Bert the top and middle pictures were taken in 1992, with the last one in 1988. I’ll try and get the pictures on better here for you.
used to talk to a skinny bloke with a tash think he was bald too if i remember right one would do koblenz bring trailer back the other tip or load it in wales the man at tilbury would wait for him to come back then set of for germany again please put straight night iknow it was something like that 
Hello Sue and Ron.
Nice to reed samthing abbout a sub contractor from Frans Maas U.K. and thet you drived to Polen and Germany. I understand you had only one tractor in the colours from Frans Maas over the years? You never came to depot Rotterdam and later to Waddinxveen? One off the photos i see a trailer Frans Maas-Freight Masters. Did you chance them in the ferryport of came you also to Sweden or Danmark from the U.K.? We drived plenty off times with those trailers from the ferryports in Germany or from Sweden to Groningen. The fist trailersfrom Freight Master ware bad trailers.
Later when day had new one’s the ploblem ware over.
Fist sub contractors in Sweden.
Scania 140
Volvo F10
Ford ■■■■■■■
Scania 141
Scania 140 and 141
Volvo F12
Scania 142M
In 1986 i belive that year Frans Maas take Freight Master Sweden over. Then day start line hauls to England, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and later strait on to France and Polen.
Scania 141
Scania 143 470
Scania 143 470 from a sub contrctor.
Mercedes Benz 1930, one off the tractors from Frans Maas Groningen with a bad Freight Master trailer.
I be glad to see sam more over your company at the time.
Regards, Bert Wolters. 
Bert from memory Ron thinks we had 8 trucks in Frans Maas colours during the years we worked for them. Apparently we did come into Waddinxveen but not very often. We mostly ran to Venlo, Drolshagen, Salzgitter, Koblenz, Munich and Nuremburg. I kept a diary for every truck we ever owned, so I can look up where each truck was over the 20+ years we were running.
We never went to Sweden or Denmark, but Ron knew what you meant when you talked about the state of the Freight Master Trailers. Eventually we ran with mostly all our own trailers so at least we knew they were well maintained. Nigel at Tilbury was a pretty good transport manager overall, and had an incredible memory. I’ll have to hunt for some more pictures, but I know we have quite a few somewhere!
All the best
Sue
I used to do Milan from FM Brownhills every now & again, Roadway used to do a lot down there at the time, it was around about 1989, used to clear & tip the groupage at Somasi at Piotello nr the Airport.
A couple of years later there was a bloke called Kevin who had a new F12 Globetrotter in FM colours, doing Italy but I don’t know where from, he was a Londoner ish, last saw him at Yoplait in Le Mans in 93
Sue, i worked for around a year for Paul Williams( 
), when he got his 4 new Nreg FH12s we were joined by one of your old drivers called Ramsey, after Williams pettered out i never saw Ramsey again until around 2 years later on a boat home, he was driving for Murfitts at the time but wasnt very impressed with them, this was around 1998 when i last saw him, just wondered if you know/heard anything from him as i allways thought he would end up back with you.
Hello Sue and Ron.
It’s good to reed old storys. That adder one’s had the same problems as my self in the old times.
Also i waith to see some more old pictures.
This photos are taken between 1984 till 1986
DAF 2800 Intercooler. When the new Pacton trailers all arraifd the olderst trailers went to depot Waddinxveen to uwsd four England.
On the way in Sweden between Varberg and Gothenborg.
Near Kungsbacka. 0.45 minnits to drive to Gothenborg.
Swinesund, crossing the bridge on the border between Sweden and Norway on the way till Oslo.
Mercedes Benz 1930
Mercedes Benz 1930, driver Mister Tuinaap ( Garden Monkey) Gerrit Casemier.
DAF 2800 tractor.
On the A7, near Hoogezand 15 kilometers from home in august 1984, on his way from Travemünde till Groningen middel in the night on his side.
The wrack off the truck and trailer back at home.
Also Kindle530 and Newmercman thanks four the story.
Salut, Bert Wolters
Here’s an ex Frans Maas unit on Russian plates, spotted yesterday at Volvo’s while waiting for my truck to be fixed:
newmercman:
I used to do Milan from FM Brownhills every now & again, Roadway used to do a lot down there at the time, it was around about 1989, used to clear & tip the groupage at Somasi at Piotello nr the Airport.A couple of years later there was a bloke called Kevin who had a new F12 Globetrotter in FM colours, doing Italy but I don’t know where from, he was a Londoner ish, last saw him at Yoplait in Le Mans in 93
firm i worked for,c.sharman haulage used to run a fleet of dodge commando’s,he used to do a lot of work for frans maas brownhills,used to spend hours there tryng to tip on fridays. 
Hi Zetorpilot,
Nice photo. It’s en ex Belgium tractor. Now than working in Russia.
Salut, Bert Wolters
Still goinng back in time. Back to the zeventies. Main office Frans Maas Venlo.
DAF 2000 DO tractor. This tractor was also used at depot Groningen in the sixties and zeventies.
DAF 2200 DO tractor. This tractor was also used at depot Groningen in the zeventies.
DAF 2600 DO at weekend rest at Venlo.
DAF 2600 DO with a trailer four bilding constactionunits.
DAF 2600 DO tractor.
Trailer four spcial bildings constracion units.
DAF 2600 DO on his way.
DAF2600 DO on the bildings place.
1986 the last DAF 2600 DO tractor was used as a terminaal tractor by the Holco Champions Losgistic at Roermond.
DAF 2800 on his way with Holco Champions from Roermond to Danmark.
Salut, Bert Wolters
nightowl33:
Bert this was the cover of our brochure. I’ll have to hunt out some photographs and scan them for you of ones showing Frans Maas name and colours.
Sue,
blimey, a couple of days ago I saw the pic of your old F12 on here, (seen it before on Eurowheels) and the question about RC Hart. I look back a couple of days later to reply and find you on here and all questions answered! Please pass on my best to Ron, and obviously to you!Been a long time since we spoke. I was talking about Ron to Kindle530 last year when we were discussing old FM subbies. Hope he is well and enjoying not being in haulage anymore. Nice to see the old brochure, and Denzil smiling away in the background! Do you still hear from him? I only have one picture of one of your trucks, Denzil parked up at Tilbury, so I was glad to see the others, remember the F12’s well. I will see if I can dig out that picture and stick it on here.
Nick ex Tilbury.
Dieselcowboy I’ve sent a pm about Denzil.
Hello Sue and Dieselcowboy.
It’s good to reed that, by this way, you find old friends back on this side abbout Frans Maas.
Regards, Bert Wolters.
Hi Bert not Frans Maas I know but a couple of ex Netherland 111s
Ex Centropa Scania 111 Bought form Alex Van Keulan Amersfoort, pictured at the Simplon June 1988
Another bought from the same dealer ex Intrado Scania 111 pictured at the same place in 1987 with a Roba tilt
Regards Pat
Trawling throgh the web i came across these Frans Maas trucks.
Volvo F10 - Sub-contractor: Gordon Wright
Volvo F12
Volvo F12
Volvo F12
Volvo F12
Volvo F12
Volvo F12 - Sub contractor R.C. Hart Transport
DAF CF85
DAF CF85
Salut, Oldtimer Trucker
Hello Pat,
Nice old photos from ex Dutch tractors. I now the company Centropa. That was also back in times. Here from the same company en Scania Vabis L40
Regards, Bert Wolters
Hello, Oldtimer Trucker
Nice photos from Frans Maas U.K. Sub contractors.
Regards, Bert Wolters
In the same time in 1983-1984 that Frans Maas Groningen new tractors had aso get Frans Maas Venlo new tractors. You see Venlo had still the old house colours.
DAF 2800
DAF 2800
DAF 2800
DAF 2800
DAF 2800
DAF 2800 tractors and on the left en Scania 110 Super.
DAF 2800 tractor and DAF 2100 end of duty.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Hi Bert another ex Netherlands Trekker ex Vemeullen 141
Regards Pat