Lubbers
Grampian
GBA
Abbey ( tankers )
Simon Gibson
Redhead ■■ or are they just Ireland now
Surefreight
There being so few British tricks going over these days makes me think it’s about time you land locked island dwellers should salute us, the international heroes that keep our flag flying abroad. We risk our lives day in and day out to bring exotic goods from the continent. Christmas isn’t Christmas without an Italian turkey and Spanish vegetables*. Heroes, every last one of us
Some elements of this post I’ve made up. I can do that as I’m a hero
switchlogic:
Alcaline. As for Matthew’s they aren’t all that big are they? Admittedly you see them all over place but I don’t think they are in same size league as S&K
Matthews being the lot who sent someone out to get their truck but wouldn’t bring back their dead drivers body. Definitely aren’t big in my eyes.
slowlane:
Yup… definitely sounds like I’m confused then!!!
There is a Slam international (EE plates) that I’m assuming are part of the same company…also last week I was delivering in shepshed and the ind est was full of slam’s trucks all with curtains round…not seen any of them til recently, where did they spring from■■?
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SouthEastCashew:
switchlogic:
Alcaline. As for Matthew’s they aren’t all that big are they? Admittedly you see them all over place but I don’t think they are in same size league as S&KMatthews being the lot who sent someone out to get their truck but wouldn’t bring back their dead drivers body. Definitely aren’t big in my eyes.
You should have read beyond the headline, it wasn’t quite that cut and dried
switchlogic:
There being so few British tricks going over these days makes me think it’s about time you land locked island dwellers should salute us, the international heroes that keep our flag flying abroad. We risk our lives day in and day out to bring exotic goods from the continent. Christmas isn’t Christmas without an Italian turkey and Spanish vegetables*. Heroes, every last one of usSome elements of this post I’ve made up. I can do that as I’m a hero
Indeed we are, keeping our shelves stocked with the exotic fruits of our toils and showing those horrid foreign types the best of British produce.
A.
switchlogic:
SouthEastCashew:
switchlogic:
Alcaline. As for Matthew’s they aren’t all that big are they? Admittedly you see them all over place but I don’t think they are in same size league as S&KMatthews being the lot who sent someone out to get their truck but wouldn’t bring back their dead drivers body. Definitely aren’t big in my eyes.
You should have read beyond the headline, it wasn’t quite that cut and dried
Oh really
Grumpy Dad:
Redhead ■■ or are they just Ireland now
Surefreight
Not sure on redhead, they were bought by DB Schenker about 2yrs ago.
Grumpy Dad:
Lubbers
Grampian
GBA
Abbey ( tankers )
Simon Gibson
Redhead ■■ or are they just Ireland now
Surefreight
Don’t think Surefreight go over any more they did have one or two doing Belgium but think that has dried up now
muckles:
What about FTL from Portsmouth, I thought they did quite a lot of European, mostly France?
Yes mate we are still going over the water 
philgor:
If we’re going to derail this thread even further to any company’s that go across to Europe.Alphatrans. For the past 8wks or so they have been sending 2-10 UK registered truck across to Europe weekly. A few have taken the opportunity to weekend out there. And it’s not just western Europe. At one point we had UK truck in Romania…
Really bet that’s just the northern drivers doing that . Two just left Gravesend to go onto euro work elsewhere. Or is just quiet up north
switchlogic:
Adonis.:
switchlogic:
Alcaline. As for Matthew’s they aren’t all that big are they? Admittedly you see them all over place but I don’t think they are in same size league as S&KI thought Alcaline were foreign but had a UK base, just what I’d assumed.
I saw one of Richard Longs parked in Calais the other week so still going over it seems.
You do see Matthews all over the place, I seem to see them at the Swiss Border every time I’m there.
A.
No, British through and through
Not quite … Italian … used to be called aurora based in Chatham and Turin then moved to Aylesford then at some point changed to Alcaline late 90’s early 2000’s then moved to Lympne
truckertang:
slowlane:
Yup… definitely sounds like I’m confused then!!!There is a Slam international (EE plates) that I’m assuming are part of the same company…also last week I was delivering in shepshed and the ind est was full of slam’s trucks all with curtains round…not seen any of them til recently, where did they spring from■■?
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Slam got into Amazon work, and as Amazon rapidly expanded, so did Slam. The same goes for Cross Transport, who, incidentally, do European work, as I was chatting to one of their drivers last night - based in Brum. Slam have Slam International for Euro work.
chester1:
philgor:
If we’re going to derail this thread even further to any company’s that go across to Europe.Alphatrans. For the past 8wks or so they have been sending 2-10 UK registered truck across to Europe weekly. A few have taken the opportunity to weekend out there. And it’s not just western Europe. At one point we had UK truck in Romania…
Really bet that’s just the northern drivers doing that . Two just left Gravesend to go onto euro work elsewhere. Or is just quiet up north
It was just the immingham drivers, dunno why the gravesend didn’t go/ offered.
The euroside were short of drivers from what we were told.
philgor:
chester1:
philgor:
If we’re going to derail this thread even further to any company’s that go across to Europe.Alphatrans. For the past 8wks or so they have been sending 2-10 UK registered truck across to Europe weekly. A few have taken the opportunity to weekend out there. And it’s not just western Europe. At one point we had UK truck in Romania…
Really bet that’s just the northern drivers doing that . Two just left Gravesend to go onto euro work elsewhere. Or is just quiet up north
It was just the immingham drivers, dunno why the gravesend didn’t go/ offered.
The euroside were short of drivers from what we were told.
I think they are too busy with city island and royal wharfe in Gravesend and most don’t want to be away
I today make delivery by British reg truck from British company to Poland.
Mazzer2:
Grumpy Dad:
Lubbers
Grampian
GBA
Abbey ( tankers )
Simon Gibson
Redhead ■■ or are they just Ireland now
SurefreightDon’t think Surefreight go over any more they did have one or two doing Belgium but think that has dried up now
Surefreight still go over from Hull. I see them every week along with Maru and Bradtrans all from West Yorkshire.
Surefreight still go over from Hull. I see them every week along with Maru and Bradtrans all from West Yorkshire.
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Fair one I only ever saw them go out through Dover
Ocean Trailers still do Euroland
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muckles:
DadsRetired:
muckles:
switchlogic:
Is Richard Long still going? Just thinking I’ve not seen any of their lorries in a long.whileThey’re advertising for drivers, so I assume they’re still going.
They currently have two units running beet into Cantley.
Like most hauliers in Norfolk, it doesn’t matter how big you get or what type of work the rest of your fleet does, you’ve always go to have a few running on Sugarbeet.
PS I’m sure the adverts said European work, so they weren’t looking for the Beet Boys, unless they’ve started running loads into Reims.
And…what a perfect way to muddy up your truck 
Roads awash with ■■■■■ turning at the white house all the way into Cantley.
Used to notice most hauliers would use the oldest rattiest units on beet work, dont know if thats still the case??