Most of the big names are still in business, Montgomery, Woodside, McBurney only Dukes have disappeared, Pandoro are also no longer in business.
Lets have some pictures then fellas, i have quite a few but help me out, heres a couple for tasters.
Small company called Miller Carriers run by a guy called George Miller, trucks blue and mostly Scania,s . Then he passed onto David Montgomery both guys were great to work with they use to drop trailers in our yard at Newton or we would help and load one from two trailers. Had some good lads driving for them anyone got photos of them. Dad worked for Connolly back in the 80,s with this Bedford again anymore photos please
hi does anyone remember adriver on for mi murphy short ginger chap driving transcon name might be maurice about 1981 regards rowland
Murphys used to run a white road comander aswell as the transcontinentals they used to deliver to a cold store in Hull, i used to love seeing them and wondering what far off place they was heading
Anymore Murphy Pics 
Murphy int used to run into our workshops with Fodens and Macks in the 80s.
Also other ones Hagan transport?,Blackwater,Angus Cochrane,Interland,Stateline,
Will try and sort out some old pictures of the above
Who were the ones from Poyntzpass-spelling may be wrong.None of the names mentioned ring a bell.Anyone know about the fortunes (or otherwise) of the old boys(sorry, lads if you’re reading this) from Woodside? Gengis and Ted West come to mind.
tankerian:
Lets have some pictures then fellas, i have quite a few but help me out, heres a couple for tasters.
I like Woodsides livery especially the old two tone green one. They have a lot of these specialised trailers I think they haul tar. In the 1970’s they had a partnership with H & ME Fearon of Mealsgate, hauling into Belfast. Today they probably own 250-300 vehicles, including their subsidiaries Motorfreight, Haulage Services and All-Route Shipping. I visited their impressive yard in Carrickfergus Road, Ballynure, they used to have a depot at Glenluce near Stranraer.
McBurney have probably around 300 vehicles, they have expanded rapidly in the last few years. Regarding Montgomery it is difficult to work out how many vehicles they have I would estimate 400, they take over a of companies but do not increase their fleet size! companies taken over by Montgomery include:- Agnew & Lithgow, Wm Gaskell, East West, Connolly and Dukes Transport.
Sir +:
Who were the ones from Poyntzpass-spelling may be wrong.None of the names mentioned ring a bell.Anyone know about the fortunes (or otherwise) of the old boys(sorry, lads if you’re reading this) from Woodside? Gengis and Ted West come to mind.
there was,might well still be,a driver called ghengis driving for lyons international from around lisburn.
no longer on the go hume international.
glenman:
no longer on the go hume international.
When did they go they were another company that dropped trailers in are yard at Newton, again some good lad driving for them. I know i left the uk back in 07 but who,s left over the water ■■
last year would more or less have been the last of hume, i can remember dropping trailers in a yard in newton le willows,i think there were a lot of wee rigids and were there demount bodies too ?
glenman:
last year would more or less have been the last of hume, i can remember dropping trailers in a yard in newton le willows,i think there were a lot of wee rigids and were there demount bodies too ?
Most of Hume,s lad had my Mobile number and would call me out of hours to drop or pick one up . Yes you a right about the yard, i was the manager there moved to Calgary Canada our yards a bit bigger if all are trailers came home it holds 1540 of them oh and there also 53 ft long we also send them out double some times on nite trunks
. Poyntzpass was Persit owned by Kenny Liggett and a French man Jacques Persanio from Paris. And Genghis did drive for them ?
Not a very good pic of previously mentioned Murphy/White RC2, but a faded pic is better than nowt, hopefully brings back memories for some!
Belfast Ferry, Sunday night!
Glasgow Fruit Market.
