![Faith, hope and forestry](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/2198/407081/5e4e62ccab00e/Faith-hope-and-forestry.jpg)
Ross is no stranger to these pages; he was featured in March 2016 T&D while working for Steven Barclay of Seafield Park Transport, having gained, aged 18, his LGV Class 1 under the Young Driver Scheme.
Although he acknowledges what Steven did and is thankful for the opportunity he was given, he then moved to James Jones & Sons, followed by a short period with B Cormack & Son before returning to operator James Jones in early 2018.
His ambition, however, was to run his own truck and he successfully became a full-time subbie for James Jones in July 2018. He had the option of buying a suitable tractor unit, kitting it out for round-timber haulage with an appropriate pump and hydraulic oil tank, a central tyre inflation system and acquiring a trailer.
Direct route All this would have taken some time, however, so he chose a more direct route and headed to Wales, where he bought a 65-reg Scania R520 Highline Streamline 6x2 tag-axle unit complete with a round-timber crane trailer that had run with the unit from new with well-known Welsh timber haulier Kieron M Owen.
He drove it home on the Saturday and was ready to start work the following Monday.
Kieron let him rent the trailer for the first couple of months and then pay for it once the allimportant cash flow became regular, a gesture much appreciated by Ross. It has to be said that not many sellers would have given such flexibility to a new-start purchaser.
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