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J Voncken on the M40 |
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12/07/2012 |
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J Voncken are a Dutch haulier and we are very keen to put together a fleet list so that we can include them in our flourishing European section which [ more...
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John Day Engineering on the A34 |
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11/07/2012 |
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I have always admired the fleet of John Day Engineering who are from Easton near Newbury in Berkshire. All vehicles either have ENG or DAY [ more...
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Steve Porter on the A34 |
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10/07/2012 |
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Steve Porter Transport are from Southampton and their vehicles can be seen all over the UK and I have just sent them a request to be listed oin the [ more...
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M A & H V Medler to be added to the site |
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09/07/2012 |
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M A & H V Medler are from Marsham in Norfolk and their fleet details will shortly be added to the LS database. Most vehicles have cherished plates [ more...
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Scania Long Line at Truckfest South West |
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08/07/2012 |
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Truckfest South West took place recently and many members submitted photos which were taken at the event. This vehicle is operated by KER Transport [ more...
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A T Bone to be added |
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07/07/2012 |
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AT Bone are from Borehamwood and are involved in Agricultural plant movement and all vehicles carry ATB registration plate suffixes. many thanks to [ more...
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Autologic vehicles now listed on site |
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06/07/2012 |
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The fleet of Autologic who are specialist car transporters were recently acquired by The Stobart Group and we are gradually starting to add their [ more...
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Westram soon to be added |
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05/07/2012 |
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Westram is a specialist transporter formed from the merged operations of Skelton Transport and Ascot Transport who are well known leaders in the [ more...
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New Streamspace cab for Actros |
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04/07/2012 |
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The new look Mercedes Actros is now a firm favourite of mine and it comes in a wide variety of cab variations including a Streamspace cab version like [ more...
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Wirtz green lorry |
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03/07/2012 |
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Wirtz are a German haulier whose vehicles can be seen in the UK on a regular basis. They routinelly have vehicles in very colourful liveries to [ more...
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J R Whitlow in Thetford |
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02/07/2012 |
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J R Whitlow are from Abbots Morton near Worcester and I received this photo recently of one of their DAF drawbars which was parked up in Thetford [ more...
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Coleman International to be added shortly |
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01/07/2012 |
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The fantastic fleet of Coleman International will shortly be added to the LS online searchable database. Thanks again to Paul Harper for getting the [ more...
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Volvo FL10 the Wendy House |
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30/06/2012 |
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The Volvo FL10 was universally known as the Wendy House due to the lack of internal space in that you could not swing a cat in the cab but they were [ more...
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Lantern grab hire to be added |
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29/06/2012 |
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Lantern Grab Hire will shortly be added to the Lorryspotting online searchable database. I am most grateful to Jim Lennox for securing the permission [ more...
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Elektromet on the M40 |
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28/06/2012 |
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Elektromet are a Polish haulier who have been added to our very popular European section of the site. The fleet are mainly Volvo and can be seen on [ more...
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Tractor unit converted to drawbar |
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27/06/2012 |
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Perhaps one of the rarer conversions for a tractor unit is into a drawbar outfit and possibly even stranger is into a boxvan configuration. This [ more...
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Whittens with extendable trailer |
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26/06/2012 |
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Whittens are an Irish heavy haulier from Birr in County Offaly and they can be seen regularly in the UK with abnormal loads. The trailer being used [ more...
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Lydden Hill Truck Festival |
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25/06/2012 |
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The Lydden Hill truck festival in Kent took place a couple of weeks ago and several Lorryspotting listed fleets were in attendance. Pictured here are [ more...
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European one man band section added |
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24/06/2012 |
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We have added several sub sections to the site lately and the very latest addition is that of European "One Man Bands". This section was started with [ more...
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Arthur Spriggs what a result |
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23/06/2012 |
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Due to the efforts of Paul Harper I am absolutely delighted to announce the imminent addition of Arthur Sprrigs & Son to the site. The company have [ more...
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Volvo 8W Tipper for W H Malcolm |
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22/06/2012 |
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W H Malcolm are a most diverse fleet of vehicles involved in general haulage as well as the construction side of transport. Pictured here is one of [ more...
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McCarthy & Stone on the A34 |
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21/06/2012 |
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Another fleet which I see quite frequently on the A34 is that of McCarthy & Stone who are a nationwide company involved in the construction industry. [ more...
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Earthline on the A34 |
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20/06/2012 |
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Earthline will be added to the database in due course and they are a fleet that I see all of the time on the A34 near Newbury in Berkshire.The photo [ more...
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New look Actros for McBurney |
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19/06/2012 |
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The Northern Irish haulier McBurney Transport have recently taken delivery of a brand new Mercedes Actros 2545 6x2 tractor unit in a silver livery [ more...
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Go ahead from Abbey Logistics |
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18/06/2012 |
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Really pleased we have got the go ahead to list Abbey Logistics (That includes Abbey Tankers) thanks to the hard work and determination of Paul [ more...
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Katem charity vehicle |
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17/06/2012 |
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Katem Logistics are from Spenymoor in County Durham and their chosen charity this year is Cancer Research and they have a pink Scania truck to [ more...
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Vesuvius to be added shortly |
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16/06/2012 |
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We will shortly be adding the fleet of Vesuvius who are an own account operator who run a really well turned out fleet of lorries. Mention must be [ more...
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Boarhunt on the M40 |
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15/06/2012 |
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Boarhunt are a company who we have wanted to list for many years and we were able to list them recently following the acquisition of a part of the [ more...
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Apt registration for a waste company |
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14/06/2012 |
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Quite a few companies listed on the site have registration marks that are related to the work they do. The recently listed haulier Thanet Waste have a [ more...
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New look Mercedes for Chiltern |
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13/06/2012 |
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Peterborough based Chiltern Cold Storage have taken delivery of several new vehicles one of which is a new look Mercedes Actros 2545 6x2 (BSC) which [ more...
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New DAF for K Petty |
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12/06/2012 |
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K Petty were recently added to the database and they have just taken delivery of a brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SC) tractor unit which is pictured [ more...
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5 in 1 shot |
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11/06/2012 |
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With the amount of hauliers we now list on the site it is becoming quite common to receive photos of two or more vehicles. However five in one go is a [ more...
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MSP permission granted |
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10/06/2012 |
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MSP Transport are from Edinburgh and are a very welcome addition to the database. They operate a fleet of 5 vehicles one of which appears as if it is [ more...
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Taft International to be added shortly |
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09/06/2012 |
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I am most pleased to announce the impending addition of Taft International to the Lorryspotting database. Thanks must go to the company themselves and [ more...
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Russell Davies from a few years back |
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08/06/2012 |
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Time for a bit of nostalgia with this photo of a Russell Davies Iveco in their familiar yellow livery. The company was headed by Glyn Davies until it [ more...
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Machine Movers to be added |
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07/06/2012 |
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The Scottish fleet of Machine Movers are from Motherwell and will in the very near future be added to the online searchable database of Lorryspotting. [ more...
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450 images uploaded in one day |
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06/06/2012 |
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I think the record for uploading photos to the site has been well and truly demolished yesterday with 450 photos added in the last 24 hour period. I [ more...
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4 new DAF rigids for Alan Firmin |
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05/06/2012 |
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Alan Firmin have very recently taken delivery of 4 brand new DAF FALF55 220 4W Curtainside rigids which are to be based at their Kemsley depot.The [ more...
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James Wilby to be added to the database |
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04/06/2012 |
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With thanks again to Paul Harper I am pleased to announce that we will shortly be listing the fleet of James Wilby who are from Dewsbury and have a [ more...
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Alick Archer to be added to the site |
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03/06/2012 |
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With special thanks to Paul Harper I am pleased to announce that we will shortly be listing the fleet of Alick Archer who are from Shropshire and have [ more...
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Burcombe Haulage fleet request |
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02/06/2012 |
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Burcombe Haulage are from St Dominick in Cornwall and they will be receiving a request to be listed shortly. They run a great fleet of vehicles in [ more...
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Polyflor on the wish list |
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01/06/2012 |
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For some time now I have admired the fleet of Polyflor whose vehicles are always well turned out. The company has its head office in Manchester with a [ more...
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Pentons at Oswestry truck show |
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31/05/2012 |
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The Oswestry truck show provided the opportunity for this line up of Pentons trucks who are local to the area.The photo is courtesy of and copyrighted [ more...
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Ex Luxton & Coombes on the M5 |
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30/05/2012 |
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Luxton and Coombes wre from Tiverton and were one of my favourite fleets as they had one of the best liveries of any haulage company. Sadly the [ more...
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Kay Transport new livery |
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29/05/2012 |
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Kay Transport were acquired by Gregory Distribution some years back now but the Kay Transport brand has remained and they recently had a major livery [ more...
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Haigh Transport Services |
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28/05/2012 |
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Very pleased to announce the forthcoming addition of Haigh Transport Services who are from York and run a very tidy fleet of vehicles in a blue [ more...
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Atchison Topeka listed again |
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27/05/2012 |
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The fleet of Atchison Topeka were listed on the site in their own right for many years until they were acquired by Bibby Distribution. They have now [ more...
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200,000th photo what a landmark and Viridor added |
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26/05/2012 |
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It's official that the 200,000th photo to be added to the site was that of a Volvo FM 8W Hooklift from the fleet of Viridor who have just been added [ more...
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J S Bourne welcome addition |
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25/05/2012 |
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George Blair has been a member and photographic contributor for many years now and always comes up with some great suggestions of fleets to be [ more...
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Hamblion Transport coming soon |
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24/05/2012 |
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The recent Truckfest at Peterborough was the ideal opportunity to approach prospective hauliers with a view to being included on the site. Jim Lennox [ more...
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Thanet Waste to be added |
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23/05/2012 |
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The fleet of Thanet Waste will shortly be added to the site thanks to the suggestion of Ben Godding.The company are based at Sandwich in Kent and run [ more...
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What a name for a lorry !! |
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22/05/2012 |
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Bourne Textiles have a fantastic fleet of rigid vehicles that all have names associated with the textile industry. This brand new vehicle is named [ more...
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New Mercedes for Pentalver |
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21/05/2012 |
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Southampton based Pentalver have recently taken delivery of several Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units one of which is pictured here at dock [ more...
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New Scanias for Ed Brewer |
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20/05/2012 |
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Ed Brewer are from Carlisle in Cumbria and have been a sub contractor to Eddie Stobart for many years. They have recently taken delivery of three [ more...
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Robins Haulage soon to be listed |
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19/05/2012 |
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Robins Haulage are from Ebbw Vale in Wales and will shortly be fully listed on the Lorryspotting online searchable database. They have a wonderful [ more...
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DAF 2800 from yesteryear |
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18/05/2012 |
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I received this photo the other day from John Strachan from Glenrothes in Fife, who although is not a member thought I might be interested in this [ more...
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V E Morgan to be added shortly |
Date Added:
17/05/2012 |
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V E Morgan will shortly be listed on the LS online searchable database. There are 3 in the current fleet including 2 stunning Toplines in a lovely [ more...
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JPE Holdings to be added to the site |
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16/05/2012 |
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I'm very pleased to announce the impending inclusion of JPE Holdings to the site thanks to the help of Phil Sears. The fleet of 23 8W Tippers are from [ more...
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New Volvos for Mansel Davies |
Date Added:
15/05/2012 |
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The West Wales haulier Mansel Davies have two brand new Volvo FH 460 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which are decked out in their very latest livery. The [ more...
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Stobart Group 12 reg Scania |
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14/05/2012 |
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The Stobart Group are buying yet more Scania tractor units with the one pictured here being an R440 6x2 (HL) tractor unit coupled with a tandem axle [ more...
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Woodside Haulage on site at last |
Date Added:
13/05/2012 |
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When this site first opened for business in March 1999 there were about four hauliers who I wanted on the site from day one and Woodside Haulage was [ more...
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New Iveco for G Webb |
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12/05/2012 |
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G Webb have taken delivery of a new Iveco Trakker 410 8W Rigid tipper which is pictured here at the recent Truckfest in Peterborough. The photo is [ more...
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Paul Ponsonby to be added to the site |
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11/05/2012 |
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Paul Ponsonby specialist transport will shortly be added to the online searchable database of Lorryspotting. Many thanks to the company and to our [ more...
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New Scania for C S Ellis |
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10/05/2012 |
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C S Ellis have recently taken delivery of a brand new Scania G320 6W Curtainside rigid which is seen here at Truckfest Peterborough which took place [ more...
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Harpers Haulage 50th anniversary |
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09/05/2012 |
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Harpers Haulage are from Ramsey in Cambridgeshire and have been very keen supporters of the Lorryspotting site over the years. They have recently put [ more...
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S Morris at Neil Yates Recovery |
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08/05/2012 |
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You never know what you're going to find when you take a look around a recovery companies yard and here at Neil Yates recovery from Snodland is an old [ more...
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Randall Barber agree to join LS |
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07/05/2012 |
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Randall Barber have agreed to join the online searchable database of Lorryspotting. The company are from Altrincham in Cheshire and specialize in [ more...
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New Actros for Executive Freight |
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06/05/2012 |
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Executive Freight have a brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) which is pictured here recently on the A90 at Stonehaven in Scotland. The photo is [ more...
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Oban Express added to the site |
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05/05/2012 |
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Delighted to have recently added the fleet of Oban Express who are a parcels specialist from Oban in Scotland. I am most grateful to the late Brian [ more...
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White & Co give the OK |
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04/05/2012 |
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The fantastic news is that we have been given the go ahead to list the removal fleet of White & Co who have a fleet of red and white vehicles that [ more...
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Stunning Euro fleet Vanhooren Xavier |
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03/05/2012 |
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A couple of people have asked me why LS a few years back went into listing European fleets. When you see fleets like Vanhooren Xavier it poses the [ more...
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Williams Shipping to join LS |
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02/05/2012 |
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A short while ago I mentioned on our news pages that I would like to see the Williams Shipping group on the site. Well yet again Paul Harper has come [ more...
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New Scania for D Steven |
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01/05/2012 |
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D Steven from Wick in Scotland are the proud owners of a brand new Scania R560 6x2 (Top) tractor unit which is seen here on the M6 recently. The [ more...
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T J Hammond to be added shortly |
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30/04/2012 |
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T J Hammond are from Billericay in Essex and thanks to the efforts of Paul Harper they will shortly be added to the LS online searchable lorry [ more...
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New DAFs for Maritime |
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29/04/2012 |
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Maritime Transport are the largest container haulier in the UK and they have recently purchased numerous brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SSC) tractor [ more...
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Very apt registration |
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28/04/2012 |
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Westons Cider are from Much Marcle in Herefordshire and they have a Scania T380 6W Curtainside rigid with the registration mark C10 DER . The vehicle [ more...
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H E Services fleet request sent |
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27/04/2012 |
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H E Services are a UK wide plant hire company and I have sent them a request to be listed on the site and here's hoping that they agree to being [ more...
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Williams Shipping fleet request sent |
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26/04/2012 |
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Williams Shipping are from Southampton and are a company with a long history and a tradition of having vehicles with a registration suffix of TUG. We [ more...
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Redburn Transfer recently added |
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25/04/2012 |
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Redburn Transfer have recently been added to the site thanks to the efforts of Paul Harper. The company are from Enfield in Middlesex and are [ more...
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Stobart Mercedes convoy |
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25/04/2012 |
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The Stobart Group were one of the first UK hauliers to order the new look Mercedes Actros. Pictured here in convoy are three of the said vehicles on [ more...
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www.trucklocator.co.uk latest advertiser on LS |
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24/04/2012 |
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Top truck classified advertising site for used trucks, trucklocator.co.uk. has just received a new, fresh look.more...
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Prompt Transport agree to join LS |
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24/04/2012 |
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Prompt Transport are from North Common in Bristol and run a fantastic DAF only fleet on general haulage. I am most grateful to the company for [ more...
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Pirelli convoy |
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22/04/2012 |
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The Stobart group operate quite a number of vehicles that are associated with the Formula 1 racing tour. Pictured here on the A5 on the way to Didcot [ more...
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Roberts Transport soon to be added |
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21/04/2012 |
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We will shortly be adding the fleet of Roberts Transport (Ross Roadways) who are from Whitchurch near Ross on Wye. They run a superb fleet of 7 [ more...
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Turners of Soham over the years |
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20/04/2012 |
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Turners of Soham have acquired several other haulage companies over the past 10 years and one of those was Hargrave International who were a [ more...
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New MAN TG-S for M J Church |
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19/04/2012 |
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M J Church from Marshfield have two brand new MAN TG-S 35.400 8W Tippers which have recently joined their fleet. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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Exceed Logistics set to join LS |
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18/04/2012 |
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Exceed Logistics are from Immingham and shortly will be joining the LS online searchable database. The company have granted their permission thanks to [ more...
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Ade Portlock 25,000th photo |
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17/04/2012 |
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We are rapidly approaching having 200,000 photos uploaded to the site but before that we can celebrate one of our most prolific photographers having [ more...
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Brian Harris funeral |
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16/04/2012 |
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The funeral of Brian Harris took place on Saturday and it was very well attended with some 500 people turning up to pay their respects at St Pancras [ more...
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Eldapoint agree to join LS |
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15/04/2012 |
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I am delighted to announce that we will shortly be listing the fleet details of Eldapoint who are a container transport company from Southampton. [ more...
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H & S Contractors to be added |
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14/04/2012 |
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H & S Contractors will shortly be added to the LS online searchable database. The company are from Hoo in Kent and are involved in plant hire and bulk [ more...
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New Actros for Hingleys |
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13/04/2012 |
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A Hingley have three brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor unit which will be based at their Brierly Hill depot. The photo is courtesy of [ more...
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New Actros for Ralph Davies |
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12/04/2012 |
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The Cheltenham based haulier Ralph Davies have taken delivery of two brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units. Pictured here is Lady [ more...
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Stan Robinson RIP |
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11/04/2012 |
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Yet more sad news over the weekend was the news of the death of Stan Robinson the founder of the haulage company with his name. I had the pleasure of [ more...
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Roger Lambert Transport to be added |
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10/04/2012 |
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I am very pleased to announce the future inclusion of Roger Lambert Transport who are from Longcliffe in Derbyshire. Many thanks to Paul Harper for [ more...
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George Jenkins on the A34 |
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09/04/2012 |
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George Jenkins are from the Isle of Wight and their vehicles can be seen all over the UK in their very striking two tone green and yellow livery. [ more...
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New look Actros for Simon Loos |
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08/04/2012 |
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The Dutch haulier Simon Loos have joined the growing band of European hauliers who have acquired the brand new looking Mercedes Actros tractor unit. [ more...
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Brian Harris RIP |
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07/04/2012 |
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More sad news from the truck world this week with the news of the death of Brian Harris from Bovey Tracey. Brian was a true character and he ran his [ more...
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New MAN TG-X for L P Stephens |
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06/04/2012 |
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L P Stephens are a Cornish haulier whose vehicles have LPS registration suffixes. They have just taken delivery of a brand new MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 [ more...
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Ex Stobart on the A90 at Stonehaven |
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05/04/2012 |
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After trucks have finished working for the Stobart Group a lot of them can be seen in the normal decom livery of white and red. However some of them [ more...
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