Brain Haulage Ltd: A Company History 1950-1992. Peter Sumpter

of these was an export model with a seven-speed gearbox, a 680 Leyland engine and 1100 tyres all round, which was a cancelled order.

      Tankard Transport was a small company based at Brimsdown, Enfield, with a yard and garage in the front when Brains bought it. It had an ERF A series unit with a Gardner engine and some Foden units, all in Tankard’s livery of dark green.

      CE Dormer had three Atkinson eight-wheel tankers, one Atkinson and two Bedfords flat rigids. Charles purchased this company for the ten O licences only and the vehicles were sold on.

      Fuller’s Transport was based at Brentwood, Essex, and Mr Fuller only had two licences with two vehicles (unknown). Olley’s Transport had two vehicles (unknown) and Paddocks Transport, based in Southampton, had three Bedfords.

      In February 1967, Commercial Motor featured Brains and another tipper company complaining about fly tipping by non-registered tipper companies and owner drivers in an article titled ‘Pirates in the Industry’ (RHA).

      John and Carol Brain were now adults working for the company. John was running it with Charles while Carol was the finance and administration director. Charles had purchased his last company in 1969, Ipswich-based Corbett & Miller, which had two Guy Big Js with Cummins 240 engines, LAD-cabbed Leyland Beavers, two ERF A series and some AECs and Bedford units, some of which went into service with Brains for a while. Although the name had changed to Brain Haulage Co. Ltd., the Corbett & Miller name was still on the vehicles until 1972.