Hi Kev hope you and yours are all well, why change something that wasn’t broken ? I just don’t get it ! Same as you I clicked on Andy Morrisons comment about this site and hey presto here we all are !
And it used to be so easy ! Or are we just getting older old ■■■■■ ?
Bit of both I think Jim. Saw a few old faces at Steve Johnson’s (seabrook) funeral yesterday. Gerbil
Blast from the past here, Dave Chiver’s ran a boat transport business from Swanwick and had a big heap of permits, he sold out to Anna Banana as we called her an Italian Lady but they kept Dave’s name, we did loads of stone fruit for her and her two sons from Italy and she paid bang on if you did the job right, Buzzer.
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Hi Buzzer would that be the same Dave Chivers that used to have a 111 Scania on for Eurohaul, I did a two man job with him from Cornwall with a low loader with a huge Euclid on route to Felixstowe but I only did the trip as far as Southampton, really great guy but I’ve never seen him again even doing my little European stint, I’ve asked about him on here years ago but no reply’s
That does ring a bell Jimmer but its a long time ago, The woman with the dosh who bought Dave out was Anna of Ital frutta who bought all his permits and kept the name as she was not a truck person and it was her husband who did that side of it, she was a fruit importer as were her two sons and I did more for them than the mother. Always heavy loads but we used to take 6/8 pallets off in Mack in Southampton fruit market after shipping with C link. As you say Dave was a quiet man he used to park on a bit of waste ground opposite our first house on the main road, room for two trucks mine and his, also he parked in Coal Park lane of Swanwick Lane where he lived in Bye Road, remember he had a D series tractor unit and boat trailer, The first driver for Anna was Lennie Biggs who later worked for Mo Baker and he never spoke a sentence without about six swear words in it 
the things you remember after all these years, cheers JD .
Did Meachers have AECs?
I dunno, but the sheet looks to be the wrong way around.
That’s to hold him back if he gets going too quick 
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Meachers 1966 AEC Mercury
And the Q Mary left service in Dec 1966, so that all fits.
Just as an aside
The QM was about 81,000 tons and 310m long.
The carrier QE is about 65,000 tons and 285m long.
The new Sun Princess is 177,000 tons and 345m long.
Hi Jim
I didn’t know Dave back in my time driving but I do know his son Mark but lost touch with him about 10 years ago…
At that time his dad was living in France and had a business importing antiques into the uk …. Not sure if he’s still with us …
Hope your keeping well , all the best Baldrick
This is a shot of the M27 between J1 & J2 in the early 70’s, can remember when it was built and I was bobbing about in an Ford Anglia, does’nt time fly and it dont look too busy. Buzzer
Hi Chris (dispatcher) have a look at “European & UK truckers scrapbook memories” there are a few pictures from the past for you, Buzzer.
The previous incarnation of Truck Net was a fun site to be involved with - interesting, instructive, memory jerking Now, well…
Here’s the latest vehicle to argue with Greatbridge Railway Bridge & come second
One of BKPs from Timsbury
Why do they keep doing this, its not an arch so when you approach it looks low so at least slow down and crawl under if close, every time this happens they have to inspect the bridge for structural damage and sometimes have to close the road to do this, Buzzer
