Spardo:
Buzzer:
Thursday’s therapy, BuzzerAre Harrison’s still there at Rotherham? Always drove past the yard slowly on my way to SPT to see what classics were in. Especially as I have a soft spot for Highwaymen since my, hectic, time at Ilkeston Haulage. Or rather it would have been hectic had it not been for the Scammell. Not much hectic about 39 mph.
Try a 3 axle Sentinal tipper, 6LW, …28 mph flat out (except down Harewood Bank, coal flying everywhere). white knuckle driving. 
Used to drive this on a Sunday, double bubble, had to finish though, I got as I didn’t know wether I was coming or going!
Buzzer:
Here is an oldun deserves to be on its own1938 vintage with a 95ton train aboard, Buzzer
It looks like the old geezer on the bike is getting ready to overtake it 
Thanks to Buzzer, Leyland600, Ray Smyth, Dennis Javelin, windrush and coomsey for the pics
Oily
The Buzzer pic…A.R.R. Craib now part of Gregorys. The ARR part of Craib was Aberdeen Road Runners and taken over by Craib a good while back…
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Leyland600, Ray Smyth, Dennis Javelin, windrush and coomsey for the pics
OilyThe Buzzer pic…A.R.R. Craib now part of Gregorys. The ARR part of Craib was Aberdeen Road Runners and taken over by Craib a good while back…
They used to run a lot of hazardous waste down from Scotland to Shanks at Stewartby.
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Leyland600, Ray Smyth, Dennis Javelin, windrush and coomsey for the pics
OilyThe Buzzer pic…A.R.R. Craib now part of Gregorys. The ARR part of Craib was Aberdeen Road Runners and taken over by Craib a good while back…
I didn’t know that Oily, but I did know Aberdeen Road Runners when they were very young with small vehicles. On one occasion, as we had a North Sea oil rig contract with one of the constructors, I subbed to them a job to pick up a chip making machine from a flight into Aberdeen airport from Texas that was only going to Peterhead I think. The rate was good, as always, but they rang me up and said it is 2 hours overdue and nobody knows when it is coming, what do we do? I said stay there, don’t move you will be paid for every second. It finally arrived in the middle of the night and neither of us were unhappy with the monetary result.
Spardo:
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Leyland600, Ray Smyth, Dennis Javelin, windrush and coomsey for the pics
OilyThe Buzzer pic…A.R.R. Craib now part of Gregorys. The ARR part of Craib was Aberdeen Road Runners and taken over by Craib a good while back…
I didn’t know that Oily, but I did know Aberdeen Road Runners when they were very young with small vehicles. On one occasion, as we had a North Sea oil rig contract with one of the constructors, I subbed to them a job to pick up a chip making machine from a flight into Aberdeen airport from Texas that was only going to Peterhead I think. The rate was good, as always, but they rang me up and said it is 2 hours overdue and nobody knows when it is coming, what do we do? I said stay there, don’t move you will be paid for every second. It finally arrived in the middle of the night and neither of us were unhappy with the monetary result.
Hi Spardo, reading about them I find that Aberdeen Road Runners came good in the '70s on the back of the oil business as van couriers and merged with Craib in the early '80s. I also came across A.R.R. Craib’s driver/country singer Kenny Watson who has recorded an CD or two.
youtube.com/watch?v=5Fy2r0vbzs4
Oily
oiltreader:
Hi Spardo, reading about them I find that Aberdeen Road Runners came good in the '70s on the back of the oil business as van couriers and merged with Craib in the early '80s. I also came across A.R.R. Craib’s driver/country singer Kenny Watson who has recorded an CD or two.
youtube.com/watch?v=5Fy2r0vbzs4
Oily
A fine song and a fine singer, loved the Scottish accent. 
But what you say fits exactly into my memory off ARR, although I had never heard of Craib till many years later. ARR’s story sounds much like our own, though my brother and I started with one ■■■■■■ van and built our customer base and small fleet around local businesses in the East Midlands before stumbling upon the oil rig construction business.
Our biggest vehicle was a Big J, which I saw for sale over a garden wall on my way to Newark one day. The smallest a Morris Minor pick up with a custom made tilt which earned more money for its size than any of the others as a ‘panic’ vehicle. I would work all day in the office and then be ready till 9 every night in case Pandoro at EMA rang and wanted an engine bit racing down to Heathrow for one of JAL’s RR engines. We promised them to move anything at short notice till that time. On one occasion it was a full engine cowling, a wide load. With all my vehicles loaded I rang a mate who had retired from Midlands Storage with a big enough payoff from a container door falling off injury to buy a 10 ton flat with which he hauled potatoes every day. I knew it was always empty at night so agreed a price and used that. A great time for small hauliers.
Morning Buzzer.
Nice photos once again.Onatra were from Marseille IIRC and in early 70s used to come into BSC Chemicals Orgreave Sheffield and load pitch in tippers.They had from memory long nosed tractor units which I think were Renaults and the drivers were nearly always accompanied by their families.Spardo David will know them I’m sure. 
I think either the tractor units had trilex wheels or the trailers,not sure.I remember they were a friendly lot and some could speak a little English,and one took a interest in my MK5 AEC Mammoth Major.
Buzzer:
Here is an oldun deserves to be on its own1938 vintage with a 95ton train aboard, Buzzer
Scammells 100 tonner, 4 cylinder petrol engine. Fuel consumption ■■..a lot, 0.75mpg. 
yes, three quarters of a mile to the gallon
youtube.com/watch?v=gi5LN9eKxD4
I think only two were ever built.
Buzzer:
Here is an oldun deserves to be on its own1938 vintage with a 95ton train aboard, Buzzer
I remember seeing one in the corner at Rush Green Motors when I was a boy (too long ago)
Chris Webb:
Morning Buzzer.
Nice photos once again.Onatra were from Marseille IIRC and in early 70s used to come into BSC Chemicals Orgreave Sheffield and load pitch in tippers.They had from memory long nosed tractor units which I think were Renaults and the drivers were nearly always accompanied by their families.Spardo David will know them I’m sure.
I think either the tractor units had trilex wheels or the trailers,not sure.I remember they were a friendly lot and some could speak a little English,and one took a interest in my MK5 AEC Mammoth Major.
I certainly do Chris. A great friend of mine, Jean-Louis, the same vintage as me was one of their drivers, all his career as far as I know. I met him first as a fellow member of a Dobermann rescue association and we have met up many times since as he lives in Dole, the other side of the country to me and we have collaborated on the transport of dogs to their new homes over long distances.
And yes, he always has his wife, Michelle, with him, they are never apart. No idea if that was always the case in the wagon, but I do know that he has never been to England and thus speaks not a word of our language. Also, I have never been allowed to pay for anything, we often handover at routiers (because we both know them) and if we have coffee and cake it is always on them. If we don’t meet at a resto, I know not to pack any snap for lunch, there is always a sandwich, a cake and a banana with my name on it.
100 years of the Red & White bus company by John Watts
Ade
Buzzer:
A few more, Buzzer
Cracin pics. Liking the load restraint on the concrete pipes, couple of ropes front to back, jobs a good un.
Also the washing line reminded me of an incident in Rocca Canavese years back but thats another story. Sorry for the rambings 
