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DrinkMore Custom Water’s business depends on the reliability of
its commercial truck fleet. That’s why they’ve chosen Mitsubishi
Fuso.
 Eye-catching ads on two Mitsubishi Fuso trucks may make
other drivers long for a cold bottle of water, but it is
the trucks’ performance that is making their owner
thirst for more Mitsubishis in his fleet.
John
Walsh, President of DrinkMore Custom Water in Gaithersburg,
MD, commissioned custom graphic wraps for two trucks in his
fleet after winning the wraps as a trade show prize. The
ads depict giant bottles of water (customers paid to have
their products featured) and splashes of water. He
says the ads command lots of attention on the road, and have
even led to numerous sales calls for his 4-year-old company,
which specializes in the design, production and delivery
of custom-label bottled waters.
As
for the trucks themselves, they are part of a 22-cabover
fleet, comprised almost entirely of Mitsubishi vehicles.
Walsh says that he tried other truck brands, but had numerous
bad experiences. His business’s parent company,
DrinkMore Water retail stores, already had some experience
with Mitsubishis in its fleet and suggested the vehicles
to him.
“We’re
hauling full loads,” Walsh says. “Other
trucks wore out, but Mitsubishis can take the beating we
put on our vehicles.”
Walsh
says durability is his top concern when it comes to shipping
products throughout large metropolitan areas. Four
drivers put about 3,000 miles a month on the typical truck,
making deliveries from just north of Baltimore all the way
down to Fredericksburg, VA. And while Walsh says there have
been a few problems along the way (“Nothing is perfect,” he
says), overall he is completely satisfied with his Mitsubishi
vehicles.
“They
are reliable, and that’s important to me,” he
says.
Walsh also cites the trucks’ ease of driving as another
big plus. All of the trucks in the DrinkMore Custom
Water fleet have automatic transmissions, and are small enough
so they do not require a CDL for drivers.
Walsh says that the DrinkMore Water and DrinkMore Custom
Water trucking fleets will soon be exclusively Mitsubishi.
“The performance and price can’t be beat,” Walsh
said. “That’s why we were one of the first
people to take delivery of the new 2005 cab design, and that’s
why there will definitely be more Mitsubishis in our future.”
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