was at ricky warnes funeral yesterday, it was a good turn out from the drivers from freeways and ex freeways, RIP big fella.
regards
mark
RTH
RTH 2001 algeciras
ted in italy
marcus 22:
hi davytommy still at RTH and his dad is still in belgium working for matheus transport. he has a 2009 scania immaculate as usual.
mark
Aye Mark you wouldn’t expect anything else from the family.
Never seen (dad) Tommy since (granddad) Tommy’s funeral
and what a turn out that was.
aye davy they keep their lorrys looking tidy, i seen some photos of granda tommys funeral and was a big turn out, he was well respected as a driver,
mark
on route to scicily 2001
malcolm in sant carles de la rapita spain
Here’s a couple of shots I took yesterday, I have seen a few of these loads this week, luckily I had the camera with me this time. regards Kev.
Nice shots Kev , Your not David Bailley in diguise are you, Regards Larry. ? Or just good at being a good photographer as well as a proffesional driver.
marcus 22:
hello brian,i put a few of MEP,s lorrys on way back that was a good job in its day , the merc what steels engineering had i drove it for a year till they shut the factory down another good job that was. alfie mcdonnell did a lot of work out of their, and freeway haulage ended up in their aswell
regards
mark
I also did a few months in Steels driving an old Merc, with the full size sleeper cab, for Fergys in 87. Was really put out when Bob Brown told me I had to move onto Ronnie Crosby`s MAN when he left. It was one cushy number usually potted about the yard loading trs.The only time I went out it was only as far as M/bro and back. Which with that beast was far enough, the steering was all over the place, though according to the foreman fitter there was nothing wrong with it.
Talking of Ronnie Crosby reminds me of another local firm that’s never had a mention on here - Instrip Demolition from Washington. I don’t think they’re still going. Ronnie used to drive the big F10 for them pulling a low loader and a tipper. When I was on for Alex Smiles we used to do work for them, notably when they were pulling down the Prince of Wales colliery at Pontefract.
Just noticed we made 200 pages, not bad eh, we’ll be catching Bubbleman up soon!!!
marcus 22:
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quickest way to spoil a good looking truck paint it in those colours 
Lawrence Dunbar:
Nice shots Kev , Your not David Bailley in diguise are you, Regards Larry. ? Or just good at being a good photographer as well as a proffesional driver.
Your correct in the first part of that sentence Larry, I’m not David Bailey, but thanks anyway. (the cheque’s in the post) Regards Kev.
kevmac47:
Here’s a couple of shots I took yesterday, I have seen a few of these loads this week, luckily I had the camera with me this time. regards Kev.10
Yep have seen a few of these heading north this week as well while been out & about or stuck on the hard shoulder on tue for a few hrs
This might be of interest
night shift bri:
Talking of Ronnie Crosby reminds me of another local firm that’s never had a mention on here - Instrip Demolition from Washington. I don’t think they’re still going. Ronnie used to drive the big F10 for them pulling a low loader and a tipper. When I was on for Alex Smiles we used to do work for them, notably when they were pulling down the Prince of Wales colliery at Pontefract.
Hi Brian…Ronnie hadnt had the F10 long when Tony, one of the subbies for fergy, was passing Ronnie on the Western bypass. A piece of steel flange fell off Tonys load of H Marsh steel. It bounced up and somehow managed to take out Ronnies hydraulic pressure pipe to the lowloader. The pipe end flayed about and took out the back cab window and sprayed oil all over Ronnie and the inside of the cab. Believe Ronnie must be retired by now though have often seen a Instrip van outside his house when Ive been past that way. Used to be a concrete products firm at Roker Ave, Tyzacks I think. A lad I worked with at Lowes fruiters drove for them,they had D series Fords, which I got to drive when I was out with him. Another concrete firm was Taylor Woodrow, I think again, who I beleive were where Homeworthys factory is or was.
Samuel Tyzack, thats a blast from the past, I used to take Whindust from Kirkwhelpington (Tilcons Quarry run by the late Bobby Kell) into there in the 60s, They also ran some of their own motors 8 wheeler tippers, in fact Im sure they ran a night shift in the late 50s from Barrasford Quarry, ■■?, Regards Larry.