Astran / Middle East Drivers

davemackie · 18 July 2011 12:45

freshir:

davemackie:
Hi all, this year’s reunion will be at The Crown Hotel, Skegness, 27th December, book early to avoid disappointment.

Dave.

Hi Dave - Perhaps I am showing my ignorance but who’s/what reunion is it ? Regards Fred H

Middle East Drivers Reunion.

Dave.

jerry_truckartist · 19 July 2011 16:55

Hi Roger
Another 3 or 4 hours and this should be finished mate
Jerry
P.S. excuse the photo quality, just taken on my phone, will scan it when complete…

sinbin31:
Postman Paul

Whats the Matter are they to heavy for you to carry to the door,Nah Ash you keep plugging it ,like the new Painting comming out soon of My Truck and Pat Seals ,by Jerry Truckartist ,a Plug Plug Plug for Jerry,and a Plug Plug Plug for Ash all them that have purchased the Book well done.

Roger

sinbin31 · 19 July 2011 18:54

Jerry

Looks great should make a fortune ,before gracing the Tate Gallery ,yes i’m well pleased

Roger

newmercman · 19 July 2011 19:49

sinbin31:
Jerry

Looks great should make a fortune ,before gracing the Tate Gallery ,yes i’m well pleased

Roger

I totally agree Roger, just a shame someone parked that bloody F12 in front of Pat’s lovely old motor

colin_f_whitetrans · 23 July 2011 07:31

Hi all

Im working with a really nice guy by the name of tony styles at the moment who used to run to middle east in the late eighties if any of you know him. He was telling me his dad used to run out there aswell. We had a good crack the other night about a few trips and with him trying to remember names of the people he knew and run with.

Reg Colin

rward · 24 July 2011 21:02

hi would any of you m/e drivers now if saramat saudie are still going cheers rowland

reddesertfox · 25 July 2011 04:13

Hi Rowland
I think Saramat (Saudi Arabian Road & Maritime Transport) was a pre 80’s company. They are certainly not a major player in Saudi any more and I don’t even know for sure if they still operate.

ATVB - RDF

rward:
hi would any of you m/e drivers now if saramat saudie are still going cheers rowland

bestbooties · 25 July 2011 11:42

Caught this on Oxford services this morning.

endit · 25 July 2011 20:35

It may well say Inshallah on the back, but where are the other bits of the Middle East trinity? (Buckrah, Malleish…)

phillybob71 · 26 July 2011 19:33

Oldtimer Trucker:
Trawling throgh the web i came across these Astran trucks (11).
Sub contractors

Mercedes Benz

Salut, Oldtimer Trucker

Ex consolidated land services, Scunthorpe. Would this have been sold on?

fatty01 · 30 July 2011 11:16

bestbooties:
Caught this on Oxford services this morning.

You should have said hello Id just stopped for a coffee

adr · 30 July 2011 13:27

This TM ran to the Middle East for a firm called Nissacarn from Northampton, anyone know anything about them?

adr · 30 July 2011 14:19

OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

dreva · 30 July 2011 14:51

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

not to bad i should imagine but maybe someone who drove one down there can give us the sp on how they stood up to the job

brenics77 · 30 July 2011 15:57

adr:
This TM ran to the Middle East for a firm called Nissacarn from Northampton, anyone know anything about them?

I know something about them… they took the wrong truck! (calm down girls its only a joke )

wheel_nut · 30 July 2011 22:03

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

North Eastern BRS ran them down to Athens too

jaws · 31 July 2011 19:30

phillybob71:

Oldtimer Trucker:
Trawling throgh the web i came across these Astran trucks (11).
Sub contractors

Mercedes Benz

Salut, Oldtimer Trucker

Ex consolidated land services, Scunthorpe. Would this have been sold on?

Is this Macleannan brothers Truck

5thwheel · 1 August 2011 10:48

brenics77:

adr:
This TM ran to the Middle East for a firm called Nissacarn from Northampton, anyone know anything about them?

I know something about them… they took the wrong truck! (calm down girls its only a joke )

…careful now,dont go upsetting “carryfast”!!!

Take it easy,

David

archie_paice · 1 August 2011 11:51

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

Hullo,
An old mate of mine, Bill Hyde from near Pocklington ran three or four of these when he was on for Whittles.
Cheers, Archie.

moc · 2 August 2011 20:27

Archie Paice:

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

Hullo,
An old mate of mine, Bill Hyde from near Pocklington ran three or four of these when he was on for Whittles.
Cheers, Archie.

Just came accross these cuttings,thought it worth posting on here.as your talking whittles and Atkis