Never knew a Diesel ■■■■,but I did briefly know a Diesel Dan doing Middle East in the early/mid '70’s,used to have his daughter with him all the time.Very sus!Mind you,she was a big girl and could change a truck wheel quicker than most blokes.
Deisel ■■■■, real name ■■■■ Alder from Penge. Good mate of Jimmy Ellis and Bobby Butler. Used to work for a Turk ( Nissan Baba) many years ago, hauling Massey Furgesson tractors to Turkey and Rothmans too.
I used to know him when I was on for Roy Bradford Lawrabian.
He died in about 1990. Proper funeral, all the lads were there.
I took a load of steel for Astran on an ‘open’ TIR Carnet from Motherwell to Doha in 1993. Every page of the Carnet was stamped ‘Bulky or Heavy’. The trailer could not be sealed because the load was oversize. Jan or Bob in Astran’s office told me that upto 7 (If I remember correctly) items can be transported on a trailer travelling under an ‘open’ Carnet. I had no real grief except for at Haditha (Saudi border with Jordan) the Saudi customs insisted that they sealed the ratchet to the chains so that it would show if I loosened the chains before the Qatar border. I blew a tyre after Raffa and put a super single on the second steer. Nick King met me in Doha. I tipped at Mannai Marine at Umm Said. They tipped me with a giant fork lift truck. The glamour is highly over rated. In my opinion if you can survive 4 Netto distribution depots in one week it is equal to a Doha. 2 Morrisons and 3 Netto is equal to an Oman etc…
When we were running out with the fridges the drivers always said TIR stood for Tipping in Rungis
lagan:
When we were running out with the fridges the drivers always said TIR stood for Tipping in Rungis
Blimey not heard that one for ages 
lagan how far back were you running out with fridges? was just looking a bit of info .
Got my Black HGV licence in DEC 1990, Went out that friday night with a load for Bremerhaven, last trip i done was 3 years ago,what kinda info you looking??
why the sudden sell up ? 
not far enough back lagan 
was looking a bit of info about an old photo somewhere on here.scania 111 pulling for moy meats with the haulier name of taranaki trucking.wanted to know the reason for the name thats all.
Have seen the photo you seen, I am nearly sure that belonged to a guy John Arthurs from Donaghmore Co.Tyrone. have you any idea of the reg. I will make enquieries tomorrow about it.
I was out in lorrys on the continent from around 1979, didnt get steering till 1981, then got licence ai 1990, them was good old days
noi 8741,its in the picture forum under old irish by ross n.i. some of lagans in there to i think. if you can find out the reason for the name let me know please. thanks.maybe best to send a pm so as not to hijack the tir thread anymore
These are from the photo forum
cheers to Ross and Routier
No Prob Glenman, will ask Leo Ferrity and some other men who had plant on the road then and let you know, i looked at a photo i have but cant make out the phone number,
sorry lagan i just edited the last post there. oh by the way back in the 70’s when i was young ,tir meant those boys were the big boys.
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Recentily rescuced this for a restoration project…
In the second photo that is Keith Connoly from Heysham direction, anyone on here know or heard tell of him lately??