cheers jeff thanks for that.
gaz
tetragaz:
cheers jeff thanks for that.hiya tertragaz…hows things mate???theres a nice 1965 ex woodwards(macc) 6 legger ERF in Shirleys that would perhaps be worth a rebuild
HEH the F 88 is a sorryful thing now.but there are a few that would sell and rebuild.theres a rough big J with a 180 and about four 4 wheeler ERFs
worth a look and some Albions but the cabs have gone to far…heres HEH last year I found a cab but the chap changed his mind to sell the cab.
The Smallwood show show is at the end of may this year.
John
hi john
yeh am good thanks mate, hope are ok.
i think theres a few in the yard that would be good to bring back to their former glory as geff said.
am lookin forward to smallwood & meetin you too, also seeing your daf & your mate daves f88.
cheers
gaz
Sorry to but in lads, This maybe a long shot but having read through the thread I think I’m in the right place so here goes…I’m looking for Drivers who knew my old fella, his name was John Dockerty ( Johnny Dockerty, John Dock or Peanut ) he drove for Bassetts all his driving life…over 30 yrs infact! sadly he passed away nearly 6 yrs ago whilst still working for Bassetts.
I spent every chance I could with him on the roads as a kid & have some fond memories of places, characters & trucks, some of the his old friends names escape me now but I do remember a few…Eric Beech, Bob Ellis, Stevie Card, Sir Joe Reece , Phil Chell & his very good friend Tony Harry.
My Dad drove a fair array of Bassetts wagons over the years but the one that sticks out is probably the IVECO…Ashley Bassett had never had anything this foreign in his fleet before so it did turn a few heads & always got the comment…Bassetts with an IVECO…never!! 
maybe you remember it? The last truck he ever drove was his beloved SCANIA N719 JFA this was when Bassetts took over Beresfords operations & started to go across the water, which allowed my old old fella to achieve a life long ambition!!
If you knew him or have some stories I’d love to them or any photos that’d be even better…many thanks lads
Hi Flying Foden,
Were You ever a tanker driver on BET,my dad was on there during the 80’s in a Foden as it happen wondered
if you might know him.
DIESEL DEMON:
Hi Flying Foden,Were You ever a tanker driver on BET,my dad was on there during the 80’s in a Foden as it happen wondered
if you might know him.
My dad drove for them in the 80,s he had a M.A.N on takers
Boatchaser:
DIESEL DEMON:
Hi Flying Foden,Were You ever a tanker driver on BET,my dad was on there during the 80’s in a Foden as it happen wondered
if you might know him.My dad drove for them in the 80,s he had a M.A.N on takers
yep i spent quiet a few very happy years there .boatchaser and dieseldemon what was your dads name ? they had two fodens John Warburton form widens had the 4x2 and bob edge from Warrington had the 6x2 on the wax job what a star bob was 
as for the M.A.N there’s was plenty of them to choice from . some of the more well known drivers of them where . Alan Hughes aka yozzer .Stan fox .Dave dale ,Mick cook aka panic .John cristy . Fred wildespoon aka fast Fred. Mick tisdale aka bugalow . to name just a few
i forgot to add peter Jones aka the kraut
Hi
Dad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
DIESEL DEMON:
HiDad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
John Warburton still at Mark Youngs, seen Him in France last week.
DIESEL DEMON:
HiDad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
he must of bin there the same time as me and i worked with most of those names .tell your dad ken Goodwin retires next week i think or may be the end of this week . and phil cox as 12 months to go Graham Mason was working for flo gas last time i spoke to him .Stan Fox,is in France some place .eric form Wrexham lost track of him when he got sent down .as with John Warburton.though i have spoke to the kraut since he cam out of the nick .he was on for abbey road tanks last time i spoke to him
regard jeff 
andrewv8:
DIESEL DEMON:
HiDad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
John Warburton still at Mark Youngs, seen Him in France last week.
thats a different John Warburton. that the one that worked for Danny Poole and Beresfords
the flying foden:
andrewv8:
DIESEL DEMON:
HiDad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
John Warburton still at Mark Youngs, seen Him in France last week.
thats a different John Warburton. that the one that worked for Danny Poole and Beresfords
The John Warburton I know came to Mark Youngs from Bassetts when they stopped going abroad. He was at Beresfords before Bassetts. He’s been at Mark’s for about 10 years now. He due to retire soon, used to be a Bank manager before He started driving. Comes from Market Drayton .
andrewv8:
the flying foden:
andrewv8:
DIESEL DEMON:
HiDad was called Bill/Billy,he had the 6 x 4 Foden A476JBF,worked alongside John Warburton,Stan Fox, Eric from Wrexham Jack Morley,to name a few,used to do many runs to Lubrizol in Rouen and Le havre.
I did do the wax job with him with a standard tank,hmmm then got caught for speeding by a helicopter,I was only 14 at the time and the Polizei even took my spedning money in order to pay the fine hmmmmmm and then onto Grubers to get running money.
Also did the lard many times from Lot in Belgium to all over UK Irlam,Ossett KIlmarnock etc
Names coming back now,Graham Mason,Reg Norris Arthur Davey Jeff Butler and off course Ken Goodwin who went into the office after Roy Jones departed.
Dad is now retired in Anglesey,does the odd run now and again but only UK.
John Warburton still at Mark Youngs, seen Him in France last week.
thats a different John Warburton. that the one that worked for Danny Poole and Beresfords
The John Warburton I know came to Mark Youngs from Bassetts when they stopped going abroad. He was at Beresfords before Bassetts. He’s been at Mark’s for about 10 years now. He due to retire soon, used to be a Bank manager before He started driving. Comes from Market Drayton .
may be there are 3 John Warburton’s then mate . and 2 worked for Beresford’s.small world ain’t it
Hi
My dads name was John Knapkin and he drove B425 PRE i have photos of it and him at the yard where i use to work in Warrington he worked for Roy Jones and Ken was on the sugar tanks. He passed away in 95 and i have moved to Calgary Canada, just an idea how big the warehouse is that i work at its 940,000 sq ft and if all are trailers were to come home the yard hold wait for it 1540 of them and there 53ft long all you guys would love driving over here, take care and any photos please post them
John Warburton was shunting 4 Danny last time i saw him he was getting Miky Minors 143 washed at LYM TRUCK STOP and im sure he did a stint with Roy Blaze
Boatchaser:
Hi
My dads name was John Knapkin and he drove B425 PRE i have photos of it and him at the yard where i use to work in Warrington he worked for Roy Jones and Ken was on the sugar tanks. He passed away in 95 and i have moved to Calgary Canada, just an idea how big the warehouse is that i work at its 940,000 sq ft and if all are trailers were to come home the yard hold wait for it 1540 of them and there 53ft long all you guys would love driving over here, take care and any photos please post them
name don’t ring any bells .Roy Jones was just going on holiday when i started there 
if you know what i mean . ken was in the office as well . stick the pic’s up if you don’t mind when you get chance .cheers jeff
Hi,
Yeh i remember your dad,the were three M.A.N`s all sister number plates,Graham Mason had one,Jack Morley had the other one,then there was D795TRR a little 291 hp,flyer in its day.
Jeff Butler was another name that comes to mind and Tommy Pennington,D780 CRE Erf E10 with the twin splitter was another one of my dads,he had `Red Baron’ on the front of his truck most times,as that was his name on the CB.
Is Stan Fox living in France then■■?
whoolyback:
Sorry to but in lads, This maybe a long shot but having read through the thread I think I’m in the right place so here goes…I’m looking for Drivers who knew my old fella, his name was John Dockerty ( Johnny Dockerty, John Dock or Peanut ) he drove for Bassetts all his driving life…over 30 yrs infact! sadly he passed away nearly 6 yrs ago whilst still working for Bassetts.
I spent every chance I could with him on the roads as a kid & have some fond memories of places, characters & trucks, some of the his old friends names escape me now but I do remember a few…Eric Beech, Bob Ellis, Stevie Card, Sir Joe Reece , Phil Chell & his very good friend Tony Harry.
My Dad drove a fair array of Bassetts wagons over the years but the one that sticks out is probably the IVECO…Ashley Bassett had never had anything this foreign in his fleet before so it did turn a few heads & always got the comment…Bassetts with an IVECO…never!!
Hiya …woolyback very sorry to hear about your dad. if you ever stayed at Toddington services N/Bound in the 80s you’ll know me. I was always with your dad
stevie card… mick (the nail)greenall…dave preston …nige partridge and plenty off others your dad and me Johnny holland i drove for Coopers on a DAF 4 wheeler. we got on Toddy 3 nights a week what a blast. if you see stevie ask him who got away with the eagle■■? the other was the easter egg trick.steve your dad and me can’nt say more NOD NOD. pleased he got his dream load over the waves and very sorry about the other news.
John
Archie Paice:
Wheel Nut:
Archie Paice:
Hi Wheelnut, Yes I remember robin Gray had a nice little business going then, down on the Fish Dock. There was also Colin Ewen ( and his cousin I forget his name ) from Beverley, Bill Robertson up Wllerby Road, but that bloke with the f88 looks a bit like Bill Hyde from Pocklington to me, although I thought he had a Fiat then. The bloke that was the road boss on that fateful Nigeria job of Wakes´was Norman Olsen (RIP) a great bloke.
Cheers, Archie.Bloody hell if that was Bill Hyde, I think Graylease might still be looking for that F88
I seem to remember Colin Ewen who had a couple of trucks near Bowkers yard I think, not sure about a cousin.
Hi Wheelnut,
Yes originally John Bogg was in with Robin Gray and it was as you so rightly sat involved with Link Transport, Graylease then went out with a bang. Robin went quiet for a few years, John Bogg bought out Slaters Transport of Kirby Misperton ( my neighbours) added it to his Link Transport ,then that all finnished, I spoke to Robin a few years ago and he was up and running again on his own and from what I gather doing rather well. Billy Hyde ■■ a great friend of mine, or was Ive not seen him for a couple of three years now, I also was very friendly with his sons, Eddie and Andrew, theres more but I won`t divulge that. No he was a good bloke to have on your side, we went to Whittles at the same time. Good old days eh? Colin Ewen also on for Whittles with a 2600 DAF, he was taken very ill in Haditha, he came home and never went away again. He still runs trucks I believe, from somewhere out by Keyingham or Ottringham, somewhere on the way to Spurn point.
Cheers, Archie
Hi Wheelnut,Colin Ewen finished last year and has moved out to Bulgaria. His mate would have been Colin Bolton which was his brother in law.
hi all
just remembered another company from stoke, j warburton from sandyford opposite newfield ind est, used to do alot of work for danial platts, they used to run some light brown & white marathons & roadtrains & they’re still runnin although they moved down to garner street in etruria a couple of years ago.
anybody remember em or has any pics post em up please.
cheers
gaz