high jed, i remember bob chalker had some real laughes with him, didnt relise he was from wincester mate thought he was from soton, ronnie was a great mate of mine, he was from salisbury,and a realy well known fellow there to, i did hear(BUT DONT QUOTE ME) that he had passed away a few years ago mate, sad loss(RIP) his very best mate who also drove fo JW was trevor chattman also from salisbury, now retired down in ilfracombe devon, last i heard had a guest house down there, re the gratley mob micky i think married jim pikes daughter,who had the tippers out on the blandford road saisbury, i actually took over from him,running to eruope for graham, but when he told me who i was contracted to i told him i was not happy and that he probly wouldnt get payed by them,(right grap company from taunton)i was right in the end,they took stevens for about 80,000,serves him right for not listning to me,as for terry charlton he was running back with ammo with no ADR what a ■■■■■■,he should have known better,ive known terry since he was a kid,and i worked with his father for years on dunn seeds also from saisbury,and his uncle fred blair.i heard this week that phil dereck has finished with them now and is running a company in amesbury,european work,but money is crap.hope this fills in some of you lost thoughts jed.IM LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH MY WINSCREEN) REGARDS bev. 
Hi Bev I suppose you were talking about Trevor Capman from Salisbury he did a bit for me till he was past 70 very fit man for his age, I wondered what he was doing now must be a great age now !!!
Regards Pat
LETS NOT FORGET OUR OLD MATE FRANK TOPHAM. sure enough john buckly ran to rabat but then franky took over and if i remember was on that run for some time, he had a loverly F16 GLOBETROTTER, which he kept immaculate inside and out,as far as im concerned frank was the most expierienced driver of all the bulldog boys.HAPPY RETIREMENT FRANK,and i know you miss the road very much mate. have heard that his two sons ian/dereck are driving for MORTIMERS out of melksham, pitty they dont get off their asses and post some stories on here as i know they could tell a few good ones. PAVAROTTI LIVES ON.bev,PAPABULLDOG. 
You mean this one then.
We always made for Bonneville services coming home, Franco used to fill me up with strong coffee all the way back to Le Havre to keep we awake.
That was usually because you had shipped out Monday for Rome, cleared customs, tipped then left Campogalliano or similar about 9.30 on the Friday night with groupage - those were the days.
hi there jed, loverly pic of franks truck,(int she big dont she shine)i hope frank see it up on here it will bring back a good few memeries for him, that will keep him cheerfull,pity more of the squadron dont keep in touch seems we are the only ones posting things on here but i no that franks boy ian looks on here every so offten.iv got a nice pic of my 142 v8 to put on here soon as i can work out how to do it, was took down insalerno at the tomatoe factory, just after tipping met up with kenny, asked me if i had a cup for some tea, but ididnt so he lent me his best cup(that was a mistake) he made me a loverly cupper and i just got down to the last mouth full when the agent wanted us both in to load, so like you do you get to the slops at the bottom of the cup,and i decided id had enough so went to sling the slops out over the road, well the slops and the cup went flying across the motorway narrowly missing the passing traffic and i was left holding the handle to kennys best cup, he was not amussed,but we still have a laugh about it.nice one jed keep them coming.bev(the asphelt jocky) 
Here you are Jed hope this satisfies your appetite (never missed a beat!
Does any one remember this jock-asphelt jockey? now drives for Mortimers
If anyone knows his whereabouts to contact me (WANTED REWARD PAID!)
Hi, anyone know where George Savage is these days,drove for Buckfast (pre Bulldog)in the early times ? Scotch lad lived in Midhurst where John Buckley came from, went on for Body Shop when he finished on Buckfast.
If anyone speaks to Frank Topham please give him my best wishes,is he still in Luggershall ?
Regards MaggieD
hi maggie d, whats your real name, then i can give frank your regards,im in contact with him most weeks, cheers, papabulldog(BEV)
Hi Maggie, how are getting on. Bev rang me and mentioned you. I have had to retire early due to respitory failure, sleep apnia and diabetes. I am on oxygen overnight, and have oxygen available in my living room.
I get around OK but I have to keep away from people with colds as I get chest infections very easy.
Its good to hear from other drivers (thank god for the internet) otherwise you would never hear from anybody.
I finished work when I came out of hospital 20 th december. John Ward looked
after me very well after all the years I put in.
Now I have to get used to being home, Still its nice to be home with the Mrs and when the weather picks up I wil be getting some work done around the house.
Anyway send me a e-mail when you have the time.
Best Regards
Frank
MaggieD:
Hi, anyone know where George Savage is these days,drove for Buckfast (pre Bulldog)in the early times ? Scotch lad lived in Midhurst where John Buckley came from, went on for Body Shop when he finished on Buckfast.
If anyone speaks to Frank Topham please give him my best wishes,is he still in Luggershall ?
Regards MaggieD
Hi MaggieD, I remember a George Savage from Midhurst, and IIRC he’s a Scot who’s rather partial to playing golf.
If it’s the same George as I remember, his golf clubs were tidily secured out of sight in the cab,
and he always seemed to get weekended near a golf course. 
Another name (IIRC) from Bulldog is Barry Hartley…maybe…
Barry and George were on Barco, Camberley when I was with them.
To the best of my memory, that would be 1985ish to 1987ish
Maggie
Barry Hartley lives in Spain now and comes over here for 3-6 months a year to earn extra money. He cannot get a job in Spain with enough money to sustain the life he lives in Spain.
I have a friend who lives in Murcia and they are struggling to survive with the way things are going on at the moment.
I met Peter Hamilton the other week at Jack Hills (cafe} Towcester, he is living near Abingdon and doing some casual work around Oxford. A lot of the drivers we knew are working in and around the Southampton Docks. Peter Clue is working in the docks for Pentalver driving one of they machines that lift containers on and of for storage. Thats all for the present catch you later
Frank
Frank Topham:
Maggie
Barry Hartley lives in Spain now and comes over here for 3-6 months a year to earn extra money.
He cannot get a job in Spain with enough money to sustain the life he lives in Spain.
Hi Frank,
That’ll be the Barry Hartley who I know, he always did like ‘lifestyle.’ 
I’ve just noticed your location is Ludgershall and so I’d like to ask whether you knew Trevor Ashworth and his wife, Sue…?
Frank Topham
Hi Frank, good to hear from you,(Thanks Bev) I’ll come up and see you when all the colds etc. have finished ! catch up on some of the old days again last time I saw you was in Victor’s on Mont Cenis, Angie sends her love.
dieseldave
Hi dieseldave,
That’s George I remember he went to Barco when he left always a good lad to run with,if you could stay awake
Regards MaggieD
MaggieD:
dieseldave
Hi dieseldave,
That’s George I remember he went to Barco when he left always a good lad to run with,if you could stay awake
Regards MaggieD
Hi MaggieD, Thanks for confirming that. 
The other thing that I remember about George Savage was that he was always clean and tidy even after he’d stripped a tilt.
(I never learned how he managed that. 
)
There were two Georges on Barco, the other one was George Dingwall, also a Scot.
hi drevo yes that the truck i just spoke to my brother and that is the on ei got the number plate wrong i had the truck doing russia and poland it was a good truck thanks for photo have a good day
Ciao Franco,
Hello matey. Sorry to read about your bad health, still spring is on the way so hopefully that will help you.
Send my regards to Derek, not a bad first driving job working for Bulldog!! Does he miss it?
Do you see anything of Dale Martin, last I heard he was driving tippers.
Best regards to you & your wife, keep fighting mate.
All the Best,
Paul.
HI JED, DALE WORKS FOR WINCANTON NOW,BEV
Hi Jed
just wondered if you knew how Cliff Hack was doing? and has Steve Maybe still got that sloping nose like his old 6 series BM?..I used to work with his old man Tony for the (educated idiot) Tony lived in France, hope they are both well
Gary
cheers for the info dutchie