Bloody hell,no balls for that,let you old guys do it 
keith
Hiya,
Bloody hell Jack, just been reading (via Google) about Becci Ellis what an achievement
I get travel sick if i push my jam jar much over 70 mph, and I can see she wants to go
faster brave girl, I once did a ton on a Norton Dominator when still a lad and needed a
change of underwear afterwards.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Hiya,
Bloody hell Jack, just been reading (via Google) about Becci Ellis what an achievement
I get travel sick if i push my jam jar much over 70 mph, and I can see she wants to go
faster brave girl, I once did a ton on a Norton Dominator when still a lad and needed a
change of underwear afterwards.
thanks harry, long retired.
I’m also long retired myself Harry, but there are lots of drivers out there who can do more then push lorries down the road, we all have our other side to life, I went driving for the same reason most of us did, because we like being behind the wheel of a lorry, but before that I was a mechanic on bikes, but not the new stuff, but the old British bikes BSA Norton Ariel and Triumph etc, so was involved in racing for many years, but if you don’t like speed then it’s not for you, but if you do then you do it as safe as possible, but not on the roads but on the track where it’s organized and safer, but if your handy with a tool-kit it helps on the road, you can save time and money fixing your own lorry to get you home instead of the rip-off garages in Europe where I spent over 20 years of my working life, and I have seen lots of drivers who have talents other than driving, but would rather drive for a living instead, but I managed to mix it with work, picked the meetings I could do whilst at home, it would be interesting to see of other drivers to see what they did for a hobby or a sport, for example in 1990 I took a world land speed record, and with-in the next 3 years took 5 championships, but eventually the body has had enough and you have to give in, it’s the old age thing that catches up with us all, but it was great whilst it lasted. 
Just out of interest, if anyone is interested in seeing our guy’s at speed the next meeting at Elvington in 23rd June Dave Smith and Billy Parkinson my old mates from A1 usually come to see, us then 21st July, but the best one is 15th 16th August for another records meeting when your more likely to see Becci go well over 264 mph unless she breaks it again and other record holders doing the same thing, we do camping and out on the longest runway in the UK it’s just great for all the family, and it’s not just for British riders we have guy’s from the US and Holland and France etc to join in the fun, so if your up for it these are the dates to see some real fast guy’s on British soil instead of reading of what they do at Bonneville in Utah USA. Regards :-Jack Graham.
paul motyka:
Borrowed from facebook,hope the original poster does not mind.0
I was given this truck when i started at A ONE in the late sixties,it had the orange flashing lights on the cab roof then. We used carry wide loads of plate steel from Gartcosh in scotland. Happy Days. 
N ice to see there is still some life out there! computer was poorly last week so I couldn’t comment, an interesting article about main dealers, got told years ago that JMR was a major shareholder in Crossroad Commercials, don’t know if that’s true but no doubt someone out there knows the truth.
maxhagar:
N ice to see there is still some life out there! computer was poorly last week so I couldn’t comment, an interesting article about main dealers, got told years ago that JMR was a major shareholder in Crossroad Commercials, don’t know if that’s true but no doubt someone out there knows the truth.
I do not think he did,he new the top guys then,plus the amount of Volvos he bought,would have a good discount,i started at a one in 76 and went to crossroads in 99 who took me on to this day,started at birsall an went to Normanton in 2002,i have a good manager who is very switched on,no pulling the wool over this guy,been there an done it him self keith
Hi, folks, I saw th at Atki,fleet no 161 in a yard today in North Wales today it was mint ,Cheers Barry
The two men at crossroads commercials were Arthur smith,nickname Tex,and Fred barber.they started selling volvos in about 1967-1969
BIGGEE:
The two men at crossroads commercials were Arthur smith,nickname Tex,and Fred barber.they started selling volvos in about 1967-1969
remember them well,was always getting sent to get 2nd hand parts,GO AND SEE FRED he will have one,just down the road from the birstall dept now,keith
b.waddy:
Hi, folks, I saw th at Atki,fleet no 161 in a yard today in North Wales today it was mint ,Cheers Barry
its nice to know were it now lives keith
paul motyka:
Borrowed from facebook,hope the original poster does not mind.0
I took this Wagon to Elvington to a truck show that was being displayed when I was doing records on the runway, it made me appreciate the Volvo’s more, it also made wonder how the hell we drove these with no power stearing.
Now then Jack and every one else, regarding power steering,at Parrotts we had a self taught mechanic who was a total moron, he fitted a new power steering box, trouble was he fitted it upside down! along with doing some wireing which set on fire put in a heater box which leaked and made the cab resemble a Turkish bath, but the best was spray painting the Chaseside loading shovel bright yellow without covering up a brand new car so the car got the jaundice look, it took the idiot three days to sort it. they reckon Parrott only kept him on as he copped any flak from the ministry re. log books etc!!
Do any of you remember A One getting one of the first Leyland Marathons in the early seventies ,i was talking to an old colleague and friend of mine last week and he drove it , he said it was a flying machine .
ramone:
Do any of you remember A One getting one of the first Leyland Marathons in the early seventies ,i was talking to an old colleague and friend of mine last week and he drove it , he said it was a flying machine .
Well I for sure dont know, it was before my time at A1 ramone, I went to A1 in 1975 when they bought Chapmans Freight Services, which was Ex JG Fielders before him.
But still nice to see some-one using the A1 site ramone, I think I’m as guilty for not looking as much as we did a couple of years ago, it’s rare to see anyone using it lately but I will be looking when I get the chance in between doing almost nothing these days, I seam to spend more time going to the doctors and hospital these days, but that’s what we get when we get old and working for 50 years. :- Jack Graham.
Jack Graham:
ramone:
Do any of you remember A One getting one of the first Leyland Marathons in the early seventies ,i was talking to an old colleague and friend of mine last week and he drove it , he said it was a flying machine .Well I for sure dont know, it was before my time at A1 ramone, I went to A1 in 1975 when they bought Chapmans Freight Services, which was Ex JG Fielders before him.
But still nice to see some-one using the A1 site ramone, I think I’m as guilty for not looking as much as we did a couple of years ago, it’s rare to see anyone using it lately but I will be looking when I get the chance in between doing almost nothing these days, I seam to spend more time going to the doctors and hospital these days, but that’s what we get when we get old and working for 50 years. :- Jack Graham.
You might remember the driver , Colin Craven
ramone:
Jack Graham:
ramone:
Do any of you remember A One getting one of the first Leyland Marathons in the early seventies ,i was talking to an old colleague and friend of mine last week and he drove it , he said it was a flying machine .Well I for sure dont know, it was before my time at A1 ramone, I went to A1 in 1975 when they bought Chapmans Freight Services, which was Ex JG Fielders before him.
But still nice to see some-one using the A1 site ramone, I think I’m as guilty for not looking as much as we did a couple of years ago, it’s rare to see anyone using it lately but I will be looking when I get the chance in between doing almost nothing these days, I seam to spend more time going to the doctors and hospital these days, but that’s what we get when we get old and working for 50 years. :- Jack Graham.You might remember the driver , Colin Craven
Yes I do remember Colin Craven, he worked for JG Fielder way back in the 1960’s, it’s strange we only remember when the names pop up like from yourself, sadly it’s an age thing, but Colin was like the rest of us bringing wool from Liverpool and Hull etc, one thing I do remember about him is that he was always good company to be in, don’t know too much about his background except his wife had cancer and died long ago, but he was a good guy to be with and work with, cant remember how long ago it was but I heard he’d had a heart attack and passed away. :- Jack.
Jack Graham:
ramone:
Jack Graham:
ramone:
Do any of you remember A One getting one of the first Leyland Marathons in the early seventies ,i was talking to an old colleague and friend of mine last week and he drove it , he said it was a flying machine .Well I for sure dont know, it was before my time at A1 ramone, I went to A1 in 1975 when they bought Chapmans Freight Services, which was Ex JG Fielders before him.
But still nice to see some-one using the A1 site ramone, I think I’m as guilty for not looking as much as we did a couple of years ago, it’s rare to see anyone using it lately but I will be looking when I get the chance in between doing almost nothing these days, I seam to spend more time going to the doctors and hospital these days, but that’s what we get when we get old and working for 50 years. :- Jack Graham.You might remember the driver , Colin Craven
Yes I do remember Colin Craven, he worked for JG Fielder way back in the 1960’s, it’s strange we only remember when the names pop up like from yourself, sadly it’s an age thing, but Colin was like the rest of us bringing wool from Liverpool and Hull etc, one thing I do remember about him is that he was always good company to be in, don’t know too much about his background except his wife had cancer and died long ago, but he was a good guy to be with and work with, cant remember how long ago it was but I heard he’d had a heart attack and passed away. :- Jack.
Well to be fair Jack he looked remarkably well 3 saturdays ago when i had a couple of pints with him , i worked with him 26 years ago at Colemans and he hasnt changed much .Hes still driving for Bower Greens he has the only Volvo on the fleet .He told me about the Marathon when we were chatting , hes usually in the Red Lion at four lane ends saturday afternoons
Jack maybe your thinking of Joe Craven, he died a good few years ago another good woolman, Les.
lespullan:
Jack maybe your thinking of Joe Craven, he died a good few years ago another good woolman, Les.
He knew his way around the continent too Les