mandator mick:
just reading about Norseman Freight----Big Arthur who used to do continental for them was trunking for (GND)–Norberts out of Shell at Ellesmere Port, on nights, last time i saw him a few months ago. On days was a bloke called Ronnie Carroll, he used to run Morgans from Deeside, when they were doing a lot of work for Hotpoint washers.
I used to work for Gordon Plant, North Rode, and would load out of ICI pharmaceuticles at Macclesfield, and deliver in to AVC at Birkenhead, with stuff for export.
Hiya Mick you’ll know a few of my mates, Carlie Robinson… Stuart Chadwick …Johnny Balff…Phil Goosrey…Les Arnold…■■?Morgan…Brian Jones.
They all worked at Coopers (North Rode)After Gordon Plant sold up…I delivered to Plants yard one day(Harrisons S O T ) and Planty told me off for dripping oil on his yard,(only 4/5drips)
I said you show me a Gardner engine that dose’nt drip oil.He replied I have a full fleet of Gardner engine lorries. There was’nt a oil mark on all of his yard
which was pure white concrete with marked bays for each lorry.
John
Wheel Nut:
I have hijacked this thread for a while to indulge myself on a regional basis.
HULL and surrounding areas.
JB Kay
Key Transport and Warehousing
Grimsby Express
Jac W Hereveld
Reader Bros
Norman Wake
Wake Brothers (aka) Mainstream
[Link Transport
Slaters
John Bogg}
Spear Transport
Humber Carting Agency
H Falkingham
Arrow Bulk Tankers
Alan Jackson
HB Holt
JA Holt
Johnsons of Goole
KLS Winter
and many more to come
there were two springfields in salford one was hull based the other was local both wore black and white livery ,there was also springfield transport and warehousing trafford park where wincanton cool store was
bob-lad:
there were two springfields in salford one was hull based the other was local both wore black and white livery ,there was also springfield transport and warehousing trafford park where wincanton cool store was
i remember return loads of apples from springfield of hull docks,what a job to sheet that lot in the wind!
Anyone with memories of Bradford hauliers of the past?= Henry Longs. A One. Ashworths. Cliff Parrotts.Roy Mitchell. Arthur Mitchell. Frank Lawley.J Moran.Jack Bell. Renwicks. Morley Ball.J Mcelland. Roes. S Mann.Wilsons. BRS. And no doubt many that I cannt remember.
mandator mick:
just reading about Norseman Freight----Big Arthur who used to do continental for them was trunking for (GND)–Norberts out of Shell at Ellesmere Port, on nights, last time i saw him a few months ago. On days was a bloke called Ronnie Carroll, he used to run Morgans from Deeside, when they were doing a lot of work for Hotpoint washers.
I used to work for Gordon Plant, North Rode, and would load out of ICI pharmaceuticles at Macclesfield, and deliver in to AVC at Birkenhead, with stuff for export.
Hiya Mick you’ll know a few of my mates, Carlie Robinson… Stuart Chadwick …Johnny Balff…Phil Goosrey…Les Arnold…■■?Morgan…Brian Jones.
They all worked at Coopers (North Rode)After Gordon Plant sold up…I delivered to Plants yard one day(Harrisons S O T ) and Planty told me off for dripping oil on his yard,(only 4/5drips)
I said you show me a Gardner engine that dose’nt drip oil.He replied I have a full fleet of Gardner engine lorries. There was’nt a oil mark on all of his yard
which was pure white concrete with marked bays for each lorry.
John
John, just slipped out for a pint-----------sorry don’t remember those names. I worked with Bill Seaton, Brian Sutton, Oscar, John Shuff ‘, the Morris brothers, Harold Grocott, Charley?, Terry Booth, Ian?. I think the yard mans’ name was Cedric. Tommy Dorman (TENT ARSE), Phillip Plant and another bloke were in the office. Good stuff all for £1 a hour.
From a distance it looked as if it was parked on the grass verge i could not see anything of the old yard,the question still remains why has it been parked there for so long?
maxhagar:
Anyone with memories of Bradford hauliers of the past?= Henry Longs. A One. Ashworths. Cliff Parrotts.Roy Mitchell. Arthur Mitchell. Frank Lawley.J Moran.Jack Bell. Renwicks. Morley Ball.J Mcelland. Roes. S Mann.Wilsons. BRS. And no doubt many that I cannt remember.
i think they are all long gone,H.Baker and Bower Green still exist not much in Bradford now
