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Trucks I've driven
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Ford 'D'-Series recovery vehicle which I drove on an M6 roadworks contract in 1980. |
The 'D'-Series again |
The business end! I think the recovery gear was Holmes |
The truck in which I learned to drive artics in 1982, owned by Midlands BRS, Erdington, Birmingham. |
My first proper lorry! A 16-ton Bedford KM. Noisy, uncomfortable, and with no sleeper cab, but I was a lorry driver at last! |
Rear view of the Bedford. I drove this for two years, getting cold, wet and dirty roping and sheeting. Happy days! |
The Bedford again. |
The Bedford again, after its repaint into the rather garish red of the Glynwed Group. Personally I preferred the blue! |
Front view of the Bedford. |
Final view of my old friend. Arthur Jones, who owned it, gave me my first job as a lorry driver and started my career. Thanks, Mr. Jones. |
One of the first artics I drove, a Scania 92. |
The Scania again. That trailer is only 40 feet long, but it seemed awfully big to a novice driver! |
Leyland Roadtrain. |
The Roadtrain again. Owned by Geest Industries, and loaded with bananas. Another 40-foot trailer, but it didn't seem as big! |
Mercedes Powerliner, on hire to Geest. One of the first with the Electronic Power Shift (EPS) gearbox. |
The cab of the Powerliner. The EPS was fun to play with at first, but after a while it becomes a pain! |
Leyland DAF 95, with double-deck trailer, owned by Harvestime Bakeries of Walsall. |
The back of the Leyland DAF 95. The trailer is still only 40 feet long, but it's over sixteen feet high! |
Volvo FL7, on contract to British Home Stores. |
Not a truck you'd want to tramp round Europe in! Tugmaster yard shunter. |
The Tugmaster again. It has a hydraulic turntable lift, and no springs on the rear axle. (Ouch!) |
One of the last trucks I've driven, a Volvo FH12 on hire to BHS. A beautiful vehicle. It's a pity some fool fitted it with a speed limiter! |
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