Welsh Border and Mid Wales Hauliers 1950's onwards

kingswinford kit:

Dave the Renegade:

jsd:
Hi Dave,first of a few Doug Dawe & Sons lorries


Thanks James, that’s better quality, than the one I had.
Cheers Dave.

Hi Dave , happy new yearto you and your good lady , have to say i have not heard of Doug Dawe , where was he based ? regards Keith .

hiya,
Oi’ sur I’ve got a bit of quality tarmac left over from a major contract will make a good job
of your drive for £150, can just hear the spiel now.
thanks harry, long retired.

Poor quality I’m afraid

harry_gill:

kingswinford kit:

Dave the Renegade:

jsd:
Hi Dave,first of a few Doug Dawe & Sons lorries


Thanks James, that’s better quality, than the one I had.
Cheers Dave.

Hi Dave , happy new yearto you and your good lady , have to say i have not heard of Doug Dawe , where was he based ? regards Keith .

hiya,
Oi’ sur I’ve got a bit of quality tarmac left over from a major contract will make a good job
of your drive for £150, can just hear the spiel now.
thanks harry, long retired.

Not off that bloke Harry. A genuine bloke who was also a foreman mechanic at Praills of Hereford before he started his haulage business. Tarmac was only about £2 a ton then.
Cheers Dave.

jsd:
Poor quality I’m afraid

Was that one of yours James. Philpotts who I drove for had a couple of those in that colour.
Cheers Dave.

Doug in his little Dodge

jsd:
Doug in his little Dodge

I remember seeing him with that one, in an article in one of the truck mags.
Cheers Dave.

Yeah that was taken by my uncle Trevor in what was then Redlands sand and gravel pit at Bodenham Dave

The Dodge in Wellington sand pit

Steve Dawe’s Leyland Constructor

Constructor again

jsd:
Steve Dawe’s Leyland Constructor

Great stuff James. This thread has been starved of some older photo’s for a while.
Cheers Dave.

The Constructor looking nice and tidy

jsd:
The Constructor looking nice and tidy

I always thought that the Constructor was just the right spec for quarry work.
Cheers Dave.

Old girl starting to look a little worn by this point

Old Constructor


A newer one of Doug Dawe & Sons.

Doug and two Leylands

jsd:
Doug and two Leylands

He was a big old lad in his day.
Cheers Dave.


Don’t know who was driving this one, a few years ago James ?

Jim Mulvey was the last to drive that little Daf Dave,always spotless inside.
Cheers James