Again fantastic pictures keep them coming!!! The Leyland comet tractor was similar to the first lorry T.W. Glover of Ravenstone bought in 1959 with a tipper body and a eaton two speed axle…it was very fast for the time and in the words of the rugby song “there was no way of stopping it” Mr Glover kept it for about 6 months then went onto Fodens with their air brakes !!.I didn’t know anyone who worked for Moores as I m from coalville (tipper country) I assume they hauled bricks and pipes.> Moores drivers were prohibited from picking up hitchhikers I never had any luck with their fleet as a school boy hitchhiking home after my regular detentions.
Tony Vann:
Beetie:
st220:
Beetie:
Bees transport from hinckley? Anyone remember?! Pics?!there used to be carpet express also in hinckley…but they was called another name before carpet express, can’t remember what it was now,…also john brindley transport in sharnford they still going…
Yeah i have an old work colleague who still works for brindleys, drives a very tidy 4 serie 530 v8, sounds just as good as it looks, and indeed goes!
eastcoasttrucker, my friend is Nathan, who would be the bosses son, although i now believe as i havent seen him for a while that he and a partner have brought the ‘old man’ out!
Not sure what vehicles they have themselves anymore, most of the stuff ive seen recently were jap 7.5 tonners, not worth a pic tbhWilkinsons Transport, Rochdale, Lancs opened a small depot on Gwendolen Road, Leicester in the mid 50s. My dad was one of 2 drivers to be the first to work in Leicester. In the days they were flats so plenty of roping and sheeting. They moved to Burbage, Leics around 1960 possibly a little before. I started working for them on my 15th birthday in 1963. I can’t remember the year but, they bought out Bees Transport of Hinckley. Eddy Wilkinson was the man. What a great company to work for and a better gaffer.
Wilkinson transport had a depot in Oakham & Nuneaton too.
Whereabouts were they on gwendolen road were they ? As I used to live just round the corner on st saviours rd.
6977jamie:
7Hi, I’ve been reading through the thread. I have a few pics of old Leicester/Leicestershire firms. May jog a few memories, hope you enjoy.
Three Freg Volvo’s from Moores ended up blue in colour as STS from Albert Village brought them
Not a very good photo, taken at Ford & Slater Leicester about 1988/9. The black “Night rider” Roadtrain was a demo iirc. I think Simon Sergeant bought it.Obviously the Cruiser was part of the hire fleet, and I’d guess the tipper was one of Gerald Smiths.
i remember Gerald (Gerry) Smith from my time in ‘sorrel.was working with one of his ex-drivers at my present job…‘Fruitcake’ he was known as 
nice chat tho’,and a real grafter.
carryfast-yeti:
i remember Gerald (Gerry) Smith from my time in ‘sorrel.was working with one of his ex-drivers at my present job…‘Fruitcake’ he was known as
Gerry would’ve run 5 or 6 at one time, Constructors and ERF’s. Looks as if this Constructor had the common problem of the Rockwell back axle cracking at the top. That’s probably oil making the axle look clean.
NT Motors Narborough transport, from Warwick rd littlethorpe.
Used to do Empire stone’s work which is now a Travis Perkins
gunnerheskey:
NT Motors Narborough transport, from Warwick rd littlethorpe.
Used to do Empire stone’s work which is now a Travis Perkins
super photo gunner! 
i remember those beauties trundling around.my old mate kit-kat (runs an 8 wheeler out of 'sorrel),his dad Nigel used to drive for NT.
Does anyone know who POD is? I have a pic I want to use in my next book and wish to seek his permission. Cheers, Robert
tonyhogi:
gunnerheskey:
tonyhogi:
Hi Tonyhogi, (iirc) my grandad had a mate on am walkers in the 70s and i remember them pulling carlesberg tankers with their orange f88s then their f10s… They also did some powder tank work out of derby as well
Thanks Gunnerheskey for clearing that one up
Heres a pic of the tanks they used to have
Has anyone any pics of Walkers Volvo’sSuperb picture is that tony… I remember after the buffallo’s carlsberg getting about 30 or so brand new Daf 2500s reg no MAM 323X and so on. As for the AM Walker volvo’s in orange i know a friend of a friend and i’m working on it…
We’re turning this into a ‘Carlsberg’ thread 
Heres what Bulwark transport started with when the brewery opened … 1973/4 time
& one of the ‘MAM’ reg. Daf’s- one of Norman’s pics (hope he wont mind)
Good luck with the pics 
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i usedto work for am walkers at ilkeston and then moved to little eaton derby as i remember the drivers were soll 2 coloured lads named chris and redskin and mick nicknamed superstar due to aaccident on the m6 near stoke which made the telly news 40 car pileup i survived and still driving but not onf88,s
Anyone have any info on this ?
tango boys new rig !
hope his is the ‘proper’ F10,Dan
carryfast-yeti:
hope his is the ‘proper’ F10,Dan
Ha ha would be nice, nice pics Dan! 
pete smith:
One for Tango Boy, still waiting for some pics of Emmersons F10’s mate!!
hi everyone first time here. didnt know such a thing existed, n lo n behold 1st go sister of my 1st lorry on emmersons.page 13
they had 4 ERF 8 wheelers all Lreg. all 180 Gs with DB6 boxes. mine GNR497L i think same colour has photo light green n white.2 wks later got the very bad regged GAY823L 1st to be painted red,same as now.
at that time we ran out of Belton yard. You had to back into yard not much room for turning around up top. almost impossible without shunt in 8 wheeler easy with artic but made old men out of new starters till they got used to it
when i was with them 76/77 they had afore mentioned ERFs, 1 S 80 M reg 8w 180G, 2 N reg Atki 8w 180G with the abortion of DB 8sp.2ERF Jreg artics 180G.2 Nreg ATKI artcs 240G not sure of box. p reg sed atki artic 240g n just before i left F88 day cab artic the 1st foreigner
Mostly coal down to smoke n scrap back to sheff/brum good paying n tidy lorries
sorry for going on but hope fills in a few gaps in info
no photos cant think why not probably thought everything would stop the same forever. how wrong can you be!!!
coomsey:
pete smith:
One for Tango Boy, still waiting for some pics of Emmersons F10’s mate!!hi everyone first time here. didnt know such a thing existed, n lo n behold 1st go sister of my 1st lorry on emmersons.page 13
they had 4 ERF 8 wheelers all Lreg. all 180 Gs with DB6 boxes. mine GNR497L i think same colour has photo light green n white.2 wks later got the very bad regged GAY823L 1st to be painted red,same as now.
at that time we ran out of Belton yard. You had to back into yard not much room for turning around up top. almost impossible without shunt in 8 wheeler easy with artic but made old men out of new starters till they got used to it
when i was with them 76/77 they had afore mentioned ERFs, 1 S 80 M reg 8w 180G, 2 N reg Atki 8w 180G with the abortion of DB 8sp.2ERF Jreg artics 180G.2 Nreg ATKI artcs 240G not sure of box. p reg sed atki artic 240g n just before i left F88 day cab artic the 1st foreigner
Mostly coal down to smoke n scrap back to sheff/brum good paying n tidy lorries
sorry for going on but hope fills in a few gaps in info
no photos cant think why not probably thought everything would stop the same forever. how wrong can you be!!!
Welcome coomsey !
Great insight into emmersons, up until a few years ago there was a White scania with an orange tipper with emmersons on the side with the Belton address, I take it it was related