mike t:
Here are a couple from opposite ends of the county
Defoy were indeed owned by the same management as Status Quo, I believe it was called the Quarry Group. Terry Crux wa the MD of Defoy , his brother Alan on the management side of Quo.
I remember Defoy also having Scania 81’s, MVX …V ■■
Two of their drivers went to work for B.J. MYERS when Defoy went bust, Fred
Tyler (Died of cancer late '80’s whilst on for Myers) and Ray Bigger (retired from Myers approx 4 years ago aged 69).
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As for defoy, definately in Barking, just off the A13 heading towards london on the left. Not sure about the Scania 81’s all I remember is the 110, and 141’s. And I’m terrible with names so haven’t a clue about the old drivers.
KW:
Harwich Haulage ran Scania’s,dark blue.I ran with one of their driver’s,Eric Gould who later went on to drive for Visbeen,sometime in the early 80’s down to Switzerland.
There were at least three companies with the Harwich name:
Harwich Haulage,Harwich Express & Harwich Transport.
Last time I saw Eric we were in the check-in at FX. He said that he had just got out of chokey after about 5 yrs. on a ■■■ rap after many warnings/ fines. " I’ve lost my wife ,my home &all my money I’m living in a caravan in Carter country & I don,t give a zip ! He soon was running his own drivers agency the last I heard. Great guy ,old Eric !
Carna:
is there any one out there remember where R T Stewards yard was in Elmstead Market before he move to Manningtree and where was Crossways of Frating yard was thanks
Do you Essex drivers remember Hery Smithers of Orset , I joined HS in Southampton in 1973 and was in Orset alot for fuel after loading Timber and Containers , I had a few mates but blowed if I can remember any names , be good if there`s any Smither drivers out there , still alive like me , just. .
Frenchy
my mate allie karn worked for defoy same time as i worked for westons of
wickford essex then we went to unitruc allie driving the F89 myself the scania 111 late seventies early eighties
loosechange:
my mate allie karn worked for defoy same time as i worked for westons of
wickford essex then we went to unitruc allie driving the F89 myself the scania 111 late seventies early eighties
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Has any one got information on my mate Rob Freemans Scania all we no is that it used to belong to Mcraes
Does any one out there remember a company from southend on sea called R Puddifant they were about in the 1960s and 1970s
When I used to run to Fords Tractor plant in the early 70’s there was a company in and out of there all the time called Readers, now I’m sure they were essex based, but it was a long time ago, anyone remember them, light blue i think maybe leyland buffalos.
Yes they used to be in rainhan road south dagenham used to have mandator marthons and d series finished about 5 years ago flats there now
PASTTRUCKING:
mike t:
Here are a couple from opposite ends of the county
When Geater got his first 110 non sleeper the driver stepped out the cab & broke his leg. He forgot it was so high . I notice the one in the snap has a nice load of handball ,the usual stuff for Geaters ,bricks being his favourite ( Handball , of course )
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mike t:
Here are a couple from opposite ends of the county
This M&S Shipping 111 was on contract from Brain haulage, it was driven by either John Stowe, Bob Ellis or Terry ■■?, Note it is a left ■■■■■■ and maybe it was one that came back from Brains internal M/E work
dieseldog6:
When I used to run to Fords Tractor plant in the early 70’s there was a company in and out of there all the time called Readers, now I’m sure they were essex based, but it was a long time ago, anyone remember them, light blue i think maybe leyland buffalos.
readers had contract vehicles in may&baker at dagenham east, also internal in fords and loads from thames board mills, but more waste paper in than finished product out. when i was there we had thames traders with scammel hitch trailers, they were pigs to pick up loaded. 
frenchy:
Do you Essex drivers remember Hery Smithers of Orset , I joined HS in Southampton in 1973 and was in Orset alot for fuel after loading Timber and Containers , I had a few mates but blowed if I can remember any names , be good if there`s any Smither drivers out there , still alive like me , just. .
Frenchy
I remember Henry Smithers at the Orsett Container base.
I’d just got my licence then (mid seventies), I really wanted to work for them, but had no experience.
Nice fleet of ERF ‘A’ series.
CRACK ON TO MACON:
just a few from my collection you can see more on the topic
crack on to macon the return.
my dad got that mckellar truck brand new i remeber its first trip, we went to france in it and it broke down in france where the gearbox went on its first trip, lovely truck thou