Radclive transport

[Bevdolly]

Hi Bobbydog,


i will pass on your details as i am sure the ol man would love to hear from you! might be a while before he repies as computers in no way resemble an engine and therefore do not exist in JSK world!! however, the long suffering heather has masterd email so will, as always, offer secretarial support

Hi Dolly
Great to hear that both John and Heather are well with 46 years of bliss to remind them, I have a recollection of John going to Spain to live and work, perhaps my memory fails me. I can also recall many of the stories John used to come home with, he ought to be able to demand good money as an after dinner speaker. I can only reiterate something I said sometime back. radclive only survived as long as it did by the hard work and ingenuity of their drivers and workshop staff, a better bunch you could always rely on. Please pass my regards on to all, and my contact details are raymond.phillips@telford.gov.uk

All the very best

Ray

[deegee]

hi, every one this is deegee.. just reading the bits about radclive .. good days .. you dont smoke charley.. comes to mind, so how is every body ?? all well are we?? much better now gethins the other side of the world ??? keep all the tales coming in .. great.. deegee.

[chazzer]

Nice to see you on here as well Mr Goddard, at least being over here I don't have to put up with all that second hand smoke!!!

[deegee]

good evening, chazzer, is that your american name??? whatever.. so have you settled in seattle, or have you seattled in settled ??? cant remember which way round you are , then i never did.. spoke to ray by e mail, nice to be in touch again, now i have give up smoking and drinking ,i get very lonley nights. if was'nt for my two new friends,martela and shirley embassy, i dont know what i would do with myself, turn to religion i suppose,then he turned every thing into wine .. i think he had a bigger problem than me...speak soon..

[chazzer]

Deegee, I've sent you a PM

Charlie

[dougfh16]

Hi all
I was one of the young lads 15 at the time when you used to bring all the trees back into Tuckers,we used to unload it all ,take us most of the day,I can remeber the xmas parties that Martin used to lay on up at the nursery,,big alex,mick shirley,etc,and we'd get a turkey for xmas gift,,if we wernt outside sleeping it off having too many fire waters, i rember waking up outside at 4 in morning and having to walk home,,(never did get my turkey).
I ended up getting a class 1 and even worked with alex at elm farm daries ,must of been late 80s or early 90s,he used to run the transport,,
Love reading about all the old times keep em comming

[deegee]

hello all, deegee here, we all met up last night and had a meal at the lamb and flag in southmoor, 23 turned up, so it was a good night,so nice to see every one, must do it again sooner rather than later, as we are all getting that way... some of the names were ..big alex, mr morby, john sollis, pete pryde,micky dunston, mavis, mick shirley, peter posy, fuzzle, gordon smith,kenny dormer,spud, i cant remember any more, been to bed since, senior moment.. but a good night, nice to see every one looking so well...

[MOC]

These pics courtesy of -- http://www.transportphotos.com/road/photos Great pic site

[Ocean Clipper]

hi all you will find adriver on davies int southmpton MR. DAVE GODARD

[stevenjcoates]

Malcolm Coates was another driver who had been on the m/e for a long time and had worked for John ? the man who organised the Angola merceneries as transport manager based on the airfield behind Leigh Delamere services loading trailers for Kuehne and Nagel. Unfortunately Malcolm was in the dark to the fact that his boss was pocketing the upfront money and had been told that they were storing the trailers until there were enough to send probably 100 units in one go. Quite surprised when K & N reps turned up wanting to know why all their loads had'nt shipped but the money had been drawn. Malcolm went to Aus where he died in a trucking accident several years later or so I have been told, if I'm wrong I am sure someone will put me right.

Hello all,

I'm coming in a bit late here but I've just discovered this forum.

Malcolm was my dad and yes, our family moved to Australia in 1982 and he was sadly killed in his truck in an accident in 1985 when I was 14.

It's been great to read through people's stories on this forum. I have fond childhood memories of time at the Radclive yard in Faringdon and trips in the passenger seat through Europe - unfortunately not the Middle East - in the late 70s with Dad. Dad ended up as operations manager at Radclive in 1980.

I've posted some old Middle East photos (most of which I don't know much about), as well as some scans from passports and diaries from the 70s you can see here: http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/england-europe-middle-east-truck-1970s/

I'd like to write something about this time and I'm trying to find out more about dad's life, Radclive and what it was like being on the road during this time, especially driving the Middle East routes. I'd love to make contact with anyone who can tell me more - please send me a message if you have stories or memories you'd like to share.

Steve

[bullitt]

Welcome to the forum Steven and great pictures on your web site. There are a couple of threads about running to m/e on here and im sure some of the chaps who post on here used to work for Radclives and may well have known and worked with your dad. Good stuff!

[robert1952]

Malcolm Coates was another driver who had been on the m/e for a long time and had worked for John ? the man who organised the Angola merceneries as transport manager based on the airfield behind Leigh Delamere services loading trailers for Kuehne and Nagel. Unfortunately Malcolm was in the dark to the fact that his boss was pocketing the upfront money and had been told that they were storing the trailers until there were enough to send probably 100 units in one go. Quite surprised when K & N reps turned up wanting to know why all their loads had'nt shipped but the money had been drawn. Malcolm went to Aus where he died in a trucking accident several years later or so I have been told, if I'm wrong I am sure someone will put me right.

Hello all,

I'm coming in a bit late here but I've just discovered this forum.

Malcolm was my dad and yes, our family moved to Australia in 1982 and he was sadly killed in his truck in an accident in 1985 when I was 14.

It's been great to read through people's stories on this forum. I have fond childhood memories of time at the Radclive yard in Faringdon and trips in the passenger seat through Europe - unfortunately not the Middle East - in the late 70s with Dad. Dad ended up as operations manager at Radclive in 1980.

I've posted some old Middle East photos (most of which I don't know much about), as well as some scans from passports and diaries from the 70s you can see here: http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/england-europe-middle-east-truck-1970s/

I'd like to write something about this time and I'm trying to find out more about dad's life, Radclive and what it was like being on the road during this time, especially driving the Middle East routes. I'd love to make contact with anyone who can tell me more - please send me a message if you have stories or memories you'd like to share.

Steve

I followed that link: it's excellent, with some great Middle-East 'run' pictures. I recommend it! Cheers, Robert

[chazzer]

Hi Steve, just looked at your website, brought back a few memories of Radclive and your dad, I knew him quite well when I was there and one outstanding memory I have was a pleasant evening at a truckstop in germany when we were both going to Z & B in Stuttgart when we had a nice meal and put the world to rights, always remembered him as a very interesting person and was saddened to hear of his death in OZ although it was several years later, I think it was Dave Goddard who told me. I had one of those Radclive brochures for a long time and if I'm not mistaken that was one of three FJO reg 89's the last before the F12's, John Sollis and Alec Christie being the other drivers.
Regards
Charlie

[stevenjcoates]

Hi bullit, Robert and Charlie,

Thanks for the welcome.

Charlie that's great to hear, he was always up for a chat and putting the world to rights! I did a few runs to Stuttgart with dad I think in 79/80/81 as a wide-eyed nine or ten year old and have a vague memory of that truckstop. I thought those F89s were the best thing ever at the time - I think they ended up getting right hand drive MANs later and they never seemed as cool.

Steve

[scott5C]

HI ALL

BOTH MY DAD JIM STEVENS AND MY UNCLE DES TOWNSEND DROVE FOR RADCLIVE WHEN I WAS A LAD.
I HAD SOME GREAT TRIPS OUT WITH BOTH OF THEM AND SOME GOOD NIGHTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HRS]

Hi all, This site has gone very quiet, let me add a bit.
I am Harvey Scorey, Salesman for Volvo trucks, Princes commercials Southampton. "Back then " 1975 t0 1986.
Dealt with Martin when he flew over and on one occation bringing up a F89 unit for him to look at ( special deal) a Welsh jocky took the offside wheel off cutting a corner coming at me at speed, bugger never stoped either.
Think Mick recovered me, 3 miles down the road, repaired it and one of you nice chaps became the driver of it.
Had the p..s taken out of me at the BBQ in the crown two weeks later, what a bash that was. ( my wife was with me, what an education she had )
Great bunch of blokes.
Happy, Happy days
Harvey

[Big Ben]

Yes, the name of the pub was The Crown, and it was Bart, but Alex always preferred the pub on the corner (cant remember the name) There was Roger Maull another driver, Colin (The pope) who tried his best to manage the accounts. and we had a Canadian called Dan Baldock in the office for a while. If ever there was a company held together by its drivers/fitters, I will always hold them in the highest respect. We had so many really good subbies as well who came from the same mould.

Ray

Hi Ray, Its been a long time. I was the subbie with the Atkinson Borderer came from Great Missenden Bucks. I was involved with Eddie at Eurotrucks Lokeren thats how I was introduced to Radclives. The Atkinson was finally written off on the A417 near Faringdon on a return trip from Edinburgh with your box trailer, your Scammel recovery truck came out and pulled it in to your yard.
I went on and finished up with 7 trucks doing International Heavy Haulage and finally retired 6 years ago. Im currently living in Kent, and enjoying retirement travelling around Europe in our Motorhome.

All the best to all of you
Best Regards Dennis Jones

[bumper]

hi thought Radclive drivers could be interested in these photos of the F89 Volvo's life after Radclive sold that motor, did M/E work with Van Hee transport

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[sandway]

Canx.

[sandway]

[quote="SUPERCUBE"]i seem to recall mama at spielfeld having a black eye one day and insisting she did it on the kitchen door, a real nice lady, but her husband, i cant remember his name. did have a drink problem. maybe running a bar is not a good job for an alki.

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Was trying to put this on the Promotor site but as you can see without success.