In those days and in the past we did plenty of airfreight trips. Most trips war from Copenhage to Schiphol Airport with animal skins and groupage. Onloading at Schiphol by differend terminals and always in the nigth.
By whiplash_012 at 2008-11-08.Really sorry for the poor quality of the photo Bert,in the background you will see a Mercedes 1617,in the livery of a company called Roadspeed.This company was bought by Frans Maas,in the early 90`s,and is now part of the DSV/DFDS empire.They were a big player in Ireland/UK groupage,with regular trailer departures.Their trailers were all prefixed with the numbers FLY 101,102 etc.Sorry about the poor quality,will try to get better photos.
whiplash:
By whiplash_012 at 2008-11-08.Really sorry for the poor quality of the photo Bert,in the background you will see a Mercedes 1617,in the livery of a company called Roadspeed.This company was bought by Frans Maas,in the early 90`s,and is now part of the DSV/DFDS empire.They were a big player in Ireland/UK groupage,with regular trailer departures.Their trailers were all prefixed with the numbers FLY 101,102 etc.Sorry about the poor quality,will try to get better photos.
Hello Whiplash,
Yanks for positioning the picture. That it a poor quality is not an problem it’s the memory, picture and the story by the picture.
I no that Frans Maas Waddinxveen had linehall trips to Ireland and later from Venlo. From the company Roadspeed i did no anything it’s a new part off the story Frans Maas. I wait to see some more off the company Roadspeed.
Below 2 pictures off Irish trucks driving for Frans Maas. One taken by me at Venlo in 2007.
If you chance trailers in the ferryports it’s always a gamble how is the trailer.
The trailer coming from the ferry.
The trailer is rolling.
Sam times you have a problem. This one is not good load.
Of the chassis is broken at one side.
Then you can make sam phonecalls.
How can it happend.
My god you dont belive me. Cam here and see for you self.
This trailer came from the ferry and the steel ramp from de rol on rol off bridge came in de chassis of the trailer. The trailer was total loss and stands for weeks at Travemünde. Sold later for scrap.
Flat tyre and not a reserve wheel.
Damage on the sail and you need an costums plump. Big problem.
The top off the trailer is broken and you put it together with plank and sam rope.
whiplash:
By whiplash_012 at 2008-11-08.Really sorry for the poor quality of the photo Bert,in the background you will see a Mercedes 1617,in the livery of a company called Roadspeed.This company was bought by Frans Maas,in the early 90`s,and is now part of the DSV/DFDS empire.They were a big player in Ireland/UK groupage,with regular trailer departures.Their trailers were all prefixed with the numbers FLY 101,102 etc.Sorry about the poor quality,will try to get better photos.
Hello Whiplash,
Yanks for positioning the picture. That it a poor quality is not an problem it’s the memory, picture and the story by the picture.
I no that Frans Maas Waddinxveen had linehall trips to Ireland and later from Venlo. From the company Roadspeed i did no anything it’s a new part off the story Frans Maas. I wait to see sam more off the company Roadspeed.
Below 2 pictures off Irish trucks driving for Frans Maas. One taken by me at Venlo in 2007.
DAF 95 XF 430 Superspacecab
MAN TGA XXL 460
Reagards, Bert Wolters
Some good photos on ere mate. But these 2 trucks are from Italy not Ierland.
grahamA:
Some good photos on ere mate. But these 2 trucks are from Italy not Ierland.
Hello Graham A,
Indeed you right. I was always thinking it was Irish. Now i look better on the picture and see on the licenceplate an I en not IR. Only now i have not pictures from Irish trucks driving for Frans Maas.
Yanks by the way, always learning from the mistake.
Hello to everyone on here!!! I was serching the web for old truck photo’s and came across this site and !!! WOW !!! What a great site. I had to join… Well
my name’s Dave,but most people know me as ( WAGSY)…And I worked for Frans Maas Brownhills in the 90s…And i would like to help and put a couple of
records straight without treading on anybodies toe’s…I used to drive the one and only tractor unit that Frans Maas Brownhills owned ,A Scania 112. (photo’s to follow when i’ve sussed how to post them on here)…And yes as was quoted
before all but one truck! mine, were subcontractors,or owner drivers,Roadway International, and T,Nichol being the main two subbies, they had about 15 lorries each in there…With roadway doing Italy,Switzland,and dutch express. And Nichol doing Germany,Spain,and German express…There’s a couple of photo’s i recognize,The Scania outside Frans Maas Brownhills depot. reg no… M500 AGS Belonging to my mate Alex…who i believe is no longer with us.R.I.P.
I have’nt seen him since i was made redundent in 97…And I believe he went to work at Anglo- overseas when Frans Mass got rid of there manageing director
Ian Edgar…And he went to Anglo-Overseas and took a lot of work with him…And that’s where I was led to believe Alex rolled that Scania in France on his way to
do his normal Italian run…Well I hope that I have jogged some memories…I have lots to tell but i must get back to work and I’ll chat soon… I hope the info has been good to someone… And keep on trucking…Wagsy…
Dieselcowboy:
Where was the tanker Wheel Nut? Not seen them before.
Hello Dieselcowboy and Wheel Nut,
Thanks for positioning the picture of the tanktrailer. I now we had in the years back tanktrailers for plastic in bulk. My question are this oil/chemie tanktrailers? Found pictures and i think it’s chemie for DSM. My zelf did plenty of trips from DSN Hook of Holland to DSM in Landskrona in Sweden. Only this cargo was in drums.
Tank trailer at Sas van Gent.
Frans Maas Sas van Gent afther the taking over by DSV.
wagsie:
Hello to everyone on here!!! I was serching the web for old truck photo’s and came across this site and !!! WOW !!! What a great site. I had to join… Well
my name’s Dave,but most people know me as ( WAGSY)…And I worked for Frans Maas Brownhills in the 90s…And i would like to help and put a couple of
records straight without treading on anybodies toe’s…I used to drive the one and only tractor unit that Frans Maas Brownhills owned ,A Scania 112. (photo’s to follow when i’ve sussed how to post them on here)…And yes as was quoted
before all but one truck! mine, were subcontractors,or owner drivers,Roadway International, and T,Nichol being the main two subbies, they had about 15 lorries each in there…With roadway doing Italy,Switzland,and dutch express. Wagsy…
Welcome on the side Dave,
I tray to put the story off Frans Maas on this side and it’s welcome to reed English storys and to see pictures of Frans Maas U.K. I no there are plenty off storys to tel. That Frans Maas U.K. did trips to Germany,France, Italy, Spain, Austria and other countrys also Ireland. Here you see a truck from Frans Maas Brownhills.
Sorry to here about Alex, I’d actually forgotten about him, ran with him a few times, funny how memory fades over the years, but once an ember sparks the old grey cells, how much comes back.
I used to run out of FM Manchester for Lee Durose, used to come into Brownhills sometimes on my way through.
wagsie:
Hello to everyone on here!!! I was serching the web for old truck photo’s and came across this site and !!! WOW !!! What a great site. I had to join… Well
my name’s Dave,but most people know me as ( WAGSY)…And I worked for Frans Maas Brownhills in the 90s…And i would like to help and put a couple of
records straight without treading on anybodies toe’s…I used to drive the one and only tractor unit that Frans Maas Brownhills owned ,A Scania 112. (photo’s to follow when i’ve sussed how to post them on here)…And yes as was quoted
before all but one truck! mine, were subcontractors,or owner drivers,Roadway International, and T,Nichol being the main two subbies, they had about 15 lorries each in there…With roadway doing Italy,Switzland,and dutch express. And Nichol doing Germany,Spain,and German express…There’s a couple of photo’s i recognize,The Scania outside Frans Maas Brownhills depot. reg no… M500 AGS Belonging to my mate Alex…who i believe is no longer with us.R.I.P.
I have’nt seen him since i was made redundent in 97…And I believe he went to work at Anglo- overseas when Frans Mass got rid of there manageing director
Ian Edgar…And he went to Anglo-Overseas and took a lot of work with him…And that’s where I was led to believe Alex rolled that Scania in France on his way to
do his normal Italian run…Well I hope that I have jogged some memories…I have lots to tell but i must get back to work and I’ll chat soon… I hope the info has been good to someone… And keep on trucking…Wagsy…
Hi Wagsie,
not sure which era you are talking about, but Brownhills ran the trucks in Brantano livery (as DSV still do), they were FM run not subbies.
I promise I will buy a scanner soon, then I can put all my FM pics on here!
Willie Roadstar:
Welcome to the forum Dave (Wagsy).
Sorry to here about Alex, I’d actually forgotten about him, ran with him a few times, funny how memory fades over the years, but once an ember sparks the old grey cells, how much comes back.
I used to run out of FM Manchester for Lee Durose, used to come into Brownhills sometimes on my way through.
Regards
Ant
Hi ya Ant !! Well !! well !! Yeah I remember Lee Durose coming into Brownhills depot in the 90s when i was there!! was that you? And yeah shame about Alex he was a really nice guy…I was only told about him 3 months ago…By the guy who ran switzland for Roadway International…( Sheba) do you remember him…
I worked for T.Nichol after Frans Maas doing the same job…In Maas’s…
Anyway you keep on truckin Ant and we’ll chat soon …Wagsy… P.S. I’ll get some pic’s put on here very soon…
wagsie:
Hello to everyone on here!!! I was serching the web for old truck photo’s and came across this site and !!! WOW !!! What a great site. I had to join… Well
my name’s Dave,but most people know me as ( WAGSY)…And I worked for Frans Maas Brownhills in the 90s…And i would like to help and put a couple of
records straight without treading on anybodies toe’s…I used to drive the one and only tractor unit that Frans Maas Brownhills owned ,A Scania 112. (photo’s to follow when i’ve sussed how to post them on here)…And yes as was quoted
before all but one truck! mine, were subcontractors,or owner drivers,Roadway International, and T,Nichol being the main two subbies, they had about 15 lorries each in there…With roadway doing Italy,Switzland,and dutch express. And Nichol doing Germany,Spain,and German express…There’s a couple of photo’s i recognize,The Scania outside Frans Maas Brownhills depot. reg no… M500 AGS Belonging to my mate Alex…who i believe is no longer with us.R.I.P.
I have’nt seen him since i was made redundent in 97…And I believe he went to work at Anglo- overseas when Frans Mass got rid of there manageing director
Ian Edgar…And he went to Anglo-Overseas and took a lot of work with him…And that’s where I was led to believe Alex rolled that Scania in France on his way to
do his normal Italian run…Well I hope that I have jogged some memories…I have lots to tell but i must get back to work and I’ll chat soon… I hope the info has been good to someone… And keep on trucking…Wagsy…
Hi Wagsie,
not sure which era you are talking about, but Brownhills ran the trucks in Brantano livery (as DSV still do), they were FM run not subbies.
I promise I will buy a scanner soon, then I can put all my FM pics on here!
Hi ya dieselcowboy…Well the era i’m on about, would be 90 to 97,When i was made redundent by Frans Maas…It was some bright spark from holland that said they did’nt need there own truck to try and save money, in the early 90s…But it was brought to there attention that they needed a operators licence to operate trailers from the depot…So they kept the truck and me…But then in 97,
One of the main subbies (i.e) Roadway International, said that Frans Maas could use there ‘o’ licence…And i was out…And went to work for T.Nichol doing the same job but less money…And i left Nichols in 98…So the Brantano came after i’d left,but they were on about putting a price in for the job when i was there,I think it was Paul Robinson that Got the contract and ran it…Not sure on the surname though,Just remember Paul…And yeah your right they leased the trucks and had them painted in Brantano colours…My mate’s Sheba and Goeff
still work there…Anyway you keep on truckin and we’ll chat soon…And thanks for the message… Wagsy…
My dad and Alex worked together thru P&O on Frans Maas for Russell Turner.
4years steady with theIr M.A.N’S…
Every week down to Milano to Roberto at Somasi with all the hazardous from Birmingham.
When P&O stopped both Alex & dad were offered to become ownerdrivers.
Alex bought his own truck
then later
and it was this truck that near Calais Alex swerved for a car and ended up down a ditch .
Meantime my dad took his space to Roadway and drove GEO 1 X - A rough 141 before getting F270 YOM a brandnew 113m.
Hi ya Chalkey!! yeah it was a B reg, Good old bus she was…I remember Alex’s first scania as owner driver, infact i drove it once, only to Farnells garage or from the garage can’t remember which…You mentioned your dad!! Who was he, As I also drove F270 YOM for a few weeks, when the old B reg was taken off the road to be repainted and refurbished…That was about 95/96…And I also remember GEO 1 X… Kevin Bradly had the reg no put onto Sheba’s Scania, pics to follow, when it was scrapped… Anyway thanks for the reply and the photo’s you put on here, brought back some great memories…All the best keep in touch and keep on truckin…Wagsy…
