Hi Lads.
Would these have had anything to do with the Hercocks you have mentioned.Just reading about them in a magazine and it states that they merged in the 70s with a company called Simpson but they ceased trading in the 90s.Both from Leicester.
Photo by Colin Chesterman(in march edition of Vintage Roadscene)
I’m off to get the vintage road scene mag march edition stanfield, thats them alright. William Hercock was the old man then i think his son Barry ran it from the 70s onwards. Simpson-stokes was i think the coal side of it iirc, then when they sold the site to fina, they carried on the coal side of it as stokes transport of merrylees desford.
Dont rush GH there isn’t to much about them in it really just a few photos and a little write up.Have a read of it first in WH Smiths before you spend money 
JOHN
Dazzler:
Paul 5464 - Neil Petit drives for Redburn Transfer now.
hes now working for the dark side, we were chatting about hercocks the other night so i thought i would have a look on here for some pics to show him!!
Stanfield:
Dont rush GH there isn’t to much about them in it really just a few photos and a little write up.Have a read of it first in WH Smiths before you spend money
Fairly doo’s, i’ll just flick thru it in t newsagents 
SUPERCUBE:
spot on, mark, jw is not on the internet, so saying where he lives wouldn`t bother him,
Hullo SUPERCUBE,
When you next speak to Toby Jug 
. Will you please give him my very Best Regards. One of the best was John.
Cheers, Archie.
Does anyone know what happened to David Speake, Angelo he use to drive the F12 draw bar and Ian Thompson ? all from Hercocks
Anyone know who this is. Says " Me Duck " in the window.
Seen “Me Duck” many a time in Italy. I used to do a lot of British Steel (stainless) (as did Hercocks) back in the early 80’s.
gunnerheskey:
These are 2 great pics i found on the truckin 80s thread, one of Hercocks rare Dafs and one of Fred Darbys early Dafs
gunnerheskey:
Anyone know who this is. Says " Me Duck " in the window.
thats doug now deceasd he was the only 6 wheeler to go abroad for hercocks the dafs brown white livery was a 3300 5 bought from daf ipswich
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?
Me Duck was there when I was there, he use to do alot out of Desford Tube, nice guy, very helpful.
gunnerheskey:
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?
yes two many years under fred darby like to see some of the old drivers again
graham furniss:
gunnerheskey:
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?yes two many years under fred darby like to see some of the old drivers again
steptoe:
I found this picture on the net,
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that is possible bill spencer running from vilvorede to reditch with komatso
graham furniss:
graham furniss:
gunnerheskey:
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?yes two many years under fred darby like to see some of the old drivers again
I still know and see, although not very often now, some ex Hercocks drivers, Mick Hamilton-parkes on for Widdowsons, Joe streather on for Artisan Press. Paul Warner on for Denbys, Ian Anderson on for Hardings. Roger Bonnick & Brian Laywood both retired ex Widdows…
gunnerheskey:
graham furniss:
graham furniss:
gunnerheskey:
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?yes two many years under fred darby like to see some of the old drivers again
I still know and see, although not very often now, some ex Hercocks drivers, Mick Hamilton-parkes on for Widdowsons, Joe streather on for Artisan Press. Paul Warner on for Denbys, Ian Anderson on for Hardings. Roger Bonnick & Brian Laywood both retired ex Widdows…
we will have to meet up one day and have agood talk about the old days
graham furniss:
gunnerheskey:
graham furniss:
graham furniss:
gunnerheskey:
Nice one Graham cheers. Did you work for Hercocks ?yes two many years under fred darby like to see some of the old drivers again
I still know and see, although not very often now, some ex Hercocks drivers, Mick Hamilton-parkes on for Widdowsons, Joe streather on for Artisan Press. Paul Warner on for Denbys, Ian Anderson on for Hardings. Roger Bonnick & Brian Laywood both retired ex Widdows…
we will have to meet up one day and have agood talk about the old days
I’m up for that Gray
