Welsh and border trucks.
Smarts Volvo.
Cardiff Bay Transport DAF.
South Caernarfon Creameries DAF.
Mansel Davies Volvo.
L.E.Jones Scania.
A.E.Gough & Sons Scania.
Alan Price & Sons Scania.
JAGA DAF.
Powell Volvo. Not had one of these on from memory.
T.Alun Jones Scania. This fellas trucks always look very smart in my opinion.
DEANB:
Hypnos Scania.9
Wincanton DAF.
8
KEB Packaging Mercedes.
7
Rugby Cement Volvo.
6
Taylor Barnard Scania.
5
R.J.Mason Volvo from South Wales.
4
White Arrow Express Iveco.
3
Nicholas Packaging Scania. Looks like a BOCM Pauls grain motor going the other way.
2
Derek Cooper Volvo from Kings Lynn.
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Anyone recognise the Seddon Atkinson ■■?
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Hi Dean, Some of the pictures on this post caught my eye in particular. Around the time of 2008, we did a weekly run to Hypnos
in Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, carrying a full load of Mattresses made by Remploy Textiles at West Float, Birkenhead.
Hypnos produced beds and mattresses, and were by Royal Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen. 
Wincanton lorries are a regular sight around here, carrying food products from H.J.Heinz at Kitt Green, about 1 mile from where I live.
White Arrow lorries were seen very often, they operated from a huge Mail Order building, not far from Heinz.
I remember Taylor Barnard had a depot quite close to junction 25 M6. I have put a reply regarding “Empire Cedric” on the Removals thread.
Regards, Ray
DEANB:
If anyone is intrested this lovely Leyland Martian is ending on ebay today. It was built in 1962 and has only done 875 miles from new !!!1
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Cheers Dean, if only my shed was big enough… not to mention my bank account…
DEANB:
Welsh and border trucks.Smarts Volvo.
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Cardiff Bay Transport DAF.
8
South Caernarfon Creameries DAF.
7
Mansel Davies Volvo.
6
L.E.Jones Scania.
5
A.E.Gough & Sons Scania.
4
Alan Price & Sons Scania.
3
JAGA DAF.
2
Powell Volvo. Not had one of these on from memory.
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T.Alun Jones Scania. This fellas trucks always look very smart in my opinion.
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Hi Dean ,the Powell FH16 was from Chepstow ,they hauled out of the former Fairfield Mabey construction works on the banks of the river Wye . In thier day they produced beams structures for bridges as seen in Pauls excellent shot .
Dean ,thank you also for the additional Pritchards pics the Seddon pantechnicon was used amongst other things for hauling cycles from a factory in Pontypool which i believe has closed down now ,regards Keith.
DEANB:
Welsh and border trucks.Smarts Volvo.
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Question for you Welsh boys are Smarts still operating haven’t seen any of theres for a long time I remember Gareth Smart had a very smart Red FH ]
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Anyone recognise the mighty Scania 141 ■■?
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Hampshire registered
robthedog:
DEANB:
Welsh and border trucks.Smarts Volvo.
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Question for you Welsh boys are Smarts still operating haven’t seen any of theres for a long time I remember Gareth Smart had a very smart Red FH ]
Smarts are still around they on container and log work but you don’t see them often
coomsey:
Terex R45 Dean. Bullet proof,we had 10ish on site about 20yr old doing 16hr shifts ,very rare they broke down.
Cheers Coomsey
“coomsey” you seemed to have driven a few dumpers etc seem to remember you drove a scraper as well.
Heres two more R45’s of Ambrose. (NMP)
Probably have some more stuff on those but not scanned chap so heres a bit about the Terex 33-07.
Click on pages twice.
Hi Dean,
Nicolas Packaging are from Kingswinford, Staff’s, they manufacture packaging trays for mushrooms mainly as well as other produce. I think this was the only Topliner they owned, driver was Keith, can’t for the life of me remember his surname! Cheer’s Pete
Ray Smyth:
“DEANB”Hypnos Scania.
Wincanton DAF.
Taylor Barnard Scania.
White Arrow Express Iveco.
Hi Dean, Some of the pictures on this post caught my eye in particular. Around the time of 2008, we did a weekly run to Hypnos
in Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, carrying a full load of Mattresses made by Remploy Textiles at West Float, Birkenhead.
Hypnos produced beds and mattresses, and were by Royal Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen.Wincanton lorries are a regular sight around here, carrying food products from H.J.Heinz at Kitt Green, about 1 mile from where I live.
White Arrow lorries were seen very often, they operated from a huge Mail Order building, not far from Heinz.
I remember Taylor Barnard had a depot quite close to junction 25 M6. I have put a reply regarding “Empire Cedric” on the Removals thread.Regards, Ray
Thanks for your comments Ray about the various companies. Sent you a PM re ferries. 
pv83:
“DEANB”]If anyone is intrested this lovely Leyland Martian is ending on ebay today. It was built in 1962 and has only done 875 miles from new !!!Cheers Dean, if only my shed was big enough… not to mention my bank account…
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”Powell Volvo. Not had one of these on from memory.
Hi Dean ,the Powell FH16 was from Chepstow ,they hauled out of the former Fairfield Mabey construction works on the banks of the river Wye . In thier day they produced beams structures for bridges as seen in Pauls excellent shot .
Dean ,thank you also for the additional Pritchards pics the Seddon pantechnicon was used amongst other things for hauling cycles from a factory in Pontypool which i believe has closed down now ,regards Keith.Thanks for the info about the Powell Volvo Keith,good suff chap !
robthedog:
Anyone recognise the mighty Scania 141 ■■?Hampshire registered
Thought someone may have recognised that one Rob. Had a distinctive paint job,possibly an owner driver ?
smallcoal:
“robthedog”Smarts Volvo.
Question for you Welsh boys are Smarts still operating haven’t seen any of theres for a long time I remember Gareth Smart had a very smart Red FH ]
Smarts are still around they on container and log work but you don’t see them often
A year or two ago used to see them fairly often around Poole.
DEANB:
coomsey:
Terex R45 Dean. Bullet proof,we had 10ish on site about 20yr old doing 16hr shifts ,very rare they broke down.
Cheers Coomsey“coomsey” you seemed to have driven a few dumpers etc seem to remember you drove a scraper as well.
Heres two more R45’s of Ambrose. (NMP)
Probably have some more stuff on those but not scanned chap so heres a bit about the Terex 33-07.
Click on pages twice.
33 11 85t not a bad drive, this one mine, fully automatic, the other 4were semi auto. Bit noisy courtesy of Detroit
Blimey Paul, did you work for Shand’s as well? 
Practically every person I know in this area worked for them at Rowsley, I will be with a few of them this weekend and they always have plenty of stories to tell about all the mishaps!
Back in the 60’s our Club secretary and two other lads had to travel up to Durham to collect three of Shand’s scrapers to go down and work on the St Albans by-pass (later the M10 of course). None had driven scrapers before and when they encounterd the first roundabout on the A1 they drove straight across it taking the flowerbeds with them! Then they had to go through Stamford with a Police ■■■■■■ and found an old Austin Ten double parked. The copper found the driver in a shop and told him to move it but he just said he would move it when he finished shopping so the copper just said “drive on lads” and three scrapers ran over the top of the Austin!! They never heard anymore about it though.
Same driver drove their low loader, he loaded a newly refurbished RB up to take to Congleton and swung out of the yard and hit the low rail bridge at Rowsley snapping the new jib clean off. He just reversed back into the yard and the fitters started rebuilding it again!
Pete.
For sure Pete about 5yrs until Dyggor Gaylord took the site over
There’s quite a few long time Shand men on here Pete. I’m the good looking one on the bottom row with the black t shirt. Cheers Coomsey
Thornycroft’s “Mighty Antar” which was first shown at the Earls Court Show in 1950. At its release it was Britain’s most powerful
vehicle with a 250 bhp Meteorite engine. Anyone drive one ■■
Morning Dean, yes, many years ago on an assesment, 1963, all I remember was the room in the cab and the 2 stick box, then the more managable Militant, AEC. still 2 sticks though.
robthedog:
DEANB:
Welsh and border trucks.Smarts Volvo.
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Question for you Welsh boys are Smarts still operating haven’t seen any of theres for a long time I remember Gareth Smart had a very smart Red FH ]
Hey Dean ,yes Smarts still operating from Talachddu nr Brecon that pic of the FH was when they were doing containers out of Southampton,gave that up years ago with several motors based down their .
The red FH i think was driven by the bosses wife Anita with the wording on cab door -Never under estimate the strength of a woman - I last saw her on timber work
Thanx for those Kelvedon pics Dean this thread just goes like lightning ! The S W Roberts Volvo tanker is from Whitland see them most days on the Brecon bypass
And that Seddon of Pritchards another South Wales gem ! thanx again Dean ,MT
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
Nicolas Packaging are from Kingswinford, Staff’s, they manufacture packaging trays for mushrooms mainly as well as other produce. I think this was the only Topliner they owned, driver was Keith, can’t for the life of me remember his surname! Cheer’s Pete
Thanks for the info Pete on the Scania.
coomsey:
“DEANB”
Terex R45 Dean. Bullet proof,we had 10ish on site about 20yr old doing 16hr shifts ,very rare they broke down.
Cheers Coomsey“coomsey” you seemed to have driven a few dumpers etc seem to remember you drove a scraper as well.
Probably have some more stuff on those but not scanned chap so heres a bit about the Terex 33-07.
33 11 85t not a bad drive, this one mine, fully automatic, the other 4were semi auto. Bit noisy courtesy of Detroit
coomsey:
For sure Pete about 5yrs until Dyggor Gaylord took the site overThere’s quite a few long time Shand men on here Pete. I’m the good looking one on the bottom row with the black t shirt. Cheers Coomsey
Thanks for your comments “windrush” . They never let you loose in that machine did they “coomsey”
HRS:
Thornycroft’s “Mighty Antar” which was first shown at the Earls Court Show in 1950. At its release it was Britain’s most powerful
vehicle with a 250 bhp Meteorite engine. Anyone drive one ■■Morning Dean, yes, many years ago on an assesment, 1963, all I remember was the room in the cab and the 2 stick box, then the more managable Militant, AEC. still 2 sticks though.
Harvey ,your back ! Glad someone drove the Antar,will do a bit on them soon.
MANTRONIC:
“robthedog”Question for you Welsh boys are Smarts still operating haven’t seen any of theres for a long time I remember Gareth Smart had a very smart Red FH ]
Hey Dean ,yes Smarts still operating from Talachddu nr Brecon that pic of the FH was when they were doing containers out of Southampton,gave that up years ago with several motors based down their .
The red FH i think was driven by the bosses wife Anita with the wording on cab door -Never under estimate the strength of a woman - I last saw her on timber work
Thanx for those Kelvedon pics Dean this thread just goes like lightning ! The S W Roberts Volvo tanker is from Whitland see them most days on the Brecon bypass
And that Seddon of Pritchards another South Wales gem ! thanx again Dean ,MT
Good stuff “MT”. That explains why i used to see Smarts regularly then if they had some motors running out of Southampton.
Heres another one of Smarts.
Heres another one of Kelvedon’s Crusader’s.
Anyone driven a White Road Commander 2 ? What were there good points and what were there bad points ■■
