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Eddie stobart controlled the organisation fully until 1973, when, at the age of 19, edward stobart took the place of ceo. Apr 09, 2011 hundreds of people packed the cathedral for the funeral service, and eddie stobart truck spotters joined crowds on the street outside. Steady eddie and the team from greenville travel hundreds of miles every week delivering goods around the country and they know how tiring and boring long journeys can be. The official eddie stobart members club including models trucks from corgi, oxford and tekno. Ive read in the paper about stobart spotters, i believe that jools holland is or was a member of the fan club as are thousands more, but im curious to know how this affects the working day for drivers there. To make your jo this 20 page spotting booklet is a great way to keep younger members of the family entertained on long car journeys or wet weekends. Stobart spotting the trucknet uk drivers roundtable. Personalised eddie stobart truck spotters name book list. Buy eddie stobart printed truck name spotting guide revised september 20by selfpublished j parker isbn. I was a tramper planners do not book the correct working hours 2 or 3 hours short most weeks ops say they will sort it they. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading eddie stobart.
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The first stobart rail roundtrip daily service from daventry to glasgow is launched on 19th september 2006. The ultimate guide to the british trucking legends. Edward pears stobart born 18 april 1929, better known as eddie stobart, is a british businessman who started an agriculture business in the late 1940s. In addition, we have information on other fleets such as dodds, elddis, james irlam, john raymond, langdons and macfarlanes. I was a tramper planners do not book the correct working hours 2 or 3 hours short most weeks ops say they will sort it they dont, what a joke, have you parked up for 15hrs overnight, average paid.
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