smallcoal:
Morning Dean you posted this a while back h&b skewen otherwise known as hinge & bracket transport reg is behind the wheel ,there’s a bsc road train passing gif fords on the other side of the pic
Hi John,
Didn’t H & B Skewen become DT Hunkin later in the 90s ?
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R.Turner Volvo F10. Can never understand why you would not put your phone number on the door ■■
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This F10 Belonged to Roger Turner, Fordham near newmarket Suffolk.
marktaff:
smallcoal:
Morning Dean you posted this a while back h&b skewen otherwise known as hinge & bracket transport reg is behind the wheel ,there’s a bsc road train passing gif fords on the other side of the picHi John,
Didn’t H & B Skewen become DT Hunkin later in the 90s ?
Hi mark, no h&b were different,d t hunkin was based in pontrydyfryn my old school friend I grew up with married hunkins daughter hunkins been around a while they mostly on scrap ,h& b were steel hauliers reg and Len were the two who had the fodens and they had a fitter you might know him I will try and find out his name
Phone numbers on doors? 
Blimey, at our quarry very few hauliers put their name on their truck, let alone a phone number! Running incognito was best, not so easily traceable when shooting through weight limits or being where you shouldn’t really be! 
Regarding stockpiling chassis, Barlow and Hodgkinson at Biggin, Derbys, kept many Foden chassis in their yard for years before registering, painting and bodying them. Being a Foden agency we used them at Tilcon for parts as they were only twenty minutes away and if they had nothing in stock (such as a brake cam etc) then you were asked to come back in an hour or so while they stripped one from a new chassis/cab, usually with a covering of rust on it from standing! Rumour was that when Fodens with Gardner engines were in short supply they bought Rolls engined ones and took the engine out and sold it, then fitted the old Gardner from the chassis being sold off but I’m not sure if that is actually true! Dave (Rigsby) might know better?
Pete.
DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Volvo F86 ■■9
Streton Transport Volvo F7.
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R.Turner Volvo F10. Can never understand why you would not put your phone number on the door ■■
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Aylestone Transport Dodge.
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E.C.Ward & Sons Foden.
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We have not had one of Oscar Johnson’s on here for a while. Looks well loaded.
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Pickfords Crusader.
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Chamberlain ERF
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Gifford Transport Scania.Anyone know where they were based ?
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H & B Skewen Foden. Dont remember seeing one of these before.
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The Yellow Scania 81, belonged to A H Gifford, I believe they were from the Tonyrefail are of South Wales, they also had a V reg 8 wheeler DAF 2300, the business operated from the yard of haulier Henry Jenkins, of Beddau, Pontypridd, I remember they replaced the Scania in 1984, with a T Reg Ex Courage Volvo F10.
DEANB:
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The MAN which you ask if anybody recognises EU61HJE is pulling an interbrew trailer. It belonged to MAN UK and at that time was on permanent loan to Interbrew (now ABInbev) Samlesbury brewery. At the time they had 20 Mans on contract hire all double shifted and to be available 24/7 to achieve this the contract included an older spare unit which was only supposed to be used when one of their fleet was of for service or repair. Whilst the 20 new ones had Man’s brilliant comfort shift on a manual 16 speed Ecosplit, that had an early version 1 AStronic, not good, really not good.
windrush:
Phone numbers on doors?Regarding stockpiling chassis, Barlow and Hodgkinson at Biggin, Derbys, kept many Foden chassis in their yard for years before registering, painting and bodying them. Being a Foden agency we used them at Tilcon for parts as they were only twenty minutes away and if they had nothing in stock (such as a brake cam etc) then you were asked to come back in an hour or so while they stripped one from a new chassis/cab, usually with a covering of rust on it from standing! Rumour was that when Fodens with Gardner engines were in short supply they bought Rolls engined ones and took the engine out and sold it, then fitted the old Gardner from the chassis being sold off but I’m not sure if that is actually true! Dave (Rigsby) might know better?
Pete.
It wouldn’t surprise me Pete , some of the tank blowers were on their 3rd life when we got them , one of the quicklime tanks was so rotten the fitter poked a hole in the chassis with a broom handle .
Happy new year to all on here 2019 is trucking on near 
gingerfold:
Looks like Turners Iveco.And here is P930 YTL when it was new. It was part of Turner’s new European Division, which grew to about 14 trucks. It lasted about two years before the European venture was shut down. The Iveco and other trucks used on European work were spread around various company depots.
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Thanks for the information Graham. Out of intrest having never driven one of those Iveco’s were they any good ?
I always thought that they looked a bit cheap and nasty ? 
marktaff:
Hi Dean,
Chudley’s are a removal company from Ilminster just the other side of Taunton…did a lot of work with them…very respectable outfit nice trucks to…Mark is a very nice guy.
Regards Mark
Thanks for confirming Mark,i thought they were a removal company.
smallcoal:
Morning Dean you posted this a while back h&b skewen otherwise known as hinge & bracket transport reg is behind the wheel ,there’s a bsc road train passing gif fords on the other side of the pic
Hi John,
Didn’t H & B Skewen become DT Hunkin later in the 90s ?
Hi mark, no h&b were different,d t hunkin was based in pontrydyfryn my old school friend I grew up with married hunkins daughter hunkins been around a while they mostly on scrap ,h& b were steel hauliers reg and Len were the two who had the fodens and they had a fitter you might know him I will try and find out his name
Thanks for the replies John & Mark. John,well spotted seeing the British Steel Roadtrain. 
Jenson:
R.Turner Volvo F10. Can never understand why you would not put your phone number on the door ■■This F10 Belonged to Roger Turner, Fordham near newmarket Suffolk.
Thanks for the details “Jenson”
MJT1:
Gifford Transport Scania.Anyone know where they were based ?The Yellow Scania 81, belonged to A H Gifford, I believe they were from the Tonyrefail are of South Wales, they also had a V reg 8 wheeler DAF 2300, the business operated from the yard of haulier Henry Jenkins, of Beddau, Pontypridd, I remember they replaced the Scania in 1984, with a T Reg Ex Courage Volvo F10.
Good stuff “MJT1” thanks for the info.
acd1202:
The MAN which you ask if anybody recognises EU61HJE is pulling an interbrew trailer. It belonged to MAN UK and at that time was on permanent loan to Interbrew (now ABInbev) Samlesbury brewery. At the time they had 20 Mans on contract hire all double shifted and to be available 24/7 to achieve this the contract included an older spare unit which was only supposed to be used when one of their fleet was of for service or repair. Whilst the 20 new ones had Man’s brilliant comfort shift on a manual 16 speed Ecosplit, that had an early version 1 AStronic, not good, really not good.
Thanks for the details about the Man “acd1202” I know what you mean about automatic boxes in Man’s,pure evil on the early ones. 
rigsby:
"windrush"Phone numbers on doors?Regarding stockpiling chassis, Barlow and Hodgkinson at Biggin, Derbys, kept many Foden chassis in their yard for years before registering, painting and bodying them. Being a Foden agency we used them at Tilcon for parts as they were only twenty minutes away and if they had nothing in stock (such as a brake cam etc) then you were asked to come back in an hour or so while they stripped one from a new chassis/cab, usually with a covering of rust on it from standing! Rumour was that when Fodens with Gardner engines were in short supply they bought Rolls engined ones and took the engine out and sold it, then fitted the old Gardner from the chassis being sold off but I’m not sure if that is actually true! Dave (Rigsby) might know better?
Pete.
It wouldn’t surprise me Pete , some of the tank blowers were on their 3rd life when we got them , one of the quicklime tanks was so rotten the fitter poked a hole in the chassis with a broom handle .
Thanks for the input Pete and rigsby.
smallcoal:
Happy new year to all on here 2019 is trucking on near
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year !
Some odds and sods.
Click on pages twice to read.
Volvo 1970.
Bedford advert 1977.
Foden 1966.
ERF 1970.
AEC 1967.
Scania 110 1975.
DAF 1979.
Scammell trailers 1970.
MAN.
Click on page twice to read.
These pics were taken at the Royal Bath & West show and were in the auction.
Gregory & Son Volvo F86.Not sure where they were from ■■
Anyone recognise the Foden ■■
Yeoman Volvo F7. Not sure what the name “Forticrete” on the headboard is about ■■
G.D.Platt Crusader. Anyone know about the company ■■
Peter Green GUY.
C.C.Cook ERF. Possibly a log haulier ■■
Anyone recognise the Maggie from Sturminster Newton ■■
Avon Truck Hire Saviem.
Possibly another G.D.Platt like the Crusader above as same colours ■■
Anyone recognise the DAF ■■?
jshepguis:
F89 Still looking well Dean, could just jump in this and do a continental run
I thought i recognised that F89 when you posted it “jshepguis”. Owned by Nigel Wilson,here’s a bit more about it.
Wilsons F88’s.
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Cant make the name out on the headboard of the Foden ■■
W.G.Thomas & Co Volvo F88.
Think it says S.Johnstone on the Atkinson.
Woodside Volvo F7.
H.J.Cutler Seddon Atkinson from Poole.
Park Cakes DAF.
British Airways Crusader.
G.Morton Rees MAN.
Noblett Underwood Volvo F10.
Williams Bros Scania from Wales.
DEANB:
Cant make the name out on the headboard of the Foden ■■
Hi dean,John Evans llanelly with Llanelli radiators cages Loaded
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Think it says S.Johnstone on the Atkinson.
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Woodside Volvo F7.
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H.J.Cutler Seddon Atkinson from Poole.
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Park Cakes DAF.
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British Airways Crusader.
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G.Morton Rees MAN.
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Noblett Underwood Volvo F10.
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Williams Bros Scania from Wales.
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G Morton Rees was from cross hands finished 83/84 the colour scheme is Owens transport I think he was a subby,Volvo pic courtesy of Ron or Chris ,both trucks got same colour and stripes
This is me in my mates truck in 13 bay bsc port talbot more of the colour scheme
