The business is centred on time-critical deliveries of highly sensitive loads across the whole of Europe and managing director Brian Brennan has using Mercedes-Benz models ever since he launched his business as an owner-driver 18 years ago. He now runs a fleet of 23 Mercedes-Benz vehicles including examples from all three model lines – Citan, Vito and Sprinter.
The latest arrival is a Sprinter 313 CDI chassis cab. Supplied by North-West Dealer Roanza, it is fitted with a twin-compartment insulated box body by Solomon Commercials, and a Carrier Transicold refrigeration unit. Unusually, the vehicle also has a sleeper compartment behind the cab.
PDQ has two more Sprinters on order from Roanza, for delivery before the end of the year, and plans to add a further eight to its fleet during 2016 to cope with ongoing expansion – these are due to be fitted with similar box bodies and will also have sleeping compartments in roof-top ‘pods’.
Brennan commented: “We need to have complete faith in our vehicles, and that’s what Mercedes-Benz gives us. Our vans are worked extremely hard, each covering an average of 100,000 miles a year, but we know we can depend on them. In 18 years of operation the number of breakdowns we’ve suffered is negligible, and when something has failed it’s invariably a minor wear-and-tear part rather than a significant fault with the vehicle itself.
“We know we can rest easy because help is never far away, thanks to the Mercedes-Benz MobiloVan cover which includes first-class 24-hour breakdown cover anywhere in Europe. The manufacturer’s three-year unlimited mileage warranty also means our vehicles are still covered with 300,000 miles on the clock.”