End of the 50’s Frans Maas start an depot at the port off Rotterdam. This was for the gods from the port off Rotterdam to Germany. The Frans Maas depot had sam lorrys and trailers. In the 90’s, after the take over off B.V.T. from Dordrecht, the depot closed and started in the formele depot from B.V.T. at Dordrecht an new depot. In 2007 after the take over from D.S.V. the depot Dordrecht get also closed.
Office Frans Maas and lager near the Waalhaven in the end off the 70’s.
Citroën 2 CV and DAF T 1500 the verhichels in the early 60’s.
DAF 2600 DO
Volvo F88
Volvo N1020
M.A.N. Commander diesel
Dordrecht, depot Frans Maas.
Regards, Bert Wolters 
In 1987 we get 12 new DAF 2800 ATI tractors at Frans Maas Groningen. We had plenty off work at that time, chance trailers at the German ferryports. Every day abbout 6 off 7 trailers a day. Then every day 3 till 4 trailers to Danmark. To Danmark we go to Vojens. Frans Maas Danmark A/S starterd a new building there. A big HUB for the area Jutland. To Danmark G.E. Plastic in bags, groupage on top en back paper from Skern to Holland and Belgium. Sam times to Luxemburg. The most off the trailers had groupage to Groningen and the rest off Holland. Later we had linehaull trips to Antwerp-Kontich. Than till Rupen, loading bricks for the area Hanover and Dettmold in Germany. In Hanover Isehagen loading electronics four Holland. In Holland we load groupage four Sweden, Norway, Finland or Danmark. Back to Groningen. Mayby one trip more to Travemunde off Lübeck to chance trailers and the week was over. Plenty off work at that time.
DAF 2800 ATI tractor
DAF 2800 ATI tractors
DAF 2800 ATI loading by Hammacher in Hamburg near the old Elbebrucke. At that time the depot Frans Maas Hamburg had is loading adress there.
In those days we need to rent trailers four the work to Danmark. DAF 2800 on his way from Danmark to Groningen.
Weekend rest DAF 2800 ATI tractors.
DAF 2800 ATI, to start a new trip.
DAF 2800 ATI tractor
DAF 2800 ATI with 2 ash Pacton trailer.
DAF 2800 tractor
Regards, Bert Wolters
Bert Wolters:
Huw nows samthing about this truck from Frans Maas U.K.?
Withe tractor, maybay a sub contractor? And from where?
Regards, Bert Wolters
Bert,
tractor was owned by an owner driver known as Rocket Ron, based out of Tilbury in the late 80’s early 90’s I have some photos that I will post of some Frans Maas Manchester sub Hauliers - I worked out of Manchester at the same time doing mainly Germany.
Regards
Ant
Also we get in the same year 2 Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner tractors.
Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner
Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner
Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner
Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner at Travemünde, Germany
The 2 sisters, tractor BY-09-HL driver Jan Willem Schepers.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Willie Roadstar:
Bert Wolters:
Huw nows samthing about this truck from Frans Maas U.K.?
Bert,
tractor wa owned by an owner driver known as rocket Ron, based out of Tilbury in the late 80’s early 90’s I have some photos that I will post of some Frans Maas Manchester sub Hauliers - I worked out of Manchester at th same time doing mainly Germany.
Regards
Ant
Hello Ant,
Thanks for the info about rocket Ron with his White tractor. I will be pleasd to see photos from you about Frans Maas Manchester.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Bert,
Photos as promised
I used to have loads more photo’s, but a very bitter ex wife destroyed them, which is another story !!!
All of these trucks ran out of Manchester, generally to Gemany - Nettetal, Kalsterbach, Nurenburg, Stuttgart and Pracht in Kasell
Bert, don’t know if you know the guy who looked after Nettetal in the late 80’ s early 90’s ex RAF guy married to a German woman - I can’t remeber is name for the life of me, used to get us cheap wine etc.
Good times
Thanks for all the great Frans Maas photos.
Regards
Ant
Willie Roadstar:
Bert,
All of these trucks ran out of Manchester, generally to Gemany - Nettetal, Kalsterbach, Nurenburg, Stuttgart and Pracht in Kasell
Bert, don’t know if you know the guy who looked after Nettetal in the late 80’ s early 90’s ex RAF guy married to a German woman - I can’t remeber is name for the life of me, used to get us cheap wine etc.
Good times
Thanks for all the great Frans Maas photos.
Regards
Ant
Hi Ant,
Thanks for the photos on the side. I don’t know the man from Nettetal. I. have been ones by F.M. Nettetal to load groupage for Danmark. That was in 2000 off mayby in 2001. Normali the groupage from Nettetal go’s by linehall from Venlo to Groningen for Scandinavia. There it be herload in the trailers for the just directions. I was more on the road from Groningen till the north. Samtimes in the holliday seasen i came to the south. If we had big parts of load than we go strait on to the unload adress. Normali we chance trailers at Groningen that had also to do with you driving ouwers. From Travemünde to Groningen was 4,5 ouwer to drive. Than you have the ferry back to Sweden off you chance the trailer there and go back to Holland. The most off the trailers had groupage on top and than we go allways back to Groningen. In Groningen we had sam drivers huw drived only in Holland and Belgium. Day dit it work with 11 ton truck’s, citytrailers off trailers. To Danmark we go in the nigth from Groningen to Vojens. It takes about 6,5 driving ouwers. Unload the groupage at the terminale at 7.00 a.m. If you had only groupage, you chance trailers. Load big parts in the area, go back to the terminale and go in the rest for 9.00 ouwers. Than we go back to Groningen. Do sam area work, in the rest and we start a new day. That was in thoose days the work we did. From Groningen to Copenhage we did it in 9 ouwers, Malmö 10 ouwers, Gothenborg 12 ouwers, Oslo 17 driving ouwers als to Stockholm. Must to drive, plenty off rest and friday off saterday morning back home. Sam times in the week you was a nigth at home. Sam times Sunday nigth off the monday morning away. Ones in the 6 week you go in the weekend to Oslo, Gothenborg off Stockholm. Work in thoose days anaff.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Also Frans Maas Venlo became new tractors in 1987.
DAF 2800 ATI
DAF 2800 ATI
DAF 2800 ATI
DAF 2800 ATI tractors
DAF 2880 tractors at home in the weekend at Venlo.
Weekend rest at Venlo
Regards, Bert Wolters
The new DAF 2800 ATI tractors from Frans Maas Venlo.
DAF 2800 ATI with 2 ash trailer from Pacton.
DAF 2800 ATI with 3 ash trailer from Lücker Trailerbouw Tegelen.
Venlo, on straik
1990, back from Roumania four the Red Cross.
You see Frans Maas Venlo had still the older home colours.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Her you see the fleet of tractors in 1988 at the depot Frans Maas Groningen.
13 tractors at that moment at home. 3 tractors ar away four the weekend trip. At that moment we had 16 tractors, 7 11 ton trucks and 2 littel area trucks.
The same day. The photo taken from a adder hook.
The terminaletractor at that moment in the 80’s.
Groningen in 1976
Groningen 1988
Groningen 1988
Groningen 1993
Mainoffice Frans Maas at Venlo, 1954
Venlo, trailerparkingplace, 1990
Venlo, lager 1990
Regards, Bert Wolters
In 1988 we had by Frans Maas Groningen 7 trucks of 11 ton. This trucks had offset units. Thay came to replace the 9 tons trucks.This trucks were jusd four inland groupage transport. Sam times day go to Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany. One moment we had en linehaull trip every day from Groningen-Rheine-Osnabruck-Bremen-Groningen.
DAF 2300
DAF 2300
DAF 2300
DAF 2300 and one DAF 2800
DAF 2300
DAF 2300
The fleet off DAF 2300
The Fleet off DAF 2300
Also in thoose days we had bad moments. This unit was on his way at home on the A28 near De Punt, 10 km. from home, get off the hihway and on his side.
DAF 2800 his side on de A28.
Burn out on his way from Travemünde to Groningen between Hamburg and Bremen on the A1.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Who can tell me samthing about Two Ways Freight. Sub contractor for Frans Maas U.K. in the 70’s and 80’s. I fink from Great-Yarmouth?
Volvo F88 - collection: Truckerash
Volvo F12
Regards, Bert Wolters
In Germany Frans Maas had depots. The fist wan was in 1934 in Cranenburg. Then came Kaldenkirchen in 1938. After the Second World War Frans Maas straterd new depots at Nettetal, Aken, Hagen, Ludwigsburg and more and more. In the 60’s in France in Paris. The 70’s in the U.K. in Great-Yarmouth, Manchester. Also in Danmark at Harderslev, in Sweden at Stockhom,Gothenborg, Malmö in Norwegen at Oslo.
Frans Maas - Nettetal
Nettetal, in the 70’s
DAF 2600 DO and Mercedes Benz
DAF 2800 bulktrailer
Bulktrailer for G.E. Plastic
DAF 2800 bulktrailer
DAF 2800
Mercedes Benz 1307 combi
Mercedes Benz 1307
Mercedes Benz 1314
Frans Maas Hagen, 1973
Airphoto Frans Maas Hagen, 1973
DAF 2800
In those years had Frans Maas Germany the home calours from Frans Maas Venlo.
Regards, Bert Wolters
More depots in Germany.
Frans Maas office at Aken.
Verhichels from Frans Maas Aken in 1975.
Mercedes Benz
VW Transporter and Mercedes Benz lorrys.
Mercedes Benz tractors
Mercedes Benz 1928 tractor.
Iveco Turbostar tractor.
Iveco Magirus tractor.
Mercedes Benz 1729 EPS tractor.
Mercedes Benz 2228 combi
M.A.N. Commander combi - Sub contractor.
Also Frans Maas Aken had the trucks in the old Frans Maas colours.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Willie Roadstar:
Bert Wolters:
Huw nows samthing about this truck from Frans Maas U.K.?
Withe tractor, maybay a sub contractor? And from where?
Regards, Bert Wolters
Bert,
tractor was owned by an owner driver known as Rocket Ron, based out of Tilbury in the late 80’s early 90’s I have some photos that I will post of some Frans Maas Manchester sub Hauliers - I worked out of Manchester at the same time doing mainly Germany.
Regards
Ant
Bert, If you send a P.M. to Sue ( night owl ) her husband used to work for Pro Motor and was also known as Rocket Ron, maybe he was the same guy. I am sure she would try and help you.
Regards Steve. 
mushroomman:
Willie Roadstar:
Bert Wolters:
Huw nows samthing about this truck from Frans Maas U.K.?
Withe tractor, maybay a sub contractor? And from where?
Bert, If you send a P.M. to Sue ( night owl ) her husband used to work for Pro Motor and was also known as Rocket Ron, maybe he was the same guy. I am sure she would try and help you.
Regards Steve.
Hi Steve, i will send Sue an p.m. if Rocket Ron and her husband the same guy is. Thanks four the info.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Muttenz-Basel on the border by Switserland.
Frans Maas Muttez-Basel
Mercedes Benz 1933 tractor
Frans Maas Ludwigsburg
Frans Maas Ludwigsburg
Frans Maas Kaldenkirchen, 1954
Ford lorry at Kaldenkirchen, 1954
Frans Maas Mettmann
Old German lorrys in the past from Frans Maas Germany.
Mercedes Benz L 311
Mercedes Benz L 6600
Mercedes Benz LP 334
Regards, Bert Wolters
In the 70’s Frans Maas takes over an Italian company and started Somasi S.R.L. at Milaan.
Lager and office Somasi S.R.L. at Milaan, 1973.
FIAT tractor
Ford Transcontinitale tractor
FIAT from sub contactor.
FIAT
FIAT area lorry
In the 60’s Frans Maas started an depot in France at Paris.
DAF 2000 DO from Frans Maas Paris.
Frans Maas France.
Regards, Bert Wolters.
In the 70’s Frans Maas had an depot in Danmark in the city Harderslev. Afther crossing the border in Padborg its abbout 60 km in to Danmark. Frans Maas had is lager by the company Gort A/S till 1988. In that year Frans Maas get an new building in Vojens. That was near the motoway Padborg - Kolding - Aarhus - Aalborg. Also in the end off the 80’s Frans Maas get his depot in Copenhage. This depot was in the area Glostrup.
Frans Maas Harderslev in the lager from the company Gort.
Frans Maas Vojens
Frans Maas Glostrup - Copenhage
M.A.N. Commander
Scania 124 L 400 tractor
Mercedes Benz 1314 lorry
Volvo FL7 lorry
Regards, Bert Wolters
In 1971 Frans Maas U.K. had an depot in Great-Yarmouth. In 1973 day became a new office. Also in 1974 Frans Maas became agen an new office.
Frans Maas U.K. office at Great-Yarmouth from 1974 till 1980.
Office Frans Maas U.K. at Great-Yarmouth 1980.
Also Frans Maas U.K. had an depot in Manchester in the 70’s.
DAF 2800 and Volvo F10.
Scania 112M from Frans Maas Manchester.
Regards, Bert Wolters