That’s a smashin poem Geoff.
But thats only what I think.
If you didn’t like the loads you got.
Then blame it on THE ■■■■.
ANON.
Thats very sad news I knew John well and did many trips with him,there is a pic of Johns truck and mine together on the Tap line in 1979 on route to Doha,in Ashes Long Haul Pioneers.saddiest thing is we were supposed to meet for a chat ,the last time we spoke on the phone,he only lived a few miles from me,R.I.P.John be there to send you off to the Truckstop in the Sky,condolences to family and friends.
Roger Haywood
carl jarman:
Hi Roger.
Inoticed that on one of your threads you mention Ian Mellor, would that be the same Ian that ran this smart Foden?
This motor is still on the road spotted it on Alan Turing Way in manchester before christmas , same colours a little faded now though . Not seen Mr Mellor since i was a young lad . Lee Marrow
Sorry Mushroomman but it was’nt me with that load…
Chazzer.
Hello Charlie, somebody put a photo on one of the threads a couple of years ago with access to their Photo Bucket site. I looked through and noticed a photo of one of those loads and there were also a couple of old drivers from the Swindon area. The trouble is now I can’t remember which photo they posted or who the poster was, sorry.
As regards the Ian Mellor Foden from Heywood, I wonder if his dad Wilf is still around as he must be in his eighties by now. I worked with Wilf at Hansons when we used to load Indigo dye out of I.C.I. Ellesmere Port, a couple of specks of that stuff on your sheets used to turn them blue after a spit of rain. 
Regards Steve.
Ian Mellor called his Foden Oilburner not seen him for along time but as i m living in Tenerife i dont get to see anyone now that i ve discovered this site maybe all me old mates will get in touch regards Crow
He ain’t changed Crow, I saw him the other year, heavy on the metaxa light on the cola was his favourite expression as I recall…
I’m suprised you did’nt find them four F89’s that are over here from Tenerife though…
Spock knows who’s got em He brought em up from Sheerness…
Spock eh Flysheet good old Speaktrans another name frm the past just had an email from Gary Lyons hope to see him aweek on friday
so flysheet you think that was one of my normal trips it was probably one of the better what about the time i out machoed the turkish traffiki polisi by giving them Maltepe and getting Marlboro in return beat that / CROW
The new Astran/Tekno model 
mushroomman:
As regards the Ian Mellor Foden from Heywood, I wonder if his dad Wilf is still around as he must be in his eighties by now. I worked with Wilf at Hansons when we used to load Indigo dye out of I.C.I. Ellesmere Port, a couple of specks of that stuff on your sheets used to turn them blue after a spit of rain.Regards Steve.
I believe it was Ian Mellor from Heywood who owned my Rear Steer Atkinson in the late 80s - does anyone know if he actually worked it? Kevin Dennis bought it around 1991, but it was certainly off the road by then.
There is a chance for a brave soul with deep pockets to buy an ex astran scania 140. It is in need of major restoration there is a link on the astran Facebook page.
I can’t put a link up as I’m doing this on my phone and it won’t work.
The truck is on army lasts.nl phone number 0035677134444
all those guys trying to find Ritchie Thorne the last i heard of him he was doing sellers down to Quatar with Gary Lyons cheers the Crow
geoffthecrowtaylor:
Spock eh Flysheet good old Speaktrans another name frm the past just had an email from Gary Lyons hope to see him aweek on friday
Mr Spock, very keen on keeping a shilling close these days Crow!!!
Pablo Brooksy having an op this friday something gone wrong in his shoulder, he could do with a pilot for The FH while He’s in dock…
Lindsey never would give a door a bang so nothings changed there Brooksy must have spilt a pint of good old Joseph Holts bitter over his shoulder his hand must have been shaking that much kill all or cure all Crow
Hello to Roger Rita Hayward long time no see Roger what happened to Ty Jarvis and his girlriend Nan the stick insect ex hash slinger at Peters truck stop Keratzini last time i saw you Roger you were on Who wants to be a Millionaire did nt quite get the million hard luck mate regards the Crow
geoffthecrowtaylor:
Hello to Roger Rita Hayward
last time i saw you Roger you were on Who wants to be a Millionaire
Now that’s a story that needs telling, I’d love to know what goes on ‘backstage’ there!!
Ross.
geoffthecrowtaylor:
Hello to Roger Rita Hayward long time no see Roger what happened to Ty Jarvis and his girlriend Nan the stick insect ex hash slinger at Peters truck stop Keratzini last time i saw you Roger you were on Who wants to be a Millionaire did nt quite get the million hard luck mate regards the Crow
I remember the mad cat woman at Peters, was it Karin?
Wheelnut maybe the Austrian who finished up at the Harbour Inn she was being serviced by Taffy Davis and I remember her opening the fridge door one night and smashing about two dozen eggs over the floor Crow
John McVey:
josh:
Well McVicar, you didn’t tell me you had been to a reunion. Was it free ale or were you selling a load of old Capo di Monte stuff you had left over from the stall on Blackpool prom.
Report to me with the gory details of the old boys meetup.
John Hunt (black john), Dave Richter (dave the arab), Tehrani Barney, The bloke who ate 3x6 egg omlettes each day (name escapes me) all ex Cantrells but in some cases they were from the Italian days on Cantrells. There were a lot of them, but they mainly did Tehran when on M/E didn’t they?
What was the firm owned by them that was in Black and yellow trim called 75ish?
I’ve got some more photos at home which i will try to post when I go back.
Hope you are on the mend johnHi John, what you doin on here?! you avn’t been further than Watford Gap!!
I’m feeling a good bit better, thanks for asking, the bride reckons I’ve still got another trip in me, I keep telling her my Life assurance does not cover dangerous pursuits so her plan is flawed
Hi John, bit late with answering question re the black and yellow trimmed company taken over by Cantrells, have only just found this excellent forum. In answer to your question the company was JC Gerrard, I drove for them and then for Cantrells afterward although we remained in the Black and Yellow livery.