There are quite a few firms over here with artics Tipit.Graylaw Freight ,based at Skelmersdale,is the biggest.Then there is Edmundsons who are or were Preston based,they’ve been here for years.ICD is another which belongs to Mezeron,a shipping company based in Ramsey who run daily to Glasson Dock,Lancasterwith “Silver River”.The brewery over here,Heron and Brearley,have bought a few transport companies as well,a tipper firm called Onchan Haulage and a local distribution company all under the banner of Trade distribution.Most of the work is shunting trailers ex uk off the dock,Graylaw do the Tesco job,Edmundsons M and S and various other trailers with building materials etc.It’s busier over here than you might think.A lot of tippers too,Cemex own a gravel pit at the northern tip and run DAF CF 8-leggers as well 8-leg mixers.JCK have a load of DAF tippers and do all the heavy haulage and there are a lot of owner drivers too.No tachos used here,only work sheets as we are not EEC/UK regulated but it won’t be long before they are installed I don’t think,as they are on about operators licences etc…Shell and Total have depots here in Douglas and Peel.
We could have had a pint if I’d known…
Chris, when I worked on the Isle Of Man in 1994 at Peel “B” power station there used to be a firm that
ran an AEC Matador pulling a 4 wheel trailer, is it still about. I remember Econofreight delivering a very
large diesel engine to go in the new power station at Peel and they had to call on this guy to help
shunt it in. I used to use Mancrane Hire, are they still around ? I lived on the TT course at Bradda Bridge,
quite handy when it was race week as there is an under pass and I could still get to Peel. regards Big Al
Hi Big Al.
Just found this.This AEC Matador over here in the IOM will be the one that helped you out at Peel.
hiya,
remember the Rosebank and at the time you mention was using it a couple of times a week round about then, nowt wrong with that place Dafdave.
thanks harry long retired.
Aye harry i was using it twice a week,i had an owd atki borderer with the classic combo at the time,gardner 180 and david brown straight 6 g/box.What was handy about the rosebank was in them days[no m6]only shap i was working for nuttalls of clifton manchester and fully freighted[20 ton]i could just make it in four and half hrs driving.How times change eh/.
regards dave.
hiya,
Dave met up with Nutty’s lads on many occasions in the Rosebank and having five minutes in a layby and when running up on Sundays had the odd pint as well, we may have even shared a brekkie table or a lunch table in the cafe, small world eh you met loads of lads and never got to know their names, but was all good mates comraderie was the order of the day but as time went on most drivers didn’t have time to talk to you wouldn’t fancy doing the job now.
thanks harry long retired,
Later years this, the road from Howden to Holme upon Spalding Moor opposite Hygena / Newholme Paints. and even further towards Holme (HOSM) Ham and Eggs in the green tinkers caravan…
sorry haven’t time too read all the post’s but has anyone mentioned the woodlands on the A1 north bound, good food better diggs, i haven’t been up there in some yrs, late 80’s early 90’s just wondered if it was still there…
hiya,
Big Al thought Mildred might have been at Barnard Castle was looking forward to seeing the old girl, not interested in modern stuff, not many vint’s and vet’s this year although a good show nevertheless and i don’t live too far away.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Big Al thought Mildred might have been at Barnard Castle was looking forward to seeing the old girl, not interested in modern stuff, not many vint’s and vet’s this year although a good show nevertheless and i don’t live too far away.
thanks harry long retired.
I have attended before Harry but like you say seems to be more of the modern stuff. The picture below was taken at
Barnard Castle Aug 2006. I am going to try and make the ■■■■■■■■ Road Rally this weekend. regards Big Al
Hi Al, I dont know why The Bungalow springs to mind but I can’t remember where The Bungalow was , hopefully somebody will remind me . It’s not near Salmesbury is it .
Regards Steve.
mushroomman:
Hi Al, I dont know why The Bungalow springs to mind but I can’t remember where The Bungalow was , hopefully somebody will remind me .
Regards Steve.
Hi Steve, your kid tells me you might be visiting these shores again, if you do drop us a line and maybe we can meet up ?
Ref the cafe it only stayed a bungalow until early 50’s then it is extended, only a very small portion of the bungalow
is incorporated into the new building to comply with planning regs of the day. regards Big Al
, hopefully somebody will remind me 
. It’s not near Salmesbury is it 
.