Drivers nick names--and why

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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I think the best bunch of nicknames was on a company. S Jones of Aldridge must have had a script writer in HR :stuck_out_tongue:

Remind me of them someone and the reasons for being called that.

Stig o the Dump

Yoyo are self explanatory

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Tony Taylor:
Not only drivers have nicknames,many trucks are also named.Here are just a couple.Peter Andrews called his ā€œovernight sensationā€,one I saw in Holland, ā€œFlat bottle jackā€.Iā€™m sure there are loads more.

Funny enough I worked for a bloke bought an erf ec 10 8 wheeler that had been a block lorry and was quite long he put a tipper on it. Had the turning circle of a battle ship and sunk every time it went On soft ground was painted grey and earned the nickname the general Belgrano

63

I new a driver some years ago called upandown, He had one leg longer than the other, hence the nickname, also Pennelopy Pit Stop His name was Harry, but he spent more time with his motor allways in the fitting shop, Regards Larry.

64

Hello Rocky 7, you will always be Roy The Boy to me and the rest of the lads who worked with you :laughing: .
I thought that you might of remembered The ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  Up Pencil a.k.a. Derick Robson, a name given to him by Jimmy Beagent.
And are you not getting me mixed up with Mr Smoothie Bill Bentley as I only had to change an olive on the suzies and would no daubt attract a large blob of grease from somewhere :laughing: .
I have just remembered that The Pope was infact Keith Brogan and not Keith Brophy :blush: along with his other Sunday running mate Roy Macarthur a.k.a. Tom Jones. They might also remember working with Eric Woodcock a.k.a. Splinter ā– ā– ā– ā– .
Over the years I also worked with a Donkey ā– ā– ā– ā– . (No he wasnā€™t called Richard) :unamused:
And last but not least Brian Collins from Hansons, The Ace :smiley:. My brother-in-law worked with him in the fifties and I worked with him in the nineties.When ever I asked anybody why they called Brian The Ace nobody seemed to know although often the reply was "There is only one Ace, thats Brian. :slight_smile:

Regards Steve.

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geoffthecrowtaylor:
Jag Joe, Ticker, Pete Stackhouse Little Legs, and others drove for Mike Smith and Howell and Taylor from the Burnley area another one was christened the Male Model because he was never dirty and never had a hair out of place, I can t remember his real name.

A lad called Jeff Goodwin from over your way had that moniker Geoff, I know he worked for Grangers doing the Yankie meat to Incirlik, but donā€™t know who else he worked for - real smooth character, nice bloke and I believe he went on to fly helicopters commercially later

There must be hundreds of Little Legs around, but is it Peter Hayes you mean? Used to drive a manky brown 280 Berliet for somebody again from your neck of the woods?

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Geordie Geoffā€¦ Bob upanddownā€¦ Odd legsā€¦ Pete the filthā€¦ ā– ā– ā– ā– ā€¦ Flubā€¦fudgeā€¦ Jethroā€¦ ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā€¦ Captain Samuelsā€¦ Squeaky Peteā€¦ The professorā€¦ Sad Bradā€¦ Sad bobā€¦ Swampy bobā€¦ Hairy choppersā€¦ 5 ampā€¦ Forrest gumpā€¦ Flaky Johnā€¦
Just a few from my past :slight_smile:

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I noticed that you had a Jethro there J.B. :slight_smile: did anybody else have a Jed Clampitt :laughing: . (scruffy bugger).

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A couple more from Joint Motorways Electric Eye because he had a turn in his eye,Stan the Stroke,Dai the Gob,and Black Charlie.

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derrick:
A couple more from Joint Motorways Electric Eye because he had a turn in his eye,Stan the Stroke,Dai the Gob,and Black Charlie.

hi derrick,
i remember electric eye,doug ā– ā– ? i also knew all the others,so maybe,i know you?
regards andrew.

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Any body remember Shirley Temple on Howe European canā€™t remember his real name, nice bloke shame about the hair style,
And Egg on Legs (Roy Harknet) on W M Woods and Brinks Matt, called that for obvious reasons (Follicularly challenged on top) but I think there were many of them around.

Ossie

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It seems a long way back now, but at Norman Lewis there were a few names

Mr Modo - Malc
ā– ā– ā– ā–  Star - Bill
Winky - Les Graves
Golden ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  - Dave Hall
Doom & Gloom - Donald
Mitch Eh - Keith
Jockey - Small Horserider Mick RIP
Butcher - Pete
Piggy - Mick
Swampy - Welsh and smelly Les
Scaley - Flakey
Fattie - Alan from Bolton
Selwyn - Steve
Poison Dwarf - Leeds - Bedfords now.

There were many more :blush:

Forgot Black Bob

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Peter The Plater, Depression Ron, Rita Haywood, Peanut, Mr Magoo, Handbag, Java John, Noddy Bob, Chaimbo, Ned Kelly, Black Billy, Cuddles, Billy Bratford, ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  Donald, Tapper Jack and Errol Flynn, which was his real name.

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mushroomman:
I noticed that you had a Jethro there J.B. :slight_smile: did anybody else have a Jed Clampitt :laughing: . (scruffy bugger).

Aye,Martin Gibson AKA Jed Clampitt,He worked for Stillers in the 60s/70s.Vic.

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ā€¦then there was Clarence,another Smith of Maddiston driver,named as such 'cos he was cross eyed[for those of old enough to remember Clarence the Cross Eyed Lionā– ā– ?],his right eye was always looking to see what his left eye was looking at!!!

There must be loads more out there in tinterweb !!

Take it easy,

David :smiley:

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There was driver at Jakey Adams,s Nicknamed Green Grass, Canny lad but lacked something, common sence I would say, Regards Larry.

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Hello Andrew, I think Electic Eyes name was Doug Hopkins or Watkins. I remember Black Charlie used the steamer on his overalls one day then driving around the abbey with them tied to the top of his lorry to dry them off, it must have been their birthday,before that there was so much grease on them they would have stood up on their own.I knew your Father,I live in Bridgend,I will call in to see you one day if thats OK.All the best Derrick.

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Lawrence Dunbar:
There was driver at Jakey Adams,s Nicknamed Green Grass, Canny lad but lacked something, common sence I would say, Regards Larry.

On the same theme Larry we gave a start to a very well educated lad once who was determined to become an LGV driver,heā€™d passed his test and we set him on to one of the Scania 81ā€™s,what an absolute ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  disaster he turned out to be,I wonā€™t list his balls ups but he quickly earned the nickname of ā€œEmeraldā€,we had to dispense with his services PDQ as he was a walking disaster!! But to talk to him you would think ā€œwhat a grand sensible ladā€ but he was an unmitigated ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  lunatic. Cheers Dennis.

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A old pal of mine Geo McGurk (RIP), Was nicknamed squeak for some reason, I knew him for years but I never ever new why he was called that, He was a real nice bloke, he new the job inside out, Im sure Crowbar might know how he came about this name as he worked for Crows Transport at one time, Regards Larry.

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A driver at our place is nicknamed Wanā€¦No heā€™s not Chinese, his surname is Carr :unamused:

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I gave a driver a nick name at Richard Reads.I called him pump top Baliss because he was always wanting them changed on his powerfull :slight_smile: 180 Gardner :unamused: The name stuck even Richard called him that.