norfolktrucker:
eddie snax:
norfolktrucker:
I drove this one for Frans Haulage of Beccles. We worked out of the Gt. Yarmouth depot.Blimey forgotten about you lot, didnt you have a Daf Space cabbed Seddon Atkinson at one point.
Wish I’d looked at this thread earlier
Here it is, & a couple more
Hi Norfolktrucker,
Great to see that Seddon Atkinson tractor next to that Frans Maas trailer. 
Al the best, Bert 
Hallo, here i have a photo of a Scania 112M tractor with nickname “Blue Lagoon”. This tractor is from Patrick Transport out Tyneside. It was a small local company working fore Frans Maas U.K. Chester-Le-Street. 
Al the best, Bert
Here i have a picture of a English Renault tractor in the Frans Maas colours.
Who nows more about this unit and from where was it working out. 
Al the best, Bert
Bert Wolters:
Here i have a picture of a English Renault tractor in the Frans Maas colours.Who nows more about this unit and from where was it working out.
Al the best, Bert
I cant remember the hualier name, but they used to work mainly from Immingham doing unaccompanied trailers for Frans Maas Scandanvian services (scanside). I was on Scanside for a couple of years out of Harwich and sometimes Immingham and would run with there drivers from time to time.
Bert Wolters:
Hi Eddie,Great to see that you like this thread about Frans Maas.
Al the best, Bert Wolters
Its been great looking at your photos Bert, I’m affraid I only have a few photos off my FM days, and Muckles has allready posted them on here earlier.
I did unaccopanied work for Frans Maas between 1990 to 2004. I met some off the best blokes you’d ever have the good fortune to work with.
eddie snax:
norfolktrucker:
I drove this one for Frans Haulage of Beccles. We worked out of the Gt. Yarmouth depot.Blimey forgotten about you lot, didnt you have a Daf Space cabbed Seddon Atkinson at one point.
Wish I’d looked at this thread earlier
And I reckon I ran with you sometimes Norfolktrucker. Did you drive the Seddon from new, and the Scania before that. and IIRC Birds Eye/Christen Saversen before that
I drove an MAN artic for D Friend, and then an F12 in the colours of Steve Woolston for broadland haulage. I used to kick around with Hutch and Robbie who drove for Alec Dowell alot.
eddie snax:
Bert Wolters:
Here i have a picture of a English Renault tractor in the Frans Maas colours.Who nows more about this unit and from where was it working out.
Al the best, Bert
I cant remember the hualier name, but they used to work mainly from Immingham doing unaccompanied trailers for Frans Maas Scandanvian services (scanside). I was on Scanside for a couple of years out of Harwich and sometimes Immingham and would run with there drivers from time to time.
Bert Wolters:
Hi Eddie,Great to see that you like this thread about Frans Maas.
Al the best, Bert Wolters
Its been great looking at your photos Bert, I’m affraid I only have a few photos off my FM days, and Muckles has allready posted them on here earlier.
I did unaccopanied work for Frans Maas between 1990 to 2004. I met some off the best blokes you’d ever have the good fortune to work with.
eddie snax:
norfolktrucker:
I drove this one for Frans Haulage of Beccles. We worked out of the Gt. Yarmouth depot.Blimey forgotten about you lot, didnt you have a Daf Space cabbed Seddon Atkinson at one point.
Wish I’d looked at this thread earlier
And I reckon I ran with you sometimes Norfolktrucker. Did you drive the Seddon from new, and the Scania before that. and IIRC Birds Eye/Christen Saversen before that
I drove an MAN artic for D Friend, and then an F12 in the colours of Steve Woolston for broadland haulage. I used to kick around with Hutch and Robbie who drove for Alec Dowell alot.
No sorry, you’re thinking of Graham Howlett. He had the Strato from new (I never drove that), I had the Scania for a while after he’d got out of it. Graham lives in Perth, Aus. now, been there nearly 20 years… don’t time fly■■?
norfolktrucker:
eddie snax:
And I reckon I ran with you sometimes Norfolktrucker. Did you drive the Seddon from new, and the Scania before that. and IIRC Birds Eye/Christen Saversen before thatI drove an MAN artic for D Friend, and then an F12 in the colours of Steve Woolston for broadland haulage. I used to kick around with Hutch and Robbie who drove for Alec Dowell alot.
No sorry, you’re thinking of Graham Howlett. He had the Strato from new (I never drove that), I had the Scania for a while after he’d got out of it. Graham lives in Perth, Aus. now, been there nearly 20 years… don’t time fly■■?
Yeah, thats him. I was thinking about him having emigrated, but thought he might’ve come back. didnt he have family over there already. Y eah time goes at a rapid rate
Were you doing that Hayes trunk that Franny took on for FM from Great Yarmouth.
If you took on that Scania after Graham, then thats when I would’ve been working for Buxton’s, we had 4 motors on for FM transport (thats what FM named their distribution work from GY wharehouse) 
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eddie snax:
Bert Wolters:
Here i have a picture of a English Renault tractor in the Frans Maas colours.Who nows more about this unit and from where was it working out.
Al the best, Bert
I cant remember the hualier name, but they used to work mainly from Immingham doing unaccompanied trailers for Frans Maas Scandanvian services (scanside). I was on Scanside for a couple of years out of Harwich and sometimes Immingham and would run with there drivers from time to time.
Bert Wolters:
Hi Eddie,Great to see that you like this thread about Frans Maas.
Al the best, Bert Wolters
Its been great looking at your photos Bert, I’m affraid I only have a few photos off my FM days, and Muckles has allready posted them on here earlier.
I did unaccopanied work for Frans Maas between 1990 to 2004. I met some off the best blokes you’d ever have the good fortune to work with.
Hi Eddie, Thanks fore the replay and info also about the Renault unit.
Al the best, Bert
Here a older photo of a DAF 2500 with a Frans Maas - Freight Masters trailer. The DAF is from a sub-contractor E. & K. Ellis Ltd. Out Southend-on-Sea possibly working for Frans Maas U.K. Tilbury.
Al the best, Bert
This photo i get out the U.K.
It’s the Scania 143 unit from own driver Alex ■■■■■■■■■ (R.I.P.) He was in duty by Frans Maas U.K. Brownhills and did linehall trips from Brownhills to Frans Maas Italy in Milano, Venice and Turin. 
Here he makes a stop on the Mont Blanc on the France site.
Al the best, Bert 
The last new Scania 143M 500 tractor of Alex ■■■■■■■■■ working as Sub-Contractor fore Frans Maas U.K. Brouwnhills.
Al the best, Bert
Bert Wolters:
This photo i get out the U.K.It’s the Scania 143 unit from own driver Alex ■■■■■■■■■ (R.I.P.) He was in duty by Frans Maas U.K. Brownhills and did linehall trips from Brownhills to Frans Maas Italy in Milano, Venice and Turin.
Here he makes a stop on the Mont Blanc on the France site.
Al the best, Bert
I used to see this bloke loading at Brownhills on a Friday night regularly, being a step frame it needed to be backed in the wharehouse to strip out and load from the side. If I remember corectly the fifth wheel had a Nylon plate on it and a matching one was on the underside of the trailer rubbing plate, this prevented the need for grease on the fifth wheel keeping things a bit cleaner, it is the only time I’d seen that type of set up.
Didnt know the him (Alex) on a personal level, just to chew the cud over a coffee a few times. RIP to Alex, another fine fellow
Thanks Eddie fore your replay.
Al the best, Bert
This time a picture of a DAF 2500 tractor. Yare Haulage was the owner and it was working fore Frans Maas U.K. Great-Yarmouth.
Al the best, Bert
Morning,
I’m the Roberto of those times (SOMASI - FRANS MAAS ITALIA ) : have entered this to see
if I could get some info /news about ALEC ■■■■■■■■ ( AGS 001 )as since 2000 haven’t seen
nor heard of him any longer and now, entering this site am quite shoked in hearing he’s R.I.P.!
Any one who could inform what occured him, when, what ■■
thks!
Bert Wolters:
The last new Scania 143M 500 tractor of Alex ■■■■■■■■■ working as Sub-Contractor fore Frans Maas U.K. Brouwnhills.
Al the best, Bert
Hello,
Afther a long stop back on this thread about the Company Frans Maas. This time a photo of a Scania R420. Oner of this one is Robin Freight Transport Services. Also he had a own trailer with a Frans Maas plane on it.
Who nows witch depot it was working of?
Salut, Bert
Hello,
Here we have a Scania 111 tractor from Frans Maas U.K. Brownhills coming out of the ferryport Dover on his way to Brownhills.
Salut, Bert
Hello,
Salut, Bert
hiya,
Man of many languages Eh’ Bert I only speak two, broken English and mainly Rubbish,
but a very Happy New Year to you and your family all the best of luck mate.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Man of many languages Eh’ Bert I only speak two, broken English and mainly Rubbish,
but a very Happy New Year to you and your family all the best of luck mate.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry, same fore you al the best wishes’
Salut, Bert
Great photos Bert.
Keep em coming…