Last time I was in Dublin, there was plenty of Molloy & Sherry’s outfits in a yard down in Dublin Port. I used to go there go get the rig washed etc.
P.S last time I was in Dub’s was 4 years ago 
Hi malc…yes i remember most of your list.when i was on fridges i used to meet up with quite a few of those company drivers…i worked for SAS (bromley) still going today…and Eldridge (still going) we used to do the flying goose work out of warminster to scandinavia…but i often wonder who owns who these days its funny how the northern irish drivers would not run or even talk to southern irish drivers …dont know what its like today though…
have a nice day
Manwell:
rexyu:
Is Hanbury Davies anyhting toi do with the Russell Davies family, I wonder? Somebody told me that they had started up again after Securicor bought them for about 40 mill.Me? Don’t think I’d bother
Yep, Glynn Davies is the driving force behind the HD team, they seem to specialise in buying firms on the brink. After several years of twiddling his thumbs watching the interest roll in he got bored, and bought Loadwell in Felixstowe on the 11th hour just before they went bust. they then carried on and bought several other firms. I heard a rumour (you know about rumours
) that DHL had offered to sell the container division back to HD, but HD declined the offer as they were out to poach many of DHL/Securicors customers anyway.
Loadwell’s was actually taken over by Goodways and then when Goodways were about to go down the pan Glyn Davies stepped in.
I remember Kelly Freight,I was weekended once in Athens with a couple of their drivers,Liam Cunningham being one of them.
There was also a driver from Lagan Transport there that weekend,Eddie something or another,had an F12.Are Lagan still going?
To the best of my knowledge Lagan are still operating. If I remember rightly they ran some nice plant!
Kev
A company I worked at several years ago got into the mire, the drivers were called into a meeting and told about it by the liquidator.
We apparently had a choice, between Glyn Davies or a company who we did some work for.
We voted for the devil we knew! That was around the time Russel Davis bought TCS
Our company was stripped and raped then dumped. The new owners only wanted the equipment to hire to sub contractors.
The redeeming company has just gone bust again taking many owner drivers and small companies with it.
The story was in last weeks commercial motor
A few more companies. Does anyone remember them?
Graham Gardner Mercs with big numbers on the doors. Immingham
Sayers. Derby. 500 hp supertrucks on 50p mile
RJ Norman. Mack Tippers. Nottingham
Woodbrow Bulk Liquids. Metallic blue and white tankers
Where did Ponsonby go? I saw an owner driver with their name on the unit
how about lowes of paddock wood.s.a.y derby with the mercs and volvos went under.the ownerdriver with ponsonby on his unit is a lad called mike ponsonby wheelnut hes the nephew of one of the ponsonbys,he subs to A,S taylor of burton and we both used to drive for alan taylor .ponsonbys doing speciallty car moves now with silver merc rigids
Carl:
how about lowes of paddock wood.s.a.y derby with the mercs and volvos went under.the ownerdriver with ponsenby on his unit is a lad called mike ponsonby wheelnut hes the nephew of one of the ponsonbys,he subs to A,S taylor of burton and we both used to drive for alan taylor .ponsonbys doing speciallty car moves now with silver merc rigids
Sorry, Im old now and forget a bit 
I meant S.A.Y of Derby
Seem to remember AS Taylor in Church or Chapel Gresley. I know we had our O licence at the new place near Branston
I use to run to Spain with a lad from Taylors with a tipper.
Are they in any way related to Taylors of Lichfield?
Oh and while im on one 
What about Fleet Haulage of Ribchester 
Anyone remember Jacobs from Ringstead in Norfolk ?. They use to do agricultural haulage in wrecked orange heaps, I grew up in the area & remember stories of fitters being sent out with cutting & welding gear to change a wheel etc.
Jacobs closed when Bill Jacobs retired or died, (I forget which.) around 1970.
ayup wheelnut a s taylor are based next to the a38 at barton turn in between lichfield and burton.i think taylors of lichfield have gone bust, and as far as i know they arent related mate i remember the tipper job i forget what they were called but euro bulk do it now
Hi mate, i still see Kelly international and molloy and sherry. I remember transcontinenental as a lad.
Jeez, a thread thats over 7 yrs old brought back to life!!!
Molloy and Sherry are still goin, Kelly Continental / Kelly Freight ( Beragh) went yrs ago, Kelly (Flowers) is a different company, if its the company ye referin to ?
av sent ye a PM
Ashworths Chapmans and Bowies all ended up under A one Transport control.
What about these: JC Ashworth Bradford
Smith of Maddiston
Chapman Group Bradford
Sunter Bros Northallerton
Archers Northallerton
Acey Group East Yorks
Reliance Tankers Sale
Ancliffe Tankers Urmston
Bowies Sale
David Hall Bury
H&A Pate Bury
J&E Transport Dundee & Haslingden
Allison Freightlines Dundee
McPhee Newcastle
Oliver Hart Coppull
Evers Manchester
Athersmith Bros Barrow in Furness
Broster Wishaw
Cyprien-Fox Group
Tyburn Road Tanker Services
Forth
Caledonian
Feather& Kent Colne
Fearings Burnley
Crow Carrying
Arrow Bulk Tankers Hull
Golightly Group
H Evers became part of Smiths of Eccles
Athersmiths were bought by T Brady
Reliance Tankers had some connection with Cleveland Tankers before they were taken over by TDG
Oliver Hart was wound up, but the family still have interests in haulage around Chorley somewhere.
Ancliff was bought by Bulwark Transport of Chippenham
Carl:
how about lowes of paddock wood.
They were taken over by Turners (Soham) and closed down.
Wheel Nut:
RJ Norman. Mack Tippers. Nottingham
Bob Norman was in Barnsley as far as I can remember.
Carl:
how about lowes of paddock wood.s.a.y derby with the mercs and volvos went under.the ownerdriver with ponsenby on his unit is a lad called mike ponsonby wheelnut hes the nephew of one of the ponsonbys,he subs to A,S taylor of burton and we both used to drive for alan taylor .ponsonbys doing speciallty car moves now with silver merc rigids
I knew a Mike Ponsonby. He’d be about 50ish now, hardly a lad. Perhaps this kids dad? Mike was a developement manager for Ryder around 1990 when I negotiated with him the sale and lease back of the Toray Textiles fleet. Got on very well what with our history and interest in trucks but the relationship soured somewhat when things went a bit awry. He said his Dad started the Ponsonby firm and his brother was still involved.
Salut, David.
Thanks Marky
I didnt have time to add any extra info , but as you point out most were absorbed by , or already part of a bigger group, and some will just have closed down.