Thanks for the add.
Went for a trip down memory lane yesterday, and searched for one of my former employers, LCM Transport of Wareham. Sadly lost most of my old transport photos when I got divorced.
I found this thread with a photo of one of LCM’s 2300 DAFs, and not much more than that. So thought I’d fill in some details for history. PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1) - OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT - Trucknet UK
LCM was formed by three drivers who worked for Marley plastic products at Fleetsbridge, Poole. They felt they could offer a more efficient transport service than their transport manager was. They were Ken Lovies (or Lovell), a chap called Collins, and Paul Mulcahy. I worked there from 1985 to 87. Ken told me that Collins parted company soon after setting up, as he liked the idea of owning a company but not putting the effort in. Ken Lovies was a really nice chap.
They set up in a small office at the back of Purbeck Kitchen, on Holton Road, at Holton Heath. The yard was a rough area between the end of the kitchen factory and the premix concrete plant behind us. From the photo, Purbeck Kitchens was the building on the right, and the set back building on the left was Hy Arnold roof trusses. Their front yard was full of Truss trolleys and the two step-frame truss trailers.
Work was mostly Purbeck Kitchens, Hy Arnold roof trusses, Hy-Ten steel at Holton Heath, Rogers concrete paving slabs, Concrete floor beams etc from a manufacturer on Sandford Lane at Wareham, Concrete man hole sections etc from a manufacturer on Wareham Road at Beacon Hill, concrete stairs etc from Boylands on High Howe Lane at West Howe, Timber and trusses for Travis Perkins at Ferndown and steel beams and building frames from Snashall steel at Pulham. Also a fair bit from Hall and Woodhouse at Blandford. Fair bit of timber and steel reinforcing back from docks in Shoreham, etc for Hy Arnold and Hy-Ten.
Boylands used to have an impressive Ford Transcon.
The fleet when I arrived was a
Ford D series 7.5 ton curtain sider day cab with curtains.
DAF 2100 turbo 2 axle rigid sleeper cab with 24ft flatbed. Reg was RLJ139X Informed that it was formerly Channel Express wagon and drag. Had the ZF split 6, and went like a bat out of hell on the M3.
They bought a DAF 2300 3 axe rigid sleeper cab flatbed around 1986 or 87.
Ford D series artic of a small size - two of these for towing kitchen box trailer and truss step frame trailers
These two small fords were replaced with small DAF 1200 day cab artics. One in Purbeck Kitchens colour, other in red.
Photo is just to show the type of DAF. They were so small that you really didn’t need the step, could just step straight into the cab.
They had a DAF 2300 2 axle sleeper cab artic on an X plate
This photo uploaded by DeanB suggests that they bought another 2300 2 axle sleeper cab artic on an S plate after I left.
They had two DAF 2500 2 axle sleeper cab artics, and added lifting tag axles to these. Think they were A and B plates.
Enjoyed my time at LCM, but Paul was of London stock and felt that drivers were ripping him off and just sat around all day.
I can still remember the lambasting that I got from Paul for using the Humber toll bridge to go from Hull to Grimsby to load for the return load with fertiliser.
Ken’s son Kevin worked there, but ended up going across the road to drive for a waste paper company.
Google searches suggest that they moved to Bailie Gate, at Sturminster Marshall.
If you do have any photos of LCM, especially of the DAF rigid carrying roof trusses then I’d really appreciate seeing them.
And if you used to work with me, then say hi.
Mark
