Hi, The company my Dad manages, F.Short is owned by Anderson’s. Last time I was there my dad started having a look about. It is sad to see the amount of old 3 series lorry’s lying out the back of the yard. They do still run the dark blue scanias, I think they are mainly on tippers and they are now a Merc dealer
smartie117:
Hi, The company my Dad manages, F.Short is owned by Anderson’s. Last time I was there my dad started having a look about. It is sad to see the amount of old 3 series lorry’s lying out the back of the yard. They do still run the dark blue scanias, I think they are mainly on tippers and they are now a Merc dealer
I worked for F.Short & Son in the late 60/70s, As did both my sons Lawrence & Nigel ,When Sam Anderson took over My Eldest son Lawrence was the charge hand Fitter & Shorts Wagons were Green In colour & Changed to Sammy Andersons when they took over the fleet, I don’t remember any Blue coloured motors at all , Please enlighten me on this, Thank You Larry Dunbar.
When I said about the blue lorries I was meaning Sam Anderson. Unfortunately near the end of last year Shorts had to payoff all their drivers and are now left with one lorry, one manager and one office worker. I believe it was when Anderson’s bought out shorts that the lorries changed from green to red. The yard is still in the same place and if correct they are still the original buildings.
The only blue motors were Mullens of Musselburgh which Anderson owned. Eddie.
erfguy:
The only blue motors were Mullens of Musselburgh which Anderson owned. Eddie.
Aye Eddie I remember them, Plus Sam Andersons own McMillans Transport too, Regards Larry.
Does Sam Anderson own Scothaul as well?
Lance Biscomb:
Does Sam Anderson own Scothaul as well?
They sure do, Regards Larry.
I recall when Sammy Anderson took Ken Short over, There was a traffic manager there called Chris Field, He was a bit of a wiz kid kid Im told, But he must have suited Peter Anderson otherwise he wouldn’t gave been there long, Regards Larry.
I was told that he was that quick He could answer the phone before it rang, Now that is what I call a good traffic manager ■■? Regards Larry.
Also owned until recently by Stuart Anderson for as long as I go back was the bus and coach firm Hutchinson’s of Overton nr wishaw a big firm in the area good tackle also,changing from Anderson’s on this thread there is a photo of a Scotlee scania is this firm still or was owned by the son of Joe (Busby) who drove for Busby spinning of paisley area he used to stop in Ingleton at one of the cafes and play darts in the top club darts team he was some player 12 dart finishes were his trade he called in to see us at the yard a few years back after he retired is he still about does anybody know.
I am maybe wrong here but I was led to believe the owners were Jim Leeson and his brother hence the name SCOTLEE. Eddie.
erfguy:
I am maybe wrong here but I was led to believe the owners were Jim Leeson and his brother hence the name SCOTLEE. Eddie.
Correct
Thanks Brian I was a wee bit worried maybe I had the wrong end o the stick. Eddie.
Some years ago possibly 20 yrs there was a documentary on bbc something to do with driving hrs or some other it followed one of Sammie’s wagons the program maker tailed the wagon down to Birmingham .the driver tipped the steel I think it was a big casting. (good job they didn’t weigh him) after tipping he shot off to reload but he lost the camera car in the traffic so they shot up to Hilton Park and true to form Sammie’s wagon ( I am not shore but I think it was a Scania). Went flying past they followed him up the m6 I think it was Forton services after the driver had a quick
Cuppa he was jumping back in his cab and the reporter said " we don’t know how this driver is still GOING the has been on the go for20 hours" I didn’t hear any more I must have missed the outcome but if they reported him to his BOSS he would have give him a rise
If anyone can remember this please add to story
My dad was a HGV mechanic and told me he knew the foreign pump fitter and his story was …
They set all their pumps up in the workshop. But when he was working on a wagon he locked himself
In the garage till he finished the job. …sounds about right to me the old fitters really shared the experience
Ron
The film is called Limits of the law world in action BBC
Lance Biscomb:
The film is called Limits of the law world in action BBC
And in the same “Limits of the Law” the cameras followed McKelvies night men from Paisley to Newton-le - Willows and back and also compared a BRS Seddon running to Southampton with one of McKelvies 110s from Paisley. Mac did it in one hop and BRS ran out of time somewhere in Oxfordshire I think.There was also a parcels carrier frae Glasgow running about way down into Portpatrick or maybe Campbelltown putting hours in - not far as crow flies. 
As a postscript I think it was Sam’s Tommy Sneddon driving the elusive 110,but stand to be corrected.
Its a GUY big J not a Seddon
Lance Biscomb:
Its a GUY big J not a Seddon
Apologies,you are right Lance,don’t know why I put Seddon,although I haven’t seen the film for a long time.
There were plenty of rumours floating about in the 50s and 60s of the German ? Fitter that used to set up the pumps on them 11.3ltr AECs factory setting was 150 bhp, which wasn,t enough for Sammie’s motors. The fleet I think was 100% AEC, but I do remember them having an ERF kV cab 8wheeler, with a 150 Gardner in it , but it didn’t reign long, I saw it parked up in Tillotsons yard in Burnley, late 50s, still with plenty of life left in her, probably traded in for an AEC.
That mythical German fitter (an ex-Bosch technician) must have had an impressive CV with all the companies he supposedly worked for in the '50s and '60s, strangely though they were all AEC operators! Having said that though, there was no argument that the AEC 760 fitted with a Bosch fuel pump always pulled better, went faster, and was better on fuel than a 760 fitted with a Simms or CAV pump.