Wheel Nut:
I dont know whether I met the Egg either. I remember a bloke who looked like an Egg whos name was Ken…
LMFHO 
There cant be too many other British long distance truck drivers who look like “Kenny the Egg”
Excellent nickname, like something out of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Cheers, bullitt.
Simon:
TheBear:
I noticed Mr. Hooper ( I don’t profess to know him) mentioned Eggs on Legs from off here!!! But no mention of truckyboy■■? Was you an enemy, Bob? LOL
So we now all know that Eggs is a genuine Middle Eastern man
Ah, but do we know that OUR member, Egg on Legs is the GENUINE article
He is, I`ve met him, he was a mate of a mate of mine. He sent me an email from Thailand the other week!! 
Cheers, bullitt.
bullitt:
Simon:
TheBear:
I noticed Mr. Hooper ( I don’t profess to know him
So we now all know that Eggs is a genuine Middle Eastern man
He is, I`ve met him, he was a mate of a mate of mine. He sent me an email from Thailand the other week!!
Cheers, bullitt.
thanks bullit if any one has douts about me being genuine m/e ask the old hands like truckyboy hooperman does not tell lies when i worked for ohs we took mars bars etc to kuwait all best egg ps bob was not a enemy good mate
Astran were legendary, pioneers if you like. They did the bizz and did it very well.
Met some of their guys a few times at Zeebrugge. Good bunch!!!
Smudger
just read the article i would love to read in depth features on it also i would loved to have done it… to be truthful i wouldn have had the bottle 
Wheel Nut:
I dont know whether I met the Egg either. I remember a bloke who looked like an Egg whos name was KenHe was driving an old green 142 at the time and I changed a wheel for him while he bought the beer in Greece
Some of the other blokes mentioned I know from my days at Landcrab International
thats me
SMUDGER:
Astran were legendary, pioneers if you like. They did the bizz and did it very well.Met some of their guys a few times at Zeebrugge. Good bunch!!!
Smudger
the frist pioners were the boys on sammy willams /cantrels all best egg
i dont think i have any enemies…and i do know chris hooper…yes we did the mid east together sometimes…i have his phone number too…anyway…chris doesnt know me as truckyboy…only as bob white…but anyway whats this about hooperman doing tesco work…my god…should i laugh or cry…but i know i was there in the golden years of transport…and i too can spot a fake…but as sure as hell…you cant hide the memories…and the people that are in them…as for the egg hes a charlton boy…like myself…and without taking anything away from him…oh yes hes a middle easter alright…but i still remember back in the 60/70s when ken stopped me outside battersea dogs home…and asked me how to get on international work…which i was doing…and he ended up on some bad firms with another friend of ours…jim rawlinson…and often didnt get paid…enough said…
truckyboy:
i dont think i have any enemies…and i do know chris hooper…yes we did the mid east together sometimes…i have his phone number too…anyway…chris doesnt know me as truckyboy…only as bob white…but anyway whats this about hooperman doing tesco work…my god…should i laugh or cry…but i know i was there in the golden years of transport…and i too can spot a fake…but as sure as hell…you cant hide the memories…and the people that are in them…as for theegghes a charlton boy…like myself…and without taking anything away from him…oh yes hes a middle easter alright…but i still remember back in the 60/70s when ken stopped me outside battersea dogs home…and asked me how to get on international work…which i was doing…and he ended up on some bad firms with another friend of ours…jim rawlinson…and often didnt get paid…enough said…
good on yer bob you tell them and bob it was not outsi9de battersea dogs home it was inside you was visting yer ex wife ha!ha! any way hooperman has mention me on page 82 of truking i am having a copy sent to me in thailand
bob e mail me chris number please i lost it as for him doing tesco work come over here we have tesco in thailand drivers on good money 200 bhat a day =
2.77 gbp can you live on that not even 1 beer in uk ok the legand is bfn egg
johnny:
anyone wishing to know more about this should make sure that they purchase a copy of the april edition of trucking which features a story on chris hoopers last trip ever.
it looks like an excellent read an i am saving it for this coming week.
for the measly sum of £2.40 you too could enjoy the tales of life in the shoes of chris hooper.
there is also a chance to win some goodies by entering a questionnaire about the industry, yourself and your view of the industries future.
i have to wonder how many people i will meet now that reckon they know chris hooper and have travelled the same route, jeez - i’m getting bored at the thought of it all already.
perhaps chris should write a book on how to spot a faker so i would know when i’m being b/sed to.
having read some of the other stuff on this type of long distance work i’m happy to say that i have never crossed those borders and never will whilst sitting behind a steering wheel but could possibly if the wings stay on the airplane.
you can easily spot a faker they talk to much about the job listen to them 30 year old men talking abouy the golden days must have a copy of colacowboys egg
egg on legs:
thanks bullit if any one has douts about me being genuine m/e ask the old hands like truckyboy hooperman does not tell lies when i worked for ohs we took mars bars etc to kuwait all best egg ps bob was not a enemy good mate
I didn’t doubt you in the slightest Egg. Truckyboy would have spotted a faker straight away. I was trying to be ironic.
Simon:
egg on legs:
thanks bullit if any one has douts about me being genuine m/e ask the old hands like truckyboy hooperman does not tell lies when i worked for ohs we took mars bars etc to kuwait all best egg ps bob was not a enemy good mateI didn’t doubt you in the slightest Egg. Truckyboy would have spotted a faker straight away. I was trying to be ironic.
thanks simon but you know what some people are egg
has anyone any idea what seymour want astran for■■?
Was Astrans even doing much? The impression I got from the article in “Trucking” is that the companies work was almost non-existent anyway. Are they actually sending loads to the Middle East at present or is it at a total halt now?
robinhood_1984:
Was Astrans even doing much? The impression I got from the article in “Trucking” is that the companies work was almost non-existent anyway. Are they actually sending loads to the Middle East at present or is it at a total halt now?
yes astran is still sending loads to m/e not the same as before most of work is out of hollan italy with oil rig equipment sometimes they take airplane engines after they been serviced from germany all best egg
egg on legs:
yes astran is still sending loads to m/e not the same as before most of work is out of hollan italy with oil rig equipment sometimes they take airplane engines after they been serviced from germany all best egg
Hi Egg,
Whats the deal with return loads back to Europe from the Middle East? Much going or is it often a case of running back empty to Turkey/Greece/Italy for a load home?
robinhood_1984:
egg on legs:
yes astran is still sending loads to m/e not the same as before most of work is out of hollan italy with oil rig equipment sometimes they take airplane engines after they been serviced from germany all best eggHi Egg,
Whats the deal with return loads back to Europe from the Middle East? Much going or is it often a case of running back empty to Turkey/Greece/Italy for a load home?
well there is not to much return loads from m/e but chris hooper has loaded industrial sewing machines out of syria and sometimes oil equipment and plane engines that have to be serviced when i was on ohs we loaded out of turkey with hazelnuts bound for germany/swiss most of the boys in the old days loaded out of germany hope this of use to you all best egg