g.s.morrall transport:
I took some image quotes out for you.
I remember Wisharts having North Africa as one of their destinations / services on the side of their trailors, but did they actually run down there? If so how far into N/A did they go?
Bullitt.
bullitt:
I remember Wisharts having North Africa as one of their destinations / services on the side of their trailors, but did they actually run down there? If so how far into N/A did they go?Bullitt.
Didn’t they do oil rig work into Algeria?
Wheel Nut:
bullitt:
I remember Wisharts having North Africa as one of their destinations / services on the side of their trailors, but did they actually run down there? If so how far into N/A did they go?Bullitt.
Didn’t they do oil rig work into Algeria?
I don’t know about oil rig work to Algeria, but I know they did tyres from Newbridge and Andrews Antenna work to North Africa.
To the best of my knowledge, none of the destination countries on their trailers was the result of over active imagination. Every country had been delivered to.
A mate from Wisharts days dropped in for a visit today, Kenny Oliver. He was with them for over 30 years.
I asked him about the North Africa trips.
He told me that it was mainly Oil Rig work, into Algeria. They also went to Tunisia 
, Libya and Morocco.
They used to double man down to Marseilles, where the second driver would be dropped off off to fly back home.
The load would then go to Langalet (the port for Tunis) by ferry. The freight/passenger ferries were the French ship Liberty or the Tunisian (I think) Habib. These both took 24 hours. They also sometimes used the freighters, which could only accommodate 12 drivers (again, not certain of that number). These took 33 hours to cross. In busy periods, Ramadam for eg, they would put their wagon on the ferry, fly to Tunisia and wait in a hotel for the ferry to arrive, then get a taxi down to the port to collect their wagon. The hotel they used overlooked the approaches to Langalet, so it was quite straightforward.
Then would start the process of Customs clearance. He said the quickest ever for this was 5 days, usually it took around a fortnight. Once it took him 3 weeks n 3 days to clear.
They had to take the paperwork to each department individually, even though several of the departments were in the same building. Each department would then take a couple of days to do whatever they did, before stamping up the paperwork.
They then had to collect the papers, go back to Customs who sent them on to the next department. Many in the building they had just left. You were not allowed to deliver to the next department off your own back though. You had to be directed by the customs officials. Some departments he mentioned were
Ministry of Commerce
Health Ministry
Agriculture Ministry
Once that was all done, they generally sailed back empty, unless there was oil rig gear to bring back.
They usually sailed back to Marseilles or Genoa and back-loaded the usual kind of stuff. Tiles etc.
Hi simon
Would kenny be the one with the sideburns and normally wore braces with jeans? If so can you ask him if he has any info on what kevin coupe is up to these days
Reg colin 
VOLVOF16:
Im looking for pictures of Andrew Wishart trucks as i used to paint them when i was doing my apprenticeship. They ran Volvo 88s F10s F12s Scania 111s & 113s plus a few Daf 3300s & Mans back then. I have always been a big fan of wisharts lorries and would love to see some old pics of them.
Here’s one I took at Poplar Truckstop, Lymm in 1998:-
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The Volvo F88 belongs to Andrew Wishart and Sons. The Volvo F88 is in the name of A.C. Horton Transport, John’s Lane, Tipton, West Midlands England. How do I know this, carefully look at the picture, the cab is not in Wishart’s name, but certainly in the colour scheme. My Dad drove for Wisharts, under A.C. Horton, the English side of the operation, in the W.Mids from 79-81. The yard was used as a stop over on long hauls back to Kirkcaldy. Good old days! Many good journeys abroad, especially to France with him.
My Dad’s truck was LSN 168P, the other Volvo F88 c/o A.C. Horton (Andrew Wishart and Sons).
Cheers,
The Volvo F88 belongs to Andrew Wishart and Sons. The Volvo F88 is in the name of A.C. Horton Transport, John’s Lane, Tipton, West Midlands England. How do I know this, carefully look at the picture, the cab is not in Wishart’s name, but certainly in the colour scheme. My Dad drove for Wisharts, under A.C. Horton, the English side of the operation, in the W.Mids from 79-81. The yard was used as a stop over on long hauls back to Kirkcaldy. Good old days! Many good journeys abroad, especially to France with him.
My Dad’s truck was LSN 168P, the other Volvo F88 c/o A.C. Horton (Andrew Wishart and Sons).
Cheers,
I have a picture of my Dad’s F88 of A.C. Horton (A. Wishart and Sons, but don’t know how to add it to the forum).
Sorry to reopen this thread but…
Kevin is now a …wait for it … “Driving instructor” with ProScot & he got the nickname with us at Wisharts after all the damage he caused 
A crackin’ bloke, but just tried too hard to impress.
As Simon added, every country on the side of the trailers had been delivered to, i was regularly in Cz & Hungary myself with either tyres or Velux windows.
I was with Wishart on 2 occasions 89-91 & 95-2001
Simon, are you still in contact with the pig ? Is he still with Pollock ?
Check out you tube"Kircaldy lorry fire 1965" it shows AC Hortons Octopus on fire
sorry cannot do links, Mac
Simon:
A mate from Wisharts days dropped in for a visit today, Kenny Oliver. He was with them for over 30 years.
Hello Simon,
That must be the Ken I remember on there, a big bloke with fair to ginger hair, always in a happy mood. If it is and you see him again soon, tell him Archie from Hull send him his best regards, Please.
Cheers, Archie.
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rapidgem:
VOLVOF16:
Im looking for pictures of Andrew Wishart trucks as i used to paint them when i was doing my apprenticeship. They ran Volvo 88s F10s F12s Scania 111s & 113s plus a few Daf 3300s & Mans back then. I have always been a big fan of wisharts lorries and would love to see some old pics of them.Here’s one I took at Poplar Truckstop, Lymm in 1998:-
I always thought(IMO) Wisharts outfits carried far to much signwriting! A bit like"we go everywhere,every day",the lettering was just a blur as the motor went past! Bewick.
Its funny seeing all these Globetrotters and Super space cabs when all i remember them having was 4x2 R113s without the Topline cab.
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