a very fitting tribute.
pete 359:
a very fitting tribute.
I stroked it and made it bigger 
2010vagabond:
Well, I am genuinely extremely sorry for his family at this, their darkest hour. But for Stobart himself? No way. He caused a hell of alot of suffering to a hell of alot of people, decent people. Dead at 56? Well maybe there is a God after all.
No there is no God untill you loose someone. So he killed how many Jews compared to Hitlar
Wheel Nut:
pete 359:
a very fitting tribute.
I stroked it and made it bigger
I have tried to find a better reply to you stroking the photo but i cant well i can but its …
RIP A Trucking Giant
To-day is not the time to pass citical comments about “The fast one” but to-morrow is another day so watch this space! Bewick.
The Borderer in Stobart colours originally belonged to W&M Watson the cardboard people from Broxburn.It was bought new by them and I used to service it.
240 Gardner posted a pic of it in the “Old hauliers of the North East” thread.
Is there any truth in the rumour that Edward has been nominated,by His Holiness The Pope,for a sainthood? Apparently this is because Edward,in the mid/late 70’s discovered the “wheel” and adapted it for use in another discovery he,and he alone,made,Road Transport! Prior to these revelations in B.E.(Before Edward) the industry that passed for “transport” had been operating in what can only be described as “the dark ages” Goodness only knows how Alf Sutton,Stan Robson,Jack Brady,Knowles,Tom Riding and TDG and countless other fine Hauliers managed to run successful operations without the benefit of “Fast Eddie’s” book " “How to be a road haulier using the Smoke and Mirrors method” Oh and just a bye the bye,I had my drivers in smart “two piece” uniforms in early '73 when I think Edward was digging holes on the new M6 with his JCB!! Obviously I expect this post to go down like a lead baloon among the "Fast Eddie"Candyfloss eating,rose tinted spec wearing worshippers the majority of whom will have never been near the “sharp end” of a haulage buisness but on the other hand my comments will, hopefully, be acknowledged by those on the thread who have been hauliers/drivers over the years B.E. and afterwards.Oooo, I can almost hear the up-roar beginning!!! Nurse,nurse,tin hat and my tablets please,I’m off down the shelter!!! Bewick.
Bewick:
Is there any truth in the rumour that Edward has been nominated,by His Holiness The Pope,for a sainthood? Apparently this is because Edward,in the mid/late 70’s discovered the “wheel” and adapted it for use in another discovery he,and he alone,made,Road Transport! Prior to these revelations in B.E.(Before Edward) the industry that passed for “transport” had been operating in what can only be described as “the dark ages” Goodness only knows how Alf Sutton,Stan Robson,Jack Brady,Knowles,Tom Riding and TDG and countless other fine Hauliers managed to run successful operations without the benefit of “Fast Eddie’s” book " “How to be a road haulier using the Smoke and Mirrors method” Oh and just a bye the bye,I had my drivers in smart “two piece” uniforms in early '73 when I think Edward was digging holes on the new M6 with his JCB!! Obviously I expect this post to go down like a lead baloon among the "Fast Eddie"Candyfloss eating,rose tinted spec wearing worshippers the majority of whom will have never been near the “sharp end” of a haulage buisness but on the other hand my comments will, hopefully, be acknowledged by those on the thread who have been hauliers/drivers over the years B.E. and afterwards.Oooo, I can almost hear the up-roar beginning!!! Nurse,nurse,tin hat and my tablets please,I’m off down the shelter!!! Bewick.
hi dennis,
" taxi for mr. smith" 
.to be fare dennis,you have made a very good point.those rose tinted specs.are lethal!
regards andrew.
I must apologise Andrew as I forgot to include in my “round-up” of quality hauliers any from South Wales and Forest of Dean of which ,I would add,there are many!!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
I must apologise Andrew as I forgot to include in my “round-up” of quality hauliers any from South Wales and Forest of Dean of which ,I would add,there are many!!! Cheers Dennis.
hi dennis,
no problem mate.for me stobart’s have done alot for the haulage industries image.the drivers,vehicles,to be fair the whole operation is to me an impressive one.however,i am not a fellow haulier,i am an enthusiast.i cannot for the life of me understand the facination of spotting “mavis” the fh/scania etc etc.i also would probably not have the same opinion of this high profile operation if i was a haulier who’s business had suffered as a result of their ■■■■■■■■■■.
regards andrew.
dennis , you are becoming ever more eloquent . i have many opinions on stobarts , and you put them all in one post . i think the fast one’s skill was juggling , bank managers , customers etc . as i was once told , "if you owe the bank a million , you sweat over it but if you owe them ten million , they sweat over it . maybe that is too simplistic , but i was only a humble lorry driver !! cheers , dave
pete 359:
Bewick:
I must apologise Andrew as I forgot to include in my “round-up” of quality hauliers any from South Wales and Forest of Dean of which ,I would add,there are many!!! Cheers Dennis.hi dennis,
no problem mate.for me stobart’s have done alot for the haulage industries image.the drivers,vehicles,to be fair the whole operation is to me an impressive one.however,i am not a fellow haulier,i am an enthusiast.i cannot for the life of me understand the facination of spotting “mavis” the fh/scania etc etc.i also would probably not have the same opinion of this high profile operation if i was a haulier who’s business had suffered as a result of their ■■■■■■■■■■.
regards andrew.
I was once in a “face to face” meet about 15 years ago with a chap who is still very much involved at the very “pinnacle” of the transport/LOGISTICS/supply chain industry,whatever the current buzz word is.This chap (I won’t name him ,but I could,) operated very closely to the “the fast one” and he quite freely explained to me Edwards “modus operandi” of gaining new “traffic” which was very simple (and this guy did not agree one bit,but could do little about it") and was basically “cut the bottom” out of the job so no one will want to compete! Once he got the job he then “hoped” he could improve the rate schedule over time to make the traffic marginally viable!!This method of operation has never or will ever succeed,fact! It was tough enough to keep rates at economical levels as it was without slashing them,and I speak from circa 30 years experience in the haulage world! It’s a pity Edward didn’t show the same diligence to his “pricing structures” as he did to insisting that his drivers were always wearing their ties!!! There was only one other outfit that were able to persue this “buisness format” and that was BRS and they,of course, had the bottomless pit of the British taxpayer to keep them solvent.Unfortunately “The fast one” didn’t have the same luxury as BRS so just prior to his takeover by the present Group he was,by all accounts,heading for a sticky end! Which ,of course, I would never wish upon anyone,even “The fast one” RIP. Cheers Dennis.
Dennis, at this moment I’m parked in Volvo’s at Kingstown and surrounded by a sea of new stobart units 
so i better not pass comment, it might be haunted here !
rigsby:
dennis , you are becoming ever more eloquent . i have many opinions on stobarts , and you put them all in one post . i think the fast one’s skill was juggling , bank managers , customers etc . as i was once told , "if you owe the bank a million , you sweat over it but if you owe them ten million , they sweat over it . maybe that is too simplistic , but i was only a humble lorry driver !! cheers , dave
Not wishing to press home the fact but the same point you make about the bankers can be applied to the two fuel suppliers “The Fast one” dealt with (I dealt with a 3rd major who wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole!!) Well I thought I did well with payment terms of 30 days following month of delivery!! But “The fast one” managed to screw his two suppliers up to 3 clear months credit and apparently niether dared to “call a halt” as the size of the “Hit” would have resulted in heads rolling at the very top of the respective Oil companies!!! Fairplay to the “Fast one” though if he could "put one over " on the Oil companies that sure was one hell of a slug of “working capital”/cash flow, he was able to use,at the expense of his largest creditors/suppliers!! Cheers Dennis.
Trev_H:
Dennis, at this moment I’m parked in Volvo’s at Kingstown and surrounded by a sea of new stobart units
Hiya Trev,I’m talking about a different era that has nothing to do with the current group! Get your head down my son!!! Cheers Dennis.
Ironic that his life was limited to 56
Gridley51:
The Borderer in Stobart colours originally belonged to W&M Watson the cardboard people from Broxburn.It was bought new by them and I used to service it.
240 Gardner posted a pic of it in the “Old hauliers of the North East” thread.
It was in the hands of Terry Godbold from Harleston in Norfolk back in 2001. I remember he brought it to the Atkinson Rally at Kings Dock, Liverpool where it was taken for several ‘energetic’ test drives around the closed dock complex by the people who were there after the gates had been closed for the evening. It certainly showed a clean pair of heels & eventually requests were made, something along the lines of “can you just calm it down a bit, eh lads?”
It was bought a couple of years later by someone from Ireland who (as Terry recounted to me a long while later) didn’t come & collect it and it was still sat in his barn at home.
What happened after that & how it ended up in Stobart’s greenhouse I’m not sure, but it should be let out more - it’s meant for driving, not being gawped-at.
Hello.
I’m glad to see a tribute to Edward Stobart, The King of British Trucking. I know Stobart is liked by all, (I’m a Eddie Spotter by the way), but what Stobart did for the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Industry and the National Image of Trucking is something that will never, never happen again. Yes, Stan Robson, Carlisle’s First Trucking Hero did they haulage industry a lot of good, but Stobart cleaned up the industry before the reputation of British Trucking got any worse. Stobart’s HQ in ■■■■■■■ employs over 2,000, and if Stobarts weren’t there, the gap left in the local area would be devastating, through money not coming in from employees and the tourism gap left from Eddie Spotters not visiting the Home of Stobart in ■■■■■■■■
I know some people would like to see Stobart’s go from the UK Trucking Scene, but let me remined them if it did, ■■■■■■■■ and Britain would be a poorer place.
Let’s prase Eddie Stobart & Edward Stobart, the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Heros.
Rest in peace, RIP Edward Stobart, A True ■■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello.
I’m glad to see a tribute to Edward Stobart, The King of British Trucking. I know Stobart is liked by all, (I’m a Eddie Spotter by the way), but what Stobart did for the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Industry and the National Image of Trucking is something that will never, never happen again. Yes, Stan Robson, Carlisle’s First Trucking Hero did they haulage industry a lot of good, but Stobart cleaned up the industry before the reputation of British Trucking got any worse. Stobart’s HQ in ■■■■■■■ employs over 2,000, and if Stobarts weren’t there, the gap left in the local area would be devastating, through money not coming in from employees and the tourism gap left from Eddie Spotters not visiting the Home of Stobart in ■■■■■■■■
I know some people would like to see Stobart’s go from the UK Trucking Scene, but let me remined them if it did, ■■■■■■■■ and Britain would be a poorer place.
Let’s prase Eddie Stobart & Edward Stobart, the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Heros.
Rest in peace, RIP Edward Stobart, A True ■■■■■■■■■
Finished?
■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello.
I’m glad to see a tribute to Edward Stobart, The King of British Trucking. I know Stobart is liked by all, (I’m a Eddie Spotter by the way), but what Stobart did for the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Industry and the National Image of Trucking is something that will never, never happen again. Yes, Stan Robson, Carlisle’s First Trucking Hero did they haulage industry a lot of good, but Stobart cleaned up the industry before the reputation of British Trucking got any worse. Stobart’s HQ in ■■■■■■■ employs over 2,000, and if Stobarts weren’t there, the gap left in the local area would be devastating, through money not coming in from employees and the tourism gap left from Eddie Spotters not visiting the Home of Stobart in ■■■■■■■■
I know some people would like to see Stobart’s go from the UK Trucking Scene, but let me remined them if it did, ■■■■■■■■ and Britain would be a poorer place.
Let’s prase Eddie Stobart & Edward Stobart, the ■■■■■■■■ Trucking Heros.
Rest in peace, RIP Edward Stobart, A True ■■■■■■■■■
Here’s me thinking you were a decent “marra” CG then I read this garbage you have posted about Stobarts!! This crowd could make Robert Maxwell blush! have you read some of the pevious posts? However,being a self confessed “Eddie Spotter” I suppose you fall into catagory of “you can fill sandbags with 'owt eh!” dear oh dear! Nurse! wev’e another one here,fetch the electrodes!! Cheers Bewick.