Hi all you Northants haulage co fans. Indeed this thread is in my back yard. Looks like ill have a busy few days now sifting through the old collection diggin out all the firms.
As a memory: The ABBA F88 was indeed on hire from Harbourne (owned by Tim Harrison). There were 3 of them and they were originally used on the ABBA UK tour (obviously). If anyone has a photo, check out the front bumper and you’ll see the Harbourne logo as opposed to the F88s cross hired in from Dawsons which didnt have anything. I wrote to Harbourne for some piccys and they sent me a HUGE poster showing ABBA standing infront of the F88… Hidnsight is a wonderful thing…WHY O WHY O BLOODY WHY did I throw it away? 
ABC Dee - American Express was CB name of my mate Vince Cobley. Dee was a farmer from Desborough who ran only 2 trucks, the F12 and an 8 wheeler F7. Previous to that he had an 8 wheeler F86. I used to ride with Vince when I wasnt bonking his baby sitter Tracey 
Are you out there Vince? I lost touch mate.
I’ll do my best to get some pics on here soon ASH
On M ■■■■, I was informed he pack in when Blackwoodhodge closed down, because they was his main supplier of work.
Norman Ingram:
On M ■■■■, I was informed he pack in when Blackwoodhodge closed down, because they was his main supplier of work.
You are correct Norman, but it wasn’t JUST the closure that finished Mike ■■■■…the ministry had something to do with it as well, ay,ay,nudge, nudge 
say na more!
I’ll put some pics up asap (Mike ■■■■, not the ministry). ASH
truckerash:
Norman Ingram:
On M ■■■■, I was informed he pack in when Blackwoodhodge closed down, because they was his main supplier of work.
You are correct Norman, but it wasn’t JUST the closure that finished Mike ■■■■…the ministry had something to do with it as well, ay,ay,nudge, nudge say na more!
I’ll put some pics up asap (Mike ■■■■, not the ministry). ASH
Could have something to do with the fact they did Northampton to Motherwell and back in just under 2 days 
Does anyone remember ADT transport ? they were just as bad … we called them ‘AFTER DARK TRANSPORT’
Pat Hasler:
Could have something to do with the fact they did Northampton to Motherwell and back in just under 2 days
Ummmm, I know, I did some work for him 
I drove a Bedfor TM (narrow cab) 4 wheeler, 10 tonner and it went like a rocket. Then I found top gear and I thought I was going to take off. Frightening! Tacho wasnt calibrated either …whatever that meant
Does anyone remember ADT transport ? they were just as bad … we called them ‘AFTER DARK TRANSPORT’
I have a photo of ADT Scania 110. did they become ACK ?
Hopefully put some pics on here tomorrow (Sunday)> ASH
Anyone on here remember a small company, when on Brs on contract to Camping Gaz at Sywell there was a drive of the name Arthur French, and he told me his brother used to run a few lorries, I personally had never heard of them or seen them, maybe you lads know, 1972 when he told me.
Yes I remember them all, Green Shield used to have a depot at High Wycombe, also there was a stamp company before " Pink stamps", do you remember them.
Golden Wonder also operated out of a bigger plant on the Earlstree est in Corby.
Riverside Garage @ Market Deeping,loaded out of Lister Blackstones,Stamford,Joe Edwards used to own it,with Aubrey Muxlow as spanners? Ring any bells with anyone,early 1970’s?
Rgds,
David
Appologies to all: Said I’d post some pics but scanner decided to go AWOL. Doh 
Bare with me while I beat the old machine with a birch twig
Hopefully be up and running this weekend coming…Ash.
5thwheel:
Riverside Garage @ Market Deeping,loaded out of Lister Blackstones,Stamford,Joe Edwards used to own it,with Aubrey Muxlow as spanners? Ring any bells with anyone,early 1970’s?
Rgds,
David
was it not Mirlees Blackstone at Stamford? Lister were at Dursley nr Gloucester or Lister Petter as they are now called, i used to load castings from both places but that was early 80s
steve
As usual I’m late catching with local threads, when I was pulling IFF 30’ dual purpose boxes we had to use Harris’s to turn the box round after tipping bulk, the boxes had a small hatch at the front of the box and doors at the back, Harris’s had an old mobile crane the belched out so much smoke it was hard to tell if the box was there at all. HSE would have a fit now seeing a bloke shin up on top of a container to hook the chains on, staying on top whilst it’s turned.
I didn’t see a mention of John Billows, before becoming a Volvo agent he ran tippers and skip motors, there is an article in a CM mag from the 60s showing a Seddon 13:4 in his livery.
Correct there Skandi. John Billows started off with a tractor shovel (like a JCB) and then some Seddon tippers doing earth shifting. He then took on one of the first Volvo dealerships in the country, running a fleet of F86 tippers 4&6 wheelers on the plant side. He was then , as far as I can remember, the first in the area to move into skip hire. He then introduced what he named ’ the alligator’ an 8wh F86 compactor that could uplift about 8 skipfuls before having to tip. Billows skips were everywhere in the area. The big fortune maker was the dealership as Volvos sold like hot cakes. The plant side just sort of ended and the skip business was sold to Shanks & Mc Ewan who continued to operate it from Billows yard. Sadly John died before it reached its peak. Volvo now own it, but whatever they call it the locals still call it Billows.
diesel dan:
hi steve.
the only driver i knew on chettles was MAGGOT only knew his cb handle .we were in the layby tea shop on the a45 nr billing one night when maggot pulls up gets into his skip and comes out with this bigbone and procedes to knor the meat off it .put us off our breakfast i can tell you.i used to work with tony sales in united carriers garage ,great bloke but mad as a hatter.do you remember ■■■■ hull who pulled for chettles,chick crossley and the hornigould brothers who had f12 blood tankers.how about john brown from finedon he had some cattle trucks,(thames traders).
cheers diesel
HI YOU GUYS DIESEL HOW ARE YOU YOU OLD DEVIL ■■■■ HULL HERE YOUVE BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF CHETTS WE HAD PROBABLY THEIR HARDEST RUN FETCHING WASTE FROM CHUCKY CHICKEN ON ANGLESEY THERE AND BACK SAME DAY UP THE A5 IT WAS VERY HARD ON THE TRUCKS HAD A FEW GUYS DOING THE JOB TAFFY JONES DAVE LONGLAND ■■■■ CHAPMAN ■■■■ WAS ON NIGHTSHIFT FOR KNIGHTS OF OLD LAST TIME I SAW HIM USED TO RUN SAND AND GRAVEL AS WELL AND ■■■■ CHAPMAN WAS WORKING FOR ME AT THE END FOR BRIT EUOPEAN OUT OF DOVER THE LAST JOB I HAD WAS WORKING OUT OF ALLIED MILLS OUT OF CORBY WITH A 4 WHEELER TONY SALES WAS DRIVING ONE OF THERE TANKERS AT THE TIME
IVE RETIRED NOW AND HAVE MOVED OUT TO SPAIN A DRIVER FROM TOWCESTER GEOFF LOVELL LIVES AROUND THE CORNER
I WORKED FOR A TIME FOR CALOR GAS AT RUSHDEN AND THEY RAN EUROPEAN I THINK IT WAS CALLED MONKTONS JACK MAHER USED TO DRIVE FOR THEM ALSO I BELIEVE THE COACH COMPANY SHELTON OSBORNE USED TO RUN TRUCKS AS WELL ITHINK THEY HAD OLD SCAMMEL TANKERS OUT OF SCOTT BADERS IMAY BE WRONG AS THE MEMORY ISNT S
SO GOOD MORE LATER DODGYDICK
I work with ■■■■ Chapman at Knights,i also started as a second man with Jack Maher at Brackmills
He was a real nice guy.
