Craig, you back on the distance stuff then?
I did a bit for TFE in 91/92, they had me tramping around Europe for a month at a time, went to some interesting places, but never got much sleep, had to have my wire serviced after each trip because it had worked so hard 
No Mark, not distance work, all that goes to subbies (I did some TFE loads too in the mid nineties, pulling for Ken Cox in Plymouth on the Vannes account). TFE’s own trucks stay within their country borders most of the time (apart from those up in Benelux). I work nights, mostly tramping up to Niort or over to Agde with a drop or two en route. Tis a fantastic firm, drivers tend to stay for life 
Safe trucking bud
Mark / Craig … they opened up a depot at Crick a few years ago . Nearly jumped ship to go there , then all of a sudden they were gone !! What happened there then ? Any ideas >? cheers
shade:
Mark / Craig … they opened up a depot at Crick a few years ago . Nearly jumped ship to go there , then all of a sudden they were gone !! What happened there then ? Any ideas >? cheers
Sorry matey, no idea. I guess that was part of TFE Euroventure. I’m not 100% certain but I believe that has all but disappeared. They seemed to use a lot of subcontractors (including a couple of firms I know down in Cornwall) pulling liveried trailers. I can only guess that the trucks running up in Crick were subbied to the firm and perhaps it became no longer profitable so they wound the operation up?
Craig 111:
No Mark, not distance work, all that goes to subbies (I did some TFE loads too in the mid nineties, pulling for Ken Cox in Plymouth on the Vannes account). TFE’s own trucks stay within their country borders most of the time (apart from those up in Benelux). I work nights, mostly tramping up to Niort or over to Agde with a drop or two en route. Tis a fantastic firm, drivers tend to stay for lifeSafe trucking bud
Nice one mate, got to be better than being up your bottom step in mud all day
Be lucky 
is that glass your carrying JD?
jessicas dad:
this is my new ride, doing uk and mainly ireland.
If seen those style trailers a few times now. What the hell are they for? 
sorry, double post.
Sam Millar:
jessicas dad:
this is my new ride, doing uk and mainly ireland.If seen those style trailers a few times now. What the hell are they for?
They are for pulling big sheets of glass, the glass is loaded onto like a triangular style rack and I am to believe the trailers are loaded by a VERY long forklift specifically designed to load these trailers. But I maybe wrong as when I was shown around the warehouse in eggborough I was never shown how they load the trailers so I am trying to put 2 and 2 together 
But I’m sure if i’m wrong someone will come along and correct me 
And I suspect that JD will be running a lot out of the eggborough Saint Gobain base as I believe that’s the main glass place for Saint Gobain in the country again I could be wrong
Hope this helps
Cheers
Jonny
Yes I’m working out of eggborough and it’s a glass trailer, your it is big sheets of glass. Il take some pictures next week and post them up.
Looking forward too it
Cheers
Jonny
That’s a tidy looking Merc outfit. Is the trailer on 22.5 or 19.5 wheels?
~ Craig
Craig 111:
That’s a tidy looking Merc outfit. Is the trailer on 22.5 or 19.5 wheels?~ Craig
22.5 wheels
daf3300:
Craig 111:
That’s a tidy looking Merc outfit. Is the trailer on 22.5 or 19.5 wheels?~ Craig
22.5 wheels
Cool, easier to live with than small wheels Nice to see a well-specced mega-volume artic, a bit more interesting than yer average 4m curtainsider!
smart that is BIGRIG !
Still looks nice and tidy, iirc the wide cabbed version had decent beds in .
