hi all
can anyone remember or have info or pics on deakin transport from cobridge opposite the honda garage, he was an owner/driver & used to run a red 6 wheel ERF B series unit with the low roof jennings sleeper pulling a red tandem axle tilt & it said europe & north africa on the front of the cab.
cheers
gaz
tetragaz:
hi allcan anyone remember or have info or pics on deakin transport from cobridge opposite the honda garage, he was an owner/driver & used to run a red 6 wheel ERF B series unit with the low roof jennings sleeper pulling a red tandem axle tilt & it said europe & north africa on the front of the cab.
cheers
gaz
Although i havent seen it for a while, he was running an E series, also fitted with a low roof Jennings sleeper. ( must of been the short day cab before, which was just a c series day cab fitted with e series front and interior). Its painted in the same livery as the b series and immaculate.
Sorry Ant but my old man was never a truck driver, the biggest thing he ever drove was an old BMC milk float at the old co-op dairy that is now a housing estate by Holden Bridge.
dowahdiddyman:
Sorry Ant but my old man was never a truck driver, the biggest thing he ever drove was an old BMC milk float at the old co-op dairy that is now a housing estate by Holden Bridge.
now we could do with some photos of the co-op that was one very busy yard in its day.
John
STRAIGHT EIGHT:
tetragaz:
hi allcan anyone remember or have info or pics on deakin transport from cobridge opposite the honda garage, he was an owner/driver & used to run a red 6 wheel ERF B series unit with the low roof jennings sleeper pulling a red tandem axle tilt & it said europe & north africa on the front of the cab.
cheers
gazAlthough i havent seen it for a while, he was running an E series, also fitted with a low roof Jennings sleeper. ( must of been the short day cab before, which was just a c series day cab fitted with e series front and interior). Its painted in the same livery as the b series and immaculate.
don’t think that would be a Jennings slepper cab on a E series it to late for them its possibly a car transporter unit. like scanias volvos and erfs the cabs was lowered to the lowest possible hight to accomadate the trailer overhang.
John
3300John:
dowahdiddyman:
Sorry Ant but my old man was never a truck driver, the biggest thing he ever drove was an old BMC milk float at the old co-op dairy that is now a housing estate by Holden Bridge.now we could do with some photos of the co-op that was one very busy yard in its day.
John
Certainly was I remember as a kid being woken up ever morning when they all started up. It even used to annoy my dad and he worked there for donkies years as a driver but mainly as a mate.Anybody on here remember Harry Sims?
dowahdiddyman:
3300John:
dowahdiddyman:
Sorry Ant but my old man was never a truck driver, the biggest thing he ever drove was an old BMC milk float at the old co-op dairy that is now a housing estate by Holden Bridge.now we could do with some photos of the co-op that was one very busy yard in its day.
JohnCertainly was I remember as a kid being woken up ever morning when they all started up. It even used to annoy my dad and he worked there for donkies years as a driver but mainly as a mate.Anybody on here remember Harry Sims?
Hi Mark,
Sorry, was getting you mixed up with Mark Adams, he went to Sneyd Street school, but thinking back now, he lived in Kidsgrove, his Nan lived in Sneyd Street at the bottom- Do you know him ■■ When were you at Sneyd Street school, I went there and left in 78, used to live on Hanley Rd up from the co - op dairy, remeber them well werring past my bedroom window
Regards
Ant
Hi Ant, showing me age now but I must have left Sneyd Street in app/ 73, went to Moorland Road in Burslem then. Used to live in Sneyd Green on Brianson Ave. until 77 when both me parents died.
cheers,Mark.
Hiya…That Holden bridge was a pain in the but. when i did straw traveling from Leek i had to go onto high lane across the bridge
down past the co-op it could take upto 25mins to travel 200yds… things we’ve put up with.
John
tetragaz:
AAAAAHHHHHH oatcakes & cheese, my mouths watering just thinkin about em, but you coner beat some bacon with em, proper food eh mate. wright pies are sold all over the country now so i belive.didnt o jones run from snyde street in cobridge?
cheers
gaz
From an article in “The Sentinel” about a year ago,Wrights pies are exported halfway round the world.
I have seen one of their artics with TIR plates on,don’t know if this is kosher or a drivers bit of b/s!
One from Stoke,seen in Mid Wales.
hey ian
flamin eck half way round the world, will have to look out for that motor with the TIR badges on,like you say mate it could be the drivers b/s or wishful thinking.
cheers
gaz
is gloria and her husband still about used to be at bassetts
Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, I started reading this thread a 3am and its now 7am and the suns coming up here in Malaysia.
I had a big list of old firms when I first started reading, but one by one it got whittled down so here is a few from me.
Kettles, red leylands with tipper trailers with drive wheels.
R.Blase, 8 wheelers
Ratcliffes, Bedford TKs tippers, lovely old boy I was in hospital same time as him in 92 salt of the earth.
I have 2 JSL photos but will have to get them scanned.
I gotta go Im knackered. 
So after a few hours kip Im back and I have a list of companies I used to work for.
Some are from Cheshire, so you will have to forgive me,but I still lived in Stoke at the time.
Browns, odd days and weeks for them
BRS taskforce, agency for BOC at crewe and spectus windows at Talke A/frame wagon and drag.
Nisa chill, didnt last long there
Fashion Fast, fenton,
Pugh Lewis, anyone remember them, modern day hell drivers.
Mick Bailey, not the highlight of my career.
Lee Durose, I have known Lee for years drove N24 DUR and T27 SUE, when he would let me
Billy Jones, tippers
JSL, for a subbie and full time when ESL took them over.
Potteries heavy haulage, mainly ■■■■■■ work to Split.
Tom Harvey Trans, Toms dead now rip, vans, 7.5 and 16 tonners from Congleton.
WIDE, dist, Congleton, 16 tonners and artics
Fosters Distribution, drove F424 YOA Scania 113, Harry Bailey and Jack and Tommy Foster, Congleton
Washingtons, Congleton
Danesbury freight, 1st ever trip to sweden for them.
Swains, Poynton, Mick Swain helped me out after a bad bike accident,top bloke.
I have got loads more but they are from other parts of the U.K. Cheers
hey oatcake1967
a few companies there that id forgot about, you’ll have to get some pics up mate. by the way is your name paul.
cheers
gaz
Hi All
Can You remember a firm from Stoke called Fret Francais ?
Regards
tetragaz:
hey oatcake1967a few companies there that id forgot about, you’ll have to get some pics up mate. by the way is your name paul.
cheers
gaz
Yeh my name is Paul, used to live in Chell. Where would I know you from Gaz. Cheers
sgt major roadworks:
Hi AllCan You remember a firm from Stoke called Fret Francais ?
think
Regards
Yeh they had a yard on sneyd hill near moorland rd colledge, I think Salvatoris took them over.
sgt major roadworks:
Hi AllCan You remember a firm from Stoke called Fret Francais ?
Regards
I mentioned them briefly at the top of page 7 of this thread.