5thwheel:
“DEANB”As far as i know Cutlers of Poole had nothing to do with the Wurzels. “I got a brand new combiner” actually went to number
1 in the charts. The other big hit “I am a cider drinker” went to number 3 in the charts. My uncle hired them to sing at his
wedding.
Hi Dean,
Just out of interest,The Wurzels long time drummer died last week.
David
Sorry to hear that David,mind they must be getting on a bit now.
Not sure why it says C.L.Transport on the trailer but C & G Janes on the unit that looks like its the same company
colours as the trailer ?
Westfield DAF from Cornwall. Use to be big Scania users so dont know if they have changed to DAF’s or just trying one.
Gregory’s Scania. They seem to be buying up smaller companies like Framptons so must have a huge fleet now.
William Gilder with a John Deer harvesting machine.
T.M.Fox heavy haulage from Wales.
Not sure where ELW are from ■■
Rawlings Renault. Think they are from Hook.
Wixey Transport Scania from Banbury.
Lafarge Mercedes.
S.Walker Transport Scania.
Ennstone Volvo tipper.
Innovate Logistics Volvo.
Quality Feeds DAF.
Maidens Scania.
Oswestry Scania.
G.T.Middleton Volvo FL10 from Wales.
GB Express Iveco.
Sellers of Ilam Foden.Pretty sure we have not had one on before.
Mainland Market Deliveries ERF.
Leigh Thomas Leyland Constructor bulker.
ELW was East Lancashire warehousing, from Darwen, think they went bust around 2012.
Steve
vwvanman0:
ELW was East Lancashire warehousing, from Darwen, think they went bust around 2012.Steve
Cheers Steve. 
DEANB:
Ennstone Volvo tipper.9
Innovate Logistics Volvo.
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Quality Feeds DAF.
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Maidens Scania.
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Oswestry Scania.
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G.T.Middleton Volvo FL10 from Wales.Hi Dean ,yes they were from Llandrindod Wells and mainly did cattle/livestock work ,but finished some years back ,great stuff as usual Dean ,regards Keith
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GB Express Iveco.
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Sellers of Ilam Foden.Pretty sure we have not had one on before.
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Mainland Market Deliveries ERF.
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Leigh Thomas Leyland Constructor bulker.
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DEANB:
Wincanton ERF pulling an Esso Bitumen tanker. Dont ever remember seeing an Esso tanker with bitumen on the side.
Hi Dean,
Wincanton pulling Esso so must have been early on when the major oil companies started going to contractors. Tankfrieght started the Shell contract about the same time I believe. There were a few concerns that they would use unbranded trucks and tanks on different contracts. This as a way of them securing the knowledge that their product was still being advertised.
regards
Colin
DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Scania bulker ? Possibly Evans from North Devon.9
Not sure where the R.F.Bellis DAF is from ?
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Greyhound Foden.
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Anyone recognise the log hauling Scania ?.Hey Dean looks if that could be Keiron Owen from mid Wales ,they are up and down the A470 most days logging timber out of South Wales …They had a big job clearing Rhigos mountain a few years back .MT
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Potters Recycling tidy DAF.
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A.E.Jones Scania.
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Ware Transport Mercedes.
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G.Frost DAF.
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Marshalls of Evesham Mercedes.
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Tidy Magnum of Clive Singleton from somewhere in Cornwall.
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kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”G.T.Middleton Volvo FL10 from Wales.Hi Dean ,yes they were from Llandrindod Wells and mainly did cattle/livestock work ,but finished some years back ,great stuff as usual Dean ,regards Keith
Thanks for the details Keith.
I reckon you and “tas trucker” Trevor will know this company from Hereford.
Click on pages twice to read.
H.L.Robinson Transport from 1977.
nilocekyd:
“DEANB”Wincanton ERF pulling an Esso Bitumen tanker. Dont ever remember seeing an Esso tanker with bitumen on the side.
Hi Dean,
Wincanton pulling Esso so must have been early on when the major oil companies started going to contractors. Tankfrieght started the Shell contract about the same time I believe. There were a few concerns that they would use unbranded trucks and tanks on different contracts. This as a way of them securing the knowledge that their product was still being advertised.
regards
Colin
Thanks for the information Colin,here’s a bit on Tankfreight.
Click on pages twice to read.
MANTRONIC:
“DEANB”Anyone recognise the log hauling Scania ?.Hey Dean looks if that could be Keiron Owen from mid Wales ,they are up and down the A470 most days logging timber out of South Wales …They had a big job clearing Rhigos mountain a few years back .MT
Thanks for the info “MT”. Dont think we have anything on Keiron Owen but how about a bit of good old Wynns on
the timber.
Click on page twice to read.
I wonder if this is an ex BRS Scania.Seen here on the Wimborne bypass.
ARC Leyland.
Anyone know where the Clarkes Leyland is from ■■
Heron Freight Roadtrain with a couple of Zanussi trailers which he will be dropping off at Poole docks. They will then
we sent unaccompanied to France on Truckline,loaded with washing machines/tumble dryers and returned.They use
to have that many trailers come through Poole they had there own clearance office at Poole docks.
Anyone recognise the ERF brick truck. Cant make the name out on the door but it looks like Rugby Cement colours but i
dont know if they operated brick trucks ■■
Never heard of Boatshift before.
Anyone recognise the Scania ■■
Selby Transport DAF from Poole.
Army Foden.
ARC leyland concrete mixer.
Anyone recognise the Mercedes ■■
Anyone recognise the Volvo F10 reg PUH 239Y,cant make name out on the door ■■
Sainsbury’s Volvo F10
Badger Beer Bedford TM never had far to go to get to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
United Transport ERF tanker.
Looks like John Marshall on the trailer sheet of the ERF.
Neill & Brown Group Volvo from Hull. Not the best of roads to be on with that load.
Arthur A Kent ERF. Anyone know where they were based ■■
Dalgety Foden on its way back to Christopher Hill’s mill at Poole which i believe they had taken over.
Freightliner Roadtrain.
DEANB:
I wonder if this is an ex BRS Scania.Seen here on the Wimborne bypass.9
ARC Leyland.
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Anyone know where the Clarkes Leyland is from ■■
Clarks are from Walsham Bury St Edmunds they are bulders merchants Think that the Freighter was driven by Roger Clarks used to sell all over the county Cant remember if before or after the Freighter they ran a Ford Cargo 17 21 i think
7Heron Freight Roadtrain with a couple of Zanussi trailers which he will be dropping off at Poole docks. They will then
we sent unaccompanied to France on Truckline,loaded with washing machines/tumble dryers and returned.They use
to have that many trailers come through Poole they had there own clearance office at Poole docks.6
Anyone recognise the ERF brick truck. Cant make the name out on the door but it looks like Rugby Cement colours but i
dont know if they operated brick trucks ■■5
Never heard of Boatshift before.
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Anyone recognise the Scania ■■
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Selby Transport DAF from Poole.
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Army Foden.
1
ARC leyland concrete mixer.
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Hello Dean , Yes that Baby Scania looks like at some point it was on the rental fleet , most likely after it was three year old was transferred on to the general haulage fleet , it was not a Oxford motor .
DEANB:
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”G.T.Middleton Volvo FL10 from Wales.Hi Dean ,yes they were from Llandrindod Wells and mainly did cattle/livestock work ,but finished some years back ,great stuff as usual Dean ,regards Keith
Thanks for the details Keith.
I reckon you and “tas trucker” Trevor will know this company from Hereford.
Click on pages twice to read.
H.L.Robinson Transport from 1977.
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nilocekyd:
“DEANB”Wincanton ERF pulling an Esso Bitumen tanker. Dont ever remember seeing an Esso tanker with bitumen on the side.
Hi Dean,
Wincanton pulling Esso so must have been early on when the major oil companies started going to contractors. Tankfrieght started the Shell contract about the same time I believe. There were a few concerns that they would use unbranded trucks and tanks on different contracts. This as a way of them securing the knowledge that their product was still being advertised.
regards
ColinThanks for the information Colin,here’s a bit on Tankfreight.
Click on pages twice to read.
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2
1
MANTRONIC:
“DEANB”Anyone recognise the log hauling Scania ?.Hey Dean looks if that could be Keiron Owen from mid Wales ,they are up and down the A470 most days logging timber out of South Wales …They had a big job clearing Rhigos mountain a few years back .MT
Thanks for the info “MT”.
the timber.Click on page twice to read.
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Hi Dean ,yes indeed i do remember H L Robinson ,and thank you for a very interesting article .
Truth to tell i can not remember those TMs ,as Robinsons were mainly ERFs ,hauling tinplate out of Ebbw Vale fpr such places as Metal Box Aintree ,they back loaded sugar from Tate and Lyle or tinned goods from Heinz at Wigan .
Seem to remember some of their ERFs and Atkinsons ended up with TSP transport at Skewen ,cheers Dean have a great Christmas ,Keith
Great photo of the texaco merc any idea where the picture was taken I know immingham depot had some but don’t know of anywhere else thanks
Hi all ,merry Christmas to you and your families,truck washed and cleaned and parked up till new year
ianto:
“DEANB”Anyone know where the Clarkes Leyland is from ■■
Clarks are from Walsham Bury St Edmunds they are bulders merchants Think that the Freighter was driven by Roger Clarks used to sell all over the county Cant remember if before or after the Freighter they ran a Ford Cargo 17 21 i think
Thanks for the comments Ian,good stuff chap.
JAKEY:
Hello Dean , Yes that Baby Scania looks like at some point it was on the rental fleet , most likely after it was three year old was transferred on to the general haulage fleet , it was not a Oxford motor .
Thanks JAKEY, will pop some BRS stuff on,cant guarantee Oxford motors though.
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”I reckon you and “tas trucker” Trevor will know this company from Hereford.
H.L.Robinson Transport from 1977.
Hi Dean ,yes indeed i do remember H L Robinson ,and thank you for a very interesting article .
Truth to tell i can not remember those TMs ,as Robinsons were mainly ERFs ,hauling tinplate out of Ebbw Vale fpr such places as Metal Box Aintree ,they back loaded sugar from Tate and Lyle or tinned goods from Heinz at Wigan .
Seem to remember some of their ERFs and Atkinsons ended up with TSP transport at Skewen ,cheers Dean have a great Christmas ,Keith
Glad you remembered them Keith,will pop something on later.
Hargreaves:
Great photo of the texaco merc any idea where the picture was taken I know immingham depot had some but don’t know of anywhere else thanks
The Merc was taken between Bournemouth and Poole and looks like it was heading back to its base which was on Poole docks.
I dont know when the Poole depot closed. When i was a kid they run Marathon’s then Roadtrains so the Mercs must have came
after the Roadtrains.
Heres the sister of that Merc posted yesterday taken on the same road.
Back on page 199 i posted some stuff about the Texaco Roadtrains. Heres a bit about there Marathons from 1978.
smallcoal:
Hi all ,merry Christmas to you and your families,truck washed and cleaned and parked up till new year
Morning John, yeah Happy Xmas to you and the family. Really glad your change of job worked out for you. 
Will have a word with Paul and see if he has caught you as he was down Newport 2 weeks ago and took 1700 pics.
KRP Express MAN.
Christian Salvesen DAF.
Widdowson Scania.
Watson Fuels MAN.
Moreton Cullimore Foden.
Broadleaze Transport MAN.
Anyone know where the Sutton Iveco is from ■■
Dont remember having a R Oakey & Sons motor before,anyone know where they are from ■■
McCarthy DAF from Shropshire.
Never heard of Bridman Tankering Services,anyone know where they are based ■■
DEANB:
Dont remember having a R Oakey & Sons motor before,anyone know where they are from ■■2
Oakeys are from Carterton way and do a fair bit of work out of Aggregate industries South Cerney
