Did some miles in this old gal.
And this one.
Take a look at this one mate.
Ransomes,Hoffman and Pollard wasn’t it Nigel?
I remember they had a place in Newark years ago,I suppose it’s gone now.
Chris Webb:
Ransomes,Hoffman and Pollard wasn’t it Nigel?
I remember they had a place in Newark years ago,I suppose it’s gone now.
I think so, and it was Ransome and Marles before that. 
I expect someone older will be along in a minute to tell us what it was before R&M. Mind you they are getting rarer these days (people who are older 
)
The transport went out to tender and the contract was won by swift services.
Hello again,Good pics from Nigel,nice to see those old girls mate …I’ve been rooting around my stuff and I found the only scrapbook that I put pics in as I opened it most of the cuttings fell out Here are a few.
Hope these are of interest.
Cheers Bubbs.
Many thanks for posting the daf hall aggregates, 
Dad use to drive 6wheeler marshal and then scammell routeman for halls. all the best gaz.
My thanks to you for posting The Cabmont Daf bubbleman, I did many, many miles on the
St Helens-Kings X-St Helens night flyer with that one. If you find anymore Cabmont or Otis I would appreciate seeing them.
Thank you so much for posting this one. I have mentioned this company several times on TruckNet and never had a flicker of interest. I was beginning to think I had dreamed it all up 
They were based in Gypsyville near Hessle Road Flyover where East Yorkshire Glazing started off when UPVC was new. I think they have also gone too.
Hello again,glad to put a smile on Viking and Wheelnuts faces,heres a few more that fell out of the scrapbook I found.
The last one is for Harry.
Cheers Marc.
hiya,
thanks marc one from consett think it was tommy (billy) ramage’s motor it certainly wasn’t mine you could never read the reg or fleet number for the muck,plus i wasn’t senior enough for new stuff always the banger at the back for me complete with rust and pop rivets still nobody looked at it so scrapes and dents didn’t matter, happy days.
thanks harry long retired.
That last pictures looks as if it was taken in the layby at Iveston, just up the road from consett, looking back across to the Pavillion restaurant
Hello again,more frpm the scrapbook that fell apart
Hope these are ok
Cheers Bubbs
bubbleman:
Colour scheme is the same as that shown below.
Note the Merc is also Stoke registered.
When The Wild Group was based in Stoke,Exeter banch was what used to be Tancocks.When Vic Wild,(The Vicar) died,it all came apart and Exeter depot is now the only thing left of The Wild Group,but has reverted to the name of Tancock,but still running in the same colours.
There used to be another firm called Wild,running in the same colours,from Sittingbourne,no relation,no connection.
i remember wild having a depot in altrincham on the a56 the rear of a garage,was this the same firm ?,i am sure it was !
bestbooties:
bubbleman:
Colour scheme is the same as that shown below.
Note the Merc is also Stoke registered.
When The Wild Group was based in Stoke,Exeter banch was what used to be Tancocks.When Vic Wild,(The Vicar) died,it all came apart and Exeter depot is now the only thing left of The Wild Group,but has reverted to the name of Tancock,but still running in the same colours.
There used to be another firm called Wild,running in the same colours,from Sittingbourne,no relation,no connection.
Were Wilds connected to Madderns from Exeter ? Who went on to become Bryans ?
Hi All
I dont know about Bryans but Madderns are now called Heaver Bros & are @ Exeter Airport
tribsa:
Hi All
I dont know about Bryans but Madderns are now called Heaver Bros & are @ Exeter Airport
Got done a few years back for (allegelly) “flagging out” : didnt they ?
tribsa:
Hi All
I dont know about Bryans but Madderns are now called Heaver Bros & are @ Exeter Airport
Maddens was originally from Redruth when they became part of the Wild group.
With the dissolution of the group when the Vicar died,they have been called Tancocks,(The original firm from Exeter),and Maddens.
When I drove for the Wild group in the early ‘70’s,Tancocks depot was in the old quarry just up from where Exeter services is now.In those days,the young assistant TM was Tom Heaver.Now Tom and his brother run it as Heaver Bros.
Don’'t remember anything named Bryans in the equasion.