mother trucker:
HI HARRY CANT BE MANY OLD SIDDLE COOK MEN ABOUT NOW I WAS THERE WHEN THE CALLY TOOK OVER THE COMPANY I HAVE AN OLD FLEET LIST WHEN I GET MY SCANNER SET UP I WILL PUT IT ON THE SITE
hiya,
Hello MT there are still one or two old Cookies men knocking about, but as you say getting a bit thin on the ground, I never worked for Siddle myself it was Road Services Tyne Tees when i started there but my old F88 was still decorated as a Cally motor there was still quite a few of the old staff there when "Cookies BRS"shut up shop,they moved on to Elddis or Gallaghers i myself didānt fancy going into the āprivate sectorā and moved to the local Water Company and if i went over twenty miles doing for them it was classed as long distance and no tachoās just the old log book, in fact they still use them, it was a bit strange at first being home every night but i quickly adapted.
thanks harry long retired.
I seem to remember a newcastle firm called collinsons
jeffreyk:
I seem to remember a newcastle firm called collinsons
hiya,
There was a Collinsonās in the village of Chopwell i think they ran f86s dark blue or black canāt remember exactly not a very big outfit but always looked tidy.
thanks harry long retired.
hauliers from the north east, how about , Freeman Volker & Stuart ,from Stockton-On-Tees,Prestons of Potto,
Dinky Davis, from Bishop Aucland, and Ellis Transport of Little Benton, Newcastle, and also Crow Carriers (tankers)
just a few, REDNECK,ā¦
Gibbons Northern Brick based at Throckley brickworks then taken over by Steetley since taken over many times drove for them for many years.
Nice to see Alfie Ellis remembered by another, Redneck. Some more, Associated Lead, Armstrong Cork, Dents of Spennymoor, Durham Chemicals, Gardner Bros, R Rankin (tankers), Redpath Bros, Rutherford Bros, F & F Robinson, they aquired one of the ten built unique Foden 8 wheeler and single axle trailer outfits called the āTwin loadā, Smiles āfor Milesā, W McGovern (bricks), Iāll try and think of more. Franky.
I have thought of another NE haulier "Crook & Willington " I think from Bishop Auckland but could be Tow Law and one of Siddle C Cook drivers Andy who had one of the Super Hippoās he then started for Elddis on a F88 but this was over 30 years ago since I last saw him.
A bit out of town but what about Ridleys from Allendale with red wagons and was it Crawfords from Haltwhistle? - anyway blue wagons I think,their yard was near a cafe on the A69 going towards Brampton.There was another haulier from Ponteland but I canāt recall the name.
Harry,you are right about that lot from Bedlington with tippers - James was it,they ran at max warp and I never saw one parked up either (probably 'cos I didnāt park up much mesen) 
Have Burn Brothers been mentioned and Simpsons from Stocksfield and there was another from Rookhope Co Durham.
hiya,
Chris you know more about this neck of the woods than me and iāve been here about 38 years there was two firms with the Glenndinning handle one tippers tāother cars and general haulage i did a bit for the latter but as little as possible.
thanks harry long retired
harry_gill:
hiya,
Chris you know more about this neck of the woods than me and iāve been here about 38 years there was two firms with the Glenndinning handle one tippers tāother cars and general haulage i did a bit for the latter but as little as possible.
thanks harry long retired
Eyup Harry,I got to see a lot of those hauliers when I was running down the A697 or A68 from Scotland empty and when I was running N and S Shields over the A69 to Godās own country Whitehaven .Yer man from Rookhope was often seen in Sheffield and maybe did ref bricks from Pickford Holland/Dysons at Crook.Who was the haulier running out of either Durham Chemicals or BOC Chemicals around Birtley,green tankers,big motors? Maybe theyāve been mentionedā¦
I think Towmasters had a depot or shared one somewhere up the A1 around N Aycliffe.
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Chris you know more about this neck of the woods than me and iāve been here about 38 years there was two firms with the Glenndinning handle one tippers tāother cars and general haulage i did a bit for the latter but as little as possible.
thanks harry long retired
Eyup Harry,I got to see a lot of those hauliers when I was running down the A697 or A68 from Scotland empty and when I was running N and S Shields over the A69 to Godās own country Whitehaven .Yer man from Rookhope was often seen in Sheffield and maybe did ref bricks from Pickford Holland/Dysons at Crook.Who was the haulier running out of either Durham Chemicals or BOC Chemicals around Birtley,green tankers,big motors? Maybe theyāve been mentionedā¦
I think Towmasters had a depot or shared one somewhere up the A1 around N Aycliffe.
Chris I was trying to think of them this afternoon it was āPilkingtonsā and they did most of BOC work we did a lot for them as well they were mostly MAN s
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Chris you know more about this neck of the woods than me and iāve been here about 38 years there was two firms with the Glenndinning handle one tippers tāother cars and general haulage i did a bit for the latter but as little as possible.
thanks harry long retired
Eyup Harry,I got to see a lot of those hauliers when I was running down the A697 or A68 from Scotland empty and when I was running N and S Shields over the A69 to Godās own country Whitehaven .Yer man from Rookhope was often seen in Sheffield and maybe did ref bricks from Pickford Holland/Dysons at Crook.Who was the haulier running out of either Durham Chemicals or BOC Chemicals around Birtley,green tankers,big motors? Maybe theyāve been mentionedā¦
hiya,
Chris the green tanker outfit i mentioned them a couple of days back, they were Pilkingtonās lovely motors always looked could see their old yard from my back bedroom,
when the Durham Chemical plant closed they just vanished overnight and had just moved into a brand new yard near Fraans Maas (spelling) depot.
thanks harry long retired.
Hiya Harry and Sam,thatās the firm - Pilkingtons and Durham Chemicals had their own fleet I think,dark blue motors.A good place to go trainspotting was D C
hiya,
Has anyone mentioned McPhees later to become part of the Wild group a drinking chum of mine now deceased was the TM, Peter Roberts we was mates for a long time.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Has anyone mentioned McPhees later to become part of the Wild group a drinking chum of mine now deceased was the TM, Peter Roberts we was mates for a long time.
thanks harry long retired.
Theyāve been mentioned once or twice on here somewhere Harry 
Bumper is the man to ask about McPhees of City Road fame.
There was a company called Shepherds (sp) from North- East that ran wagons.I think the owner had something to do with N U F C.
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Has anyone mentioned McPhees later to become part of the Wild group a drinking chum of mine now deceased was the TM, Peter Roberts we was mates for a long time.
thanks harry long retired.
Theyāve been mentioned once or twice on here somewhere Harry
Bumper is the man to ask about McPhees of City Road fame.
There was a company called Shepherds (sp) from North- East that ran wagons.I think the owner had something to do with N U F C.
hiya,
Chris they was a scrap metal company, quite a big firm seemed to have a lot of motors, might be still going was it Freddy Sheperd.
thanks harry long retired.
hello gents,
can anyone remember kenny norman owner driver, used to sub for CPS felling and a few other hauliers in north east, he drove a scania 81 six wheel rigid blue in colour, he was a character, the truck was falling to bits but he kept on running up and down with it, the last time i seen him was about 15yr ago he was driving a pick up for valenbeck in jarrow,
cheers Mark
HIYA GARDNER BROS DID A LOT OF WORK FOR DURHAM CHEMICALS THEN THEY WERE TAKING OVER BY THEM I THINK MAYLEY GARDNER WORKED FOR DURHAM CHEMICALS AS THE TRANSPORT MANAGER AFTER THE TAKEOVER. I THINK THE HAULIER FROM PONTELAND WAS ARMSTRONGS CATTLE HAULIERS . IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT DID PETER ROBERTS GO TO WORK FOR GEORGE ALLINSON AFTER MCPHEES
mother trucker:
HIYA GARDNER BROS DID A LOT OF WORK FOR DURHAM CHEMICALS THEN THEY WERE TAKING OVER BY THEM I THINK MAYLEY GARDNER WORKED FOR DURHAM CHEMICALS AS THE TRANSPORT MANAGER AFTER THE TAKEOVER. I THINK THE HAULIER FROM PONTELAND WAS ARMSTRONGS CATTLE HAULIERS . IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT DID PETER ROBERTS GO TO WORK FOR GEORGE ALLINSON AFTER MCPHEES
hiya,
Yes Peter Roberts was working for Allinsons at the time of his death i think he was still on their books when he passed away, another drinking chum gone, thereās only George Walton ( a former McPhees driver) and me left now and we live miles apart.
thanks harry long retired.
HI ALL THANKS FOR THAT HARRY,
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HUWOOD MINING MACHINERY TEAM VALLEY
BAILEY BROS CROOK
NEWTON TRANSPORT I THINK THEY WERE FROM CASSOP
ECE BOWBURN THEN DURHAM
FREIGHTWAYS NEWCASTLE
GODDARDS REMOVALS BENTON NEWCASTLE