25 July 2024

Bristol-based foods distributor Essential Trading Co-operative has taken delivery of the first of five new Isuzu trucks from local dealer AK Commercials, continuing a longstanding loyalty to the marque dating back nearly a decade.

The new trucks – comprised of one 11-tonne F110.240(E) and four 7.5-tonne N75.190(E) rigids – will replace older Isuzu models in the company’s mixed commercial vehicle fleet, which also includes a larger 13.5-tonne F135.240(E) model. Mounted with curtainside bodies, the larger vehicles also include a bespoke split-body design that features a standalone refrigerated box section at the front.

Clocking up an average of 70,000km annually, the new trucks will be used primarily for local multi-drop deliveries, with occasional longer distance trips as required.

Essential Trading is a distributor of ethical and sustainable wholefoods, ecological household products, and cruelty-free body care, with a range of nearly 5,000 products sold to independent retailers, schools, festival organisers and retreats.

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