dafdave:
revman:
rear view
What a beast eh,fantastic not much on that lads regarding driver comforts.
regards dave
Could this possibly be Mr. Cooper’s next project,I should think it would be a vast improvment on the “Texas Atki” !!! Anon from ■■■■■■■ !!
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.
Well said Harry,my sentiments exactly!!!
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.
Well “H” I must admit to employing a number of drivers over the years with identical DNA to your goodself,cracking drivers,do the job to perfection with their eyes closed but not very good in the “all round cleanliness” dept,some of them extending this oversight into the personal cleanliness area !! Turn up on a Sunday for “down the road” smelling like a whores hanbag,washed,shaved and clean overalls.Return on a Friday night or Saturday morning smelling like a Polecat (I shouldn’t really insult Polecats) and sometimes worse !! But boy could they get through the work during the week,so whats a ■■■■■■ motor or three or four when we had another 70 or 80 immacculate ones eh! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.Well “H” I must admit to employing a number of drivers over the years with identical DNA to your goodself,cracking drivers,do the job to perfection with their eyes closed but not very good in the “all round cleanliness” dept,some of them extending this oversight into the personal cleanliness area !! Turn up on a Sunday for “down the road” smelling like a whores hanbag,washed,shaved and clean overalls.Return on a Friday night or Saturday morning smelling like a Polecat (I shouldn’t really insult Polecats) and sometimes worse !! But boy could they get through the work during the week,so whats a [zb] motor or three or four when we had another 70 or 80 immacculate ones eh! Cheers Dennis.
hiya,
Always kept the inside of the “shed” presentable IE’ whizz a bit of pledge around and a nice clean
bonnet cover, well you never knew when you was going to pick up a bit of tidy cab-traffic did you.
thanks harry long retired.
scrap 
Bewick:
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.Well “H” I must admit to employing a number of drivers over the years with identical DNA to your goodself,cracking drivers,do the job to perfection with their eyes closed but not very good in the “all round cleanliness” dept,some of them extending this oversight into the personal cleanliness area !! Turn up on a Sunday for “down the road” smelling like a whores hanbag,washed,shaved and clean overalls.Return on a Friday night or Saturday morning smelling like a Polecat (I shouldn’t really insult Polecats) and sometimes worse !! But boy could they get through the work during the week,so whats a [zb] motor or three or four when we had another 70 or 80 immacculate ones eh! Cheers Dennis.
I’ll wager you tore into a driver that didnt keep his unit clean Dennis,as my day man used to say,“you got it dirty,you clean it at the end of the night”,I think that is fair,always drove a clean/tidy motor
David
I always liked to keep my motor clean, inside and out, I took the view “look after your motor and it will look after you”. Daft really but that’s the way I was.
Hi again,heres todays selection. 
Cheers Bubbs, 
harry_gill:
Bewick:
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.Well “H” I must admit to employing a number of drivers over the years with identical DNA to your goodself,cracking drivers,do the job to perfection with their eyes closed but not very good in the “all round cleanliness” dept,some of them extending this oversight into the personal cleanliness area !! Turn up on a Sunday for “down the road” smelling like a whores hanbag,washed,shaved and clean overalls.Return on a Friday night or Saturday morning smelling like a Polecat (I shouldn’t really insult Polecats) and sometimes worse !! But boy could they get through the work during the week,so whats a [zb] motor or three or four when we had another 70 or 80 immacculate ones eh! Cheers Dennis.
hiya,
Always kept the inside of the “shed” presentable IE’ whizz a bit of pledge around and a nice clean
bonnet cover, well you never knew when you was going to pick up a bit of tidy cab-traffic did you.
thanks harry long retired.
I always thought a bit of muck on the out side showed a motor worked for a living,and i did’nt have the best of nightmen to work with,but i liked to keep the inside tidy.
5thwheel:
Bewick:
harry_gill:
Muckaway:
I think work weary motors are more photogenic than new and polished ones. A bit like steam locos; they look mote real when a bit grubby.hiya,
“Muckaway” I was capable of and usually did get any motor new or old, looking work weary
within it’s first day of me driving it, no sat-nav’s in my day so never located the wash I was
payed to drive the things not molly-coddle them, cleaning them and acting as nightwatchman
wasn’t part of the deal with me, and I did get away with it all my driving career.
thanks harry long retired.Well “H” I must admit to employing a number of drivers over the years with identical DNA to your goodself,cracking drivers,do the job to perfection with their eyes closed but not very good in the “all round cleanliness” dept,some of them extending this oversight into the personal cleanliness area !! Turn up on a Sunday for “down the road” smelling like a whores hanbag,washed,shaved and clean overalls.Return on a Friday night or Saturday morning smelling like a Polecat (I shouldn’t really insult Polecats) and sometimes worse !! But boy could they get through the work during the week,so whats a [zb] motor or three or four when we had another 70 or 80 immacculate ones eh! Cheers Dennis.
I’ll wager you tore into a driver that didnt keep his unit clean Dennis,as my day man used to say,“you got it dirty,you clean it at the end of the night”,I think that is fair,always drove a clean/tidy motor
David
Sure did have a few “sharp words” with a few drivers over the years I was running Bewick Transport David ! Often it worked but sometimes you were trying to get through to a driver who was totally incapable of keeping his motor clean and tidy.It didn’t matter what you said or explained or compared him to,you might as well have stood on top of Shap Fell and tried “■■■■■■■ into the wind” !! Needless to say said drivers were never ever allocated a new or nearly new motor and if on the many occaisions I bought a batch of secondhand units there was uaually one of them that wasn’t just as tidy in the cab as the rest were and this one would be allocated to one of the “more untidy” drivers.However,these drivers never seemed to mind as they accepted the reason for the decision! I couldn’t win,other than to fire them but they were invariably good lads at their job so we just usually gave their motors a good steam clean every service,ground our teeth,and kept rolling !! Cheers Dennis.
vwvanman0:
sifting through some old commercial motors to ebay and came across this,looks nasty,container v ergo aec,poor chap.
Just to think we drivers went on strike to stop this sort of thing happening. We were meant to be backed by the dockers! They carried on working we, lost about 2 weeks wages and got labeled ‘troublemakers’. I rest my case your honor
Well my experience with Dockers over the years, starting in the 50s the only thing they backed was themselves & bloody horses, the worst ones I encountered were Liverpool, London, & Hull, the rest were passable, Regards Larry.
You’re not wrong there Lawrence.
I well remember freezing hours waiting in the Royal Docks in London with the window open so I didn’t miss my call on the Tannoy to go and tip.
We weren’t allowed to use their canteen but were provided with a drinks machine in an open sided shed for nourishment.
They even made us use the Asian toilets. Lorry drivers’ bums too good for theirs, obviously. 
And we were ‘brothers’ in the same union, the treacherous T&G.
Liverpool was no better, hours waiting to tip one carton, but, if they wanted the load for their bonus it was hurry up, hurry up.
I rejoiced at the coming of containers. 
Aye & look at the Pool now well & truly F kd Its now run privateley, Or might add it was the last time I had the pleasure of loading there If I could call It pleasure, I did get loaded pretty quick, & on my way, of course thats over 12 years ago ., So is things still the same there or has it got better ? or worse, Hopefuly better, Regards Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well my experience with Dockers over the years, starting in the 50s the only thing they backed was themselves & bloody horses, the worst ones I encountered were Liverpool, London, & Hull, the rest were passable, Regards Larry.
I didn’t have many dealings with them but by hell, I can second that.
Barry Waddy ,Spot on Lawrence,they brought on there own distruction .yours Barry
grumpy old man:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well my experience with Dockers over the years, starting in the 50s the only thing they backed was themselves & bloody horses, the worst ones I encountered were Liverpool, London, & Hull, the rest were passable, Regards Larry.I didn’t have many dealings with them but by hell, I can second that.
my 21 first . pr of boots and a trip to Liverpool.1950 albion 4 pot,vack brakes, no power steering .sleeping over bonit .boy was it cold ,just trying to put into words what it was like,
no it can never be that bad , but it was.
and today the sound of a scouser sends shivers down my spine,
i have a young brother who has never sleped over the bonit ,
sleeper cab and night heater,
thats PGO
