the truck blog

Sandbach Transport Festival this year is a two day event. Part of the Liverpool 2008 Capital of Culture. The Saturday the 19th is a carnival day, including a truck pull, Hovercraft displays, a staged RTA, marching bands, floats, clowns, market stalls, hog roast, fair rides, garden festival, art exhibition, fire cadets display. The Sunday the 20th will be the usual parade of transport vehicles from bikes to heavy haulage trucks, steamers, bicycles you name it. It all starts at 10.30 on the Saturday. We are still taking vehicle entries for the Sunday parade the cost is £5 to enter.

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Foden Trucks at work

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:59:02 +0100

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Last Pictures of the Foden Trucks Site

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:39:14 +0100

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These trucks carry a million pounds worth of kit around in them in the search for oil

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:14:11 +0100

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Best Of British

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:03:49 +0100

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Foden

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:38:29 +0100

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The Foden Brass Band

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:30:41 +0100

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These Foden's are working in New Zealand

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:12:06 +0100

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Airbrushed Trucks

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:20:22 +0200

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Foden Trucks Enthusiasts

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:40:48 +0200

I've decided since I've had such a long connection with Paccar that I would start to post some of the wonderful pics people send me and I have. Here's the first lot thanks to Shaun for this selection who used to work at Foden and now works for Cummins!

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Last Ever Foden RIP!

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:06:31 +0200

The Last British Truck Marque! End of an era.

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My friend Dave sent me these

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:43:20 +0100

He loads tree trunks onto his lorry so his trucks are very strong!

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Check out this trailer livery! Amazing Brill

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:32:46 +0100

Sent to me by the very lovely Niicboy!!

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The Paccar Mix

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:37:49 +0100

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Then There's The Truck Racing

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:06:43 +0100

Our lovely friend Ross Garrett or Roast Carrot as we call him ;o)

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Then in Truck Marketing there's meeting the celebs

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:54:25 +0100

Nigel Hanwell at Volvo what a lovely guy! Picture is Phil Easton from Liverpool's Magic (anotherlovely guy) and Simon and Kate from Corrie

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Another Joy of Marketing Trucks is the Show's....

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:31:35 +0100

I look quite professional here haha

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One of the Joys of Marketing is the Ad & The Photoshoot

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:46:40 +0100

This photo took hours and hours outside the War Museum in Manchester in the freezing cold, in the dark and with the wind and rain. It made for a good Ad though and it was fun helping! In Marketing there is never a dull mo!

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Globetrucker Mongolia

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:08:57 +0100

This friend of ours Yves travels regularly to Mongolia with trucks loaded up with tons of school equipment to equip schools in the North of the country. 10,000km trip which takes three months to get there. Amazing what a difference some people make and what fantastic photo's ;o)

If you want to see more and follow him on his latest journey goto
http://www.globetrucker.org/tourlive_frame_engl.php3?frame=tourlive_interactmap_engl.php3

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Kenworth

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:21:56 +0100

Big Bonnets

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Airbrushed Trucks

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:51:32 +0100

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I've got this thing about quarries

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:33:19 +0100

I know they're just big holes in the ground but I really love to go to them! Doveholes in Buxton is like being on the moon with a blue lake and swans on it, very surreal.

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28 tonne boiler

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:24:41 +0100

And no I don't mean me!! haha

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Bhutan Man

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:13:50 +0100

Well as you all know another string to our bow is Marketing! Yes Marketing and as a result of doing lots of Marketing for trucks I have lots of fascinating stories from all over the world! For Foden the last British Truck Manufacturer it is an end of an era...but for many like this little man in Bhutan with his ancient vehicle it is work as usual bless! Please note... the donkeys are faster than the broken down truck, he has a red flag...just like the olden days in Britain, the road condition, yes I think that's his winch and yes that is him driving!Erm well maybe not lol Anyway fascinating stuff ;o)

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Movie Set

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:12:46 +0100

So staying on the "Truck Theme" Sandbach has over 150 years of truck building in it's history! ERF & Foden. These are pictures of the now decomissioned plant at Sandbach and I think it would be the perfect setting for a movie!! Bloggers could all star in it!! Anyway just thought I'd share a bit of British manufacturing history with you all...a sad tale

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