My late father John Wright (Known as Billy) who passed away last June aged 70, worked for Channel Road Services in Tooley Street London SE1. He gave me these old photographs of him and two workmates in ERF’s all D reg taken in 1966.
Behind the lorries are mountains that I think are in Italy. He subsequently worked at Hays Transport in Dagenham where he worked for years. When the firm folded in the mid 70’s Instead of redundancy money my father and 5 other employees each took a lorry and set up on their own. They became known as Sixway Freight Services and were based in Dartford. In addition to the F88’s they had taken from Hays they had an M reg Ford Transcontinental, which I think also started out life in Hays colors.They had a T reg Scania 111 which they bought from new and a few years later bought three new X reg DAF 2800 Turbos . Sixway’s lasted up until about 1982/83 until unfortunately they went into receivership. I remember my dad saying to me that they should never have bought the new DAFs and company cars as basically they could not afford them, bad decision making I guess. I have loads of photographs of the Sixway trucks as I always had my camera with me when I was out trucking with my dad. A few names I remember from Hays and Sixways were Billy Maldon, Jimmy Burrows, Johnny Walker, Bob Finch, Dicky Tabram, Alfie Weston, Jeff Harvey and Kevin Bolton who was the Fitter/Mechanic. Such great memories for me as a child. I have followed in my dads footsteps and drive lorries for ALD Logistics based in South London. If anyone has any information, memories or even better, pictures on what you have just read I would love to hear from you.
Kevin Wright.
The two pictures above are dated Aug 78 when the Scania was brand new.
These were taken at Sixway’s yard in Dartford. 
These Volvo’s were once in Hays transport colours.
This Transcontinental originally belonged to Hays Transport. Thats me with the terrible haircut. Cira 1978/79
These two pics…Zeebrugge, Belguim Aug 2nd 1982
Aachen, Belguim/ West German border Aug 2nd 1982
Duren, West Germany, Aug 2nd 1982 ,
The second photo was taken at the yard in Dartford just before we left to go to Dover to catch the ferry Aug 1st 1982
Taken at Sheerness docks. Second photo taken at Dover Aug 1st 1982
Pumping in Bacardi at Millwall docks Aug 28th 1982
Photo 2, Pumping out at Three Mills London E3 Aug 28th 1982
Birmingham Feb 1982
Shrewsbury Feb 1982 and Membury Services M4 July 1982
This load had to go to Barrow in Furness, ■■■■■■■■
Both photo’s taken at the yard in Dartford
Sixway owned three DAF 2800 Turbos
First photo here taken at the yard in Dartford, second photo taken at Scantrucks in Purfleet.
My father’s last driving job was delivering to Smithfield Meat Market in London for Peter O’Sullivan Meats who were based in Great Moulton, Norfolk. He finished driving lorries in about 1985.
Really like to see your pics mate
