Bewick:
Very smart mr bewick 
That’s what I call a proper load!
He was saving up for the tin of red paint at the time 
This is a '76 shot of the only Overlander 40ft tandem we ran,ROR axles,1000X20 tyres and 7 leaf springs,it was a nearly new seconhand trailer when I bought it in '75 as I was desperate for trailers at the time,there was a hell of a waiting list for new ones at that time and decent seconhand ones were hard to find,once the supply situation eased a bit I got “rid” (for what I paid for it from memory) Loaded with steel in this shot but I can’t recall any details as “where from or where it was going”
Retired Old ■■■■:
That’s what I call a proper load!He was saving up for the tin of red paint at the time
The D1000 was loaded with Sainsburys own label evap milk for delivery to Stamford St. which could only take ridgids as the warehouse had been built for horse and carts in the 19th century,it was a regular destination until they opened a new facility at Charlton.Cheers Dennis.
Cant find much wrong with this one ,would be the mid 70s before bottle sheets were all the rage before my time thank god most drivers used to keep there own corner boards.
Was told a tale about a driver who used to hide a bottle sheet in an old trl in the grave yard so when he was loading a flat used to go and get it til someone saw and took it.
if i was betting the load would be a load of bottles■■?
Bit “saggy” around the sides and too far down over the headboard IMHO.Bewick.
don’t be so picky dennis , after all it was loaded by a yorkshireman ( heading for the dugout , tin hat on ) cheers , dave
Bewick:
Bit “saggy” around the sides and too far down over the headboard IMHO.Bewick.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ right on q i.ll set you up you knock it out off the park
Bewick:
Just keeping the thread going,so I sheeted and roped this trailer earlier
Bit “saggy” around the side and a bit rough around the back IMHO
Bewick:
Bit “saggy” around the sides and too far down over the headboard IMHO.Bewick.
Dennis, you can be called many things, (and often are) but humble ■■? never !!! Regards Kev. Ps Andy keep those pics coming, I like the idea of someone hiding a sheet in the graveyard there was certainly plenty of old gear to hide any object you wished.
rigsby:
don’t be so picky dennis , after all it was loaded by a yorkshireman ( heading for the dugout , tin hat on ) cheers , dave
Forgive me Dave,I had overlooked that reason so I suppose they’d done their best considering it is the wrong side of the Pennines 
Cheers Dennis.
I always hated to see a sheet down too low over the headboard of a trailer,or ridgid for that matter,the sheet could and usually did end up getting daubed with black ■■■■ off the 5th wheel,and sometimes badly damaged.There was no need for this to happen if attention was paid to this detail when the sheets were first spread out tut tut,slovenly work IM “Honest” O.
Bewick.
Bewick:
Probably a mid 80’s shot of four tidely sheeted loads of paper standing at the Henry Cooke mill in Beetham awaiting collection for their journey to customers in the south.
TUT TUT Dennis that trl in the middle looks like its front sheet is a little low
Bewick:
milkmantom:
marchon soap powder[ i think ]Nice photo Tom,Jazzer ran a nice fleet in the day,I never met him but I think he went to Express Dairies at Appleby after they sold out to Onward ?Cheers Dennis.
What was the tie between Johnsons and Onwards Dennis must have been before my time ■■?
BIG AW:
Bewick:
milkmantom:
marchon soap powder[ i think ]Nice photo Tom,Jazzer ran a nice fleet in the day,I never met him but I think he went to Express Dairies at Appleby after they sold out to Onward ?Cheers Dennis.
What was the tie between Johnsons and Onwards Dennis must have been before my time ■■?
As far as I understood Onward had the old Thames Board Mills as one of their customers and Thames opened a new mill at Siddick nr. Workington in the late 60’s so they bought Johnsons out to establish a base nearby.The board mill is now owned by Iggusund a Swedish co.In the early years of the new mill Robsons of Carlisle were the main hauliers and they also ran out of the Purfleet and Warrington mills that were operated by Thames Board.Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
BIG AW:
Bewick:
milkmantom:
marchon soap powder[ i think ]Nice photo Tom,Jazzer ran a nice fleet in the day,I never met him but I think he went to Express Dairies at Appleby after they sold out to Onward ?Cheers Dennis.
What was the tie between Johnsons and Onwards Dennis must have been before my time ■■?
As far as I understood Onward had the old Thames Board Mills as one of their customers and Thames opened a new mill at Siddick nr. Workington in the late 60’s so they bought Johnsons out to establish a base nearby.The board mill is now owned by Iggusund a Swedish co.In the early years of the new mill Robsons of Carlisle were the main hauliers and they also ran out of the Purfleet and Warrington mills that were operated by Thames Board.Cheers Dennis.
I remember the mill at Workington when i worked at Ackworth that was my job tipping the night trunks ready for the day men to go to workington
then load R&S the loads for the next day thats where i learnt the ropes as it wer ,then went driving used to go in the mill at purfleet and Warrington
never saw Robsons in purfleet in the 80s 90s the work was shared between Onward and Drapers of Greys another firm that went to the wall,nothing left at purfleet now i understand.
BIG AW
BIG AW:
0Bewick:
BIG AW:
Bewick:
milkmantom:
marchon soap powder[ i think ]Nice photo Tom,Jazzer ran a nice fleet in the day,I never met him but I think he went to Express Dairies at Appleby after they sold out to Onward ?Cheers Dennis.
What was the tie between Johnsons and Onwards Dennis must have been before my time ■■?
Re Drapers another good transport firm sold to TDG then run into the ground they bought the firms for their traffic got rid of all the experienced staff and then employed 20 year old "graduates " who couldn’t tell there arms from their ■■■■■■■■■ look at Spiers of Melksham bought for their tyre contract and shut down within 3 years
As far as I understood Onward had the old Thames Board Mills as one of their customers and Thames opened a new mill at Siddick nr. Workington in the late 60’s so they bought Johnsons out to establish a base nearby.The board mill is now owned by Iggusund a Swedish co.In the early years of the new mill Robsons of Carlisle were the main hauliers and they also ran out of the Purfleet and Warrington mills that were operated by Thames Board.Cheers Dennis.I remember the mill at Workington when i worked at Ackworth that was my job tipping the night trunks ready for the day men to go to workington
then load R&S the loads for the next day thats where i learnt the ropes as it wer ,then went driving used to go in the mill at purfleet and Warrington
never saw Robsons in purfleet in the 80s 90s the work was shared between Onward and Drapers of Greys another firm that went to the wall,nothing left at purfleet now i understand.
BIG AW
I loaded out of Drapers a few times after they were sold to TDG another long established firm which was run into the ground that was TDGs policy in the early 90s buy an good transport firm get rid of all the experienced staff and replace them with a 20 year old “graduate” who couldn’t tell his arse from his elbow. It was the same with Spiers of Melksham within 3 years of being sold to TDG they were closed down sad times
Bewick:
BIG AW:
Bewick:
milkmantom:
marchon soap powder[ i think ]Nice photo Tom,Jazzer ran a nice fleet in the day,I never met him but I think he went to Express Dairies at Appleby after they sold out to Onward ?Cheers Dennis.
What was the tie between Johnsons and Onwards Dennis must have been before my time ■■?
As far as I understood Onward had the old Thames Board Mills as one of their customers and Thames opened a new mill at Siddick nr. Workington in the late 60’s so they bought Johnsons out to establish a base nearby.The board mill is now owned by Iggusund a Swedish co.In the early years of the new mill Robsons of Carlisle were the main hauliers and they also ran out of the Purfleet and Warrington mills that were operated by Thames Board.Cheers Dennis.
Not for one minute saying your wrong Dennis about Ackworth buyering out Johnsons but i cant remember seeing any scanias ever being in the fleet not even in the graveyard or anywere even as a kid going to the yard with mi dad in 70s early 80s ever seeing one like i said i would never question your memory might after look into that one still see a few old hands now an again.
BIG AW