oiltreader:
Hi JAKEY,
Top pic I’m pretty sure is on Mortimer Rd, Rose Hill.
Lorry driver competition venues, I would say Shell and BP at Chinnor Rd Thame or at Smiths of Witney.
Oily
Hunt and Broadhurst LDOY RAF Holton, I can`t remember the year.
oiltreader:
Hi JAKEY,
Top pic I’m pretty sure is on Mortimer Rd, Rose Hill.
Lorry driver competition venues, I would say Shell and BP at Chinnor Rd Thame or at Smiths of Witney.
Oily
Absolutely right ,I used to live there.
JAKEY:
Another shot of the Cargo , think Brs may have supplied this on contract (not sure I will ask him ).
Hi Jakey,thanks for putting theses pics on.The Cargo was a ■■■■■■■■ V8 Eaton Twin Splitter ,when fully loaded 28 ton,i think"a long time ago" but paper is a heavy commodity,and when loaded was hard work through the gears.Was supplied through Hartford Motors in Botley as they were then.Please give ADR my regards,Thankyou.
JAKEY:
Adr (chris) will re call this truck . nice truck Dave , I here you look in at times .
This Photo was taken at Roman Way LDOY i think. I did LDOY 2 on APs, was great,we got paid for the day as well.The best i ever did was come 2nd in my group,Shell 1st,AP 2nd,Shell 3rd and went on to Telford ,where i did not progress any further.It wasnt that bad though, Hotel and all expenses paid.Bloody good company were Air Products,if only i had been wiser.All good memories.
FORGETFULL:
JAKEY:
Adr (chris) will re call this truck . nice truck Dave , I here you look in at times .This Photo was taken at Roman Way LDOY i think. I did LDOY 2 on AP
s, was great,we got paid for the day as well.The best i ever did was come 2nd in my group,Shell 1st,AP 2nd,Shell 3rd and went on to Telford ,where i did not progress any further.It wasnt that bad though, Hotel and all expenses paid.Bloody good company were Air Products,if only i had been wiser.All good memories.
I still have my HGV 1 licence and am looking for a part time/ ad Hoc driving duties /Shunting ,if an one knows of anything.
Nice to see you posting Dave , great pictures of your wagons , the timbet wagon looks a beast .
how about going back on here Dave , bigger and better wagon bet the wages are not as good ?
JAKEY:
how about going back on here Dave , bigger and better wagon bet the wages are not as good ?
I could`nt manage it now with my legs and ankles,It was and probably still is a young mans job.You have to be pretty strong and fit to do that work.The trucks are still well kept,and are 10 x better than when i was on there.When i started in 1975,i drove a Bedford TK.Then they gradually went over to Leyland Clydesdales,which were converted to sleepers by a company in Andover by the name of Nightrider “hence the name in the windscreen”.
Dave no chance of getting you helping us then ■■? 
JAKEY:
Dave no chance of getting you helping us then ■■?
Hi,Jakey,I could do the driving no problem,but when it comes to the lifting ,i would be useless.
shakysteve:
M G B:
shakysteve:
JAKEY:
Lorry driver of the year competion . where ■■? oxon ?Is there anyone on this thread who remembers the late dennis Hatton who drove for Miller Bros of Lechlade ,he also had two boys ,steve
I went to School with his 2 boys Nigel & Paul.
did any of them work for Peter cook as you did and i guess you must have come over to freeths with your motor at some stage ,Steve.
Nigel worked for Peter Cook for a while. I never came over to Freeths with my motor I had left by the time they came over there. I didn’t know Dennis very well, but I remember him when riding about with dad.
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.
Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
shakysteve:
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
I’ve heard the name ,but iI don’t know him.Tony’s taxi is doing well.
M G B:
shakysteve:
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
I’ve heard the name ,but iI don’t know him.Tony’s taxi is doing well.
Bob drove the other maggie that Miller bros had ,he also went on for Cannons ,is tony working in carterton,if you see him remember me to him ,the rep from westwards and freeths .steve.
shakysteve:
M G B:
shakysteve:
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
I’ve heard the name ,but iI don’t know him.Tony’s taxi is doing well.
Bob drove the other maggie that Miller bros had ,he also went on for Cannons ,is tony working in carterton,if you see him remember me to him ,the rep from westwards and freeths .steve.
Steve there was a guy called Chick drove the other Maggie, who later went on for Davis at Burford, I can’t for the life of me remember his real name, MGB will know it.
altitude:
shakysteve:
M G B:
shakysteve:
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
I’ve heard the name ,but iI don’t know him.Tony’s taxi is doing well.
Bob drove the other maggie that Miller bros had ,he also went on for Cannons ,is tony working in carterton,if you see him remember me to him ,the rep from westwards and freeths .steve.
Steve there was a guy called Chick drove the other Maggie, who later went on for Davis at Burford, I can’t for the life of me remember his real name, MGB will know it.
John i remember him ,he was before Bob kirk on the maggie ,steve.
shakysteve:
altitude:
shakysteve:
M G B:
shakysteve:
M G B:
Timbmet isn’t the job it used to be,I worked there about 2 years ago for 6 months. It was going through a lot of changes, and still is. It’s nearly all fork lift work now,although there are still some hand off deliveries.Does the name Bob Kirk ring a bell with you and is Tony night still on the taxis ?steve.
I’ve heard the name ,but iI don’t know him.Tony’s taxi is doing well.
Bob drove the other maggie that Miller bros had ,he also went on for Cannons ,is tony working in carterton,if you see him remember me to him ,the rep from westwards and freeths .steve.
Steve there was a guy called Chick drove the other Maggie, who later went on for Davis at Burford, I can’t for the life of me remember his real name, MGB will know it.
John i remember him ,he was before Bob kirk on the maggie ,steve.
I can’t think of Bob but I must know him.
Hi Steve,
Tony work out of Stow on the Wold most of the time, does a lot of airport runs.
Chicks name was Mike Hambidge from Filkins.
M G B:
Hi Steve,Tony work out of Stow on the Wold most of the time, does a lot of airport runs.
Chicks name was Mike Hambidge from Filkins.
remembering Multiagg in stanford in the vale who remembers a Mr gough with a constructor 6 wheeler ,sheehans ,colin Buckland ,John and Darren allen,Harveys of swindon ,to name but a few !,steve.