my dad was a tank transporter driver in the army in the 1950s after being called up for his national service. he was enlisted as a corporal in the royal corps of transport and i have black and white photographs of him securing a tank onto the back of the flatbed trailer that was coupled to his diamond t truck. i used to love listening to dad`s exploits in the army and i would lap up any story that involved him driving his cherished truck. the
Flatbed Trailers they used were hardy items of equipment and they had to be, to cope with the heavy loads that were placed upon them. today you see plenty of
Flatbed Trailers being used on the roads of the uk and the army no doubt still uses them when they have to transport their tanks. more often than not the trailers that you see coupled to the back of articulated trucks have heavy items of plant machinery on them. equipment like jcbs and road rollers can be driven straight onto the back of the
Flatbed Trailers and they can be taken to their next project as soon as they are secured. my dad used to relate countless stories about his days in the army and with the help of his diamond t truck and a flatbed trailer, he`d take tank after tank from one base to another.
