J&R Adams Newcastle .

[Lawrence Dunbar]

One of two new MAN,s Waiting to be signwritten, Regards Larry. (Richies photo).

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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 ????.

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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.

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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.

[Bewick]

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.

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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.

[Bewick]

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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Courtesy of Richard Says.
Oily

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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

[adr]

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

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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 , Regards Larry.

[pete smith]

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

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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.

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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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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 , 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 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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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

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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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.

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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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 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

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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.

[adr]

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 sign of a professional Lorry driver that takes pride in his work & Wagon. Chris

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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 sign of a professional Lorry driver that takes pride in his work & Wagon. Chris