Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?
I can remember a Co, The Wild Group, Is this the one you are referring to , There was a Exe ter Haulier IIRC, Called Maddern Tranpsort, Who may have been part of the group, The Wild Group Im referring to took Smiles for Miles Blucher over in 1975/6, Regards Larry.
NEJ:
Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?
I thought they were from Altrincham way ,there was one for sale in classic magazine recently .
Punchy Dan:
NEJ:
Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?I thought they were from Altrincham way ,there was one for sale in classic magazine recently .
Vic Wild ? Maddern Transport rose from the ashes of Wilds, didn’t they have a depot in Stoke ? Bestbooties will know
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
NEJ:
Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?I thought they were from Altrincham way ,there was one for sale in classic magazine recently .
Vic Wild ? Maddern Transport rose from the ashes of Wilds, didn’t they have a depot in Stoke ? Bestbooties will know
Madden Transport seems to ring a bell as I think they were from Exeter and I am seem to remember as you say they were part of the Wild’s group 
Bestbooties is your man, here is a pic of a DAF he drove for Wilds Motors, If you search “old companys from Stoke on Trent” there is a bit of info on Wilds and this is where the photo is from
Punchy Dan:
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Does anybody know if the Atki sold? It was new to Bassetts of Tittensor along with 737 and 738
I am sure it did sell ,but you can try its mark Hinchcliffe I think had it near Bury .
Don’t confuse Wild’s Motors and the Wild Group,different entities,Wild’s Motors traded out of Altrincham,near Manchester.
David
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
NEJ:
Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?I thought they were from Altrincham way ,there was one for sale in classic magazine recently .
Vic Wild ? Maddern Transport rose from the ashes of Wilds, didn’t they have a depot in Stoke ? Bestbooties will know
Yes from whieldon road
5thwheel:
Don’t confuse Wild’s Motors and the Wild Group,different entities,Wild’s Motors traded out of Altrincham,near Manchester.
David
Correct!
The Wild Group was all the small firms that Vic Wild, (AKA The Vicar), took over, he was like an early Eddie Stobart I suppose
Some I remember in the Group were:
Gleave Transport,
J,Frost Transport,
North Shropshire Transport,
McPhee’s,
Tancock Transport,
Maddern Transport,
Other firms I can’t remember the names of, there was a yard in Trafford Park,
I seem to think that the depot in Newport South Wales was Wild Group, I don’t remember any other name.
There was another firm in Bourne Lincolnshire that did a lot of bricks.
There was the Wild’s Motors from Altringham but they were all blue, but there was also a Wild Transport from Rochester that ran in the Wild Group colours but had no connection with the Wild Group.
pete smith:
Bestbooties is your man, here is a pic of a DAF he drove for Wilds Motors, If you search “old companys from Stoke on Trent” there is a bit of info on Wilds and this is where the photo is from
The Wild Group.
Punchy Dan:
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Wild’s Motors from Altringham, Stoke registration number.
NEJ:
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
NEJ:
Anyone remember this company with Blue Borderers and where were the based as I seem to remember they were based in Exeter or am I getting mixed up with a company in similar colours with ERF’s and Atki’s?I thought they were from Altrincham way ,there was one for sale in classic magazine recently .
Vic Wild ? Maddern Transport rose from the ashes of Wilds, didn’t they have a depot in Stoke ? Bestbooties will know
Madden Transport seems to ring a bell as I think they were from Exeter and I am seem to remember as you say they were part of the Wild’s group
Maddern Transport were from Redruth in Cornwall, Tancocks were from Exeter. While being part of the Wild Group, Denis Tancock was trying to undermine the Vicar and do his own thing.
When the Wild Group collapsed, Tancock’s morphed into Heaver Transport, owned I believe by a previous transport manager at Tancock’s, Tom Heaver and his brother.
Wild group also bought a haulier near Glasgow Hugh clelland and sons a well known steel hauler from chryston which was close to gartcosh steel works
bestbooties:
Punchy Dan:
0Wild’s Motors from Altringham, Stoke registration number.
It was new to Bassett Roadways
Another long serving Wilds Motors driver from Knutsford was Sid Gentels now sadly passed away used to park on the tip at Shaw Heath
DEANB:
Found these on the net,not mine.1
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After my time, never had any 6 x 2’s OR TIR plates on when I was there.