Car transporter companys old and new

gareth2967:

Pit Pony:

gareth2967:

thevint:

gareth2967:
think the bmw covered in trucks had rolfo trailers glenny ■■?

Gareth, those trailers were all Kassbohrer’s - me and Blacky went to the factory in Austria to collect them.

Vinty

another jolly for u and blackie !!!

C’mon Gareth a blind man on a galloping horse can see that it’s a Kassbohrer, then again i did here u were a bit of a Rolfo specialist :laughing:

sure am pit pony - i am picking up my vvff from henstridge next week…

Don’t forget your wellys Gareth, Henstridge is always a bit sticky under foot after a drop of rain. :wink:

:laughing:

gareth2967:

glenny54:
went into Ellsmere Port today for a export load for Tyne Dock,Tim Gunter was there to show what to do to get 10 astra tourers on,so we set about loading,ended up with the required amount of vehicles…good! tad under 16’…good!.
Now its friday afternoon and i’m going home,so sets off,15 minutes later i’m on the phone to Tim,see if you can see the problem?..i’ll give you’se a clue,i’ve got a bad neck,and luckily i never SAW either vosa or the law,COME TO THINK OF IT I DID’NT SE MUCH OF ANYTHING.

next time dump the air out of your seat and then you can see out !!!
you can put the bad neck with the rest of your ailments - not that you are one to moan…!!!

looks like Tim did a good job of loading those Astra Estates, I expect Glenny was stood at the coffee machine waiting for someone to buy him a drink :laughing:

gareth2967:

glenny54:
went into Ellsmere Port today for a export load for Tyne Dock,Tim Gunter was there to show what to do to get 10 astra tourers on,so we set about loading,ended up with the required amount of vehicles…good! tad under 16’…good!.
Now its friday afternoon and i’m going home,so sets off,15 minutes later i’m on the phone to Tim,see if you can see the problem?..i’ll give you’se a clue,i’ve got a bad neck,and luckily i never SAW either vosa or the law,COME TO THINK OF IT I DID’NT SE MUCH OF ANYTHING.

next time dump the air out of your seat and then you can see out !!!
you can put the bad neck with the rest of your ailments - not that you are one to moan…!!!

you expect me to dump the air out of my air seat!!! are you mad,do you realise the damage that could do to my bad back,not to mention the start of possible bumbanging problems.so i’ve decided an ehr is no good for me so i’m going to henstridge with you for a vvff!!!well not with you gareth,after you,cos i dont start at midnight. :laughing: :laughing:

that will keep the sun out of your eyes peter

regards mark

marcus 22:
that will keep the sun out of your eyes peter

regards mark

no problem there Mark ,my eyes are bad as well but luckilly i’m not one to moan.
how’s the man with the big red nose by the way,is he still allright to work for.

glenny54:

gareth2967:

glenny54:
went into Ellsmere Port today for a export load for Tyne Dock,Tim Gunter was there to show what to do to get 10 astra tourers on,so we set about loading,ended up with the required amount of vehicles…good! tad under 16’…good!.
Now its friday afternoon and i’m going home,so sets off,15 minutes later i’m on the phone to Tim,see if you can see the problem?..i’ll give you’se a clue,i’ve got a bad neck,and luckily i never SAW either vosa or the law,COME TO THINK OF IT I DID’NT SE MUCH OF ANYTHING.

next time dump the air out of your seat and then you can see out !!!
you can put the bad neck with the rest of your ailments - not that you are one to moan…!!!

you expect me to dump the air out of my air seat!!! are you mad,do you realise the damage that could do to my bad back,not to mention the start of possible bumbanging problems.so i’ve decided an ehr is no good for me so i’m going to henstridge with you for a vvff!!!well not with you gareth,after you,cos i dont start at midnight. :laughing: :laughing:

i have been allocated x838byd - my old flying machine. its that quick i will now be doing 4 load a day instead of my usual 3 !!! if you snooze, you loose pete !!!

Pit Pony:
:lol:

gareth2967:

glenny54:
went into Ellsmere Port today for a export load for Tyne Dock,Tim Gunter was there to show what to do to get 10 astra tourers on,so we set about loading,ended up with the required amount of vehicles…good! tad under 16’…good!.
Now its friday afternoon and i’m going home,so sets off,15 minutes later i’m on the phone to Tim,see if you can see the problem?..i’ll give you’se a clue,i’ve got a bad neck,and luckily i never SAW either vosa or the law,COME TO THINK OF IT I DID’NT SE MUCH OF ANYTHING.

next time dump the air out of your seat and then you can see out !!!
you can put the bad neck with the rest of your ailments - not that you are one to moan…!!!

looks like Tim did a good job of loading those Astra Estates, I expect Glenny was stood at the coffee machine waiting for someone to buy him a drink :laughing:

long pockets - short arms…

glenny54:

marcus 22:
that will keep the sun out of your eyes peter

regards mark

no problem there Mark ,my eyes are bad as well but luckilly i’m not one to moan.
how’s the man with the big red nose by the way,is he still allright to work for.

he has been retired nearly 10yr now glenny took his bit from the dutchman and started enjoying it.
tony still runs the show though he takes a bit of a back seat now.
ron calls in every now and then, i was at his house the other week tryin to get him registered-on here but their is something wrong with his email.

mark

Glenny don’t think you will be going to henstridge Monday more likely west dock what with sensible going ■■■■ up :smiley:

buf:
Glenny don’t think you will be going to henstridge Monday more likely west dock what with sensible going ■■■■ up :smiley:

Isn’t it going to be fun next week!! The rumour mill is the only thing that seems to be working nowadays.

A good time to clear out all the dross, perhaps.

thevint:

buf:
Glenny don’t think you will be going to henstridge Monday more likely west dock what with sensible going ■■■■ up :smiley:

Isn’t it going to be fun next week!! The rumour mill is the only thing that seems to be working nowadays.

A good time to clear out all the dross, perhaps.

Hey Vinty, I hope ur still up for doing a bit of VVFF training if those old wagons outta sensible’s yard go back on the road. :wink:

Another couple to add to the mix.
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not enough photos of this outfit,all transporter drivers would have given their eye teeth to work for this lot ANSA premier division of autologic,now gone,became adl for a while,now totally under ford banner,with still the best terms and conditions in the industry.

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heres another view of the burnt out lohr at kirk sandal,since then we’re not allowed any thing electric except what you can plug in 12 or 24volt sockets,even talking about ripping cb’s out.

glenny54:
heres another view of the burnt out lohr at kirk sandal,since then we’re not allowed any thing electric except what you can plug in 12 or 24volt sockets,even talking about ripping cb’s out.

As usual the horse has bolted before they shut the stable door, Walon/Autologic have left drivers to there own devices since time began,so its no wonder drivers have been doing non regulation wiring etc. When i drove for Waitrose if u wanted any wiring doing u filled out ur defect book and the workshops took care of it, even just connecting up something simple like ur cb. :unamused:

Does anyone know a guy called Fred Mecrow,lived in Lazonby Teesside,drove for Aotocar Carriers,blue Volvos,from Teesport in the 80s/90s?

joeshell:
Does anyone know a guy called Fred Mecrow,lived in Lazonby Teesside,drove for Aotocar Carriers,blue Volvos,from Teesport in the 80s/90s?

Fred Mecro drove for Car Removal & W A Glendinning Ltd, he retired a long time ago and still alive & kicking, his son in law Mick Doddy drove for Autocarriers & Car Removal.He was a driver at Autocarriers then went into the traffic office. Now works at A1 Consett as management.

Mick Doddy, now there’s a name from the past, last I heard he was in the office at Stockton and then didn’t he go to Sandtoft?

Dieseldogsix:
Mick Doddy, now there’s a name from the past, last I heard he was in the office at Stockton and then didn’t he go to Sandtoft?

Yes he did a spell for Spirit at Sandtoft & Kirrie

found this on youtube ,not sure if it will work ,http://youtu.be/5MGouEGjXoI