Hi boys
gah1950:
hello andrew,
h&s is begining to be a nuisance,after all the years i have been at my job we have recently had to take a touch screen test,and a classroom test of some 80 odd questions and a practical test which consisted of loading a vibrating roller,a 20 ton excavator and an a25 volvo dumptruck,three of the tiniest items of plant that we run,the man in charge of the testing told us that he was embarresed testing us as he probably could not load or unload the items of plant himself.what purpose the loading/unloading served i dont know as we transport plant in excess of 100tons surely that is the type of plant that drivers should display their skills on to gain these CPCS licences,i am told that most of the big concerns in future will prohibit drivers from loading/unloading unless you have this new category irrespective of how long you have been at it,h&s has turned into a bigger industry than the industry it now dictates to. 
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graham.
graham I have just done a course on load and secure after nearly 40 years of truck lowloader work.I went with an open mind hoping to learn and keep myself upto date. also it counted towards my 35 hour. How disappointed I was. The instructor was a young lad out of the Army with next to no experience.He tried to tell us that if we were to load one of your small rollers that we must always park up hill incase when it got on the truck it might run away.He didenât like it when I said that wouldnât happen because you need a down hill to be able to get the dam things up the ramps in the first place. He also didenât like it when I disagreed when he said it was expectable to secure a 450 Komatso with just 2 chains around the top rollers 
There was 6 of us on the course and the most upsetting part was 4 of them were new to the plant game and he was teaching them bad practice. How do these men get there teaching ticketâŚ
Sorry for the rant but another ÂŁ65 waisted,need a lie down now
Regards Keith.
hello kieth,
i know what you mean,the trade is now filling up with potchers and glory boys in every department,as you quite rightly pointed out to load a roller of any description uphill is asking for trouble as it increases the angle of the climb greatly,the tail wagging the dog comes to mind.
regards graham.
graham I have just done a course on load and secure after nearly 40 years of truck lowloader work.I went with an open mind hoping to learn and keep myself upto date. also it counted towards my 35 hour. How disappointed I was. The instructor was a young lad out of the Army with next to no experience.He tried to tell us that if we were to load one of your small rollers that we must always park up hill incase when it got on the truck it might run away.He didenât like it when I said that wouldnât happen because you need a down hill to be able to get the dam things up the ramps in the first place. He also didenât like it when I disagreed when he said it was expectable to secure a 450 Komatso with just 2 chains around the top rollers
There was 6 of us on the course and the most upsetting part was 4 of them were new to the plant game and he was teaching them bad practice. How do these men get there teaching ticketâŚ
Sorry for the rant but another ÂŁ65 waisted,need a lie down now
Regards Keith.
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noisy jake:
curnock:
pete 359:
alot of people mention this firm to me.mal.davies ran a very smart fleet,mainly on the coal.
wernt they based near tower colliery by the cafe ?
Hi Curnock
Yes youâre right ,Maldwyn was based there before he packed it in but his original yard was in Hirwaun,opposite the junction for the old road to Brecon via Penderyn. Back in the 70âs he ran Albions,Atkis,ERFâs.Fodens and the smartest F88âs (these were replaced by DAF 2800âs as shown in the photo) in the valleys
regards Mark
i remember 80âs takin smalls ex daw mill tipping tower reloading venasualan smalls ex cardiff dock and tipping rugby cement in southam.and do you know what !,them daw mill smalls are still there to this very day overgrown with grass !!!. 
gah1950:
hello andrew,
h&s is begining to be a nuisance,after all the years i have been at my job we have recently had to take a touch screen test,and a classroom test of some 80 odd questions and a practical test which consisted of loading a vibrating roller,a 20 ton excavator and an a25 volvo dumptruck,three of the tiniest items of plant that we run,the man in charge of the testing told us that he was embarresed testing us as he probably could not load or unload the items of plant himself.what purpose the loading/unloading served i dont know as we transport plant in excess of 100tons surely that is the type of plant that drivers should display their skills on to gain these CPCS licences,i am told that most of the big concerns in future will prohibit drivers from loading/unloading unless you have this new category irrespective of how long you have been at it,h&s has turned into a bigger industry than the industry it now dictates to. .
graham.
hello graham,
very well put 
.in your industry it must be a veritable minefield of h&s.nonesense 
,a mate in the scaffolding business tells me that ford motor company,in the uk at least have a policy of âno ladders on siteâ,so when access is needed above,they are called in to build a stage,sometimes to carry out a 30 second bulb change
regards andrew.
pete 359:
a couple of the welsh wagonâs we have had in work recently.
hi all,
formerly ugs builders supplies,now keyline,this daf is from treeforest branch.
hi all,ken jones transport,newport
hi bernard,
good photos,as usual ,do you recall this little incident in newport recently?
i reckon member daicap,may?be able to supply information on this sentinel steamer.i canât ever remember a bryncethin brickworks 
been down to visit paul today to see this volvo he added to his fleet
Fair play well turned out working lorries
christieâs had all manor of artics over the years,sk mercs.funny looking bedford tlâs with cab top sleeper pods and just before they went into liquidation,some ec erfâs.
pete 359:
christieâs had all manor of artics over the years,sk mercs.funny looking bedford tlâs with cab top sleeper pods and just before they went into liquidation,some ec erfâs.
They used to have a lot of F90 MAN day cabbed 4x2 drawbar units pulling turntable drags with demountable bodies. I used to see a lot of them.
SWANSEA ROADRUN TO LAUGHARNE, WEST WALES.
TRUCKSHOW, LANDORE, SWANSEA.
a typical,boiling hot uk summer day in mid-june 
