Another one gone.

[gsm31]

Heard on the grapevine that a haulage company based in South Lanarkshire has gone to the wall.
50 Drivers paid off today.

[Steve-o]

Who? I probably have heard of the company living there 21 years

[scott]

I heard that it's Sandy McCracken!

[164480]

i was tipping at a place at trafford park thursday & their was a few of mc crackens in there tipping aswell.

[Rikki-UK]

Sandy McCracken is in provisional liquidation – confirmed by the company.

Commercial motor is trying to get hold of the administrators to get more info...

will post more info when I get it.


Thanks to the members who originally posted this and the Amtrak thread for being patient and understanding why the threads were removed over the weekend until I could get confirmation of the rumours

[Rikki-UK]

Thanks to Roanna Avison at RBI for chasing this up...

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Sandy McCraken and Son has made 60 staff redundant (Mostly drivers) after calling in the provisional liquidators. MLM Insolvency.

MLM partner Maureen Leslie says: “Sandy McCracken is still operating its biggest accounts and we are talking to some interested parties about selling the business which includes a 5.5acre yard two miles of the M74.

“We were called in because a combination of the fuel price rises, a downturn in the construction sector which had meant that eight tippers had been unused for six weeks and the credit crunch had caused a cash crisis”

[orys]

I just called the administrator's for McLellan's Transport and they put me through to someone who's dealing with MacFarlane Transport by mistake. Is that mean, that they are busted as well?

[Rikki-UK]

I just called the administrator's for McLellan's Transport and they put me through to someone who's dealing with MacFarlane Transport by mistake. Is that mean, that they are busted as well?

McLellans were bought from the reciever by H W Coates
Story HERE

Macfarlanes collapse is well documented on here and on Roadtransport.com

[orys]

McLellans were bought from the reciever by H W Coates
Story HERE

This sentence brigs me a good laugh:
"McLellan's was a good operating business, unfortunately some decisions and circumstances turned it around the other way."

All my friends, both Polish and Scottish, don't wanted me to belive, when I was talking to them about my work for them. They told me "it's impossible for company working like that to survive".

Obviously, they were right

But there is another, very good news for me:
"We believe we can turn it back around".

That's good news for me - maybe I will be able to get my money back, when they will recover...

[chappy261]

yep orys, macfarlane are another to end

[scanny77]

its getting ridiculous now. far too many companies going to the wall or being bought up by stobbies. how long before there are only a handful of hauliers on our roads?

[jj72]

its getting ridiculous now. far too many companies going to the wall or being bought up by stobbies. how long before there are only a handful of hauliers on our roads?

not soon enough - rates will rise then and before anyone gets all twisted, the same amount of drivers will be needed to move the goods, just employed by firms who know how to run a business properly

[DAFMAD]

its getting ridiculous now. far too many companies going to the wall or being bought up by stobbies. how long before there are only a handful of hauliers on our roads?

not soon enough - rates will rise then and before anyone gets all twisted, the same amount of drivers will be needed to move the goods, just employed by firms who know how to run a business properly

I wish. Can't help thinking the plague of Agencies sprouting up with their damn consultancies poking their oar in, are doing a fine job of ruining many chances of real jobs.

[scanny77]

if the employers offered a realistic wage then the agencies wouldnt have so much work. the jobs i have been offered are paying £19k which is 5 less than i will accept. thats the only reason i am still on the agencies books. if all goes well i will not be in my current situation come the end of the year. i intend to get full time work but not in the transport industry

[Spardo]

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not soon enough - rates will rise then and before anyone gets all twisted, the same amount of drivers will be needed to move the goods, just employed by firms who know how to run a business properly

I applaud and agree the sentiment JJ but fear that there is an element of wishful thinking there. I have seen it all before.

[MR VAIN]

I'm just gonna sit tight, and if Stobart comes knocking, i'll send him packing!!

Seriously thou, i find the whole Stobart empire very worrying. You can only hope they get a bite of the r's too.

[scanny77]

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not soon enough - rates will rise then and before anyone gets all twisted, the same amount of drivers will be needed to move the goods, just employed by firms who know how to run a business properly

I applaud and agree the sentiment JJ but fear that there is an element of wishful thinking there. I have seen it all before.

i am sceptical too. my minimum wage is £9 per hour (or would be if i worked days). what do stobbies pay?

[alfa man]

Sad sight on the M8 on thursday.
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A handfull of McCracken trucks on trade plates heading for a compound somewhere .
It does'nt really matter what you're views are about how the work and wages will pan out.
It's always sad when a long established haulage company closes it's doors,
putting several probably long serving drivers on the dole.

[jj72]

I applaud and agree the sentiment JJ but fear that there is an element of wishful thinking there. I have seen it all before.

yeah well at the end of the day i'm a realist, so not holding my breath t.b.h

[dinosteveus1]

It's always really sad when a Company 'folds', but why did it happen? Couldn't something have been done to stop it happening, a buy out perhaps.

"Will the Drivers really end up on the 'dole'? What happened to the driver shortage?

[wrecktech100]

that must be some compound..full of ramage,mcfarlanes,etc trucks..maybe an airfield like long marston will be in order soon.

[willie_mac]

If the hauliers got the proper rate things would be different, there are too many making money of the haulier, even the manufacturers, everybody sticks a bit onto the haulage for extra profit, or the agents take more than they are entitled to because they are no laws to stop it !! In some cases its unlicenced robbery with no laws or protection like the clearance houses

[Wheel Nut]

that must be some compound..full of ramage,mcfarlanes,etc trucks..maybe an airfield like long marston will be in order soon.

I would imagine all those Mccracken motors will be going to Wentworth Park to be destickered and washed off to be seen on a local MB forecourt as Approved Used Commercials

[scanny77]

It's always really sad when a Company 'folds', but why did it happen? Couldn't something have been done to stop it happening, a buy out perhaps.

"Will the Drivers really end up on the 'dole'? What happened to the driver shortage?

logically speaking the work will still be there so the drivers will get jobs although possibly not what they were doing before. if they are in the central belt they will never run short of trolley work. morrisons, tesco, aldi, etc are all on the M8 corridor and even asda isnt that far away in falkirk. co op have bought somerfields so that adds 2 more depots to their existing sites in harthill and cumbernauld. one is dunfermline and the other is east kilbride. plus there are the other hauliers like shetland transport, DHL etc etc etc. there are countless driving opportunities between M8 j3 and j9 so they wont end up on the dole

[scania245]

nice to see 77 sticks to his guns il never work for tescos.

as for the somerfield takeover 120 shops have to be sold,
and of course the coop will keep a depot in harthill,dunfermline and east kilbride that makes perfect financial sense.
oops i forgot cumbernauld yup theyll still be up an running in 12 months time.
when anyone with a bit common senses they just might say takeover the old tesco site. as for the vacancies up here its all agencey work .
there is a marked decrease in fulltime .and the jobs that are there are
wages DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE
as for any drivers that have had there wagon taken off them by a suit and told they aint got a job ,as the driver is the last to know hope you get your money
and goodluck

[scanny77]

nice to see 77 sticks to his guns il never work for tescos.

it took them 18 months and they had to get a former employee of tesco to talk me into going in there. just as well really since i was restricted with travelling and i only did a few shifts from pitreavie before refusing to go back there

[scania245]

nice to see 77 sticks to his guns il never work for tescos.

it took them 18 months and they had to get a former employee of tesco to talk me into going in there. just as well really since i was restricted with travelling and i only did a few shifts from pitreavie before refusing to go back there

you were shafted by them (tescos) and now youre there bitch
you must be getting old bud the fire is dying u never even said you were glad to see me back

[scanny77]

not really. my reasons for refusing to work for them were related to another site and i left last june. i hung on for 9 months or so and thought why not? decent money, decent shifts (sometimes) and the work is available when i want to work (nights and weekends) so it made sense.

i certainly havent lost my fire. im merely concentrating it on a bigger and more worthwhile cause

[scania245]

not really. my reasons for refusing to work for them were related to another site and i left last june. i hung on for 9 months or so and thought why not? decent money, decent shifts (sometimes) and the work is available when i want to work (nights and weekends) so it made sense.

i certainly havent lost my fire. im merely concentrating it on a bigger and more worthwhile cause

youve lost your spark son are you planning a family perchance
need regular income are you forgetting your principles for your own selfish gain SO IS SHE UP THE DUFF

[Davey Driver]

it took them 18 months and they had to get a former employee of tesco to talk me into going in there.

Wipe that brown stuff off the side of your mouth Scanny





Not the brown sauce the [zb]

Censor dodge removed. L.