harry_gill:
my Mother used to say if some of the loads had went up it would have cleanrd Lancashire off the map.
thanks harry long retired.
Yorkshire would have been pleased with that Harry. 
My grandad was an RAF MT driver in WW2 and worked out of a bomb dump in Lincs,somewhere between Newark and Lincoln.He could tell a tale or two as well.
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
my Mother used to say if some of the loads had went up it would have cleanrd Lancashire off the map.
thanks harry long retired.Yorkshire would have been pleased with that Harry.
My grandad was an RAF MT driver in WW2 and worked out of a bomb dump in Lincs,somewhere between Newark and Lincoln.
hiya,
Somehow Chris i knew you would say something like that truthfully mate i’d actually mouthed the words prior to your posting.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
my Mother used to say if some of the loads had went up it would have cleanrd Lancashire off the map.
thanks harry long retired.Yorkshire would have been pleased with that Harry.
My grandad was an RAF MT driver in WW2 and worked out of a bomb dump in Lincs,somewhere between Newark and Lincoln.hiya,
Somehow Chris i knew you would say something like that truthfully mate i’d actually mouthed the words prior to your posting.
thanks harry long retired.
My Grandad had a bone handled pocket knife and a picture of Hitler,only thing with wheels he had was a pushbike and a wheelbarrow.
Had a few more stories last time I bumped this thread,here goes again.
I go with the majority, always wanted to drive lorries for a living although it was not because of a famly member driving, in fact I helped teach my dad to drive when I was 23 and he was about 58, the first vehicle I drove was a ‘David Brown’ Cropmaster diesel tractor at 10 yearo from then onwards there was no looking back! As a bonus to driving tractors at an early age I could reverse four wheel ‘A’ frame trailers at 12 years old and this was stand me in good stead much later in my driving career driving drawbar outfits and on a couple of companys I was designated drawbar instructor. My driving career spans 45 years (so far!) and like many others I wouldn’t have changed it for anything else. I started on four wheel tippers and finished on 44 tonne tankers and probably drove just about everything inbetween. Wouldn’t like to nominate the best and worst job but my five years on roping and sheeting was probably not my favourite. 
Hi when i was about 12 years old we had a haulage company next door to our house, The company was called JAMES HALL based in a small village in stirlingshire scotland. I went with one of the drivers during school holidays in an albion clydesdale,Every weekend i helped (or got in the way) when they used to change the pins & bushes on the springs, Then i got the job of riveting the brake shoes, After that was done i used to get to road test the vehicles in the yard and fuel them up with the driver sitting beside me, The company had albions leylands commer two strokes etc.It was a great time for a 12 year old, I am still driving lgvs 35years later
Just like the rest of you,grew up in the passenger seat during school holls.Dad didnt want me to become a lorry driver.He
wanted me to have a trade.Guess what,i became a fitter just so as i could drive the things.After a few years i decided
that i would be happier driving them,than repairing them.Still driving 35 years later.Lost dad 12 years ago,but he was pleased
to go with me in my trucks after he retired.Just before he retired he was driving a volvo f7 for tankfreight,and it was a thrill
to see him coming the opposite way and give him a flash of lights and a wave from the cab of my old leyland buffalo.Im
sure in is heart he was proud that i followed in his footsteps,even though he didnt want me to become a driver.ITS IN THE
BLOOD.