This time some ex old Frans Maas tractors.
DAF 2800 tractor ready voor transport to Africa.
DAF 2100 tractor working for an trailerrepair company. (C) Jaron Blokland, N.L.
DAF 95 310 ATI as an livestock carrier in Polen for an second live. (C) Rafel Zadrozny, P.L.
Scania 113 M 380 for an second live in Africa.
Regards, Bert Wolters 
November 2009, The winter is coming. In the past in the time of Frans Maas i had plenty of snow, frost and ice. This photos are taken ion the way to Kiel and by the ferry to Oslo in 2004.
Regards, Bert Wolters
took me time getting good ones bert but here you go how they come out ok 
Hi Dreva.
Thanks for the photos on the site Dreva. Those photos ar ferry good from the yard of P.D.Bannister of Bradford. Do you no of thy drived with Frans Maas trailers? 
I have never seen them. 
Regards, Bert Wolters
one used to do gt yarmouth every night but that was a man the rest were rigids that loaded the groupage out of tilbury for uk delivery the artics loaded out of tilbury too hope this helps a bit mate
dreva:
one used to do gt yarmouth every night but that was a man the rest were rigids that loaded the groupage out of tilbury for uk delivery the artics loaded out of tilbury too hope this helps a bit mate
Hello Dreva,
Thanks for the info about P.D.Bannister of Bradford.
Regards, Bert Wolters
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Hello Mark (Makem Missile)
Do you have the time for thoose story’s and pictures? I hope you can find some time to shere it with us.
Regards, Bert Wolters
On 26 march 2006 Royal Frans Maas was sold to DSV-Samson in Danmark. In april 2006 DSV closed the Frans Maas terminals in Helsinki, Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenborg, Copenhage-Glosstrup, Vojens. I came back from Danmark and wen i was back i most come to the office and i was teld that in the summer of 2006 the office and lager is going closed.
On the way to Esbjerg, Danmark.
Last time at rest in order of Frans Maas at Padbrg.
At the lager, the next week driving voor DSV Finland.
Leaving the tractor with teers.
Regards, Bert Wolters
In the summer of 2006 more work was going to DFDS. One week i drive for DSV Finland, the other week i drive for DSV Helsingborg, then DSV France and some times for DSV Netherlands(Venlo) Always somthing else. We had in Groningen one littel office left for us Frans Maas Transport. The lager and garage was empthy. Only in the weekend the trucks ware at home.
The gate was closed in the week.
Empthy docks.
Lager to rent.
To rent.
Weekend rest, 2006
Weekend rest.
Regards, Bert Wolters
From the summer of 2006 til january 2007 we had one little office and dressing room left. Al the rest of the bilding was emppthy.
In the goed old days.
New boss, new name and an empthy bilding.
Empthy lager.
Empty office.
More offices empthy.
Regards, Bert Wolters
It’s sad to see the place where you workt for 24 years is in disrepair.
Mainbuilding.
The side of the lager.
Weekend rest.
Regards, Bert Wolters
Between the summer of 2006 till the end of 2006 we did us work from an little offiice at Groningen. When we are empthy in those countrys or in the Netherlands, Belgium of Luxemburg we make an phone call to DSV Road Cargo at Helsingborg in Sweden, Horsens in Danmark, Venlo in the Netherlands ore Dordrecht for the work to Finland. To the office in Groningen we make every day an phone call with trailer we had and the km’s when we start the day with the tractor.
In those days we had always different company trailers to do ar work.
PNO Trailer renthal © WRE Pictures, N.L.
Trans America renthal
Kingzo tools
Rationel
An blanco renthal trailer © N. Ackermans, N.L
Regards, Bert Wolters
dreva:
took me time getting good ones bert but here you go how they come out ok
I remember geting sent to Banisters Yard in Bradford, the first time I went there they had just moved to a new yard and I was expecting some modern unit on a new industrial estate. After much searching and asking people without any luck, and a phone back to Yarmouth sayng I couldn’t find it, I decided to ask one last, it turned he knew them and knew were they were. I ended up down a small street and into a old yard with buildings over 100 years old.
They then moved again to another old warehouse. The main thing I seem to remember was the lone telephone pole at the entrance no problem in the daylight. but near invisible at night, always took a bit of care when getting into the so you hit.
In the end of 2006 we did plenty of trips to Germany for the trailer factory Krone. We deliver new trailers for DSV Road Cargo. We take them to Venlo, Groningen and bring the old Frans Maas trailers to Moerdijk.
On the yard by Krone in Germany.
Me on the way with an new one in Germany. Thoose trailers had the name DFDS on the side. The name DSV was from 1 jan 2007 formely names Frans Maas and DFDS Transport.
Bringing an new trailer to the old Frans Maas yard at Venlo.
When the new sidecurtain trailers are ready for DSV this type trailers shift to DSV Finland, Estland, Letland and Latia.
At Groningen.
Regards, Bert Wolters
For erverybody on TruckNet,
Drivers Round the Table,
Old Time Lorries, Companies and Drivers,
ex workmates from Frans Maas,
Regards, Bert Wolters
On the 1 january 2007 we was taken over by Steenbergen Transport from Bodegraven and Meppel in the Netherlands. We had stil did our work with our tractors with the name Frans Maas on it. Difference was we are from that time sub-contractor for DSV Road Cargo. In dad time DSV get the fist side curtaintrailers with the name DSV on it.
Citytrailer from DSV.
Side curtaintrailer from DSV.
Salut, Bert Wolters
Happy New Year, have an good and healthy 2010 everyone.
In the end of may and begin june 2007 we get the fist tractors in the colours of Steenbergen Transport. The old DAF 95 XF tractors from Frans Maas get change for 16 new DAF 105 XF 430 tractors an one new Volvo FH 12 and an old Volvo FH 12 tractor.
No. 231
No. 231
No. 233
No. 238
Regards, Bert Wolters
Bert, seen them lorries many times when on middle east work for Brs Overland, also when I worked a short time on Wim Bosman, but sorry no photo’s.
Norman Ingram:
Bert, seen them lorries many times when on middle east work for Brs Overland, also when I worked a short time on Wim Bosman, but sorry no photo’s.
Hello Norman Ingram,
Indeed Norman you see those lorries many times in the south of The Netherlands in the area of Venlo and Meppel. Stil working as sub-contractor for DSV in The Netherlands and Sweden.
Her we have the 2 Volvo’s for that work in The Netherlands.
Most of the times driving an citytrailer.
Regards, Bert Wolters
To replace the Volvo FH 12 tractors we get Renault tractors. Thoose tractors get use for DSV work in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany.
Groningen, Frans Maas parking august 2007.
Regards, Bert Wolters