bubbleman:
A few pieces today which deal with middle east trucking…l would have loved to of had a go but in my 35 years of driving lorries the farthest l’ve been over the water is the lsle of wight…dont suppose l’ll ever do it now.
Cheers Marc.
Probably the same cost for the ferry though!! 
bubbleman:
A few pieces today which deal with middle east trucking…l would have loved to of had a go but in my 35 years of driving lorries the farthest l’ve been over the water is the lsle of wightl wonder if any ex middle easters know any of these fellas
Cheers Marc.
Hi Marc, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and say thanks for posting all the great photos over the last four month’s.
I am afraid that I don’t know anything about Peterlea Trucking, I think that they might of started running Commie Block and Middle East sometime after I finished.
Although I had a P.M. from a TruckNet member called pils last month who worked for Peter King for about 13 years.
Pils lives on the Gold Coast here in Queensland and told me that Peter King now lives in Perth Western Australia.
He also mentioned that Mervyn King, who I think is some relation, suffered a massive stroke about two years ago. Mervyn I think, ran M.&C. Transport who did a lot of Middle East in the 1980s.
Hopefully, pils or jj72 ( Andy ) might know a bit more about this company.
B.T.W. Merry Christmas to you too Andy and give my regards to Dave.
Regards Steve.
V8 Passion pm,ed me asking for B.R.S wagons…to be honest l struggled,you;d have thought l’d be overflowing with them…anyway here are the few l found.
Best l could do V8 mate.
Cheers Marc.
Some Volvos today lads,
Once again l hope these are of interest.
Cheers Marc.
Hi Marc, loving the continuing pics in this thread. Particularly like the Tarmac Reiver a few pages back tipping into a Barber Green. 
Have you any more ?
PS. I was also wondering if you’ve come across any pics of Staveley / Peakstone / John Beisty vehicles in CM ? I think everytime they had a fresh batch of wagons, it was announced in CM for some reason !
This is a link to a thread I put up a while back detailing the company :
Marc,
Brilliant thread - keep up the good work.
Do you have any Volvo cuttings featuring Comarts or Moorlocks ■■
Regards
Ant
Hi Mark,Ifirst met Alex Greaves in Teheran in seventy eight at the start of the revolution. we were parked in davis turners compound where there was a guard on duty twenty four hours a day. Because of the troubles we left our trailers in the compound and bobtailed a few units down to the customs each morning to be told to come back tomorrow this went on for weeks. Alex Greaves was parked in the street near the customs all this time and refused to join us in DT’s compound as he said it cost too much for parking.
Peter King cousin of Mervyn King was a subbie for Coblefret for many years, when they had a yard in Harwich. He always had top speck trucks and changed them every three or so years. He traded as Peterlea trucking and when cobblefret moved to purfleet he started looking for other work which included middle east and later russia. I believe he now runs a demolition company in oz. regards Jamie .
A Scot lost in the Valley’s
Hello again,nice to hear from Bonkey and Willie…l’ve noted what you want and will keep a lookout through the clippings.
A mixture today…a few old names from the past amongst them.
Hope these few are ok.
Cheers Marc.
more excellent stuff bubbleman - out of idle curiosity, any idea on the year of the hamnetts piece? i looked at bringing that same boiler out of hamnetts warehouse about 2 years ago as it was going to a fruit of the loom factory at buncranna in donegal - we got undercut anyway but just interested? thanks 
Sorry jj72 no idea mate what year the pic came from…l stuck the Renault in for some of the younger lads who look in,not everyone are into the old stuff ,just trying to put on something for everyone…but the Renault is P reg so whats that 97 or 98,l guess about then.ok
Cheers Marc
Todays offerings…Maggies and Fix lt Again Tonys(Fiats)
Hope these are of interest.
Cheers Marc.
A few Fodens today…the first few for Bonkey Dollocks 
And the final one is for Mark R…OK
Cheers Marc
Hi Marc here is a local to me old Foden belonging to Malcolm Millard from just outside Southampton a place called Flexford
Regards Pat
O.M.G!! That takes me back a bit…The old Kendricks tippers from Green Lane Walsall, running round the midlands carrying coal/coke,and scrap metal…Knew a couple of there drivers.They told me some right old stories,about Horace Kendrick and co…
Great photo’s again Marc…And thanks again for the pics
all the best
Wagsie.
marc
Hi marc, Thanks for the Maggie pics, as always great shots.
I hope you and your family have a Happy Christmas
Many thanks for all your efforts this year, they really are appreciated,carry on the good work in 2009 !
Kind regards Richard
Thanks Marc, another Woods photo i had,nt seen before!. I,d like to know what show that was. Have a good Christmas, Rgds Mark.
Hello again,thanks for the kind replies and the xmas wishes,here is todays bits all from leaflets for a change.
Thats it then for today,just leaves me to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and theres plenty more to come.
Cheers Marc.
merry xmas bubbleman. the thread is brilliant. i showed my dad the cawthorns pics you put on . hes over the moon ,he drove the e.r.f. thats pictured coming off the ferry. many thanks
I remember Hollis Transport from Reading, used to repair a Leyland Terrier that they owned. The Ensign Tanker of Slaters brought back memories as I did my HGV 2 training at Slaters yard near Pickering in 1976, passed my test on a 1968 S 34 Foden 8 legger. A brilliant thread, keep em coming!
Pete.
hiya,
thanks bubbleman fantastic thread, merry christmas and a prosperous new year to you and yours youv’e made a lot of people happy, thanks harry long retired.