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In 1992 startert men with the building off an new lager. This lager was special for the electronic losgistic from Normende, SABA and Thomson. Later also Panasonic , Philips, Mitshibishi and Hytachi.


Steel construction.


In top.


Painting the name.


The finnish.


Backside.


From the air.


1993 airphoto.

Special for finnish off the new lager there was an new DAF 2300, an offsetunit, an plane with the new building off Frans Maas Groningen on it.


Albert Verheggen taking over the keys by the director from the DAF garage at Groningen.


DAF 2300 with the special offsetunit.


The special offsetunit FM 30.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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bert can you get the videos posted if possible it would be nice to see them :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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dreva:
bert can you get the videos posted if possible it would be nice to see them :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

Hi Dreva,

I dont no hou i can make from the videofilms film on this side. I will try to ask a frend to tell me hou to do it. It will take sam time and i will try to do it. Together it is about 4.00 houwers film.

I want to ask you, if you have in the past mybe in sam truck magezines with story’s abbout Frans Maas and can you posted it on this side.

Regards, Bert Wolters.

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i will have a look and see bert :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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In 1994 Frans Maas Groningen became 5 new DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab tractors for replacement off the oldist DAF 95 tractors.


DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab tractor.


On the open days by the DAF garage at Groningen.


DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab tractor, driver Rudi Poots at Venlo.


DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab, driver Jurie Veenstra at Sweden.


At Vojens in Danmark.


At Groningen.


Driver Louis Dijkstra.


Samwere in Germany on the way at home.


Me, waiting at Landskrona, Sweden.


Coffeebreak at Delmenhorst, near Bremen in Germany.


At Travemünde, change trailers. This one came from the ferry with damage on the plane.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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More DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab tractors.


DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab tractor.


You see here an ex Lommerts trailer who was taken over by Frans Maas Groningen. Thoose trailers ar build by the trailerfactory D.A.M. at Appingedam near Groningen. We take over 15 off thoose trailers in 1992. That was by the end off the company Lommerts from Delfzijl.


Driving in the Dutch landscape.


On the way to Groningen from Ommen with an new Pactom 3 ash trailer.


Break in Sweden.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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Bert,
still haven’t got a working scanner, however in the meantime you asked for these pictures from Webshots. They are all Frans Maas Tilbury trucks, including some rentals.

we had MAN’s, this one at TransMarck, France. For a long time the trucks ran in Automotive Logistics UK livery, a partnership between Frans Maas, Toyota, BRS, and some more I cant remember, but can look up. Note the number plate, FML means Frans Maas Limited.

parked in the Spanish sunset, on the way to FM Madrid.

trailer change at FM Irun. the TOY on number plate means Toyota. Generally the trailers that had Frans Maas on them, rather than ALUK went to Spain.

…but not always! both trucks on way back from Spain, one from Irun, the other from Madrid, meeting up near Orleans, France.

a rental truck & trailer at Frans Maas Kontich, Belguim.

another rental, an ex Edwin Shirley Volvo, Kontich.

another rental, we had 2 black FH’s, this time at Transmarck.

L11 FML was on the train that caught on fire in the Channel Tunnel. Here it is returned ot the yard, it was pressure washed before being brought back, but is still black. Note the melted grill. It was repainted, but still smelt badly of smoke.

1st 4 series Scanias, on route to Madrid.

a regular stop for me, the 47km bar north of Madrid.

L20 TOY, last trip to Spain, Irun, before the 3 series went, the 4 series had replaced them.

another rental, at Toyota, Diest, Belgium. This FM was too small to use on European work, having to lie on the bed to get dressed!

but by far these were the worst! We went to Switzerland with post in these, absolutely terrible! Rented from BRS, they had Frans Maas logos on the cab sides.

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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 those pictures of FM Francais, one of the pictures is FM Tilbury, the Volvo turning right into the yard.

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is the old fransmaas depot dhl now dc■■?

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no DHL is just up the road. Arcese moved into the FM depot.

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who are they dc■■? is tripleaaa still going they had alittle place near fm :smiley:

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Dieselcowboy:

Bert Wolters:
in those pictures of FM Francais, one of the pictures is FM Tilbury, the Volvo turning right into the yard.

Hello Dieselcowboy,

Thanks for place the photos from you. Also the storys by the photos, special that from Automotieve Logistics. I did not no that about Frans Maas, Toyota and BRS.
The photo from the gate at Frans Maas Tilbury. I dit not no. I had an story of Frans Maas France with that photo but no place name.
It’s to far for me to go to you to give advice about you scanner. I wait to see more photos from you. Meantime i go on with the story off Frans Maas Groningen.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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In 1988 we get the fist 3 ash trailers, length 12 meters. The trailers ar made by the factory Lücker at Tegelen near Venlo.


The fleetno. off the trailers FM 601 till FM FM 616.


Trailer FM 605 from Frans Maas Groningen.

1991 we get new 3 ash trailers, length 13.60 meters. Also the trailers came from the factory Lücker at Tegelen.


The fleetno. off the trailers FM 617 till FM 638.


The trailers FM 635 till FM 638 ar the fist trailers with air springy.

The ex Lommerts trailers from the factory D.A.M. had the fleet no. FM 642 till FM 656


The trailer FM 654 at Groningen.


Trailer FM 656 behind an DAF 95 tractor.

In 1996 the 2 ash Pacton trailers ar replaced for 3 ash Pacton trailers.


Those trailers had the fleetno. FM 801 till FM 845.


Trailer FM 814.


Trailer FM 814. You see the name Frans Maas with the homeport from the trailer on the plane.


3 ash Pacton trailer.


Backside trailer FM 834, finnish loading at Lund, Sweden.


Trailer FM 837 intrance at the ferry port Travemünde.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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dreva:
who are they dc■■? is tripleaaa still going they had alittle place near fm :smiley:

Arcese are a very large Italian firm, similar in size to TransMec, they have places all over, do a lot of automotive stuff.
Yes Triple A are still going, run alot of timber out of the docks.

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cheers mate few years since i was down tilbury :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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In the early 90’s we had each year in may an truck run, the Nienoord Truckers from Leek near Groningen. This trip was in the area off Leek, Tolbert and Groningen.


DAF 2300 in the main street off Hoogkerk.


DAF 45


DAF 95 360 ATI Spacecab.


Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner.


DAF 95 310 ATI


In the Duch country near Groningen, Mercedes Benz 1935 EPS Powerliner.


End off the trip. Back to the start. Time for coffee.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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More photos from those days.


DAF 2300 motortruck.


DAF 95 tractors


Loading bags on pallets in Odense inDanmark.


Lifting the trailer.


Rest off the golden truck next to an Scania 141 tractor.


The golden truck at Travemünde by the T.T. Line.


Loading steel in Estiltuna in Sweden.

Regards, Bert Wolters

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Bert Wolters:
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

Hello Bert I have just logged on to this website and I have seen the photo of the MAN VS 31 BH I drove this lorry from new around 1991 or so It ran out of the Frans Maas depot in waddinxveen near Gouda I ran all the time to Turkey Frans Maas had dedicated trailers that only whent to one destination This tractor was one of two the other had a Turkish driver They belonged to Leo Stolk who had a number of trucks sub contracted from Antwerp We used to go overland through Romania and Yugoslavia The Balkans war was going on but we still drove through yugoslavia till one of the other Englis drivers called Charlie Papworth had an accident and the insurance would not pay so we were fobidden to go that way any longer and we had to start going by ferry from Bari and Brindisi in Italy to Greece and then into Turkey That turned out to be ball ache so I finished working for Stolk and started working for an English firm doing the same work… I understand that these were probably the first truks to be put on liitle wheels. They were a pain in the neck on snow and ice and very hard to drive in those conditions . They did however have Voight retarders on which were very useful as we were usually heavy… All the best Handbag

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handbag:

Bert Wolters:

M.A.N. Commander diesel

Hello Bert I have just logged on to this website and I have seen the photo of the MAN VS 31 BH I drove this lorry from new around 1991 or so It ran out of the Frans Maas depot in Waddinxveen near Gouda I ran all the time to Turkey Frans Maas had dedicated trailers that only whent to one destination This tractor was one of two the other had a Turkish driver They belonged to Leo Stolk who had a number of trucks sub contracted from Antwerp We used to go overland through Romania and Yugoslavia The Balkans war was going on but we still drove through yugoslavia till one of the other Englis drivers called Charlie Papworth had an accident and the insurance would not pay so we were fobidden to go that way any longer and we had to start going by ferry from Bari and Brindisi in Italy to Greece and then into Turkey That turned out to be ball ache so I finished working for Stolk and started working for an English firm doing the same work… I understand that these were probably the first truks to be put on liitle wheels. They were a pain in the neck on snow and ice and very hard to drive in those conditions . They did however have Voight retarders on which were very useful as we were usually heavy… All the best Handbag

Hallo Handbag.

Thanks for the story. I no that ther was self dirive trips to Greece from Oostrum with Rank Xerox but i did not no to Turkey. Also from Waddinxveen i did not no that. I have been plenty off times to Frans Maas at Waddinxveen to load groupage from south Europe to Sweden , Danmark , Norway and Finland. Later also for Polen, Estland, Letland and Litouwen.
Maybe i ask to must but have you photos from those trips and will you put them on this side. It wil be nice to see them. Never see photos from Frans Maas in those countrys.
Also i did no that the MAN was from an subcontractor. But not from who. In that time only Frans Maas Groningen and Venlo had own tractors. The colours and striping ar from Frans Maas Groningen. Had al the tractors from Leo Stolk the colours off Frans Maas ?

Regards, Bert Wolters

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Hello Bert That was a prompt reply to my posting… Yes I Have quite a few photos of this MAN and I will try to post them on this site but all this technology is new to me and I struggle a bit… I am 70 years old now and still driving but only part time just to keep my hand in… The MAN’s were the only trucks in Frans Maas colours The others were DAF 95’s painted cream & red Belgian registered from Antwerp I can’t just remember the name it was 3 letters containing an A for Antwerp in the name it will come to me later I am sure… We used to have a great time going to Turkey A lad called John Hiscock (Male Model) used to run with me in a DAF and before the days of speed limiters we used to chase up through Greece… The Man had a speed limiter fitted but it only used to come on at 120k/h I could not catch John becausehis Daf had no limiter and he used to clear off at 130 or 140 no kidding The Greeks would try to race us but they used to bottle out at 110 All the best Handbag