TautlinerTerry:
…do you remember the era of the sleeper pods? I distinctly remember foreigners (mainly Dutch I think) with twin steer 33/3600s with pods on and very close coupled 45ft trailers, does this ring any bells with you??..
Yep, I remember seeing them quite abit. can picture them now in my head but cant get a name!!..light blue trucks maybe!!
Also, didnt De-Roy run a few with pods on due to the vehicle configuration for truck deliveries?? Dont think they were 3300 though! (back on thread! )
TautlinerTerry:
…do you remember the era of the sleeper pods? I distinctly remember foreigners (mainly Dutch I think) with twin steer 33/3600s with pods on and very close coupled 45ft trailers, does this ring any bells with you??..
There were loads- late 80s early 90s, jan de ruk ,philips electrical , carmans, overdurp ,norberts etc. & i’m sure i remember some cabs literally the length of the door i.e- not having the ‘little’ window behind,… they must have only employed short ■■■ drivers
TautlinerTerry:
…do you remember the era of the sleeper pods? I distinctly remember foreigners (mainly Dutch I think) with twin steer 33/3600s with pods on and very close coupled 45ft trailers, does this ring any bells with you??..
Yep, I remember seeing them quite abit. can picture them now in my head but cant get a name!!..light blue trucks maybe!!
Also, didnt De-Roy run a few with pods on due to the vehicle configuration for truck deliveries?? Dont think they were 3300 though! (back on thread! )
TautlinerTerry:
…do you remember the era of the sleeper pods? I distinctly remember foreigners (mainly Dutch I think) with twin steer 33/3600s with pods on and very close coupled 45ft trailers, does this ring any bells with you??..
Yep, I remember seeing them quite abit. can picture them now in my head but cant get a name!!..light blue trucks maybe!!
Also, didnt De-Roy run a few with pods on due to the vehicle configuration for truck deliveries?? Dont think they were 3300 though! (back on thread! )
Fransens are ringing bells with me.
It was Fransens who my mate in Chatam pulled for with the white tractor unit with a top sleeper.
John
Hi John,heres one with a top sleeper…I remember once waiting for a Fransens driver at Wincantons at Brentford to take some of his load off him,it was a Sunday cos I was moonlighting for my mate,this fella eventually showed up dressed in a pure white suit and what looked like slippers on…I think he was batting for the other side…every time Fransens get mentioned it brings this fella to mind…nice truck ,shame about the driver
Here’s one I fished out- not very good quality but how many shots do we have of the inside of a Daf 3300 cab?? I took this on a night out somewhere and in case you’re wondering it’s The Benny Hill show on the telly !
That’s Paul Binn’s 3300, he bought that after he passed his test, used to ride around in an 814 sleeper cabbed Merc before that, it had so much stuff on it that it had a payload of a ton That Daf was originally in the pre Europa colours of EVS (European Van services) white with 3 blue wedge stripes up the side, it looked better then
Holland 1987 with the pride of our removal fleet. A brand new daf 2800. Two of us lived in that until 1998 when the workshop killed it trying to repair the gear lever. She didn’t half have some air leaks but I was gutted when she got sold. My favorite drive by far.
bubbleman:
Hi John,heres one with a top sleeper…I remember once waiting for a Fransens driver at Wincantons at Brentford to take some of his load off him,it was a Sunday cos I was moonlighting for my mate,this fella eventually showed up dressed in a pure white suit and what looked like slippers on…I think he was batting for the other side…every time Fransens get mentioned it brings this fella to mind…nice truck ,shame about the driver
Hiya marcus…how do you do it…I,ve spoke to my mate in Chatham a few mins ago and told him about this DAF. he said E 28 ROG
I said no 29 ROG one number out NOT BAD…His DAF was all white and was ex Fransens he took on the truck with work.
Hows the face ache at the moment mate ■■?.ARE you on the antibiotics X 3 that you can,t go near the booze. stick with it mate.
John
I just received the new 2800/3300/3600 book for my birthday, I loved his F88/89 book, not quite so the 110/111/140/141 offering, but have to say I’m disappointed with the latest one
Maybe we’ve been spoiled by Bubbs’s legendary Scrapbook Memories thread (about a quarter of the photos are Marcus’s, and another quarter from Dave Wakefield, who I think is the truckphotos4sale guy?) but for a £20 book there’s just very little substance in my honest opinion.
There are quite a few interesting photos, but mainly just basic technical info with little about the operators or work - maybe it just doesn’t suit my tastes? For Mushroomman there is a nice b&w photo of a Blue Dart daycab 2800
PS I know its only a 2800 
