Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 When I lived we Gedling one of our neighbours drove a large tipper lorry for K & M haulage moving waste from Staythorpe Power Station. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Sladens,where were they based? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I briefly worked there in '73 based on Church St Basford, old Basford Wakes site I think Ian ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Cheers mick,similar livery to Geo.Dominics. I dealt with all those small hauliers at Boots,including Smith's of Eccles. Drivers then were salt of the earth! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I should have said Lincoln Street Ian. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.9838006,-1.1814766,3a,90y,114.13h,94.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7H1i6wI2JrDDsN8wCXKgRQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Sladens,where were they based? Palin st,Hyson green ian,..................now in Hucknall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 H Sladen started out on Radford Blvd. By the late 1990s the company had outgrown its LincolnSt, Old Basford premises. H Sladen & Son Ltd moved toa new purpose built depot which included extensivewarehouse, parking and garage facilities alongsidemodern offices at Daniels Way, Hucknall. History is here. http://www.sladentransport.co.uk/resources/documents/Nostalgic%20Nottm%20H%20Sladen%20article.pdf 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I had some dealings with Sladens Mick,late 80s or early 90s and i def. recall them having a yard or something on Palin st,although its not mentioned in their history,perhaps it was a place they rented temprolly (spell ?) during their expansion ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 In the '70s I lived two hundred yards from their yard on ...........................Palin Street. Was only a coal yard at that place, no haulage. They then moved to Lincoln Street I believe, that's when I did some work for them. Doing general haulage sub contracted to Stirlands, delivering pallets of dog & cat meat under contract for Pedigree Petfoods ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 H. Sladen's son is one of my customers. (He has now retired). They are now on Daniels Way, Hucknall adjacent to JTF. Prior to that they were on Lincoln Street. I distinctly remember when I did my PSV with Trent Transport Training we went into their yard on Lincoln Street to fill up with diesel. They must have had an account with H. Sladen. That would have been March 1991. If they were on Palin Street it would be prior to them being on Lincoln Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Great to see that they are still going,Henson's was another company I can recall,working on a despatch dock you were in constant contact with drivers,I was known to use my body weight to crank the handbrake on a forty foot trailer,when the shunter popped his unit in and connected up and wound up the legs.. he'd pull and pull!! Some drivers would kop on and leave black rubber on the yard! Failing that a dead rat from the canal on a manifold or secreted in the cab..lovely!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Henson's Haulage. Back in the '60s when I lived in St Anns I was an apprentice mechanic & one of our customers was Harry Henson who owned that company. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Atlas Express,green paintwork and TK's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 When I was at Sladen's they were Bedford TK & KMs. Red livery with gold lettering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Two truck companies I recall batting about,Metal Box,Sutton in Ashfield way. Leggett Freight, they ran Scania's had a yard near British Waterways building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Metal Box I think are no more. Leggett Freight I think are a national concern & still going. Light blue livery on the wagons ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I don't think there's been any mention of Thompson Jewitt. They started on Pasture Lane, Ruddington and then had the International Freight Terminal built at Huthwaite, off J28 of the M1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Spot on Michael,there livery changed colour. They were pale yellow with a blue stripe and lettering- became red and white? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 The site at Sutton is more secure than Fort Knox ! Proper HM Customs place too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Not Nottingham haulage companies, but two I remember seeing locally in the 60's were SPD (Speedy prompt delivery) and Scheepens & Wells. Another popular one into the 70's was Swifts. Were they Wakefield based? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Prior to the Volvos Thompson Jewitt bought a fleet of Commer Maxiloads for it's Scandinavian operation. The vehicles were powered by Tillings Stevens 3 cylinder - 6 piston - horizontally opposed - supercharged 2 stroke engines (TS3) I used to love these engines. The air cleaners sat below the drivers seat opposite the inlet manifold and the fuel injection pump, so a broken injector pipe could spray directly into the air cleaner, this brought home the tech college theory of the rising characteristics of a diesel engine very clearly when it started revving uncontrollably. Jewitts had the vehicles kitted out with winter packs, basically insulation kit surrounding the engine bay, a kettle for driver and studded tyres. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 SPD of Bilborough, silver painted fridge wagons ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Some Commers had Eaton 2 speed back axles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 One of my first wagon driving jobs after I aquired my HGV licence was driving a Commer TS3 tipper, two stroke engine & Eaton two speed axle ! Basic wagon, no extra's or comforts, lovely sounding engine but greatly underpowered almost to the point of embarrassment. Eaton two speed axle needed a bit of practice to get the hang of it, you had to remember what gear was selected, six gears X two rangers, high or low. Idea was to start in a low range & change to high then low etc. as you progressed through the gears. Later "splitter boxes" were much more simple, start in low range until top gear aquired, then start in lowest gear again after selecting high range first. Much more simple. Good example here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Great stuff Mick,loved that Commer'whistle' when you changed up or down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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