I managed to attract the attention of plod when carrying a portacabin on the M62 once. He insisted on measuring the thing with his approved tape measure and, despite me moving my end of the tape a bit, he found that I was seven inches over the limit. The officer escorted me into Birch MSA where he telephoned my office and told them to send a longer vehicle to complete the journey. He then stayed with me until the vehicle arrived in order to make sure that I didn’t “escape”.
Not content with delaying me and our customer, not to mention the cost of running the other vehicle, he then proceeded to issue me with a ticket for the offence.
Good job my employer happened to know his inspector!
Seen today , at Thermo King Northern [birtley depot ] , Yard Shunter hauling a double deck trailer with 20 ton test load around the yard .
Still earning its keep. Local & long distant stuff, A great motor to drive with its Eaton twin splitter it goes like a train, I have driven it on several occasions , To my delight, Regards Larry. The photo with the courtesy of Its owner David Lowdon.
nice motor larry
Saw the title of this thread and I thought ‘ah - this is more for me’ - but I thought you meant OLDER wagons - like this one:
She lives in a field in Sutton on the Hill, starts on the button and still goes out to work in the woods a two or three days a week - although I confess she gave up long distance work a bit ago. The cab looks (is) rough, but she is beautifully maintained - new shackle pins and bushes when I last looked!
I reckon she dates from around 1940 - the owner doesn’t know exactly when as she was registered at the date of release from the army and did many years as a recovery truck before he bought her about about 35 years ago and fitted a timber crane. That makes her even older than me!
How many 2013 Scania Topliners will still be doing even one day a week in 2086…
\steve
Or this one -
Avia light commercials were made by Aeronautica Industrie SA in Madrid from the late fifties up to 1970, when they were taken over by Ebro and closed down. I reckon this one must be around 1969/70 - it belongs to a local smallholder and still works the markets around the Vega Baja six days a week!
Steve.
Snapped in Little Hereford today:
I’m not sure if this is a record or not, but here goes…
So this afternoon I get back to the yard and amongst all the chaos and forklifts flying everywhere is this:
The shot is a bit blurry cos I had literally seconds to race from my own wagon, get my camera and turn it on and start snapping. As the o/d was already loaded, had his notes and was about to leave I only got a minute to ask about the lorry. She’s a 1969 Commer 6x2 (possibly a later lazy-axle add-on) plated at 23900kg (Oz standard for 6-wheelers). Its condition is what I can only describe as “thoroughly used but in excellent working order”:
The engine is a CAT of some sort (didn’t get time to ask which) hence the faded badge on the door. I’ve NFI what gearbox is in it but I uploaded a short video of it leaving - he changed gear 3 times before he got past the gate…
flickr.com/photos/56546711@N03/8719141403
Y’know, sometimes I miss Britain in so many ways that I can’t even describe (I am English after all, and proud to be so) but [zb] me there are so many reasons to love being Down Under, this being one of them.
Suggestions this old dunger in its 5th decade works harder than I (in my 6th) do may be true but will be met with scorn 
Love it!! I wonder what his depreciation figure is like …
Steve
H reg Leyland Constructor with its 77 year old owner-driver working every day.
saw this erf at the helaby truckstop
Ste46:
Love it!! I wonder what his depreciation figure is like …Steve
I’d be surprised if there was anything left to depreciate…
I got a glimpse inside the cab - no door cards, no headlining (and no surprise), and plenty of worn paintwork. But IMO better that than it being another show truck.
Some taken around the Norwich & Gt. Yarmouth area, apart from the MDF lorry, which was photographed leaving the port area in Malta (yes it’s still pounding far away roads. This week it’s in southern Spain).
Hiya. driving down the German autoban yesterday we saw a dodge commando horse box on H reg
English plates. we was quite a way down in Germany near Munich.
don’t know if i’d like to have gone far in a commando 20 years ago. still she was going well.
sorry no photo it took me by surprise.
John
3300John:
Hiya. driving down the German autoban yesterday we saw a dodge commando horse box on H reg
English plates. we was quite a way down in Germany near Munich.
don’t know if i’d like to have gone far in a commando 20 years ago. still she was going well.
sorry no photo it took me by surprise.
John
rather go round world in a commando rather than the modern ■■■■■ that cant do midlands and back without takin a grand with it with electrical problems 
Johnny Skewes has run this one for 40 years delivering, mainly sacks of potatoes & veg, to restaurants & pubs around Penzance & West Cornwall.
He finally retired it a few months ago and his son is starting a full restoration.