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''Le Baroudeur'' Claude Rey-Mermet was born in 1936 on the south of Switzerland. His nickname ‘’Le Baroudeur’’ (fighter and adventurer). In 1955 he passes his truck driving license and starts to drive national run with a Saurer 5DF. Beginning of the 60’s he quickly find his way in doing international road transports to Germany, France Portugal and UK. In 1962, will he was dining in a truckstop near Bern, talking with a fellow driving for Wuthrich. The chap asked to Claude about his destination; Claude proudly says: I’m going to Lisbon! And You? I start tomorrow my 3th trip to Iran! Enough said that where I want to go too! Le Baroudeur was very well known on the run, big talking man, sometime transforming a pub in boxing field but most of all a man with only one word!
He was so passionate by his long run job that when Friderici was asking him to take holiday he was preferring to driving for another company to Middle-East then to lay somewhere in a beach. In 2000 he decides to enjoy his retirement in Morocco, coming back time to time to Switzerland. Claude ‘’le Baroudeur’’, past away on August 25 2008, after a striking down tumour. It had made the decision to choose the euthanasia, when it would have enough of it, (in Switzerland, it is an authorized practice). He left with dignity; all is capacities intact, facing the reality with courage. Together with the entire Toprun fellow, I would like to express our deepest respect for what Claude has done for the trucker’s profession. The following pages are a tribute to his truck driver life. |
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This is a short ''trailer' of all the Super8 movies
Claude did,
they are now available on DVD |
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The PHOTOS collection from the ''Middle-East Run 1975 - 1982 |
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Europa![]() |
Turkey![]() |
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Africa![]() |
Arabia![]() |
Iraq![]() |