About the Author

Wobbe Reitsma's interest in commercial vehicles dates from his childhood years, when a local haulage company would take him on their trips in Leyland, Commer and Bedford trucks.He became a holder of a HGV and PSV license in the 1970s, which he used in his spare time to drive various makes of trucks, distributing dairy products and furniture all over Holland. He retired after a 46 year working career with the Dutch Treasury as a VAT-specialist in 2012. He is now a volunteer driver of classic Leyland buses from the 1950s and 1960s for a Dutch Public Transport museum.His interest in Foden trucks dates from the early 1980s, when he started to research the subject resulting in the publication of a number of articles in society publications and magazines over the years.