Buzzer:
oiltreader:
Driver was George Formby
OilyAny idea what the load consisted of ? Buzzer
Could be dirty washing(bags) on the top for Mr Wu’s chinese laundry 
Oily
Buzzer:
Love this sign, seen it before but what humour, Buzzer
If I may I’ll correct this 
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It’s a translation service I provide…free of charge. 
Buzzer:
oiltreader:
Driver was George Formby
OilyAny idea what the load consisted of ? Buzzer
Can’t be ukulele banjos.
Buzzer:
oiltreader:
Driver was George Formby
OilyAny idea what the load consisted of ? Buzzer
Looks like empty oil drums
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I took this photo of the last wagon I drove before retirement when the weather was freezing rain. A Freightliner with the latest Detroit Diesel engine but still with a manual 10 speed gearbox.
To all my friends on TrucknetUK, Happy New Year, Take care and keep safe. Ray
Ray Smyth:
To all my friends on TrucknetUK, Happy New Year, Take care and keep safe. Ray
Same to you Ray. We’ve had ours and I’m glad to say, we slept through the fireworks.
peterm:
Ray Smyth:
To all my friends on TrucknetUK, Happy New Year, Take care and keep safe. RaySame to you Ray. We’ve had ours and I’m glad to say, we slept through the fireworks.
Yes, may we all enjoy a safe and healthy 2023.
peterm:
Ray Smyth:
To all my friends on TrucknetUK, Happy New Year, Take care and keep safe. RaySame to you Ray. We’ve had ours and I’m glad to say, we slept through the fireworks.
From me too Ray, ours is in less than an hour and I’ll be tucked up by then, everything switched off, don’t want well wishers from Blighty ringing me at 1 o’clock in the morning.
Spardo:
peterm:
Ray Smyth:
To all my friends on TrucknetUK, Happy New Year, Take care and keep safe. RaySame to you Ray. We’ve had ours and I’m glad to say, we slept through the fireworks.
From me too Ray, ours is in less than an hour and I’ll be tucked up by then, everything switched off, don’t want well wishers from Blighty ringing me at 1 o’clock in the morning.
Ditto
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Northern Ireland Trailers, a regular load for us on Midlands Storage from Preston. Only problem was that our Pitt trailers only had 40 and 20 foot twistlocks so the 30 foot flats loaded with spuds that we often carried were too far foreward, too far backward for weight distribution or smack in the middle held down by ropes in the twistlock housings. Not good.
I used to opt for foreward or backward myself but a mate of mine had his in the middle. I followed him leaving Preston and, at a left turn the flat broke loose, landed squarely on the road and skidded across demolishing a bollard island. No-one was injured and the load of spuds, sheeted and roped to the flat, not the trailer, remained intact.
All praise to the Irishman who did the R & S.
Spardo:
Buzzer:
BuzzerNorthern Ireland Trailers, a regular load for us on Midlands Storage from Preston. Only problem was that our Pitt trailers only had 40 and 20 foot twistlocks so the 30 foot flats loaded with spuds that we often carried were too far foreward, too far backward for weight distribution or smack in the middle held down by ropes in the twistlock housings. Not good.
I used to opt for foreward or backward myself but a mate of mine had his in the middle. I followed him leaving Preston and, at a left turn the flat broke loose, landed squarely on the road and skidded across demolishing a bollard island. No-one was injured and the load of spuds, sheeted and roped to the flat, not the trailer, remained intact.
All praise to the Irishman who did the R & S.
I can’t imagine loaded or even empty containers being secured with ropes just an accident looking for somewhere to happen.
Dig
DIG:
Spardo:
Buzzer:
BuzzerNorthern Ireland Trailers, a regular load for us on Midlands Storage from Preston. Only problem was that our Pitt trailers only had 40 and 20 foot twistlocks so the 30 foot flats loaded with spuds that we often carried were too far foreward, too far backward for weight distribution or smack in the middle held down by ropes in the twistlock housings. Not good.
I used to opt for foreward or backward myself but a mate of mine had his in the middle. I followed him leaving Preston and, at a left turn the flat broke loose, landed squarely on the road and skidded across demolishing a bollard island. No-one was injured and the load of spuds, sheeted and roped to the flat, not the trailer, remained intact.
All praise to the Irishman who did the R & S.
I can’t imagine loaded or even empty containers being secured with ropes just an accident looking for somewhere to happen.
Dig
Yes, frightening isn’t it, not sure if Dave got away without a prosecution but I would be surprised if so, he could have killed someone if there had been anyone in the way. Extraordinary that it was even contemplated by the management, they knew full well that we had no trailers with 30 foot twistlocks. But it was quite common at the time and I rememvber Southampton dockers refusing to load vehicles without appropriate twistlocks.
At least in my case I always had one end, usually the back end, fastened with locks and I had a chain and sylvester of my own which I tightened through the other end. But in either case I risked prosecution for possible axle overloads at one end or the other and also had to take great care to avoid a possible jacknife because of the light loading on my drive axle.
Thanks to remy and Buzzer for the photos
Oily
On the A9 Easter Ross with the Cromarty Firth in the background.
Oops wrong photo.