Some lighter stuff.
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General haulage.
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Ameys Nigerian connection and who is the signwriter at Wootton.
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Some more.
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great pics mate imagine driving an A type petrol bedford on a lowloader bit of a struggle hey happy days ate, fredm
Another four and more later.
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Muckaway:
Sutton CourteneyThis is a superb evocative photo, many thanks for posting it.
The Leyland under the tar plant closest to the camera certainly has a low sided body! Also liking the ergo cabbed Leyland (?) waiting in line. Body not insulated on that one!
Also liking the other tar plant in the distance. But what are the dark looking things to the right of it?
Hi BD
I think the Leyland under the bins looks like a Terrier (7.5 tonner…) so would only need low sides.
If I remember rightly ARC started insisting on insulated bodies in the very early eighties. The firm I was on for at the time bought a new lorry in 1981 without insulation, the next one (1982) had to have it. By order of the Great God Quarry… 
Obviously now, the Great God Quarry specs everything, including what the drivers are allowed to wear!!
As said before, the tanks are for the bitumen. Usually between 4 different grades on site, sometimes more. All tanks now are heated by big elements in the bottom, similar to a kettle. All pipework is trace-heated as well to keep the bitumen flowing because it’s a LOT of work if it goes off in the pipe… 
A G Dix loading/tipping at Ameys somewhere.
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Another couple of pics of the Wootton yard.
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Amey convoy on way to docks with Nuffield exports.
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ARC at Sutton Courtenay.
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Piston broke:
Hi BD
I think the Leyland under the bins looks like a Terrier (7.5 tonner…) so would only need low sides.If I remember rightly ARC started insisting on insulated bodies in the very early eighties. The firm I was on for at the time bought a new lorry in 1981 without insulation, the next one (1982) had to have it. By order of the Great God Quarry…
Obviously now, the Great God Quarry specs everything, including what the drivers are allowed to wear!!
As said before, the tanks are for the bitumen. Usually between 4 different grades on site, sometimes more. All tanks now are heated by big elements in the bottom, similar to a kettle. All pipework is trace-heated as well to keep the bitumen flowing because it’s a LOT of work if it goes off in the pipe…
Many thanks for the info mate and also kudos to Toshboy as well.
As for non insulation of bodies, there used to be quite a few round this way that ran out of the various quarries with ordinary alloy bodies, and as you say it took til the mid to late 80s before the quarries insisted on insulation being slapped on the sides. Always thought it strange seeing a high sided tipper usually on coal loading tar during the summer months. Big clumsy bodies on asphalt was a sight to behold. Pity I didn’t get any photos back then. 
One of the quarries even set up cut-back tarmac the night before for a gas board depot somewhere Manchester way on a Bison with a standard Neville Charrold body driven by a lad that lived near to me. Unsheeted naturally! 
Anyways, back on topic, I love seeing these old Amey and ARC tipper photos. Many thanks to the kind lads posting them.
That sheet must just be draped across whilst it is sat still. Likely be a swimming pool if it rains!
Rope/string coil still attached all very temporary.
Oily
Me at the helm when i was young !. ex BRS Reading Austin 3.4 Diesel.