Or back and down, depends where you call home
sdj
Just found this!! Leyland Marathon en route to the Middle East along with Astrans Scanias,go to www.toprun.ch bottom of page click on international Road Transport then click on DVD and CD,middle east videos and books for sale on this site
I found a copy of Destination Doha at local library,you dont get to keep it but its a good read ,
regards derek.
theres an astrans 143 pulling boxes outta felixstowe its got a highroof globetrotter conversion and it looks quite tidy 
Hi nick.nice to hear you had a great trip…i was an old middle easter way back when the earth first evolved had some great times and i could mention quite a few names…i would guess that i am one of the oldest survivors on this present site of ours…chris hooper came later…and me and him worked for s.a.s. in bromley a long time ago…the rabbit (roger the ■■■■ star) hoss…chamberlain…r.thorne…yes ran with them all…give my regards to roger when you speak to him…last time i saw him was about 3 years ago when we met in charlton for a sunday afternoon beer…with peter (alias ian) another driver (is he out yet?) anyway more information could follow…maybe an efes
regards
bob white
charlton
Carl:
theres an astrans 143 pulling boxes outta felixstowe its got a highroof globetrotter conversion and it looks quite tidy
hiya mate that was me with the 143 pulling box,s out of felix i was doing it for about 6 months and then it went back onto the M/E run again for graham ball thanks bud
Saw an Astran unit pulling a 40’ container up the A34 Winchester towards Newbury yesterday morning 30.12.09 at about 09.00
Gunner Til I Die:
Saw an Astran unit pulling a 40’ container up the A34 Winchester towards Newbury yesterday morning 30.12.09 at about 09.00
Would that have been the old shape FH…I’ve seen that around Soton docks a couple of times…last time I think I pointed it out to Swraith as we were having a coffee
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfect
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfect
is your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Semtex:
Gunner Til I Die:
Saw an Astran unit pulling a 40’ container up the A34 Winchester towards Newbury yesterday morning 30.12.09 at about 09.00Would that have been the old shape FH…I’ve seen that around Soton docks a couple of times…last time I think I pointed it out to Swraith as we were having a coffee
Yep thats the puppy
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
jimti:
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
I hope they can live up to their name.
Perfect Transport Services Ltd.
Wheel Nut:
jimti:
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
I hope they can live up to their name.
Perfect Transport Services Ltd.
Trucker Ash has answered this question on his book thread, Ask your gaffer if he was in the SAS? 
Wheel Nut:
Wheel Nut:
jimti:
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
I hope they can live up to their name.
Perfect Transport Services Ltd.
Trucker Ash has answered this question on his book thread, Ask your gaffer if he was in the SAS?
Link?
jimti:
Wheel Nut:
Wheel Nut:
jimti:
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
I hope they can live up to their name.
Perfect Transport Services Ltd.
Trucker Ash has answered this question on his book thread, Ask your gaffer if he was in the SAS?
Link?
Wheel Nut:
Wheel Nut:
jimti:
welshboyinspain:
jimti:
Acording to my TM he founded Astrans back in the day but sold it on, goes by the name of Ron Perfectis your TM related to Dave Perfect of container haulage company?
Asked him this morning, they are not related, are you sure it is Dave, he has a cousin in Essex Rob Perfect who has about 30 trucks doing container work, I just looked on the web site for D Perfect, looks like the same family, he must be the son of Rob
I hope they can live up to their name.
Perfect Transport Services Ltd.
Trucker Ash has answered this question on his book thread, Ask your gaffer if he was in the SAS?
Nice one
My mentor was John Williams (God Rest His Socks) after he came back from Saudi.
Was that the guy that pioneered the M/E runs and had a spread done about him in one of the magazines recently (last year or so)? I would check but 'er indoors threw out the “old mags” 
she might be following them though 
If it is i remember a photo of him making bacon butties and something about using a coin for a Czech exit visa if that makes sense and if so can someone please explain?
Cheers
JW worked for Astran as a mechanic, but he was also a driver. with his own trucks
He worked down in Saudi repairing boats for a while, then came home to daventry.
I think the Czech exit visa was a 5 Deutsche mark piece with ink on it to stamp your carnet. It leaves a nice imprint of an Eagle
There was a magazine article about John doing a Charity run to Albania, he got some very bad press about that, and never forgave the organisers. He told me that he had warned these muppets not to follow him over the mountain without chains. He waas going to bring them back in a land rover after he got over the top. Someone decided he knew better and tried to follow him, blocking the road for days.
I wish he was here to carry on the story 
Wheel Nut:
I think the Czech exit visa was a 5 Deutsche mark piece with ink on it to stamp your carnet. It leaves a nice imprint of an Eagle:
A couple of 5p pieces and a pair of Mole grips do a wonderful job of impersonating a TIR seal…
John Williams would be the chap with the beard from the Destination Doha DVD I take it? I was absolutely fascinated by that footage and watched it again and again. What a knowledgeable bloke. Has he passed away now?
Vince
Vince:
Wheel Nut:
I think the Czech exit visa was a 5 Deutsche mark piece with ink on it to stamp your carnet. It leaves a nice imprint of an Eagle:
A couple of 5p pieces and a pair of Mole grips do a wonderful job of impersonating a TIR seal…
John Williams would be the chap with the beard from the Destination Doha DVD I take it? I was absolutely fascinated by that footage and watched it again and again. What a knowledgeable bloke. Has he passed away now?
Vince
Yes Vince, an absolutely smashing bloke, who had time for a numpty like me
He had a heart attack in the shower at Geiselwynd.