greek:
See your bed back of passenger seat KevWe had proper beds in our F86`s at Collinsons
You must have been built like a racing snake if the bed in an 86 was proper.
Re teeside hauliers, dont forget Carlisle Bros. Gil is still going working as an owner driver on container work.
Another Teeside company was Stevens with their pole trailers, they made our 60fts look a little on the small side as they passed us. Still we went there and back at 60ft, as they didn`t close up, which caused problems at times.
animal:
Just been reading most of this thread
Van Hee just doing the training side of things nowEric Short was bought out sorry cant remember by who
Van Hee actually back in the transport game running half a dozen or so units and trailers , mainly ex downton dafâs which are slowly being sprayed up yellow and brown , eric short were bought out by the Infamous Logistix group which are now no longer with us
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valley
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valley
So i had heard but didnt want to spread rumours in case it wasânt true 
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valleySo i had heard but didnt want to spread rumours in case it wasânt true
Wonât last 2 minutes before you no it they will have another name
Chrisr620:
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valleySo i had heard but didnt want to spread rumours in case it wasânt true
Wonât last 2 minutes before you no it they will have another name
Seems to be the common theme of things that a lot of companies adapt , they are running some decent kit as well from what i have seen , just appeared as if by magic 
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valleySo i had heard but didnt want to spread rumours in case it wasânt true
Wonât last 2 minutes before you no it they will have another name
Seems to be the common theme of things that a lot of companies adapt , they are running some decent kit as well from what i have seen , just appeared as if by magic
Black magic!! the dirty pakis that they are ruining eric shorts and thorburns
Harry, Collinsons packed in a few yrs ago when Melinate at Jarrow shut not sure when?I worked for them Jan 1975 to may1987 and that was after doing a couple of months at Youngy`s then moved on to Ge Armstrong at Durham.When I worked for them our main work was commercial plastics Cramlington Anglo Plastics Chirton & Dog meal out of the old Wrights Bisciut factory at South Shields when that closed we started working out of melinate with the rates out of there not being to clever thats when things started to go downhill & I left. There was a couple of lads that used Normans regular Tommy Vickers (cannonball) & Brian Telford (the Milkman) he used to be a mate at Cooks. Both now deceased.
greek:
Harry, Collinsons packed in a few yrs ago when Melinate at Jarrow shut not sure when?I worked for them Jan 1975 to may1987 and that was after doing a couple of months at Youngy`s then moved on to Ge Armstrong at Durham.When I worked for them our main work was commercial plastics Cramlington Anglo Plastics Chirton & Dog meal out of the old Wrights Bisciut factory at South Shields when that closed we started working out of melinate with the rates out of there not being to clever thats when things started to go downhill & I left. There was a couple of lads that used Normans regular Tommy Vickers (cannonball) & Brian Telford (the Milkman) he used to be a mate at Cooks. Both now deceased.
hiya,
Well Greek it must have been a canny number â12 yearsâ at the place that speaks for itself come to think of it Brian T used to join us Cookies/BRS in âNormansâ i still referred to it as âMa Greensâ usually for breakfast canât remember him using the digs though, was Collinsons yard an old church??.
thanks harry long retired
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valley
Which are part of the Benson group ( Integrated packing on tvte PDQ Newburn Haugh Benson Box )
young trucker:
animal:
Just been reading most of this threadVan Hee actually back in the transport game running half a dozen or so units and trailers , mainly ex downton dafâs which are slowly being sprayed up yellow and brown , eric short were bought out by the Infamous Logistix group which are now no longer with us
Thought that as have passed there yard a few times & they have a few truck back in as well as there training vehicles ( as they are not far from where I live )
spent my summer holiday 1964 driving this for uncle john at spennymoor(on l plates)-alan
pride of spennymoor-alan(one he did earlier)
jack gornal with my dad norman----alan
john came later
Often had a night out with Gornalls drivers when I worked for mc governs on the bricks in the mid eighties. I still see Jeff Breward at the vintage truck shows now and then. Sadly I think big big Alan was killed on the M1 a few years ago, he was known to everyone as âClatter.â Dont quite know whether it was because his false teeth made such a racket, or the fact that he had the loudest voice I had ever heard.
Chrisr620:
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
young trucker:
Chrisr620:
Logistix group is now transpeed on the team valleySo i had heard but didnt want to spread rumours in case it wasânt true
Wonât last 2 minutes before you no it they will have another name
Seems to be the common theme of things that a lot of companies adapt , they are running some decent kit as well from what i have seen , just appeared as if by magic
Black magic!! the dirty pakis that they are ruining eric shorts and thorburns
However, she (Beverley Bell) warns: âI am told by [his solicitor] that Mansoor Hussain never âwants to work in transport againâ. That remains to be seen, but I make it clear that if [he] or any third parties linked to him and to this entity apply for an O- licence in the future, that this will be determined by a [TC] at public inquiry.â
First time I`d seen a catalytic fire when parked up overnight with Jeff Suddas (god rest his soul) he used one as a night heater when on for Gornals, I always thought it was dodgy especialy after a few jars 
Probably know you kevmac especialy after been on waughs also used to do a lot of bricks when on for GeArmstrong for Gornal & Mcgoverns
kevmac47:
Often had a night out with Gornalls drivers when I worked for mc governs on the bricks in the mid eighties. I still see Jeff Breward at the vintage truck shows now and then. Sadly I think big big Alan was killed on the M1 a few years ago, he was known to everyone as âClatter.â Dont quite know whether it was because his false teeth made such a racket, or the fact that he had the loudest voice I had ever heard.
McGoverns are still about with there brick yard just up the bank a little from me
McGoverns yard opposite the Fire Service Workshops on Nest Rd Felling where I work has recently packed up and it now has odd trailers and a few caravans parked in there, donât know what the score is with that but we thought McGoverns might have packed in but I later noticed the small yard was still open, although I havenât seen his motors for a while, especially any artics. I liked the McGovern livery and built a model SA 401 a while back but never got round to doing a brick trailer yet, totally ficticious as I donât even know if they ran the 401, maybe the 3-11 but somebody might know. Franky.
