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J&R Adams Newcastle .

Remember when going scotch (if from the south), or going down to the smoke (if from the north), was long distance?
When Middle East work was readily available?.
When driving a 111 or F89 meant you were truly the king of the road?
Recall those companies long gone, where every day was an adventure?

What ever happened to those drivers you spent hours with.. where did they go? and recollect on those characters in the industry sadly no longer with us.
This forum is for us all to indulge in a little nostalgia and remember with rose coloured glasses how much better it was in the olden days

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:25 pm

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby shugg » Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:13 pm

Keep the photographs and information flowing Mr Dunbar on what must rate as one of this country's real !!!!! hauliers , is the purchase of Volvo's a good move for Adam's ????.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:49 pm

shugg wrote:Keep the photographs and information flowing Mr Dunbar on what must rate as one of this country's real !!!!! hauliers , is the purchase of Volvo's a good move for Adam's ????.

That last Volvo they had before these two new Units was in 1976 a P reg, All I can say is that James Adams is a good judge of motors, Perhaps he is just trying and comparing them, Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:08 pm

This was the last 8 wheeler to be in the Adams Fleet, The 6 wheelers running at 24 TGW Replaced them in 1964 B reg,s Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Bewick » Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:15 pm

Lawrence Dunbar wrote:This was the last 8 wheeler to be in the Adams Fleet, The 6 wheelers running at 24 TGW Replaced them in 1964 B reg,s Regards Larry.
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Now then Larry can we do some date reckoning here as IIRC the AEC Marshal 6 wheeler was only rated at 22ton GVW in the late 60's early 70's, I will own up to not recalling as to when 6 wheelers went to 24 ton GVW but it sure wasn't in 1964 ! Howay noo! lets have the answer ? Hope you have had a great day, we have, belting weather 'ower this side ! Cheers Dennis.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:21 pm

Bewick wrote:
Lawrence Dunbar wrote:This was the last 8 wheeler to be in the Adams Fleet, The 6 wheelers running at 24 TGW Replaced them in 1964 B reg,s Regards Larry.
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Now then Larry can we do some date reckoning here as IIRC the AEC Marshal 6 wheeler was only rated at 22ton GVW in the late 60's early 70's, I will own up to not recalling as to when 6 wheelers went to 24 ton GVW but it sure wasn't in 1964 ! Howay noo! lets have the answer ? Hope you have had a great day, we have, belting weather 'ower this side ! Cheers Dennis.

I stand corrected there Dennis, But running at 22 TGW They were carrying the same payload as the old 8 leggers & cheaper road tax of course, IIC The 24 TGW Came about when the Ergo cabbed ones came onto the scene, Ive had a good day cut the lawns & had a few drams, With my good Ladys approval of course, Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Bewick » Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:13 pm

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Bewick wrote:
Lawrence Dunbar wrote:This was the last 8 wheeler to be in the Adams Fleet, The 6 wheelers running at 24 TGW Replaced them in 1964 B reg,s Regards Larry.
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Now then Larry can we do some date reckoning here as IIRC the AEC Marshal 6 wheeler was only rated at 22ton GVW in the late 60's early 70's, I will own up to not recalling as to when 6 wheelers went to 24 ton GVW but it sure wasn't in 1964 ! Howay noo! lets have the answer ? Hope you have had a great day, we have, belting weather 'ower this side ! Cheers Dennis.

I stand corrected there Dennis, But running at 22 TGW They were carrying the same payload as the old 8 leggers & cheaper road tax of course, IIC The 24 TGW Came about when the Ergo cabbed ones came onto the scene, Ive had a good day cut the lawns & had a few drams, With my good Ladys approval of course, Regards Larry.

Well Larry the Ergos on the "E" reg 66/67 were still running at 22ton but as you say they could load 15 ton payload the same as an 8 wheeler. A firm near me in Milnthorpe K. Fell & Co. ran some out of Libby's, they were single drives and had the 505 engine. Didn't AEC's bring out a Mammoth Minor using the 505 engine at 24 ton GVW. Cheers Dennis.
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Postby oiltreader » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:44 pm

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:48 pm

Hi Oily, Great shots of J R Adams wagons As you know my son Nigel drives for them, Keep them rolling please ,Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby adr » Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:37 pm

Lawrence Dunbar wrote:Hi Oily, Great shots of J R Adams wagons As you know my son Nigel drives for them, Keep them rolling please ,Regards Larry.

Hi Larry, your Son works for Adams so you have a degree of inside knowledge on the firm, & together with your own vast knowledge & experience, tell me something, what is J R Adams secret? Good professional Haulage Firms have gone & continue to go bust or get bought out by the big multi-national (boring/faceless) all white cab companies, but Adams continue to keep going, investing in new kit etc. We know that incredibly a 40' flat is now considered to be a specialist bit of kit, but is that how they do it, offering a solid professional service in the outsize/awkward loads that the Big mass fleets just can't be bothered with, or just haven't got the knowledge/expertise or quality of driver to do the job, so Adams can charge a top rate for it? Regards Chris
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:49 pm

Well ADR, I have known the Adams family from the late 50s when I first started driving for Baxters Road Services on the Quayside in Newcastle, Young Jimmy Adams who is now old Jimmy like his late father Jimmy were hard grafters in those days, They are still a family run consern & have drivers who have been there for endless years, My son Nigel has been there 18 years since I retired, He just stays on local work, They had drivers worked for them for 40 years Plus,The young James & his brother John have just carried on in their grandfathers footsteps, The are a well organised haulage Co, IMO Give a service second to none, They run a good fleet of motors plus all good trailers geared up for any kind of load large or small, Plus they pay top money to thier drivers who are willing to work hard in these difficult times, When we ran our own wagons we used to get lots of work off them, Plus the money was right & paid on the dot, The good old days in my book, Of course Im an old man now at 82 years old but I would do it all again :D :D :D , Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby pete smith » Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:51 am

Hi Larry,
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:40 pm

pete smith wrote:Hi Larry,
This photo was taken on the M6 near junction 12, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete, Thanks for posting the photo, Micky Boyd AKA Jasper still works for JRA, He is past retirement age of course & he drives a MAN 16 Plate, This is his second time working for them, Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:40 pm

pete smith wrote:Hi Larry,
This photo was taken on the M6 near junction 12, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete, Thanks for posting the photo, Micky Boyd AKA Jasper still works for JRA, He is past retirement age of course & he drives a MAN 16 Plate, This is his second time working for them, Regards Larry.
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby adr » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:42 am

Lawrence Dunbar wrote:Well ADR, I have known the Adams family from the late 50s when I first started driving for Baxters Road Services on the Quayside in Newcastle, Young Jimmy Adams who is now old Jimmy like his late father Jimmy were hard grafters in those days, They are still a family run consern & have drivers who have been there for endless years, My son Nigel has been there 18 years since I retired, He just stays on local work, They had drivers worked for them for 40 years Plus,The young James & his brother John have just carried on in their grandfathers footsteps, The are a well organised haulage Co, IMO Give a service second to none, They run a good fleet of motors plus all good trailers geared up for any kind of load large or small, Plus they pay top money to thier drivers who are willing to work hard in these difficult times, When we ran our own wagons we used to get lots of work off them, Plus the money was right & paid on the dot, The good old days in my book, Of course Im an old man now at 82 years old but I would do it all again :D :D :D , Regards Larry.

Hi Larry, sorry for slow reply but been away & bit busy, what's the old saying 'Life is what happens while you are busy doing something else' :? It's always a treat to see their Wagons in what is now an increasingly bland/boring Transport world :| There's is a recipe for success that they can carry on thanks to the Leadership of family members that love the company, & loyal drivers who clearly get treated properly & with respect by the Management, hopefully this is a tradition that can continue. I worked for Swains of Rochester for a while & they are similar, lots of tradition with good drivers that do the awkward stuff on flat's etc that the multi-nationals can't do, & they like Adams keep their traditional old fleet colours :D As you say the Good old days when a real man's handshake meant something & sealed the deal in stone! Regards Chris
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby adr » Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:43 pm

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Hi Lawrence, love that they stay with the traditional colours, do they still have the lettering done by a sign writer or have they gone down the vinyl lettering route on that? Regards Chris
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:22 pm

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Hi Lawrence, love that they stay with the traditional colours, do they still have the lettering done by a sign writer or have they gone down the vinyl lettering route on that? Regards Chris

All the ones in the Adams colours are sigwritten By Michael Gray, Regards Larry.
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Hi Lawrence, love that they stay with the traditional colours, do they still have the lettering done by a sign writer or have they gone down the vinyl lettering route on that? Regards Chris

All the ones in the Adams colours are sigwritten By Michael Gray, Regards Larry.

Nice :D I love watching a good sign writer at work, on Wagons or on the old Narrow Boats, get a lot of job satisfaction from it I would imagine. Chris
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Postby Lawrence Dunbar » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:42 pm

This is Micky Boyd, AKA Jasper cos he looks like a Carrot :) :) :) , , This is his second time at JRA, He is past retirement age but like his late Dad Who I worked with at Smiles for Miles in the early 60s Haulage is in his blood, He is a good lad at his job & looks after his wagon like it was his own,, Regards Larry.
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Lawrence Dunbar wrote:This is Micky Boyd, AKA Jasper cos he looks like a Carrot :) :) :) , , This is his second time at JRA, He is past retirement age but like his late Dad Who I worked with at Smiles for Miles in the early 60s Haulage is in his blood, He is a good lad at his job & looks after his wagon like it was his own,, Regards Larry.
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That's a nice tidy job with the sheets on the Wagon behind him :D sign of a professional Lorry driver that takes pride in his work & Wagon. Chris
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Re: J&R Adams Newcastle .

Postby adr » Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:33 am

Lawrence Dunbar wrote:This is Micky Boyd, AKA Jasper cos he looks like a Carrot :) :) :) , , This is his second time at JRA, He is past retirement age but like his late Dad Who I worked with at Smiles for Miles in the early 60s Haulage is in his blood, He is a good lad at his job & looks after his wagon like it was his own,, Regards Larry.
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