Some odds and sods.
Click on pages twice to read.
Atkinsons 1971.
Foden 1977.
Foden Haulmaster & Fleetmaster 1977.
AEC’s in Australia 1961.
The Volvo powder tanker looks like one of Lomas Distribution from Buxton.
Pete.
vwvanman0:
0This was on a motorway fb group, entitled a wibbly wobbly behind a wobble box! Woodhouse 141 someone asked about it previously.
Steve
So the story goes: One of Malc’s drivers said that he could not get his work done because he did not have a 141. So Malc sold the 141 and bought a 111. They were now all on a level playing field. He only ran the 141 for about 6 months. the truth is he said it was too heavy for tipper work. Malc liked his £’s per ton.
Well that’s the story he told me many years ago. 
Lance Biscomb:
vwvanman0:
0This was on a motorway fb group, entitled a wibbly wobbly behind a wobble box! Woodhouse 141 someone asked about it previously.
Steve
So the story goes: One of Malc’s drivers said that he could not get his work done because he did not have a 141. So Malc sold the 141 and bought a 111. They were now all on a level playing field. He only ran the 141 for about 6 months. the truth is he said it was too heavy for tipper work. Malc liked his £’s per ton.
Well that’s the story he told me many years ago.
Aye Lance Malc like nothing better than throwing a few “curved balls” in over the years ! 
cheers Dennis !
DEANB:
steam:
“DEANB”Suttle Stone Quarries Volvo. There main base is Swanworth Quarry that use to operate there own trucks years ago. Not sure what actually happened to them.
Any idea “steam”Hi Dean, Suttles are still trading they have their own quarry/s near the Swanworth one, they also have a yard at Tower park where you can buy various materials and also dispose of rubble , soil etc… for a price.
“steam” Sorry was on about Swanworth Quarries. Dont know what happened to them,remember going to there quarry at Worth Matravers as a kid
in my grandads trucks. Use to load you with stone and up the steep hill out of the quarry onto the weight bridge.If you were overweight they had
an area where you tipped the excess off. Seem to remember they were very hot on the gross weight being right.Hi Dean. Yes I used to load out of Swanworth when working for FW Eatons with their 8 wheel ERF and yes I remember going up the hill to the weighbridge and then having to reverse back onto the pile to tip off excess if you were overweight, if it was only about a ton then just oprning the tailgate would be enough to get you right, also I remember loading yourself out of the overhead bins on the left as you drove down the hill into the quarry, you had to reverse under them then jump out to pull the lever on the hopper then reverse back till you guessed you had the right weight then quickly jump out again and push the lever back to shut the hopper, Happy days !!
steam:
“DEANB”Thats a blast from the past “steam”
Paul caught a few that had just come of Brittany ferries into Poole back in 2006.Hi Dean, Yes I remember alot of these hauliers as I worked for a freight forwarding company at the Truckline Ferries terminal from 1979 to 1984 doing all import/ export docs for customs clearance etc… after which I passed my class 1 and began my trucking career
Cheers steam. You will remember Henry at Cisternas Reunidas then.
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”Mike Brookes Volvo from ■■?
Hi Dean ,Mike Brookes from Hereford ,based on the Rotherwas Ind Estate hauls for a timber merchant their ,regards Keith
Thanks for the info Keith.
Mark R:
Ronnie Wood from Sheerness Kent.Cheers Mark.
bald:
“DEANB”Spanish Pegaso just turning into Poole docks after coming over the lifting bridge. Next stop Cherbourg.
They are still going, around a 100 trucks now, I think they are celebrating their 50 years in business, but they are not from Irun, but from Caudete, hence the name, a village between Albacete and Allicante
transportescaudete.comEdit: they are part of the french Olano group now
Thanks for the comments “bald”. That Olano have some motors and were green and white from memory.
Ray Smyth:
This info and pictures regarding Caudete S A reminded me of my first overland trip to Spain, early in 1992.
Within 40 miles of leaving Santander, I was in a blizzard driving through deep snow. From Burgos and beyond
the weather became a bit easier, and by the time I passed through Madrid, the temperature was in mid 70s
fahrenheit. South of Madrid near Ocana, I turned South East and crossed the La Mancha Plain and parked up
for the night near to Albacete where Caudete was based. My destination was Mojacar in Almeria Province,
a total of 595 miles from Santander. I sailed from Plymouth on " Duke De Normandie " because the the regular
ship, " Bretagne " was away on its annual refit at Brest in Brittany, but was back on its route when I got back
to Santander a few days later. Pictures 2 and 3 are heading South beyond Burgos, pictures 4 and 5 are on the
way back with about 120 miles still to go, and picture 6 is at Santander waiting to board " Bretagne ".
The date at the bottom of picture 6 is wrong, it should show 1992. Click on it for full image.Ray Smyth,
Great pics and post Ray.
I know what you mean Spain was like that snow one day up in the mountains then sunny and hot the further South you
went.Madrid ,rush hour.
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tastrucker:
“DEANB”Greyhound Foden low loader.
Dont think we have had a Roger Davies motor on before.
Albert Davies Volvo bulker.
Hello DEAN ,yes you have put up Roger Davies before ,they are hay and straw merchants from Cressage ,thats on the A458 out of Shrewsbury towards Much Wenlock .
Albert Davies still very much with us ,the Greyhound Foden was part of the T E Jones group at Nesscliff ,thank you TrevorThanks for the comment’s Trevor.
vwvanman0:
This was on a motorway fb group, entitled a wibbly wobbly behind a wobble box! Woodhouse 141 someone asked about it previously.Steve
Thanks for the pic Steve,imagine arriving at the yard and seeing that fire up as you climb in your Seddon Diesel…
steam:
DEANB:
steam:
“DEANB”Suttle Stone Quarries Volvo. There main base is Swanworth Quarry that use to operate there own trucks years ago. Not sure what actually happened to them.
Any idea “steam”Hi Dean, Suttles are still trading they have their own quarry/s near the Swanworth one, they also have a yard at Tower park where you can buy various materials and also dispose of rubble , soil etc… for a price.
“steam” Sorry was on about Swanworth Quarries. Dont know what happened to them,remember going to there quarry at Worth Matravers as a kid
in my grandads trucks. Use to load you with stone and up the steep hill out of the quarry onto the weight bridge.If you were overweight they had
an area where you tipped the excess off. Seem to remember they were very hot on the gross weight being right.Hi Dean. Yes I used to load out of Swanworth when working for FW Eatons with their 8 wheel ERF and yes I remember going up the hill to the weighbridge and then having to reverse back onto the pile to tip off excess if you were overweight, if it was only about a ton then just oprning the tailgate would be enough to get you right, also I remember loading yourself out of the overhead bins on the left as you drove down the hill into the quarry, you had to reverse under them then jump out to pull the lever on the hopper then reverse back till you guessed you had the right weight then quickly jump out again and push the lever back to shut the hopper, Happy days !!
steam:
“DEANB”Thats a blast from the past “steam”
Paul caught a few that had just come of Brittany ferries into Poole back in 2006.Hi Dean, Yes I remember alot of these hauliers as I worked for a freight forwarding company at the Truckline Ferries terminal from 1979 to 1984 doing all import/ export docs for customs clearance etc… after which I passed my class 1 and began my trucking career
Cheers steam. You will remember Henry at Cisternas Reunidas then.
Yes I remember Henry, It was like a small village in there with all the agents, everyone knew everybody. Great times,
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”Mike Brookes Volvo from ■■?
Hi Dean ,Mike Brookes from Hereford ,based on the Rotherwas Ind Estate hauls for a timber merchant their ,regards Keith
Thanks for the info Keith.
Mark R:
Ronnie Wood from Sheerness Kent.Cheers Mark.
bald:
“DEANB”Spanish Pegaso just turning into Poole docks after coming over the lifting bridge. Next stop Cherbourg.
They are still going, around a 100 trucks now, I think they are celebrating their 50 years in business, but they are not from Irun, but from Caudete, hence the name, a village between Albacete and Allicante
transportescaudete.comEdit: they are part of the french Olano group now
Thanks for the comments “bald”. That Olano have some motors and were green and white from memory.
Ray Smyth:
This info and pictures regarding Caudete S A reminded me of my first overland trip to Spain, early in 1992.
Within 40 miles of leaving Santander, I was in a blizzard driving through deep snow. From Burgos and beyond
the weather became a bit easier, and by the time I passed through Madrid, the temperature was in mid 70s
fahrenheit. South of Madrid near Ocana, I turned South East and crossed the La Mancha Plain and parked up
for the night near to Albacete where Caudete was based. My destination was Mojacar in Almeria Province,
a total of 595 miles from Santander. I sailed from Plymouth on " Duke De Normandie " because the the regular
ship, " Bretagne " was away on its annual refit at Brest in Brittany, but was back on its route when I got back
to Santander a few days later. Pictures 2 and 3 are heading South beyond Burgos, pictures 4 and 5 are on the
way back with about 120 miles still to go, and picture 6 is at Santander waiting to board " Bretagne ".
The date at the bottom of picture 6 is wrong, it should show 1992. Click on it for full image.Ray Smyth,
Great pics and post Ray.
went.Madrid ,rush hour.
0
tastrucker:
“DEANB”Greyhound Foden low loader.
Dont think we have had a Roger Davies motor on before.
Albert Davies Volvo bulker.
Hello DEAN ,yes you have put up Roger Davies before ,they are hay and straw merchants from Cressage ,thats on the A458 out of Shrewsbury towards Much Wenlock .
Albert Davies still very much with us ,the Greyhound Foden was part of the T E Jones group at Nesscliff ,thank you TrevorThanks for the comment’s Trevor.
vwvanman0:
This was on a motorway fb group, entitled a wibbly wobbly behind a wobble box! Woodhouse 141 someone asked about it previously.Steve
Thanks for the pic Steve,imagine arriving at the yard and seeing that fire up as you climb in your Seddon Diesel…
windrush:
The Volvo powder tanker looks like one of Lomas Distribution from Buxton.Pete.
Bang on Pete,could not remember there name !
Lance Biscomb:
“vwvanman0”This was on a motorway fb group, entitled a wibbly wobbly behind a wobble box! Woodhouse 141 someone asked about it previously.
Steve
So the story goes: One of Malc’s drivers said that he could not get his work done because he did not have a 141. So Malc sold the 141 and bought a 111. They were now all on a level playing field. He only ran the 141 for about 6 months. the truth is he said it was too heavy for tipper work. Malc liked his £’s per ton.
Well that’s the story he told me many years ago.
Thanks for the comments Lance. Out of intrest how much heavier do you think the V8 141 would have been than the 111 ?
Bewick:
Aye Lance Malc like nothing better than throwing a few “curved balls” in over the years !
steam:
“DEANB” “steam” “DEANB”“steam” Sorry was on about Swanworth Quarries. Dont know what happened to them,remember going to there quarry at Worth Matravers as a kid
in my grandads trucks. Use to load you with stone and up the steep hill out of the quarry onto the weight bridge.If you were overweight they had
an area where you tipped the excess off. Seem to remember they were very hot on the gross weight being right.Hi Dean. Yes I used to load out of Swanworth when working for FW Eatons with their 8 wheel ERF and yes I remember going up the hill to the weighbridge and then having to reverse back onto the pile to tip off excess if you were overweight, if it was only about a ton then just oprning the tailgate would be enough to get you right, also I remember loading yourself out of the overhead bins on the left as you drove down the hill into the quarry, you had to reverse under them then jump out to pull the lever on the hopper then reverse back till you guessed you had the right weight then quickly jump out again and push the lever back to shut the hopper, Happy days !!
steam:
“DEANB”Thats a blast from the past “steam”
Paul caught a few that had just come of Brittany ferries into Poole back in 2006.Hi Dean, Yes I remember alot of these hauliers as I worked for a freight forwarding company at the Truckline Ferries terminal from 1979 to 1984 doing all import/ export docs for customs clearance etc… after which I passed my class 1 and began my trucking career
Thanks for the comments “steam” ,i thought you would remember Henry.
When it was wet at Swanworth quarries they use to have to pull you up that hill as it was so slippery. Remember them putting a chain on my
grandads truck and dragging it up behind a loading shovel like it was nothing.
Bedfords in Action brochure which includes some classic old companies.
Click on pages twice to read.
Rhys Davies DAF.
Togood International Scania.
Anyone recognise the Volvo FL10 car transporter ■■
Simon Gibson Volvo.
Anyone know where the Churngold Scania tipper is based ■■
Burfords Iveco skip truck.
David Hathaway MAN.
Alan ■■■■ Volvo from Stroud.
PMP Logistics Scania from ■■
S.Walker Transport Scania.
Tarmac Leyland.
H.J.Cutler of Poole Mercedes returning to base.
ARC Leyland concrete mixer seen here in Branksome Poole so probably from the Poole depot on the docks.
Safeway Scania.
Anyone recognise the Transcon ■■
Daf of OTA who used to send alot of motors through Poole.Use to transport alot of fruit and vegtables.
Tidy ERF tanker of Shell seen here on the Wimborne bypass.
Judds Transport Scania’s who operated from a coldstore just outside of Sturminster Newton out in the sticks. I think they were taken over by
Gregorys and expect someone can confirm ? Shame really as another small haulier lost to one of the big players.
Rugby Cement Seddon Atkinson 300 heading away from Poole in the direction of Ringwood.
Drinkwater Sabey Volvo sen here leaving Poole on the Wimborne road but will no doubt be going to White gravel pit about a mile up the road.
Used to do a lot of work for Canvins out of Bedford, you may be able to spot Canvin International on the body, Canvins ran quite a few motors themselves out of Bedford and were very smartly turned out, I did a few runs myself for them around twenty years ago, now of course part of Evans but nowhere near as good.
DEANB:
Rhys Davies DAF.9
Togood International Scania.
8
Anyone recognise the Volvo FL10 car transporter ■■
7
Simon Gibson Volvo.
6
Anyone know where the Churngold Scania tipper is based ■■
5
Burfords Iveco skip truck.
4
David Hathaway MAN.
3
Alan ■■■■ Volvo from Stroud.
2
PMP Logistics Scania from ■■
1
S.Walker Transport Scania.
0
Hi Dean ,S Walker from Beoley nr Redditch have not seen them lately i have to say ,great stuff as usual regards Keith
DEANB:
Anyone know where the Churngold Scania tipper is based ■■5
Alan ■■■■ Volvo from Stroud.
2
Churngold’s were based in Filton, Bristol. They packed up running lorries some years ago now. All came to quite a sudden stop under a bit of a cloud I think… The name is still out there but I’ve only seen it on a few groundworkers vans
Alan ■■■■ ran this V1 for years. He’s only recently upgraded to an ex Ralph Davies FH
“J.W. Transport ■■ Tidy erf and the writing on the headboard is a cracker.”
Hi Dean, John Werrel and Son Ltd started 1926 twitter.com/comm_motor/status/1 … 0166828033
and still going same yard at ■■■■■■ Road Boars Hill Wootton Oxford.
Oily
DEANB:
Rhys Davies DAF.9
Togood International Scania.
8
Anyone recognise the Volvo FL10 car transporter ■■
7
Simon Gibson Volvo.
6
Anyone know where the Churngold Scania tipper is based ■■
5
Burfords Iveco skip truck.
4
David Hathaway MAN.
3
Alan ■■■■ Volvo from Stroud.
2
PMP Logistics Scania from ■■
1
S.Walker Transport Scania.
0
The FL10 is autocar from Oxford a Dawson contract hire unit
PMP we’re from segensworth run by Pete ward x mammoth etc buzzers neck of the woods
DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Iveco reg ■■9
“steam” Do you remember this company from Wimborne WA ■■? Says 10 phone lines on the front.Is it something to do with Whites,
Gravel Hill.8
Trefor Bedford TM. Wonder if he passed
Passed my test in this in 1990. Had to park at test centre with bald spots on tyres on the tarmac7
Castrol Leyland Constructor.
6
Anyone recognise the Mercedes with the distinctive colour scheme ■■
5
Foden dumper truck.
4
Anyone know where the J.E.Edwards F88 is based ■■
3
Think it says Chindwell ? from London on the Mercedes.
2
Channel Express Volvo F10 from Bournemouth airport. They operate freight planes back and forth to Jersey.
1
Whiteheads Distribution Volvo F7 from Croydon seen here heading towards Bournemouth from Poole and no doubt will be
going up the spur road towards Ringwood and the M27.0
Kempston:
Used to do a lot of work for Canvins out of Bedford, you may be able to spot Canvin International on the body, Canvins ran quite a few motors themselves out of Bedford and were very smartly turned out, I did a few runs myself for them around twenty years ago, now of course part of Evans but nowhere near as good.
Thanks for the comments “Kempston” Its a shame but alot of smaller companies are being taken over by the large companies like
Gregory’s who have bought up a fair few smaller businesses in recent years.
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”S.Walker Transport Scania.
Hi Dean ,S Walker from Beoley nr Redditch have not seen them lately i have to say ,great stuff as usual regards Keith
Thanks for the details Keith.
Piston broke:
“DEANB”Anyone know where the Churngold Scania tipper is based ■■
Alan ■■■■ Volvo from Stroud.
Churngold’s were based in Filton, Bristol. They packed up running lorries some years ago now. All came to quite a sudden stop under a bit of a cloud I think… The name is still out there but I’ve only seen it on a few groundworkers vans
Alan ■■■■ ran this V1 for years. He’s only recently upgraded to an ex Ralph Davies FH
Good stuff “Piston broke” thanks for the info.
oiltreader:
“J.W. Transport ■■ Tidy erf and the writing on the headboard is a cracker.”
Hi Dean, John Werrel and Son Ltd started 1926 twitter.com/comm_motor/status/1 … 0166828033
and still going same yard at ■■■■■■ Road Boars Hill Wootton Oxford.
Oily
Thanks for the info Oily,nice to see an old company still going. Not far off 100 years in Transport which is very impressive these days.
kevmac47:
Here’s a few pics I found on a long forgotten memory stick. Regards Kev.
Thanks for the pics Kev. Nice shot of your fleet ,those DAF’s were a nice truck.
I am surprised you see so many 8 wheelers with the large cab like the Renault and Volvo FH’s as you would think the
larger cabs would have been a fair bit heavier. I suppose the use of so much plastic these days makes them lighter than we think.
These newer 8 wheelers have a much larger gap between the 2 front steer axles and i wonder how the lock is comparable to the
older 8 wheelers where the 2 axles were closer. You would imagine turning left/right or going around a roundabout you would need
more room ? Or does the newer technology give you a better lock ? Anyone drive one as would be intrested in knowing.
robthedog:
“DEANB”Anyone recognise the Volvo FL10 car transporter ■■
PMP Logistics Scania from ■■
The FL10 is autocar from Oxford a Dawson contract hire unit
PMP we’re from segensworth run by Pete ward x mammoth etc buzzers neck of the woods
Thanks for the info on PMP and Autocar.
Heres a bit on Autocar.
Click on pages twice to read.
Dorset:
“DEANB”Trefor Bedford TM. Wonder if he passed
Passed my test in this in 1990. Had to park at test centre with bald spots on tyres on the tarmac
Hello “Dorset” ,i see this is your first post so welcome. Thats a classic about having bald spots on the tyres of the training Bedford.
If you go through the thread you will see hundred’s of local companies from Dorset that may intrest you. Who did you drive for ■■
