Morrisons pulling bulker?

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I just passed a new-looking Morrisons Volvo FM pulling what looked like a bulk or tipper trailer (I’ve never worked in bulk so never really got to grips with trailer types). It was heading west on the A55 just near Chester. It just struck me as strange, as I’ve never seen Morrisons units pulling anything other than their own trailers before.

The unit looked new - it certainly didn’t look like one which had been sold on and not repainted or anything.

Any ideas what it would have been hauling? Do they haul their own potatoes, for example?

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It may have been Wigglesworth. They have volvo’s in Morrisons livery. I see them pulling TNT trailers in Kent often.

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rp1974:
It may have been Wigglesworth. They have volvo’s in Morrisons livery. I see them pulling TNT trailers in Kent often.

have wigglesworth got fm,s,ive only ever seen fh,s painted up in morrisons colours :question:

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I take we are talking of the supermarket? I have seen them pull empty skellys and more surprisingly a lowloader. That one turned my head i was like wtf is he doing with that :laughing:

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They collect bulk loads of potatoes, carrots, etc from farms and then pack them in house , Gadbrook depot (Northwich) has a packing plant next to ambient warehouse.

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Don’t they have their own potato packing plants? could have been on it’s way to one of these.

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They have their own abbatoir as well so could have been taking waste from there

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Morries have several bulkers … as in bulk tippers based @ Gadbrook packing plant to take the waste / reject veg … i think most of it goes for animal feed.
I think they may also use bulkers @ slaughter plant @ Colne … although that isn’t called Morrisons :wink:
Can’t think who i’ve seen pulling the bulkers :confused: … but that Morries unit must have tipping gear, as the trls i’ve seen don’t have donkey engines on them.

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bristolron:
They have their own abbatoir as well so could have been taking waste from there

Hopefully not in the same trailer they carry the veg in

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toowise:

bristolron:
They have their own abbatoir as well so could have been taking waste from there

Hopefully not in the same trailer they carry the veg in

Oh I don`t know, might actually make there veg taste of something for a change.

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Thanks for the replies - my first thought was potatoes or some kind of veg. It was definitely an FM - unusual in itself we’ve got a Morrisons at the end of our street and all they seem to use for deliveries are Mercs and DAFs.

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Loads of FM’s down here. I think they are mostly operated by DHL. Nearly all day cabs as well.

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merc0447:
I take we are talking of the supermarket? I have seen them pull empty skellys and more surprisingly a lowloader. That one turned my head i was like wtf is he doing with that :laughing:

They use the lowloader to move their FLTs about and also any broken down tractor units. :smiley:

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Do Morrisons actually own ANY trucks? - surely the whole operation is contracted out. Wasn’t it Barrs before the Safeways takeover?

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toowise:
They collect bulk loads of potatoes, carrots, etc from farms and then pack them in house , Gadbrook depot (Northwich) has a packing plant next to ambient warehouse.

then do they break the load down, and count every spud? :laughing:

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they’ve just built a new packing station at zone 3 on Deeside ind estate.

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that pack veg and spuds at cutler in bradford :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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imagesCADSLFCA.jpg think this is what you saw?

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That’s the kiddy, exactly that type of trailer as well

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Richardf1fan:
0 think this is what you saw?

must go to some hairy places if they need spot lights on a fleet truck?