“Our first Actros arrived in 1998,” recalls Barry’s son Daniel, the oldest of three brothers. The youngest, Damien, drives for the firm, while middle bro Darren works for a refrigeration company. Barry remains in charge, assisted by his wife Aileen, Darren’s girlfriend Orinta and Daniel.
“We got another Actros in 2001 and then another in 2005, which was a 1850 V8 MegaSpace airbrushed with Marilyn Monroe,” he says. “We’d have liked to have kept that one but it was involved in an accident and then exported.”
Another impressive Actros was added to the fleet in 2016, this time a MegaSpace rigid, and a very smart Axor 4x2 tractor was acquired too. The company has always been keen to try a variety of trucks and has always had a rigid on hand for getting into tight spots and a couple of vans for express delivery.
Well forked Daf
Remember, we like to cover all sorts of different trucks here at T&D – like this impressive new CF rigid complete with Moffett Mounty forklift
King of the hill
Moving heavy equipment off road calls for a truck with plenty of power and traction, which is why M&J Plant chose a mighty 6x4 FH16 750
Time Machine 2015-2019
It’s the final part of our series on the history of UK haulage. Let’s look back at those innocent times before that pesky virus turned up
Original and best
There are few trucks which have been customised to the level of the Scania 143, but let’s not forget that the standard product was pretty awesome just as it left the factory, like this rare 420
GOING ALL THE WAY
Simon Rogers got behind the wheel as soon as he was able to, and nearly 30 years later, his company is going from strength to strength, with a striking all-black, top-spec Iveco S-Way 570 the latest addition to the fleet
Abnormal loads
In the distant past, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, truck drivers were a very different breed, made from sterner stuff than us mere mortals
Range change
After a gap of 13 years, Renault trucks have reappeared in the unique colours of MacRitchie Highland Distribution. T&D takes the high road to Inverness to meet owners, Donald and Catriona MacRitchie
Cutting a dash
Freshly showered and munching a healthy egg and cress sarnie in Gloucester North services, Chris has a Foden update
Air we go!
On Saturday 29 May at 6pm, 240 drivers gathered with their trucks at South Mimms Services for a parade to raise vital money for Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance
A Cutt Above
From coal to turf to fencing and loads more, there’s not much the Calcutt fleet hasn’t transported over the years
