I am looking for photo's from the company Frans Maas.

[Bert Wolters]

In the 70's Frans Maas takes over an Italian company and started Somasi S.R.L. at Milaan.


Lager and office Somasi S.R.L. at Milaan, 1973.


FIAT tractor


Ford Transcontinitale tractor


FIAT from sub contactor.


FIAT


FIAT area lorry

In the 60's Frans Maas started an depot in France at Paris.


DAF 2000 DO from Frans Maas Paris.


Frans Maas France.

Regards, Bert Wolters.

[Bert Wolters]

In the 70's Frans Maas had an depot in Danmark in the city Harderslev. Afther crossing the border in Padborg its abbout 60 km in to Danmark. Frans Maas had is lager by the company Gort A/S till 1988. In that year Frans Maas get an new building in Vojens. That was near the motoway Padborg - Kolding - Aarhus - Aalborg. Also in the end off the 80's Frans Maas get his depot in Copenhage. This depot was in the area Glostrup.


Frans Maas Harderslev in the lager from the company Gort.


Frans Maas Vojens


Frans Maas Glostrup - Copenhage


M.A.N. Commander


Scania 124 L 400 tractor


Mercedes Benz 1314 lorry


Volvo FL7 lorry

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In 1971 Frans Maas U.K. had an depot in Great-Yarmouth. In 1973 day became a new office. Also in 1974 Frans Maas became agen an new office.


Frans Maas U.K. office at Great-Yarmouth from 1974 till 1980.


Office Frans Maas U.K. at Great-Yarmouth 1980.

Also Frans Maas U.K. had an depot in Manchester in the 70's.






DAF 2800 and Volvo F10.


Scania 112M from Frans Maas Manchester.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Big Dorris]

That site in Manchester is a Builders Merchants now, Ive spent many a Friday sat waiting for my load to come in, also is the depot in Milan the one in Settala If so I used to run out of there to Manchester at the Time the Office staff were
Mario and the other lad One AC the other Inter good blokes who took me to games
Mearco little fella with glasses
Alisandro Juventus Fan
A Ducth Girl call Kristiana I think
Elisibeta

At one time you could park inside the yard but they stopped this and put on Armed security the Guard was about 70 and used to get drunk on Grapa then dance around out side waving his gun about

[Dieselcowboy]

ah yes, Milan, what a dump! First time I went there i was told to leave the trailer inside, but park outside. I parked right near the security hut, not sure how safe it was. There was also a Hogspeed, and another 2 Brit motors, can't remember who's. One of the blokes said 'yes it's fine parking here, there's only been a couple of blokes robbed while here'.Needless to say I didn't sleep well! Any other time i was going there i made sure i was either early enough to get in and out or I would stop en route, hated the place and the ignorant git who ran the UK imports, cant remember his name. We used ot tip there, and reload Vicenza, that was fun on a Friday night!

The Great Yarmouth pic is North Quay, head office. They were going to sell that well before DSV took over, the idea was to get out of Yarmouth and place head office in the new Manchester building. The warehouse in Yarmouth was a couple of miles away at Harfreys, still used by DSV in part, alot of it is rented out now.

[Bert Wolters]

Hello Big Dorris and Dieselcowboy,

Thanks for the info and the Italian story's. I self never been to Italy four Frans Maas. I now an Swedies driver he did every week an trip from Frans Maas Stockholm to Milaan , dan to Venice, back to Milaan and dan back to Stockhom.
Wen we war at Stockhom and had unload ouwer trailer then we get his trailer and unload that one alswell. Moost of the time it was on the way to Nordberg, Avista off Gavle. We chance trailers at Sandvicken and then we go on to Düsseldorff in Germany and then Schiedam. We had than 23 tons off steel in the trailer. In the somer was it an nice trip to dow bad in the winter was it an bad one. Plenty off snow, ice and hills off 4 to 10%.

In the end off 1988 we get the fist six DAF 95 ATI 310 tractors.


DAF 95 ATI 310 tractor.


DAF 95 ATI 310 tractors.


The fist DAF 95 ATI 310 tractor four Frans Maas Groninigen.


Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

DAF 95 310 ATI


DAF 95 ATI 310 tractor with an rebuild 2 ash trailer for Huckepack transport by railway in Sweden from Malmö to Stockholm off from Stockholm to Malmö. In Stockholm/Vestabarga was the railway pick-up next the lager from Frans Maas. In Stockholm we unload fist on monday the trailer that we take with us and then the trailers who came by railway. Sam times we war 3 till 4 days in the area Stockholm four we go till Sandvicken off back to Holland with groupage. Always we war back at home friday of saterdaymorning.


DAF 95 ATI 310


DAF 95 310 ATI with 3 ash trailer.


DAF 95 ATI 310


DAF 95 ATI 310 at rest on B75 between Hamburg and Bremen in the holydayseason when its was not aloud to drive on saterday on the autobahn.


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In the end off 1988 Frans Maas Venlo had DAF 2100 tractors for citytrailers to used in the area and groupage transport in Holland.


DAF 2100 tracktors


DAF 2100 tracktor with an citytrailer from the Holco Losgistics.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In 1988 Frans Maas Groningen had 2 littel trucks. 1 Mercedes Benz 409D, this truck was used for express cargo in the area. Also he was four air cargo to breng it to airport Eelde-Groningen. On the airport Frans Maas had an office for air cargo. If the adder littel truck came back from his route, by the airport, thy load over en in the biggisd littel truck off an truck off trailer. Then in the night the air freight go's to Shiphol-Airport. In the begining to Bleckmann and later to Jan de Rijk. This companys bringsd the air freight to the airplane companys.

Merceds Benz 409D


Mercedes Benz 609D This truck jusd four air freight. Also en good truck to used if you chance houses off the family.

In 1989 we had 4 types off tractors by Frans Maas Groningen.

DAF 2800 Intercooler,DAF 2800 ATI, DAF 95 310 ATI and the Mercedes Benz EPS 1835 Powerliner.


DAF 2800 ATI at Travemünde.


DAF 95 310 ATI at Travemünde.


DAF 95 310 ATI on the way to tank at Delmenhorst (Germany).


Loading at Vojens, Danmark, driver Jan Brandsma with an DAF 95 310 ATI tractor.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Denis F]

Bert,

Eventually found the negatives to up load these photos.

Frans Mass Ludwigsburg 1990




Frans Mass - Suban Austria



I did have loads more, but I can't find these

Regards
Ant

[Bert Wolters]

Hello Ant,

Never been in Ludwigsburg and in Austria by Frans Maas. It is good to see it on photos. Special the photo from Suban. Also the German DAF in the old Frans Maas colours. I. see by you on the photo loading and onloading on the side at the termilnaals in thoose days. When i starterd by Frans Maas in Groningen we load and onload always on the side. In 1986 we get docks when we get an new lager in Groningen. I will put sam photos on de side from thoose days.
Now photos from 25 years Frans Maas at Groningen.



Partytime 25 years Frans Maas Groningen.










De new DAF 95 ATI 360 Spacecab tractor.


The same tractor in Frans Maas Groningen colours.


New DAF 95 ATI 310 and DAF 95 ATI 360 Spacecab.

Also in that time we get 3 new DAF 2300 trucks four offsetunits.

DAF 2300



Four the area work also an new DAF 800

DAF 800


3 new DAF 95 ATI 310 tractors.


Driver Wessel Schuitema, his sohn and his new DAF 95 ATI 310.

The last story this week, i go the next 10 days four an short hollyday.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

Hi, i am back from a short hollyday and going on with the Dutch Frans Maas story.

In the end off 1989 we get the fist DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab. Driver on this tractor was Eiso van Dijken.


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab and DAF 95 ATI 310 tractors. Brand new.


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab tractor


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab


Chieff off the garage, 1989 Frans Maas Groningen, Henk Busscher.

1990, all the types off tractors together.

Mercedes Benz and 3 types DAF.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In de spring off 1990, on an saterday, we go together all the trucks from the company Frans Maas Groningen to airport Groningen-Eelde four making an airphoto off the fleet off trucks. This photo was making four the company for the history off 100 year Frans Maas in july 1990.


One by the time.


The olderst tractor in 1990, DAF 2800 Turbo Intercooler.


DAF 95 ATI 380 Spacecab.


DAF 95 ATI 310.


DAF 2800 ATI.


Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner.


At the airport.


All the trucks afther the car from the director.


In line off duty.


The fleet.


Inspection fom the general.


The fleet in 1990 from Frans Maas Groningen.


The air photo.


All the drivers and the wives.


The yongboys and girls, 18 years back in time.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Willie Roadstar]

Bert,

Thats a very impressive convoy and line up, must have been great to be part of.

Regards
Ant

[truckyboy]

Hi Bert, thanks for sharing your history with us, i did enjoy reading and looking at the photographs. You must have the largest collection of frans Maas photos
well done !!
I was working for a sub contractor/Frans Maas 3 years ago running from Brownhills to Barcelona but we had our own trailer, so i cant help you there. i wonder if `Rocket Ron` was the owner of Harts Transport after all.?

[Bert Wolters]

Bert,

Thats a very impressive convoy and line up, must have been great to be part of.

Regards
Ant

Indid Ant, it was an big happening in that time. In the morning to the airport, in the afternoon, BBQ and in the nigth with all the members off Frans Maas, office, lager and drivers, an party in the lager. Music, lots off bear and wine four the ladies. Nice party at that time. When i think back i small agen.
The next day a hadhick and monday morning back on the road.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Willie Roadstar]

Hi Bert, thanks for sharing your history with us, i did enjoy reading and looking at the photographs. You must have the largest collection of frans Maas photos
well done !!
I was working for a sub contractor/Frans Maas 3 years ago running from Brownhills to Barcelona but we had our own trailer, so i cant help you there. i wonder if `Rocket Ron` was the owner of Harts Transport after all.?

Truckboy,

If you ever find out what happened to Ron, let me know, had a few (or many) good nights with him and the lads at the time, there used to be a guy name Graham who ran out of Brownhills with an MAN in the early 90's, ended up shacking up with one of the office staff (female !!!) in Frans Maas Nettatel, don't think it worked out from memory, is he still about ??

Regards
Ant

[Bert Wolters]

Hello Truckyboy,

Thanks for the good words over the Frans Maas story. Indid i have lots off photos from Frans Maas and i will share them on this side. I collect them over the last 8 years and i was starting to make photos when i start by the company in 1983 from the trucks i drived. Later i make them from buildings and trailers. In that time i forgot to make photos from loading and onloading at driverend places. I hope so to see more photos on this side from Frans Maas lagers, trucks from places where i never been.
Abbout Ron i dont no off it is the same man.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In the end off 1989 Frans Maas Venlo get new DAF 2100 tractors for the citytrailers. This tractors was used for area groupage transport. Also day came sam times to Groningen.

DAF 2100


DAF 2100


DAF 2100


DAF 2800 and DAF 2100


DAF 2100 tractor.

In the same time Frans Maas Waddinxveen had an DAF 2500 tractor in the colours from Frans Maas Groningen from an sub contractor in duty with an citytrailer.

DAF 2500 tractor

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In 1990 Frans Maas Venlo get the first new DAF 95 310 ATI tractors.


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor


In that time also an new DAF 2100 tractor.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

Frans Maas Nettental in Germany gets in 1990 also sam new DAF 95 tractors and motortrucks.


DAF 95 310 ATI motortruck.


DAF 95 360 ATI motortruck.


DAF 95 310 ATI tractor.


DAF 95 310 ATI motortruck.


DAF 95 360 ATI motortruck.


Frans Maas Nettental had also bad luck samtimes.

Mercedes Benz 1314 truck hid an low bridge.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In may 1990 Frans Maas Groningen became an new DAF 95 350 ATI tractor in golden colours. Special is this truck made four that the company Frans Maas 100 years old is in july 1990.

The golden truck.


Director off Frans Maas Groningen, Albert Verheggen, get the keys from the golden truck out hands off the director from the DAF garage at Groningen.


You see evering is in the truck.


The golden truck.


The golden DAF 95 350 ATI tractor in duty.


DAF 95 350 ATI, the golden truck.


In duty, one year later


On the way in the Netherlands.


DAF 95 350 ATI tractor, the golden one.

Also Frans Maas Venlo became at that time new DAF tractors.

DAF 95 310 ATI tractor.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In july 1990 Frans Maas was an company off 100 years old. The company became the titel Koninklijke (Royal). From that time the name was Koninklijke Frans Maas Groep N.V. - Royal Frans Maas.


In Groningen we had an big party. In the day games for the childeren.

Games for the childeren.


Kart races not only for the drivers also for the ladies.


Kart races.


Bridge to the ...............

After the races and the games for the childeren we had an big BBQ. Then abbout 8.30 p.m. we had an party with misic and dance.

After plenty off bear the big drivers storys.


Bear and wine.

In Venlo also was an party time in that weekend. I dont have photos from that moment. Only the trucks ware line up for the pepole from Venlo.

Line up off the DAF motor trucks and tractors.







The golden truck from Frans Maas Groningen was in that weekend in Venlo.

The golden truck.


DAF 95 350 ATI, the golden truck.


Venlo, july 1990.

All together that was an ferry goed weekend. It's a shame that 16 years later evering was finnishd and now it's a memmery.

Regards, Bert Wolters.

[Bert Wolters]

Wen i start duty by Frans Maas Groningen we had no loadingdocks. We load, unload and shift the groupage in the open air from the trailer to trailer. We drivers help the lager workers to put the plane back up the trailer to get quickly on the trip.

The side open.


Finnish with loaudig.


Unloading


groupage in the open air.


Shifting from one place to the adder. Pallettruck driver Geert Hoekstra.


Loading an ex army jeep.


To haevy for the pallettruck.


Shifting the groupage in the rain.


Also loading long groupage. Pallettruckdriver the lager chieff Henk Hoekstra.


Finnish working, the next day agen new trailers to load off unload.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

Here sam old photos from the Wilhelminakade were Frans Maas Groningen starterd in 1963.


Backside off the office and of the side off the lager.


Shifting and loading Becks groupage from Oldenburg on an littel truck for delivering in the area.


Checking the groupage from Germany by Lau Kits.


Driving the pallettruck driver Jan Brandsma, standing, Kees Kooi, lager chieff at the Wilhelminakade, Mister Jansen and Lau Kits.


To haevy on the front side.


Trobbels with the goods.


Who must clean it?


The strongerst man off Frans Maas.


Shifting the pallets off goods.


Unloadig the groupage from Germany by Henk Hoekstra. Later chieff lager at the Duinkerkenstraat at Groningen.


Henk Hoekstra checking the goods.

You see lager work in the sixties is not ferry chance as in 2008 You must still check the groupage. Now you can do ik with a barcode.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In the midden 80's Frans Maas Groningen works still outside in the open air to shift, load and onload the groupage cargo.






Henk Hoekstra, chief lager gifts pallet instructions.


A.D.R. goods in the oldest lager


The garage.


Working in the garage.


Pallet truck new in the paint.


Onloading.


Groupage cargo








Cargo off steel.


Damage by steel on the trailer.


Shifting trailers by Maarten Hendriks.


Henk Hoekstra, chief lager.


Coffie break, by the lager workers.


End off duty, time four a bear.


The office before the rebuilding.


Starting off the building from the new lager with loadingdocks.


Constructions off the new lager.

After the rebuilding off the lager we drivers get better times. More work from groupage to the north off Germany, Danmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and in that time formely East-Germany. When the German wall was gone we get trips to Wismar, Rosstock, Maagdeburg, Leipzig and same times to Berlin.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

In 1989 was the newbuildings lager raeddy. We as drivers get it better. Now we setteld the trailers for the ramp.


Trailers standing for the ramp and loadingdocks.


The new lager by night.


Left the garage, office and planning on the fist floor, then the new lager.


Frontside off the lager.


Backside off the lager.


Garage and office on the fist floor.


Lager and garage.


Airphoto Frans Maas Groningen, 1989.

In 1989 we starterd to drive electronics for Normende, SABA and Thomson. Four this work we get new DAF 800 trucks. This work was in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemborg. Fist day up and second day back with littel parts off groupage four Scandinavia. In the beginning young drivers did this work. The driver sliep in an hotel. If day ware back in Groningen the driver sliep at home.


DAF 800 truck.

In 1991 the trucks war rebuild to an topsleeper.


DAF 800 as topsleeper.


DAF 45 topsleeper.


DAF 45 topsleeper, driver Richard Smeltekop.

Regards, Bert Wolters

[Bert Wolters]

After the party from 100 years Frans Maas in 1990 we get in the end off that year, to replace four the 7 olderst DAF 2800 ATI tractors, 7 new DAF 95 330 ATI tractors.


DAF 95 330 ATI, driver Klaas Bolland.
Klaas Bolland drived the most off the times groupage to Bremen and Hamburg. Returnd groupage off trailers from the ferry ports Travemünde, Lübeck and Kiel to Groningen off straid on delivery.


DAF 95 330 ATI, driver myself, loading by Frans Maas Losgistics at Bergen op Zoom.


DAF 95 330 ATI, driver myself onloading groupage from Italy in Sweden in the area off Avista.


DAF 95 330 ATI, driver Dirk van den Zaag, at resting in Germany.


DAF 95 330 ATI, Driver Henk Luinstra at Groningen.


DAF 95 330 ATI, driver Roelof Rodenhuis, coffeebraek on the B75.

In 1991 Frans Maas started an joint fensher with SeaLand America four delivering from sea containers in the Netherlands. We dided for abbout 1 year. Four us wash it not so good work. To must rest owers and no driving owers.

DAF 95 330 ATI, loading sea containers in the port off Rotterdam.


DAF 95 330 ATI tractor, back home on the yard.


Onloading off the ferry from the Sena Line in Oslo, Norway.

Regards, Bert Wolters.

[Bert Wolters]

In the early 90's Frans Maas Groningen started groupage and linehalls to Warschauw in Poland. Samtimes we go on to Waschauw but most off the times we chance trailers at Franfurt am Oder.


Frans Maas Groningen early 90's


Waiting at Groningen for documents.


3 trucks waiting for Poland to get the documents.


To go on work you must chance cars.


Chance trailers at Lübeck.

In that time also Frans Maas Groningen started groupage trips to Estland, letland, Litouwen and Rusia. Thoose trailers we chance at Lübeck. The trailers for Russia go fist to Finland and then to St. Petersburg in Russia.


Waiting at the costumplace at Travemünde.


Driver Piet Nicolai at Travemüde.


Rest at Travemünde.


On an saterday trip to chance trailers at the ferryports. Drivers: Louis Dijkstra and kids, Harry Nanniga and Gerrit Horseling.


Driver Harry Nanninga.


Driver Roloef Rodenhuis at rest.

The next 4 weeks i will be on hollyday. When i be back i go on with the story.
Regards, Bert Wolters

[ainacs]

Hi Bert found a pic of these two Schavemaker trucks in another Scania 143 that I bought hat was from that company.





Regards Pat