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  Hanson Caravan Transport
Date Added: 26/10/2016
 
 

At Hanson, we offer specialist static caravan sales, transport and purchasing services, to customers throughout the UK and Europe. The photo is [ more... ]

 
  Conway Bailey
Date Added: 25/10/2016
 
 

Conway Bailey Transport Ltd is a haulage company based nr Redruth in Cornwall. We are dedicated to getting your consignments to their [ more... ]

 
  Kings Heavy Haulage
Date Added: 24/10/2016
 
 

Established in 1969 with just one vehicle our family run business quickly realised that service to the customer was of paramount importance. [ more... ]

 
  J W Grant
Date Added: 23/10/2016
 
 

John W Grant & Son Ltd is one of Scotlands largest independent builders’ merchant, with 4 branches across Central Scotland. We are the [ more... ]

 
  Charles Russell at Gaydon
Date Added: 22/10/2016
 
 

The Cheltenham based haulier Charles Russell had three vehicles at the recent retro truck show held annually at Gaydon. The photo is courtesy of [ more... ]

 
  Elddis Actros
Date Added: 21/10/2016
 
 

The Consett based haulier Elddis Transport have recently taken delivery of a further 5 new Mercedes Actros 2545 6x2 tractor units, whilst at the [ more... ]

 
  Alphatrans
Date Added: 20/10/2016
 
 

Since starting out in Rotterdam in 1994, Alphatrans commitment to customer service, investment and innovation has made it a leading force in [ more... ]

 
  A F Blakemore
Date Added: 19/10/2016
 
 

A.F. Blakemore was founded in 1917 by Arthur and Harriet Blakemore in Wolverhampton and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest [ more... ]

 
  H E Services
Date Added: 18/10/2016
 
 

The UK’s largest specialist excavator hire company, H.E. SERVICES (Plant Hire) Ltd boasts a fleet exceeding 3500 items of plant, which are [ more... ]

 
  Alcaline DAF
Date Added: 17/10/2016
 
 

We Are A Well Established International Haulage Company Offering Services Throughout Europe.
Alcaline was founded in 1993 in Kent. We [ more... ]

 
  MyersTransport
Date Added: 16/10/2016
 
 

Myers Group is a family owned and operated business established in 1968 with the aim of customer care and retention. The photo is very kindly [ more... ]

 
  Gregory DAF
Date Added: 15/10/2016
 
 

Gregory Distribution from Cullompton have always been closely associated with Lorryspotting with regular updates over the years.  This [ more... ]

 
  Mercedes Actros for Funstons
Date Added: 14/10/2016
 
 

Many years back we were lucky enough to be asked to name a fleet of vehicles with any theme that we decided upon. Knowing that the directors of [ more... ]

 
  Beltrami
Date Added: 13/10/2016
 
 

Beltrami wants to supply to professionals in the construction industry an extended range of quality natural stone at affordable prices and [ more... ]

 
  J B Wheaton
Date Added: 12/10/2016
 
 

J.B. Wheaton Transportation was established in 1932 by John Bowden Wheaton. In the mid 1950's John's sons joined the [ more... ]

 
  Agribulk DAF
Date Added: 11/10/2016
 
 

Agribulk was established 1994 in Sudbury, Suffolk with a 5-truck fleet. As our reputation has grown, so has our fleet! We now operate a total of [ more... ]

 
  Muller Wiseman DAF
Date Added: 10/10/2016
 
 

Muller Wiseman (Formerly Robert Wiseman Dairies) have a huge processing plant at Bridgwater and their vehicles are very commoin on the M5 both [ more... ]

 
  Crynant Plant
Date Added: 09/10/2016
 
 

Crynant Plant Ltd. has been serving the community since 1981. We specialise in building work, civil engineering, groundworks, barn conversions, [ more... ]

 
  J A Cox
Date Added: 08/10/2016
 
 

J A Cox & Son Ltd transport agricultural & plant machinery, steel, portable buildings, decompression chambers, palletised goods, [ more... ]

 
  Pontrilas Sawmills
Date Added: 07/10/2016
 
 

Pontrilas Sawmills was founded in 1947 and since then we have grown and expanded organically to become one of the largest independent sawmills [ more... ]

 
  Downton
Date Added: 06/10/2016
 
 

The business has established itself at the forefront of a highly competitive industry by offering clients what they cannot get from other [ more... ]

 
  Tooles Transport
Date Added: 05/10/2016
 
 

Tooles Transport prides itself on the quality and care it gives to the management of every consignment and, whether it’s a local single [ more... ]

 
  MAN in the UK military
Date Added: 04/10/2016
 
 

The MAN family of support vehicles are gradually replacing all 4-tonne, 8-tonne and 14-tonne cargo vehicles currently in service. They have good [ more... ]

 
  Maen Karne Arocs
Date Added: 03/10/2016
 
 

The latest Mercedes-Benz addition to the fleet of Cornwall’s Maen Karne Concrete Products is now delivering ready-mix to ‘tight [ more... ]

 
  Reynolds Logistics
Date Added: 02/10/2016
 
 

Reynolds Logistics Ltd. were named European Transport Company of the Year for 2012 are one of the leading bulk logistics companies involved in [ more... ]

 
  Guisnel on the M5
Date Added: 01/10/2016
 
 

Guisnel are a French haulier from the Bretagne region who seem to run a fleet of drawbars that are very well turned out indeed. The photo is [ more... ]

 
  D G McCardle
Date Added: 30/09/2016
 
 

DG McArdle International Ltd is a Transport family run business based close to the town of Dundalk, Co. Louth. The business specialises in the [ more... ]

 
  Maritime Transport
Date Added: 29/09/2016
 
 

Since 2001 when Maritime Transport was formed, we’ve gone from strength to strength, even during the tough times. We’ve added [ more... ]

 
  Lavery Transport
Date Added: 28/09/2016
 
 

Lavery Transport Ltd is a leading provider of road haulage and distribution throughout Ireland the U.K for over 30 years.

Lavery [ more... ]

 
  For Farmers
Date Added: 27/09/2016
 
 

ForFarmers (Lochem, the Netherlands) is an internationally operating feed company that offers Total Feed solutions for conventional and organic [ more... ]

 
  M J Church
Date Added: 26/09/2016
 
 

M J Church is one of the regions largest Civil Engineering, Earthworks and Waste Management Contractors in the South West of England. [ more... ]

 
  Glendinning Ashburton
Date Added: 25/09/2016
 
 

At Glendinning we are proud of our heritage as a leading supplier of concrete, asphalt and aggregate related products and services in Devon [ more... ]

 
  Exjet Services
Date Added: 24/09/2016
 
 

Exjet Services are one of the UK’s premier specialist drainage engineering, surveying, cleansing and sewer rehabilitation [ more... ]

 
  Corporate Solutions Logistics
Date Added: 23/09/2016
 
 

In 1967 Denis Ponsonby launched DJ Ponsonby & Sons Ltd with a small van and an entrepreneurial spirit. Initially catering for home and [ more... ]

 
  Flowers Unlimited
Date Added: 22/09/2016
 
 

I'm having a bit of a clear out of old photos that I've taken over the years and came across this one taken in 2006 near South Molton of [ more... ]

 
  Gilpin Demoltion
Date Added: 21/09/2016
 
 

With over 30 years of experience, Gilpin Demolition has gained a considerable amount of knowledge and competency in the demolition industry and [ more... ]

 
  The Swain Group
Date Added: 20/09/2016
 
 

Opportunity and inspiration created the company in 1918. The horse and cart provided a better and a faster service for Kent farm produce to [ more... ]

 
  Bristol and Avon Group
Date Added: 19/09/2016
 
 

Bristol and Avon Group is a family owned business with years of experience in the haulage, land remediation and waste management industry. [ more... ]

 
  Mansel Davies & Son
Date Added: 18/09/2016
 
 

Mansel Davies & Son are from Llanfyrnach in West Wales and they are also a Volvo dealership as well as being a haulier themselves. The [ more... ]

 
  DJB Haulage
Date Added: 17/09/2016
 
 

DJB Haulage is one of the largest independent retail support logistics company in the South West, serving Bath, Bristol and beyond.
We [ more... ]

 
  Donaldson Timber
Date Added: 16/09/2016
 
 

James Donaldson & Sons Ltd is a highly successful family company and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2010.
In the last 150 [ more... ]

 
  Myers Transport
Date Added: 15/09/2016
 
 

We are a family owned and operated business established in 1968

The following are a few facts about the [ more... ]

 
  W F Head Potatoes
Date Added: 14/09/2016
 
 

Mr William Frederick Head founded the business in March 1955. W. F. Head Potatoes Ltd was formed 10 years later. William's sons, Bill and [ more... ]

 
  Smiths Gloucestershire
Date Added: 13/09/2016
 
 

As one of the largest Construction and Waste Management companies in the South West, Smiths Gloucester Ltd is committed to providing service [ more... ]

 
  M Way in Norfolk
Date Added: 12/09/2016
 
 

M Way and Son from South Molton in Devon are frequent visitors to Norfolk and this photo of one of their numerous Volvo FH tractor units was [ more... ]

 
  Scania III series
Date Added: 11/09/2016
 
 

Described by some as being the best truck ever made the iconic Scania III series was very popular with hauliers across the whole of the UK. The [ more... ]

 
  EDME Food Ingredients
Date Added: 10/09/2016
 
 

Founded in the 1880s, we combine a rich company history and heritage with strong values and the latest industry innovations. New product [ more... ]

 
  L J Developments
Date Added: 09/09/2016
 
 

L J Developments are from North Devon and are a specialist groundworks and earth moving transport company who run a mainly Scania fleet. The [ more... ]

 
  The Euro Foods Group
Date Added: 08/09/2016
 
 

The Euro Foods Group comprises the following businesses, each working within and understanding a unique market while maintaining Euro Foods' [ more... ]

 
  Show me the "Way" to go home
Date Added: 07/09/2016
 
 

Great to take a photo of a Volvo and an Iveco from the fleet of M Way & Son from North Devon on the M5 yesterday. For my good friend Nick [ more... ]

 
  Acumen Logistics
Date Added: 06/09/2016
 
 

Established in 1982, Acumen Logistics Group, one of the UK’s top 100 logistics companies, provides innovative, customer solutions to some [ more... ]

 
  Ex Maritime on the M5
Date Added: 05/09/2016
 
 

The majority of the vehicles on the LS database are tracked through their VIN identifiers which allows us to track vehicles once they leave one [ more... ]

 
  AFS Haulage
Date Added: 04/09/2016
 
 

A.F.S. Haulage is one of the South’s most established and well-respected hauliers, with over 25 years’ experience in our industry. [ more... ]

 
  Wyvern Cargo
Date Added: 03/09/2016
 
 

Our professional and skilled workforce provides a quality distribution and warehousing service to customers and partners in a number of [ more... ]

 
  Prompt Transport
Date Added: 02/09/2016
 
 

Founded in 1985 by Mark Williams driving a small van servicing local businesses with small distribution needs, Prompt Transport has become one [ more... ]

 
  Immingham Transport
Date Added: 01/09/2016
 
 

Established in 2003, Immingham Transport Limited has developed into one of the largest privately owned transport and warehousing providers in [ more... ]

 
  Three month trial leads to big Mercedes order
Date Added: 31/08/2016
 
 

A comprehensive three-month trial of trucks by four manufacturers ended with a decision by Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution to replace its [ more... ]

 
  Canute Group
Date Added: 30/08/2016
 
 

The Canute Group is a global solutions provider with four industry leading divisions; Canute Logistics, Canute Medical, Canute Engineering and [ more... ]

 
  Iceland
Date Added: 29/08/2016
 
 

With sales of high quality frozen food soaring, Iceland Foods reaffirmed its position as the UK’s leading frozen food specialist on [ more... ]

 
  ABN
Date Added: 28/08/2016
 
 

At ABN we’re proud to be the leading British manufacturer of pig and poultry compound feed providing both products and complementary [ more... ]

 
  Bedworth Haulage
Date Added: 27/08/2016
 
 

Temperature-controlled transport specialist Bedworth Haulage is reporting weekly savings on its fuel bill of up to £190 per unit from its [ more... ]

 
  Johnsons Removals
Date Added: 26/08/2016
 
 

Johnsons is now firmly established as one of the largest and most prestigious specialist organisations for everything from domestic and [ more... ]

 
  Bosveal Transport
Date Added: 25/08/2016
 
 

Which goods do you need delivering to your chosen location? And from where? With our nationwide bulk transport service, we collect your goods [ more... ]

 
  MPH Group
Date Added: 24/08/2016
 
 

Following the recent Truckfest East in Norwich we were very lucky and grateful to receive the permission to list the fleet of the MPH [ more... ]

 
  D Blowers
Date Added: 23/08/2016
 
 

Following the recent Truckfest East in Norwich we were very lucky and grateful to receive the permission to list the fleet of D Blowers from [ more... ]

 
  W's Transport
Date Added: 22/08/2016
 
 

Following the recent Truckfest East in Norwich we were very lucky and grateful to receive the permission to list the fleet of W's Transport [ more... ]

 
  John Dorse.
Date Added: 21/08/2016
 
 

John Dorse are from Uffculme near Cullompton in South Devon and they run a fleet of vehicles in an attractive red, white and yellow [ more... ]

 
  Hopkins Concrete.
Date Added: 20/08/2016
 
 

Whilst on a lunch break at junction 24 of the M5 I occasionally take photos of the M5 traffic and Hopkins Concrete who have a plant adjacent to [ more... ]

 
  M J Baker Foodservice.
Date Added: 19/08/2016
 
 

M J Baker are from Newton Abbot in Gods own county of Devon and their vehiclkes have been photographged by me for many years now on the [ more... ]

 
  Copps Removals
Date Added: 18/08/2016
 
 

Established in 1965, Copps Removals are a fully insured, professional, family run Removers and Storers Business . We are members of the British [ more... ]

 
  Wincanton to be added.
Date Added: 17/08/2016
 
 

Wincanton is a leading third party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. We work in industry sectors as [ more... ]

 
  D.R & F.A Ford Transport
Date Added: 16/08/2016
 
 

D.R & F.A Ford Transport Ltd are recognised as one of the top haulers in Shropshire. We run trucks from our Wem & Chirk sites ensuring [ more... ]

 
  Beattie Brothers Transport
Date Added: 15/08/2016
 
 

Hertfordshire’s Beattie Brothers Transport is running five new Mercedes-Benz rigids after being tempted back to the three-pointed star by [ more... ]

 
  Blamphayne Sawmill Ltd
Date Added: 15/08/2016
 
 

Blamphayne Sawmill Ltd, based in Honiton, Devon, offers a wide range of products ranging from Entrance Gates, Field and Garden Gates, Timber for [ more... ]

 
  Pattemores
Date Added: 14/08/2016
 
 

Dairy distribution specialist Pattemores Transport (Crewkerne) is achieving productivity gains and enhancing its environmental credentials after [ more... ]

 
  R H Gooding Devon
Date Added: 13/08/2016
 
 

R H Gooding are from Ottery St Mary in Devon and are involved in livestock transport. They have a fleet in a very nice sporting green livery and [ more... ]

 
  Wains Transport
Date Added: 12/08/2016
 
 

Wains Trainsport Ltd are a Bulk Haulage and Low Loader specialist, based minutes from the M5 at the Kingsford Rural Business Centre, Cullompton, [ more... ]

 
  Prompt on the M5
Date Added: 11/08/2016
 
 

With operations strategically placed in Bristol, Prompt Transport Ltd provide a comprehensive range of distribution services throughout the [ more... ]

 
  Rivermead Recovery
Date Added: 10/08/2016
 
 

Rivermead Recovery are from Crewkerne in Somerset and they operate a fleet of Renault Recovery trucks one of which is seen here on the M5 [ more... ]

 
  Gregory DAF
Date Added: 09/08/2016
 
 

Gregory Distribution from Cullompton in Devon used to be a firm supporter of the DAF brand until recently when they have tended towards Scania. [ more... ]

 
  ERF on the A361
Date Added: 08/08/2016
 
 

The iconic brand of ERF is now but a distant memory in the UK trucking industry with the last models coming off the production line in July [ more... ]

 
  Buntons Arocs
Date Added: 07/08/2016
 
 

Bradford-based plant hire and groundworks specialist Buntons commissioned one of the UK’s first Euro VI-engined Mercedes-Benz Arocs [ more... ]

 
  Colletts in Action (2)
Date Added: 06/08/2016
 
 

It was proposed that each of the loads would be moved in three stages. Firstly each transformer would be transported individually from [ more... ]

 
  Collett in action
Date Added: 05/08/2016
 
 

Following a similar successful operation in 2014 which required the relocation of six transformers, Collett were once again approached by Drax [ more... ]

 
  Hottot Transport
Date Added: 04/08/2016
 
 

Hottot Transport offers a full service to your transportation needs. From arranging meets, meeting deadlines and providing solutions to National [ more... ]

 
  Foden Cement Mixer
Date Added: 03/08/2016
 
 

The name of Foden is synonymous with the trucking industry and I thought a photo from many years ago would not go amiss for the sake of a bit of [ more... ]

 
  Evans Transport
Date Added: 02/08/2016
 
 

Evans Transport are from Barnstaple in North Devon and I came across this photo recently in my archive so thought I would put it onto the news [ more... ]

 
  HNC Transport 5 new Actros tractor units
Date Added: 01/08/2016
 
 

Nathan Chambers and Hannah Doolan grew up around the family transport business and its fleet of Swedish-built trucks, but when launching their [ more... ]

 
  Jay Spice
Date Added: 31/07/2016
 
 

This vehicle started its life with Goldstar on container work and was then operated by George Taylor from Bristol again on container work. The [ more... ]

 
  Brenntag AG
Date Added: 30/07/2016
 
 

Brenntag AG is a European chemical distribution company founded in 1874 in Berlin. Brenntag is currently the global market leader in full-line [ more... ]

 
  Fagan & Whalley Actros
Date Added: 29/07/2016
 
 

The first Mercedes-Benz Actros to join the distinctively liveried, 200-strong tractor unit fleet of Lancashire haulier Fagan & Whalley has [ more... ]

 
  UK Lift and Haul
Date Added: 28/07/2016
 
 

Specialising in cranes, hi‐abs, low loaders and lorry loaders, we pride ourselves on a personal service with customers to maintain high [ more... ]

 
  Perrys Recycling
Date Added: 27/07/2016
 
 

We specialise in providing an ethical, reliable and friendly service to all our customers. With a customer care programme to ensure your [ more... ]

 
  Harvey Transport
Date Added: 26/07/2016
 
 

Harvey Transport are from Bolton and have a fleet of vehicles in a base Vauxhall Cargo Orange livery and pictured here is their latest DAF XF [ more... ]

 
  F P McCann Arocs
Date Added: 25/07/2016
 
 

Northern Ireland-based civil engineering contractor FP McCann is enjoying exceptional productivity, fuel performance and driver feedback from [ more... ]

 
  GE BE Transport
Date Added: 24/07/2016
 
 

GE-BE Transport have been providing transport & distribution service throughout the UK for over three decades. Established in 1982 by David [ more... ]

 
  GBA Services
Date Added: 23/07/2016
 
 

A Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor unit belonging to Preston-based GBA Services has recorded a stunning fuel consumption figure of 17.1 mpg over a [ more... ]

 
  Bidvest Foodservice in London
Date Added: 22/07/2016
 
 

Bidvest Foodservice are one of the largest fleets on the site and their fleet can be seen the length and breadth of the UK delivering to [ more... ]

 
  Thompsons of Prudhoe
Date Added: 21/07/2016
 
 

The first two Mercedes-Benz trucks to wear the colours of North-East operator Thompsons of Prudhoe have been quick to impress with their [ more... ]

 
  Glendinning Devon
Date Added: 20/07/2016
 
 

At Glendinning we are proud of our heritage as a leading supplier of concrete, asphalt and aggregate related products and services in Devon [ more... ]

 

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