We seem to have come full circle with MAN. P & M Watson used to operate Man trucks over twenty-five years ago, and PMW has operated a variety (Foden, Hino & Volvo), but has returned to MAN for a full package of vehicle and maintenance.

It is of paramount importance to have well maintained, reliable, well-built trucks (not to mention that they also look pretty smart!). With MAN Truck & Bus we have found the perfect truck for our job, in with Pelican Engineering we have found the perfect dealership to look after our trucks.

We have taken delivery of four new Euro 6 trucks, which takes us up to a fleet of twelve, and they are already providing us with better fuel economy. The Euro 6’s core elements are the torquey six cylinder engines. MAN uses the key technologies common rail injection, exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR), selective reduction (SCR) and diesel particulate filter (DPF/CRT). The result is that MAN engines in Euro 6, set the standards in terms of low fuel consumption and have very low Ad Blue consumption which makes it the best on the market for the environment.

With a large fleet, it is vital that all vehicles are serviced correctly and on time, whilst keeping down-time to an absolute minimum. Vehicles are generally dropped off at Pelican Engineering at the end of a working day, a courtesy car given to the driver, and then the truck is picked up the next morning after the service is completed and any other work carried out.

We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with both MAN & Pelican Engineering, and also to a further increase in our size of fleet in the not so distant future.