Shropshire Hauliers,

kingswinford_kit · 8 October 2010 18:36

Hi Chepstowchap . Have you by any chance any ex Entress Dafs and didnt they have a Williams Bros example as well ? What can you do?
I also like the Ford of Goytre waste in your photo ! regards kk

dave_the_renegade · 8 October 2010 18:39

kingswinford kit:
Hi Chepstowchap . Have you by any chance any ex Entress Dafs and didnt they have a Williams Bros example as well ? What can you do?
I also like the Ford of Goytre waste in your photo ! regards kk

Roberts had most of Entress Daf’s,there are some pics of Entress on the South Wales thread.
Cheers Dave.

kingswinford_kit · 8 October 2010 18:41

Thanks for that Dave i will have a look regards kk

dave_the_renegade · 8 October 2010 18:42

chepstowchap · 9 October 2010 18:43

Hello renegade dave and kk , i think i do have a shot of an ex Entress Daf . I will try and sort it out for next week .
I was not aware they had a Williams bros Daf as well all the best Chepstowchap

chepstowchap · 13 October 2010 16:30

Hello kk ex Entress and Williams bros .

kingswinford_kit · 13 October 2010 19:14

Hi chepstowchap thanks for this, the Entress Daf is a 2002 model i think , a fair bet to say that it was well past its sell by date ! , before it got to Knighton .
Well remember Roberts hauling out slag from Corby steelworks regards kk and thanks again

kingswinford_kit · 13 October 2010 20:41

kingswinford kit:
Hi chepstowchap thanks for this, the Entress Daf is a 2002 model i think , a fair bet to say that it was well past its sell by date ! , before it got to Knighton .
Well remember Roberts hauling out slag from Corby steelworks regards kk and thanks again

P.S Nice to see you’ve also copyrighted the trees!

price · 13 October 2010 21:00

kingswinford kit:
Hi chepstowchap thanks for this, the Entress Daf is a 2002 model i think , a fair bet to say that it was well past its sell by date ! , before it got to Knighton .
Well remember Roberts hauling out slag from Corby steelworks regards kk and thanks again

Hello there,
Many years before the walking floor trailers,-- I remember Roberts had a bulk trailer with a moving bulkhead to make unloading easier than tipping.
It probably worked well, untill they put a load of slag in it from Corby. When they started to unload,-- the slag
didn’t move back much - and the trailer sides burst outwards . I wonder if thy used that trailer again.
I think the driver could have been - Dennis Stokes ( correct me if i am wrong )
They were the good old days. Regards - Hywel.

kingswinford_kit · 13 October 2010 21:42

Hi Hywel thanks for the interesting information i did not know that they had walking floor trailers . i assume that the slag was hauled back to Radco at Knighton , they would have hauled tinplate to metal box at Wisbech before going on to Corby regards kk

price · 13 October 2010 21:58

kingswinford kit:
Hi Hywel thanks for the interesting information i did not know that they had walking floor trailers . i assume that the slag was hauled back to Radco at Knighton , they would have hauled tinplate to metal box at Wisbech before going on to Corby regards kk

Hi - kingswinford
It wasn’t a Walking Floor trailer.- The trailer they had was in the 60s before the walking floor was thought of.
It was a Murfitt moving bulkhead bulk trailer – the headboard was moved back by hydraulic rams to push the load back through the tail board/doors. It was bulk slag – not in bags. They hauled grain and coal in the trailer. -regards Hywel.

kingswinford_kit · 13 October 2010 22:08

Price:

kingswinford kit:
Hi Hywel thanks for the interesting information i did not know that they had walking floor trailers . i assume that the slag was hauled back to Radco at Knighton , they would have hauled tinplate to metal box at Wisbech before going on to Corby regards kk

Hi - kingswinford
It wasn’t a Walking Floor trailer.- The trailer they had was in the 60s before the walking floor was thaught of.
It was a moving bulkhead bulk trailer – the headboard was moved back by hydraulic rams to push the load back through the tail board/doors. It was bulk slag – not in bags. They hauled grain and coal in the trailer. -regards Hywel.

Hi Hywel once again many thanks for that.Best regards kk

dave_the_renegade · 14 October 2010 12:06

Price:

kingswinford kit:
Hi chepstowchap thanks for this, the Entress Daf is a 2002 model i think , a fair bet to say that it was well past its sell by date ! , before it got to Knighton .
Well remember Roberts hauling out slag from Corby steelworks regards kk and thanks again

Hello there,
Many years before the walking floor trailers,-- I remember Roberts had a bulk trailer with a moving bulkhead to make unloading easier than tipping.
It probably worked well, untill they put a load of slag in it from Corby. When they started to unload,-- the slag
didn’t move back much - and the trailer sides burst outwards . I wonder if thy used that trailer again.
I think the driver could have been - Dennis Stokes ( correct me if i am wrong )
They were the good old days. Regards - Hywel.

Hi Hywel,
I don’t think Dennis Stokes drove an artic for Roberts,he drove the first lorry,an Atkinson eight wheeler for Gordon Roberts for a short time,then he went to work for an ex Brisbane driver who had set up in haulage in Coventry.Dennis then emigrated to Australia where he stayed for a few years,as the climate helped his health.He had suffered with rheumatic fever quite a bit.
They moved back here a few years later and he drove for Moterway Remoulds,before setting up his own tyre business in Cardiff.Sadly he passed away earlier in the year. I will ask his son Rob who drives a Daf eight wheeler for A E Gough if he did drive an artic.
Cheers Dave.

price · 14 October 2010 16:38

Dave the Renegade:

Price:

kingswinford kit:
Hi chepstowchap thanks for this, the Entress Daf is a 2002 model i think , a fair bet to say that it was well past its sell by date ! , before it got to Knighton .
Well remember Roberts hauling out slag from Corby steelworks regards kk and thanks again

Hello there,
Many years before the walking floor trailers,-- I remember Roberts had a bulk trailer with a moving bulkhead to make unloading easier than tipping.
It probably worked well, untill they put a load of slag in it from Corby. When they started to unload,-- the slag
didn’t move back much - and the trailer sides burst outwards . I wonder if thy used that trailer again.
I think the driver could have been - Dennis Stokes ( correct me if i am wrong )
They were the good old days. Regards - Hywel.

Hi Hywel,
I don’t think Dennis Stokes drove an artic for Roberts,he drove the first lorry,an Atkinson eight wheeler for Gordon Roberts for a short time,then he went to work for an ex Brisbane driver who had set up in haulage in Coventry.Dennis then emigrated to Australia where he stayed for a few years,as the climate helped his health.He had suffered with rheumatic fever quite a bit.
They moved back here a few years later and he drove for Moterway Remoulds,before setting up his own tyre business in Cardiff.Sadly he passed away earlier in the year. I will ask his son Rob who drives a Daf eight wheeler for A E Gough if he did drive an artic.
Cheers Dave.

Hi Dave
Sorry I must have made a mistake about Dennis Stokes… but the story is true.
Here is a photo of the outfit. Please find out more about it.
Regards Hywel.

dave_the_renegade · 14 October 2010 18:26

Hi Hywel,
I remember hearing about the trailer.I will find out off one of their old drivers.also TruckNet member atkidave who did a book about Roberts might know,as his Dad drove for Roberts.I knew Dennis Stokes well,because he was our next door neighbour for a few years and my Dad who drove for Passey Nott,worked with Dennis when he was on hire to Passey Nott from Brisbanes.
Cheers Dave.

chris_webb · 19 October 2010 18:39

This 1963 ERF KV was originally run by Blowers Transport Shrewsbury reg 5522 AW and is now in the Isle of Man Transport Heritage Museum at Jurby.She was bought by a local construction/demolition company called JCK Ltd over here and reliveried in their colours to celebrate 25 years of business.All the info can be seen in the first photo showing the details in the screen.

I remember Blowers,they ran in a green livery .

dessert_driver · 19 October 2010 19:13

Hi boys
Chris that sounds like a good place to have a truck museum, you could drop off your better half at Jurby junk ( if she could stand the smell of cat ■■■■ )and you could spend the day reminiscing.PS nice to see the old ERF.

Regards Keith.

chris_webb · 19 October 2010 19:18

dessert driver:
Hi boys
Chris that sounds like a good place to have a truck museum, you could drop off your better half at Jurby junk ( if she could stand the smell of cat ■■■■ )and you could spend the day reminiscing.PS nice to see the old ERF.

Regards Keith.

Still smells of cat ■■■■ Keith and our lass won’t go near the place.

chepstowchap · 29 October 2010 16:10

Taken somewhere between Knighton and Bucknell 1982approx

kingswinford_kit · 29 October 2010 19:00

chepstowchap:
Taken somewhere between Knighton and Bucknell 1982approx

Hello chepstow that Scania could well be Barry Morgan at that time . It was possibly ex Laura Ashley at Carno but ,Barrys depot is the other side of Knighton on the Penybont road.