than a reefer. The rear doors are hinged, each leaf has two locking bars, and a seal runs around the opening. Marker lamps sit on the top corners of the body, with an underrun bar and mudflaps below.

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Chassis

Make / model	JAC N35 (2.0 petrol)
Class	light truck
Cab	single
Rear wheels	single
Gross weight	3,490 kg
Vehicle category	B

Other models of the brand are on the JAC page. The same body without insulation is dry freight body на JAC N35.

Van

Body type	insulated body, sandwich panel
Refrigeration unit	none — the body slows the warming of the loaded goods
Doors	hinged rear, two locking bars per leaf
Sealing	a rubber seal around the door opening
Fit-out	marker lamps, reflective markings, an underrun bar, mudflaps
Manufacture	the COND plant, Almaty — a “Qazaqstanda jasalǵan” badge

More about the design on the page insulated vans. If you need sub-zero, we add a refrigeration unit.

Where the number comes from:How many pallets fit in an isothermal van

How this body is built

The project is based on a JAC N35 (2.0 petrol) chassis. Gross weight 3,490 kg — a category B licence is enough.

Body type — insulated body, sandwich panel.

Doors: hinged rear, two locking bars per leaf.

The refrigeration unit is none — the body slows the warming of the loaded goods. Fitted equipment: marker lamps, reflective markings, an underrun bar, mudflaps.

What is in the photos

Front side view, body and the cab JAC N35
Body from the side and the rear doors with switched on marker lamps
Two vehicles from the batch from the rear and side
The rear doors two vehicle: rod latches and seal along contour
Rear lamps and marker lamps lamps switched on
Two vehicles from the batch from the front, headlights switched on

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.

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.

FAQ

FAQ about the JAC X200 insulated van

A few hours is the benchmark, and the figure depends not on the body but on conditions: panel thickness, the gap from the outside temperature, how the goods were loaded and how often the doors were opened during the shift. For city rounds, where the vehicle is unloaded within three or four hours, that is enough; for intercity work people take a reefer.

By having a refrigeration unit. An insulated body only holds the temperature it was loaded with, while a reefer creates that temperature and holds it for as long as needed. The body construction is the same — the same sandwich panel — so an insulated van can be fitted with a unit later.

Yes, and it is the usual path: people start with an insulated van and add a unit a season later, when frozen goods appear. The body is ready for it; only the choice of unit model for the volume changes. The whole range is on the pages Elinge and Carrier.

The bar clamps the door top and bottom at once, and the seal around the opening only works when the leaf is pressed evenly. On an insulated van that matters more than on a dry freight body: a finger-wide gap cancels out all the insulation.

The customer took two identical vehicles at once — a common story in distribution when there is more than one route. A standard body repeats exactly: the same doors, hardware and fit-out, which means the same spare parts for both vehicles.

Cheaper than a reefer by the cost of the refrigeration unit and dearer than a dry freight body by the cost of the insulation. The exact price depends on the dimensions and the panel thickness. Leave a request or write on WhatsApp and we will send a quote. COND does not publish prices for bodies.

COND is a factory with its own WMI manufacturer code, so we issue the full set of conversion paperwork and the entry in the vehicle passport.

Similar vehicles

Our other projects in the “insulated van” category. All body types are in the “Vehicles” section.