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To enable me to be away yachting in the summer I usually work the rest of the year Trunking for Argos Direct.

Argos Direct is based at Stafford and also now a new depot at Faverdale along with Marsh Leys near Bedford and the original at Penkridge nr Stafford From these locations we serve the Home delivery section of the Argos Business.

This is done in two ways, a fleet of 7.5 tonne vehicles are based here for direct deliveries from this warehouse, also a smaller fleet of Trunking vehicles are based here and at the other Regional Disstribution Centres to supply outbases with a daily resupply of full boxes for their 7.5 tonners to take to the customers house.

I personally work in the trunking section as a driving assesor / trunker, driving the Road trains as pictured below & take a look at > Work links

One of the 30 Trunk Scania Road Train with RSG De mount, on the firm,

TRUCK at ARGOS With thanks to Paul in Security for the Photo

The following pictures show how we get the delivery box onto the road train
All following pictures are clickable if you wish to see them bigger, in this first , in the foreground is one of the older Scanias without boxes, with a 7.5 tonner in the background ready to go out

Looking at the Chassis frame, over 16 Mtr from front to back

A box on the ground, notice the legs, as these have to be put away / folded

Putting the end of the wagon under the box, care is required other wise the lights get mangled!!

for simplicity I have not shown mounting the box on the drag, but now move to aligning the wagon to the drag, notice in the mirror how the edge of the wagon box is brought into line with that of the drag behind

As in the last photo the action is in the mirror, and both are in alignment , so the last bit backwards can be done until the coupling engages & the pin fires. All that remains is to couple up & go

Ready to roll!!!

On HSS Fast Ferry to Dublin Nov 2001 On the fast ferry to support home delivery Ireland, & if you wish to see more of the Irish 2002 trips click here

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		With thanks to Paul in Security for the Photo
The following pictures show how we get the delivery box onto the road train All following pictures are clickable if you wish to see them bigger, in this first , in the foreground is one of the older Scanias without boxes, with a 7.5 tonner in the background ready to go out
	Looking at the Chassis frame, over 16 Mtr from front to back
A box on the ground, notice the legs, as these have to be put away / folded
	Putting the end of the wagon under the box, care is required other wise the lights get mangled!!
for simplicity I have not shown mounting the box on the drag, but now move to aligning the wagon to the drag, notice in the mirror how the edge of the wagon box is brought into line with that of the drag behind
	As in the last photo the action is in the mirror, and both are in alignment , so the last bit backwards can be done until the coupling engages & the pin fires. All that remains is to couple up & go
Ready to roll!!!