Welsh Border and Mid Wales Hauliers 1950's onwards

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

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Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

One of the most rated 6wheelers ever built amongst some of Smiths old timers, Dave.

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Muckaway:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

One of the most rated 6wheelers ever built amongst some of Smiths old timers, Dave.

They were rated this way Nathan,this one pictured in the 90’s is still working.The Constructors with the same driveline was just as good.These wagons did a lot of work doing longer distances than the modern lorries as the artics are doing the distance jobs from the quarries these days.
Cheers Dave.

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Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

Much better pic Dave, did you have a Class1 licence?

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bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

Much better pic

Didn’t drive an ergo cabbed Letland for Clarence Griffiths,but did drive an Ergo cabbed Leyland Comet for C M Philpotts from Kington.
Cheers Dave.

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A bit blurred this pic of a Scania,seen on the A44 on Stanner bank,Radnorshire.

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A Scania six wheeler flatbed,seen on the A44 Kington bypass.

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John Williams with his Foden eight legger,seen on the A44 near Lyonshall,Herefordshire.

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bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

Much better pic Dave, did you have a Class1 licence?

As Dave said - it’s still a worker - although getting some TLC now, I believe:

And this one is a worker too:

Apologies for the reposts of the Griffiths lorries!

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A couple of local restored vehicles:

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bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

Much better pic Dave, did you have a Class1 licence?

Missed your post with the question regarding the class one licence bubsy.The HGV licences were coming in from 1970 onwards as your car licence ran out.You had to have 6 months driving whatever class between April 1969 and April 1970.My car licence ran out in August 1971,but in January 1971 I had a bad accident which finished my lorry driving.I wouldn’t have qualified for a class one but would have for a class two as I drove four and six wheelers.Would have took a test for an artic but it was not to be.Got my national and international cpc’s, that’s what keeps me involved with lorries.When C W Griffiths ran these in yellow the Gore quarry was Tilcon,there were no tarmac quarries in this area then.
Cheers Dave.

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fryske:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:

Dave the Renegade:

bubsy06:
also you are getting into the realms of a stobart spotter with you unhealthy obsession with the tarmac tippers :laughing:

Not unhealthy at all bubsy,its a firm I worked for,see my avatar.They are also Friends of mine and based on my doorstep.
Cheers Dave.

Ahh, doesnt look like a tarmac tipper in your avartar, also I have a slight issue with them due to their over the top H&S nonsense.


This is my avatar photo,have a look at the name on the cab bubsy.I drove a Bedford TK aand then a Commer Maxiload for C W Griffiths in 1968/69.The H & S issues are down to the quarry owners.
Cheers Dave.

Much better pic Dave, did you have a Class1 licence?

As Dave said - it’s still a worker - although getting some TLC now, I believe:

And this one is a worker too:

Apologies for the reposts of the Griffiths lorries!

Don’t apologise Steve,its good to see them and compare.
Cheers Dave.

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One of Phil Morris Daf eight leggers,seen on the A44 near Lyonshall,Herefordshire.

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Dave the Renegade:

escortg3:

Dave the Renegade:

hammer:

Dave the Renegade:

hammer:
He’s got a lot of lorries dave, all in Tarmac colours? I wouldn’t like his HP bill!

Bet you would hammer.No finance involved with them.Been trading 60 years with no passengers,or office staff to pay.
Cheers Dave.

I didn’t think Tar**c would let you do that Dave, thought you had to have some HP to ‘keep you on the hook’ as it were?

If you look hammer they some haven’t got the t-----c logo on.This family firm won’t be dictated to by anyone.
When it comes to who stands up to be counted these are in the forefront over rates etc.They will park up if necessary.

what does it say on the disc in the window dave :wink: :wink:

Can’t see that high Andrew :wink: :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

will have to get you on the ramp dave :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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escortg3:

Dave the Renegade:

escortg3:

Dave the Renegade:

hammer:

Dave the Renegade:

hammer:
He’s got a lot of lorries dave, all in Tarmac colours? I wouldn’t like his HP bill!

Bet you would hammer.No finance involved with them.Been trading 60 years with no passengers,or office staff to pay.
Cheers Dave.

I didn’t think Tar**c would let you do that Dave, thought you had to have some HP to ‘keep you on the hook’ as it were?

If you look hammer they some haven’t got the t-----c logo on.This family firm won’t be dictated to by anyone.
When it comes to who stands up to be counted these are in the forefront over rates etc.They will park up if necessary.

what does it say on the disc in the window dave :wink: :wink:

Can’t see that high Andrew :wink: :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

will have to get you on the ramp dave :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Got two ramps Andrew,one on each van :laughing:

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Chris Hazel’s M A N eight wheeler tipper,seen on the A44 near Leominster.

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Dave Thomas with one of Tony Lewis Volvo FM’s,seen on the A44 Kington bypass.

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Two of C W Griffiths Volvo FM’s,seen on the A44 coming down Penhros Hill towards Kington.

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A Scania eight legger,seen on the A44 on a dark wet December morning at Lyonshall,Herefordshire.

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One of Tuffnells,seen on the A488 in Lyonshall,Herefordshire.