Hiya wheelnut…! not heard anything yet on YoYo…But i’ll get in touch with his lad when i’m in walsall again…and find out for you ok mate…all the best …wagsie…
Hi lads…! I have Just heard That Yoyo Ex Taylors and S.jones…Driver…Passed away earlier today… R.I.P. Yoyo…
wagsie:
Hi lads…! I have Just heard That Yoyo Ex Taylors and S.jones…Driver…Passed away earlier today… R.I.P. Yoyo…
Thanks for posting that Wagsie. Another sad day in transport, everyone knew Yo-Yo because he made sure they knew who he was. 
Keep er Lit Bernard. RIP!
What about the blokes in the garage Syd , Frank who did 28 hrs non stop on Poole docks fixing Wagsies truck , Malcom Wagsies dad . dam good mechanics worked hard and long hrs. fat Smithy, Daryl before he got behind the wheel. Bob Gaunt didn’t stay long. Rick, couldn’t handle the work load so left lol.>>>>
poacher58:
wagsie:
Hello fellows! Just joined this wonderful site. And i’m looking for any ex-Taylors drivers!! I’ve seen a few names mentioned on here,that at some point have worked at Taylors ( aldridge) and not Taylors of Lichfield even though they were cousins not the same company…Names i’ve seen mentioned on here ,Graham bolton,Gypsy Dave,Joe Round,Yoyo,steve whitehouse,pancho,
and no doubt there’s others and all the fore mentioned all worked at S,Jones as well… Names i can remember from Taylors…Leo Joiner,Phil Stokes,Bob the Gob,Pecky,Freddie Vincent,Lol arblaster,Keith Hardwick,Brian Sarsfield,Frank hopkins,Brian Hopkins,Brian southall.Keith Horribin,To few to mention… Well if anyone can remember anymore…or any photo’s ( I have one or two ) let me know!!! My name is Dave but most people know me as( Wagsy…)…Be greatful
for any info…By the way I spent best part of 10 years there in the 80s and early 90s.Then went to Frans Maas… Thanks Wagsy…another name for you wagsie ,do you remeber johnny stringer aka stingfellow ,great bloke ,i bumped into him on my way to spain for jones,s at lagencara customs he had the diff out on the lorry park covered in oil an [zb] ,never change only stoped with im while i was clearing customs ,??last time i seen him hope he,s still around
yeah he was a dam good mechanic mate… they all where good at that time…! kept a lot of old trucks on the road…lol…oh and trailers… If taylor had is way they would of been working day and night… all the best wagsie…
monkeywrench:
What about the blokes in the garage Syd , Frank who did 28 hrs non stop on Poole docks fixing Wagsies truck , Malcom Wagsies dad . dam good mechanics worked hard and long hrs. fat Smithy, Daryl before he got behind the wheel. Bob Gaunt didn’t stay long. Rick, couldn’t handle the work load so left lol.>>>>poacher58:
wagsie:
Hello fellows! Just joined this wonderful site. And i’m looking for any ex-Taylors drivers!! I’ve seen a few names mentioned on here,that at some point have worked at Taylors ( aldridge) and not Taylors of Lichfield even though they were cousins not the same company…Names i’ve seen mentioned on here ,Graham bolton,Gypsy Dave,Joe Round,Yoyo,steve whitehouse,pancho,
and no doubt there’s others and all the fore mentioned all worked at S,Jones as well… Names i can remember from Taylors…Leo Joiner,Phil Stokes,Bob the Gob,Pecky,Freddie Vincent,Lol arblaster,Keith Hardwick,Brian Sarsfield,Frank hopkins,Brian Hopkins,Brian southall.Keith Horribin,To few to mention… Well if anyone can remember anymore…or any photo’s ( I have one or two ) let me know!!! My name is Dave but most people know me as( Wagsy…)…Be greatful
for any info…By the way I spent best part of 10 years there in the 80s and early 90s.Then went to Frans Maas… Thanks Wagsy…another name for you wagsie ,do you remeber johnny stringer aka stingfellow ,great bloke ,i bumped into him on my way to spain for jones,s at lagencara customs he had the diff out on the lorry park covered in oil an [zb] ,never change only stoped with im while i was clearing customs ,??last time i seen him hope he,s still around
Hello fellows! Just joined this wonderful site. And i’m looking for any ex-Taylors drivers!! I’ve seen a few names mentioned on here,that at some point have worked at Taylors ( aldridge) and not Taylors of Lichfield even though they were cousins not the same company…Names i’ve seen mentioned on here ,Graham bolton,Gypsy Dave,Joe Round,Yoyo,steve whitehouse,pancho,
and no doubt there’s others and all the fore mentioned all worked at S,Jones as well… Names i can remember from Taylors…Leo Joiner,Phil Stokes,Bob the Gob,Pecky,Freddie Vincent,Lol arblaster,Keith Hardwick,Brian Sarsfield,Frank hopkins,Brian Hopkins,Brian southall.Keith Horribin,To few to mention… Well if anyone can remember anymore…or any photo’s ( I have one or two ) let me know!!! My name is Dave but most people know me as( Wagsy…)…Be greatful
for any info…By the way I spent best part of 10 years there in the 80s and early 90s.Then went to Frans Maas… Thanks Wagsy…
not seen pancho for about 8/9 years,but last time i seen him he was on for csg tankers,gypsy dave shunting customer vehicles at aquilla (s jones truck centre),last i heard yoyo was on for willi betz i dont know if keith horrobin is doing anythink
curnock:
not seen pancho for about 8/9 years,but last time i seen him he was on for csg tankers,gypsy dave shunting customer vehicles at aquilla (s jones truck centre),last i heard yoyo was on for willi betz i dont know if keith horrobin is doing anythink
Yoyo is on for Transalliance now. He started in January, although not seen him since then.
thats why they call him yoyo 
Hi guy’s, Thanks for the reply’s…I have’nt seen most of them for years…I heard
keith horrobin,got banned, but don’t know how long for…And yeah i also heard that Yoyo was at willi betz!! But he’s moved again? why does’nt that suprise me
I know his son Dean got married to a canadian girl and has got his own rig over there…He did a write up in one of the truck mags!!! can’t remember which one though…And gypsy Dave’s at aquilla!!! well well!!! my stepson works there must get in touch with him and find out about him…last I heard of pancho he was on containers for someone can’t remember who though!!! And what ever happened to eddie wilson…last time i saw him he was driving a bulk tipper…
He ran France with me at Taylors and hated it…There was me,John Farrow,
Glynn jones,Eddie wilson,Pancho,Lol arblaster,and Tony Hill …All ran together on one trip…A bank holiday !!! F… me what a fiasco…It was a good nice easy regular run for me and Fohn Farrow, but when Taylor sent them on it…They chopped it up,And the job got screwed…Anyway must go work to do… Thanks again for reply’s lads!!! Keep on truckin… WAGSY…
i believe yo yo startet at transaliance, did a week then went into hospital. Can you find anything out wheel nut? it would be good to know if he’s ok. I dont think he’s back at work yet though.
wagsie:
Hi guy’s, Thanks for the reply’s…I have’nt seen most of them for years…I heard
keith horrobin,got banned, but don’t know how long for…And yeah i also heard that Yoyo was at willi betz!! But he’s moved again? why does’nt that suprise me
I know his son Dean got married to a canadian girl and has got his own rig over there…He did a write up in one of the truck mags!!! can’t remember which one though…And gypsy Dave’s at aquilla!!! well well!!! my stepson works there must get in touch with him and find out about him…last I heard of pancho he was on containers for someone can’t remember who though!!! And what ever happened to eddie wilson…last time i saw him he was driving a bulk tipper…
He ran France with me at Taylors and hated it…There was me,John Farrow,
Glynn jones,Eddie wilson,Pancho,Lol arblaster,and Tony Hill …All ran together on one trip…A bank holiday !!! F… me what a fiasco…It was a good nice easy regular run for me and Fohn Farrow, but when Taylor sent them on it…They chopped it up,And the job got screwed…Anyway must go work to do… Thanks again for reply’s lads!!! Keep on truckin… WAGSY…
i know kieth has got his licence back
curnock:
wagsie:
Hi guy’s, Thanks for the reply’s…I have’nt seen most of them for years…I heard
keith horrobin,got banned, but don’t know how long for…And yeah i also heard that Yoyo was at willi betz!! But he’s moved again? why does’nt that suprise me
I know his son Dean got married to a canadian girl and has got his own rig over there…He did a write up in one of the truck mags!!! can’t remember which one though…And gypsy Dave’s at aquilla!!! well well!!! my stepson works there must get in touch with him and find out about him…last I heard of pancho he was on containers for someone can’t remember who though!!! And what ever happened to eddie wilson…last time i saw him he was driving a bulk tipper…
He ran France with me at Taylors and hated it…There was me,John Farrow,
Glynn jones,Eddie wilson,Pancho,Lol arblaster,and Tony Hill …All ran together on one trip…A bank holiday !!! F… me what a fiasco…It was a good nice easy regular run for me and Fohn Farrow, but when Taylor sent them on it…They chopped it up,And the job got screwed…Anyway must go work to do… Thanks again for reply’s lads!!! Keep on truckin… WAGSY…i know kieth has got his licence back
Hi ya Curnock… I’m glad to here that.!!! .Who’s he on for these days.?..Before he was banned he was delivering cars on a little transporter for porsche…I last worked with him about 5/6 years ago he was on a tipper and i was on a lowloader For T.J Maron…He’s a great guy…
seen him a couple o weeks ago,dont know if hes doin anthink
Hi ya guy’s worked how to load my pics…Taylors in the 80s an 90s…The F88 was my truck and the driver of the F10 was Joe round…Who went to work for S,Jones…Then i had the F12 to run to France… More pics to follow when i can find them
Sorry lads!! 
got it right now I think…
Love the pics Wagsie, am I remembering right 
Did they used to be along Northgate on the right, just before Coppice Lane? Think it was called Sunnyside farm or something like that. What happened to them in the end, any idea?
BigG-Unit:
Love the pics Wagsie, am I remembering right
Hi ya BigG-Unit!!! Well yeah your absolutely spot on…Well about 10 years ago Peter Taylor died of a massive heart attack…And he was a fit bloke…Over the years he had brought the company outright off his brother and sister…And when he past on it was left to his two daughters to run the firm and the obvious
happened they ran it into the ground… They still own the land and it still is a transport yard …But The one sister went back into banking and the other still runs a forwarding company from there…They rent most of it out to other haulage companies…I did some work out of there about 3 years ago,me and a mate ran two trucks to france from there…But that went ■■■■ up…Anyway nice to hear from you and no doubt we’ll chat again soon…All the best… Wagsie…
pugwash:
i believe yo yo startet at transaliance, did a week then went into hospital. Can you find anything out wheel nut? it would be good to know if he’s ok. I dont think he’s back at work yet though.
I will ask around, I had 4 months off earlier this year, we have a couple of blokes off on long term sick and one that will not return. It seems like a job for the senile and bewildered at the moment 
I will ask the guy in the office but I have seen Bernards name on some paperwork this week.
I know of one ex GBE chap who was mentioned recently on here has just finished serious hospital treatment.
wagsie:
BigG-Unit:
Love the pics Wagsie, am I remembering rightHi ya BigG-Unit!!! Well yeah your absolutely spot on…Well about 10 years ago Peter Taylor died of a massive heart attack…And he was a fit bloke…Over the years he had brought the company outright off his brother and sister…And when he past on it was left to his two daughters to run the firm and the obvious
happened they ran it into the ground… They still own the land and it still is a transport yard …But The one sister went back into banking and the other still runs a forwarding company from there…All the best… Wagsie…
Hi wagsie, thanks for the info, and so quick a reply too! Sorry to hear about P.T. but sadly, not uncommon in the job, Mr Starkey, just up the road went the same way I believe. I got out in '94 but my H.C. still got me just over two years ago. Luckily I survived for a bit longer so I’m making the best of it now. Still love looking back though and this forum is great for that ay. Good to see that all is not lost at Taylors with one girl still involved, power to her elbow 
Them motors looked great didn’t they? would appreciate any more pics you have. cheers.