Well remember John Foremans depot in Middlesbrough, yard is still there i think Biffa are using it now. Not many photo’s around, as you say they had a fair fleet. Found this F86 on the internet, so NMP.
keith8357:
does anyone have any pictures of John Forman Ltd who had depots at Gateshead,Middlesbrough, & Hull. i worked at the Gateshead depot in early 70,s. There were about 20 tankers based there & a parcel van fleet. The bulk of the tankers were green on spot hire but 6 of them were painted black & on contract hire to Lenings chemicals which became Rohm & Haas @ the Jarrow plant, i know they were taken over by P & O & then probably TDG. It just seems strange that there are no pictures of any of there Volvos when there fleet between the depots must have totalled 100 trucks.
I remember John Forman Ltd,they ran several wagons out of BP Saltend Hull.
Not my photos.F7 in P and O livery,AEC MK5 Mammoth Major green livery.
thanks for the John Forman pics
jshepguis:
Well remember John Foremans depot in Middlesbrough, yard is still there i think Biffa are using it now. Not many photo’s around, as you say they had a fair fleet. Found this F86 on the internet, so NMP. Thanks for that, its taken at the gateshead depot looks like he is waiting to reverse into the wash bay to let Albert do his stuff, the driver of that was Lenny Robinson & the chap on the steps is the depot manager John Younger thanks Keith0
Going thru Mum’s stuff found some paper clippings,
When Dad was driving for Monkton Motors based at Calor in Southampton his
accident at Black Dam Roundabout A30 Basingstoke
Tankers queuing to Load detergent Dasic Chemicals Romsey for the Torre Canyon disaster
Jeremy
Badger:
Going thru Mum’s stuff found some paper clippings,
When Dad was driving for Monkton Motors based at Calor in Southampton his
accident at Black Dam Roundabout A30 Basingstoke
Tankers queuing to Load detergent Dasic Chemicals Romsey for the Torre Canyon disasterJeremy
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IIRC the “TC” notice on the front of the vehicles (indicating Torrey Canyon) allowed the trucks involved in this to disregard the normal driving hours in place at that time.
Stanfield:
2Stephen J TabnerLatest addition to fleet (Photos passed to me by Steve)
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Low-roof with rack/ladders etc, love the look. Makes a change from Globetrotters/Toplines etc, looks really smart with a Tanker!
adr:
Stanfield:
2Stephen J TabnerLatest addition to fleet (Photos passed to me by Steve)
10Low-roof with rack/ladders etc, love the look. Makes a change from Globetrotters/Toplines etc, looks really smart with a Tanker!
They have some very smart looking gear!
hi does anyone remember my late father Alan brooks who worked for S&R/Brentwood depot 1970/1992? also dennis yeatman/jimmy saville lookalike with tatoos and bling.he still drives tankers with myself for Abbeyroadtanks Purfleet depot,
There are some old photos of these tankers on the articulation pix website. I think the link is in the Macon thread.
I have ordered about 30 quids worth 
Chris Webb:
Sorry got it wrong,cafe on right not left leaving Cadishead.There was another further back towards Eccles on left towards W,ton just after going under M63 (it was M63 then) in a big lay-by.Anybody remember it?Maybe it’s still open.
Yes I remember the one in the lay by it was called The Caracafe if I remember rightly and it was a good un
I used to cart oils to Buchannans at Renfrew,and you could be in there all day sometimes.I remember one AS Jones driver who I met regularly for some strange reason.His name was Big Bert Smith and he was very loud,although a perfect gentleman.I recall once we were both at Stokenchurch and went for a pint.Bert had the pub in uproar.The barman didn’t know whether he had the ■■■■■ or the heartburn.I also used to bump into Bert at Lesmahagow and sometimes Dover Corner.What a guy’
bigpeter53:
Chris Webb:
Sorry got it wrong,cafe on right not left leaving Cadishead.There was another further back towards Eccles on left towards W,ton just after going under M63 (it was M63 then) in a big lay-by.Anybody remember it?Maybe it’s still open.Yes I remember the one in the lay by it was called The Caracafe if I remember rightly and it was a good un
That’s the one bigpeter,the Cara cafe.I’ve had some dodgy nights out on there as it was off the main drag and wasn’t the road all cobbled?
It was in the 60s and 70s so I could be wrong. 
Anyone remember hennesseys started in bolton,last i saw many yrs ago he was on mort ln tyldesley .He used to have f12s blue ,always in jail,right out of the wild west he was.
dafdave:
Anyone remember hennesseys started in bolton,last i saw many yrs ago he was on mort ln tyldesley .He used to have f12s blue ,always in jail,right out of the wild west he was.
I am always wary of telling any alledged stories about Ron Hennessey. I sort of imagine someone creeping up behind, and whispering, are you sure you want to type that? 
The Volvos always had 2 orange flashing ADR lights on the roof and looked like they were painted in Hammerite.
I just remembered OB Transport of Ellesmere Port
What happened to Fearn tankers, Hoyland , Barnsley, i think, Green, & red volvo,s, then later M A N, well kept fleet in the late 70’s-- early 80’s?
jerry 