Hi, I am new

[hendicky]

Hi, I am a new member. I live in Cornwall, and am trying to make a top ten of the local lorries that I see. At the moment, Westfields is top, followed by Harts Haulage.
I probably should not be on here, as I am a widow in my sixties,but local lorries have given me a lot of pleasure over the years. Seeing them at dusk,driving up the motorway as I have been heading home from visits to family,mostly happy occasions, some not, has always been very comforting.The massive lights on the Westfield cabs,which I dont believe they have now, used to look like Xmas trees.
I expect every one on this forum has loads of knowledge,and I have none, but gosh I do get fun out of seeing them.
Is there anyone in Cornwall that has a list? Some I may not have thought of.
I hope to hear.

[Ian]

Welcome to the forum, feel free to join in with any comments and photos.

Cheers

Ian

[hilifta]

Welcome to the site and I'm sure you'll find plenty of info and photos of Cornish trucks.
Sorry I can't help with photos, I just have the name!

hilifta (Mike Cornwall)

[G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

[G-CPTN]

Welcome, hendicky.

We can do with some feminine points of view on here, and we are considerate, so feel free to express yourself and contribute to anything that takes your fancy.

There are many female drivers on the road now, though I don't think any have joined Truck and Bus (unless they haven't come out of the closet yet).

Long before I became involved in transport I used to follow the trucks (or lorries as they were back then) that past our house, in my case the most frequent were Robsons of Carlisle and then probably British Road Services (do you remember them?).

I don't suppose that you ever saw any Robsons of Carlisle down your way (it would be a three-day trip - and three days back) though I bet you see Eddie Stobart.

Do tell us what you see and we will try and find them - I've recently found an operator from the Highlands of Scotland!

See:- http://www.truckandbusforum.com/gall...ge.php?i=14551


Westfields:- http://www.westfieldtransport.com/

and:-

We have recently purchased 9 No. 56 plate R420's from Hanbury Riverside. They were all bought "over the phone", and painted in our colours. As usual, the same as every other time I have bought off Lee Smith, they were all in immaculate condition, on time and as described. If there is such a thing as an honest secondhand salesman, Lee is the man.
Service as always has been excellent, and Hanbury are a pleasure to deal with.

Robert Walker
Managing Director

Photograph:- http://www.hanburyriverside.co.uk/Up...westfields.jpg

From:- http://www.hanburyriverside.co.uk/Ou...rs.asp?docid=8
(three-quarters way down the page)

You can even get a model in Westfield livery:- http://www.alphagroupmodels-retail.c...productID=1491

Plenty more by using 'westfield transport' or 'westfield haulage' in Google Images:-

http://www.transportcafe.co.uk/britain36.html

(are they pastie smugglers?)

.

[G-CPTN]

There's even videos of Hart's Haulage!:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-0U2Zt0fvg

(and more alongside this)

[G-CPTN]

Cornish Truck Show coming up! :- http://www.cornwalltruckshow.co.uk/

If you can get along, you will see the trucks close-up and all clean and polished - and the drivers will be pleased to give you a guided tour (and maybe even a ride round the showground).

Remember, if you don't ask you don't get and shy bairns get nowt!, so don't be afraid to talk to them. Any driver that takes his truck along to a show just wants to be appreciated.

[hendicky]

Thank you all so much for all the info.
I have great fun looking at the links you gave me.
I do have a Westfields model, which I had for a birthday a few years ago.
Nearly bought another one on ebay of the lorry with Eden project on, but resisted.
I also have a John Julian Van model.
Hope I can get to the Show next week. Would love to sit in a Westfield, or a Harts!
Forgot about the Stocks. Dont see them much in Truro.

[G-CPTN]

Do try and get along to the show!