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Duhabex Polish haulier on the M3 |
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26/06/2011 |
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Gone are the days when Polish hauliers were renowned for running fleets of complete rust buckets that were long past their use by date. These dates [ more...
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Maxi Haulage join the LS database |
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25/06/2011 |
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Maxi Haulage have very recently been added to the site with their fleet of some 110 vehicles which can be seen all over the UK. I am most grateful to [ more...
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New sweeper for E & J Douglas |
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24/06/2011 |
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E & J Douglas have acquired a brand new Scania G280 4W Sweeper which is in left hand drive format and is seen here on the A90 Forfar Rd in Dundee [ more...
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Rawlings what a cracking fleet |
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23/06/2011 |
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Rawlings are from Hook in Hampshire and I will be paying them a personal visit in the coming week with a view to getting their permission to be listed [ more...
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T James from Bedlington to be added |
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22/06/2011 |
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T James from Bedlington have recently been added to the site and a very welcome addition they are. The majority of the fleet have the registration [ more...
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Des Simpson & Sons to be added |
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21/06/2011 |
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Des Simpson & Sons are from Cookstown in Northern Ireland and thanks to the efforts of Brian Searl they will shortly be listed on ther LS online [ more...
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A & R Finnie have been added and a milestone achieved |
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20/06/2011 |
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A & R Finnie are from Balmullo in Scotland and they have recently been added to the online database. Brian Searl has represented Lorryspotting in [ more...
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New Volvos for Dyce Carriers |
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19/06/2011 |
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Dyce Carriers are from Aberdeen and Poole and have recently taken delivery of a number of brand new Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor units, one of which [ more...
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Allelys now that is Heavy Haulage !! |
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18/06/2011 |
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Allelys are from the West Midlands and have been on our heavy haulage section for many years now. I received this fantastic photo recently depicting [ more...
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Hooks Haulage from Salisbury |
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17/06/2011 |
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Hooks Haulage are from Salisbury in Wiltshire and are a bulk tipping company that run a fleet of vehicles all with HHH registration suffixes. This [ more...
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Framptons to be added to the site |
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16/06/2011 |
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Framptons are from Shepton Mallet in Somerset and many years ago they requested to be listed on the site. On the basis that we already have permission [ more...
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New TG-X for John Mitchell |
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15/06/2011 |
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John Mitchell from Grangemouth have taken delivery of several brand new MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor units in their new white wrap livery. This [ more...
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Wirtz added to the site |
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14/06/2011 |
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Wirtz are from Germany and run a very attractive fleet of vehicles that have quite prominent fleet numbers.This vehicle was pictured on 17/05/2011 on [ more...
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John Stacey recently added to the database |
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13/06/2011 |
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John Stacey are from Tadley in Hampshire and thanks to the efforts of Jim Lennox they have recently been added to the site. All vehicles in the fleet [ more...
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M J Male to be added shortly |
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12/06/2011 |
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Really great news is that we will shortly be adding the fleet details of M J Male who are from Chard in Somerset. I'd like to thank Jim Lennox for his [ more...
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Hunter Demolition soon to be added |
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11/06/2011 |
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Hunter Demolition are from Kilsyth in Scotland and the entire fleet of 7 vehicles have the HDL registration suffix. I am most grateful to Brian Searl [ more...
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J Barrett to be added to the site |
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10/06/2011 |
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J Barrett from Oldham will shortly be added to the site with their wonderful fleet of ERFs, all of which are named with the prefix Pennine. Many [ more...
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New Volvos for Mansel Davies |
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09/06/2011 |
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The West Wales haulier Mansel Davies has recently taken delivery of three brand new Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor units in what is a new red and [ more...
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GAZ 66 the Cold War lorry |
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08/06/2011 |
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I have seen numerous photos of lorries from around the world but thought this one received the other day was the first I have ever seen from the [ more...
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Ex Reed Boardall in Scotland |
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07/06/2011 |
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One of the real assets that the online database has is the ability to track vehicles from fleets once they have been sold on. Pictured here ia an ex [ more...
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FH16 fun fair lorry |
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06/06/2011 |
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Whilst on an evening stroll through Bournemouth the other week I came across this Volvo FH16 520 6x4 (G) tractor unit which is used to pull a bungee [ more...
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Cecil S Allen to be listed |
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05/06/2011 |
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The fleet of Cecil S Allen are from Legacy which is near Wrexham in Shropshire. They will shortly be added to the site and I am most grateful to Andy [ more...
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Cappagh on the M25 |
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04/06/2011 |
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Whilst taking photos on the M25 recently I came across the fleet of Cappagh recycled aggregates who have a great fleet in a rather fetching blue [ more...
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Hamburg Sud on the M3 |
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03/06/2011 |
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Hamburg Sud are on the worlds largest shipping lines and in the UK Maritime Transport have vehicles in their livery operating out of major ports. This [ more...
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Restored Volvo F10 |
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02/06/2011 |
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W H Malcolm have a wonderful collection of restored vintage lorries and the latest addition is a superb Volvo F10 which used to be operated by B J [ more...
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B J Clarke to be added to the site |
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01/06/2011 |
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We will soon be adding the fleet details of B J Clarke from Overton on Dee near Wrexham. I am most grateful to both the company and to Andy White for [ more...
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Moveright International to be added |
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31/05/2011 |
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The fleet of Moveright International will shortly be added to the ever expanding LS online database. The company are from Sutton Coldfield in the West [ more...
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Toploader added to the site |
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30/05/2011 |
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The fleet of Toploader who are from Coseley near Dudley and their vehicles recently attended the Oswestry truck show. I am pleased that we have been [ more...
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New Scania for H C Wilson |
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29/05/2011 |
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H C Wilson from Elmswell in Suffolk have recently taken delivery of a brand new Scania R480 6x4 (Top) tractor unit which in accordance with their [ more...
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New DAFs for Grampian Maclennans |
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28/05/2011 |
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The Scottish haulier Grampian Maclennans have taken delivery of several new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SC) tractor units in their traditional blue and [ more...
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Stobart on container work |
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27/05/2011 |
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I have been watching the series on Channel 5 recently that shows the workings of The Stobart Group fleet of vehicles. Great mention is made of the [ more...
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Alwin added to the site |
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26/05/2011 |
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Alwin Ltd have recently been added to the site and what a great fleet of vehicles they have. The company are based at Cradley Heath in the Midlands [ more...
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Funny load in Exeter |
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25/05/2011 |
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I received this photo the other day of a Heaver Brothers Mercedes Actros in Exeter transporting what looks like a rather large shed. I am making [ more...
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New Magnum P.I.for M Way |
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24/05/2011 |
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M Way the bulk haulier from South Molton now have two Renault Magnums in their fleet with I am told another to be added in September. Pictured here on [ more...
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N S Clarke to be added to the site |
Date Added:
23/05/2011 |
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N S Clarke are from Lichfield in Staffordshire and thanks to the efforts of Phil Sears they will shortly be listed on the LS online database. The [ more...
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Scania III series M500 TAG |
Date Added:
22/05/2011 |
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One of our members recently bought this classic Scania 3 series R143M 500 6x2 Streamline tag axle unit with the suitably apt registration plate M500 [ more...
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Ford D series how it all began |
Date Added:
21/05/2011 |
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Billy Bowie Tanker services have an old Ford D series tanker that appears to be their first ever vehicle to join the fleet, perhaps there might be [ more...
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Dekker Tank from Holland |
Date Added:
20/05/2011 |
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Dekker Tank are one of the European hauliers that have recently been added to the site and pictured here is one of their FH 4x2 (G) tractor units on [ more...
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Bertschi on the M3 |
Date Added:
19/05/2011 |
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Bertschi are a global player in the tanker transport market and are a Swiss based company. Their UK headquarters are at Teeessside and their vehicles [ more...
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New Craig of Denny MAN TG-X |
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18/05/2011 |
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Craig of Denny have a brand new drawbar MAN TG-X TG-X 26.540 6W (XLX) Logger which has been aptly named Broomhill Logger with allocated fleet number [ more...
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Savilles in a row |
Date Added:
17/05/2011 |
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Savilles Freight are from Bristol and their vehicles can be seen all over the UK. This picture of three of them in a row was taken at Hilton Park [ more...
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Oswestry Waste Paper |
Date Added:
16/05/2011 |
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Over the weekend I have received numerous photos from the annual Oswestry Truck show and thanks to the efforts of Phil Sears we will shortly be adding [ more...
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Great big German Kenworth |
Date Added:
15/05/2011 |
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I am a great fan of American trucks and it was great to see this fine example on the M3 the other day transporting a rather large boat. The truck has [ more...
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Royal Mail convoy |
Date Added:
14/05/2011 |
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Seeing a group of trucks in a convoy is always a good photographic opportunity and pictured here are 4 Royal Mail vehicles on the A47 Wisbech bypass [ more...
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Possibly the only one in the country |
Date Added:
13/05/2011 |
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In the world of heavy haulage 8 x 4 tractor units are quite common but it got me thinking when I received this photo of a 10 x 4 unit, just how rare [ more...
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Monster recovery truck |
Date Added:
12/05/2011 |
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Boniface Engineering Ltd based in Thetford are the largest builders of recovery trucks in the UK, and NYR are one of their biggest customers. Pictured [ more...
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Allinson on the M5 |
Date Added:
11/05/2011 |
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George Allinson are very frequent visitors to the South West and seen here recently is one of their Scania R420 6x2 (Top) tractor units at Burlescombe [ more...
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Jon Waddoups to be added shortly |
Date Added:
10/05/2011 |
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The annal Truckfest at Peterborough always allows us the opportunity to get new fleets onto the database. This year one of the fleets what will be [ more...
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Faheys of St Austell |
Date Added:
09/05/2011 |
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Living as I do in the South West there are a number of fleets that you see on a very regular basis and if they are a well turned out operation I [ more...
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Huntapac right place, right time. |
Date Added:
09/05/2011 |
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Every now and again I receive a photo that captures a view that you don't always see. This picture was taken at Washington services on the A1(M) and [ more...
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SCA Recycling on the M5 |
Date Added:
08/05/2011 |
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SCA Recycling are based in Kent but are very frequent visitors to the South West and I have taken numerous photos at my favourite location at [ more...
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Boarhunt on the A31 |
Date Added:
07/05/2011 |
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Boarhunt are from Hampshire and run a fleet of vehicles involved in such a wide variety of traffic from recovery to containers. I am going to make a [ more...
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New DAFs for The Range |
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06/05/2011 |
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The Range are a UK wide store that have their haulage/distribution organised through Kay Transport who were acquired by Gregory Distribution a couple [ more...
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Bedworth haulage to be added to the site |
Date Added:
05/05/2011 |
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Bedworth Haulage will shortly be added to the site and I know there are numerous members who have been asking for this fleet to be listed for many [ more...
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Perfect pair of Turners |
Date Added:
04/05/2011 |
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Great to receive some action shots that are a little out of the ordinary and this one shows two Turners of Soham DAF FTPCF85 tractor units on the A11 [ more...
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Kingbrook to be added to the site |
Date Added:
03/05/2011 |
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We will shortly be adding the fleet details of Kingbrook Fridge and Dry Freight specialists who are based at Whitfield near Dover in Kent. many thanks [ more...
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Boxing day photo La Vascongada |
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03/05/2011 |
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After stuffing my face with Turkey I had to decide on a photo for Boxing Day, none more suitable than this Scania R420 4x2 (HL) from the Spanish [ more...
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Maurice Hill long long way from home |
Date Added:
02/05/2011 |
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It is always great to receive photos of LS listed trucks after they have finished work with their original hauliers. This photo was taken at the port [ more...
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JJO PLC coming soon |
Date Added:
02/05/2011 |
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I have seen vehicles from this fleet for many years and have always thought in the back of my mind that they were worthy of being listed seeing that [ more...
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Mouland on the A31 |
Date Added:
30/04/2011 |
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David Mouland are regular visitors to the A31 due to being based at nearby Fordingbridge. I will be maing every effort to get them onto the site as [ more...
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Quayside on the M5 |
Date Added:
29/04/2011 |
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Quayside are one of the hauliers listed on the LS online database and they are a fine example of what can be achieved with a base white livery.This [ more...
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Gills Transport Wolverhampton to be added soon |
Date Added:
28/04/2011 |
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Gills Transport will shortly be added to the database and thanks to Phil Sears this Wolverhampton haulier will be available for members to spot.The [ more...
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Heaver Brothers on the A31 |
Date Added:
27/04/2011 |
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Heaver Brothers are from Exeter in Devon and they run a mixed fleet of vehicles that have a common theme of HBL registration suffixes. This picture [ more...
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B B Christoffersen to be added shortly |
Date Added:
26/04/2011 |
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With many thanks to Brian Searl we will shortly be adding the fleet of B B Christoffersen of Crimond near Fraserburgh.The lorry in this picture has a [ more...
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Ex Neil Yates recovery on the M40 |
Date Added:
25/04/2011 |
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Neil Yates Recovery are one of the largest recovery groups in the UK and they operate a fantastic fleet of vehicles. Pictured here is one of their [ more...
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Albert Fyfe of Auchenblae to be added |
Date Added:
24/04/2011 |
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Albert Fyfye of Auchenblae will shortly be added to the site and a most welcome addition they are to the database. Auchenblae is 10 miles to the North [ more...
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R H Newhouse of Settle added to the site |
Date Added:
23/04/2011 |
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R H Newhouse of Settle have recently been added to the LS online database. I am most grateful to Jim Lennox for his efforts in getting this fleet onto [ more...
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Gregory Distribution first Volvo tanker |
Date Added:
22/04/2011 |
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Gregory Distribution have acquired their first ever Volvo rigid tanker for use on their extensive milk contracts. The FM 370 8W Tanker will work out [ more...
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B & G Transport to be added to the site |
Date Added:
21/04/2011 |
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B & G Transport from Dudley will shortly be added to the LS online database for members to access. I am most grateful to Phil Sears for approaching [ more...
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R L Taylor from Okehampton |
Date Added:
20/04/2011 |
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R L Taylor are from Okehampton in Devon and they run a lovely fleet of tippers and bulk haulage tractor units which can be seen all the time on the M5 [ more...
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Eggbeers (Now M Way) in rain on the A30 |
Date Added:
19/04/2011 |
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It doesn't always have to be perfect weather to get a good shot and I can remember many years ago taking photos on the A30 in Cornwall in atrocious [ more...
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Eldapoint fleet info required |
Date Added:
18/04/2011 |
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Eldapoint are very much on the radar for possible future inclusion within the LS online database. The company have their HQ at Felixstowe and all [ more...
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Meachers now listed on LS database |
Date Added:
17/04/2011 |
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After long last we finally have managed to secure permission to list the fleet of Meachers Global ogistics from Southampton. The fleet have a great [ more...
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Samworth Brothers on the M5 |
Date Added:
16/04/2011 |
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Samworth Brothers are based at Callington in Cornwall and they manufacture the Ginsters range of savoury products. Their fleet of MANs can be seen all [ more...
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TNT on the A31 in Dorset |
Date Added:
15/04/2011 |
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TNT were originally an Australian company and the abbreviation stands for Thomas Nationwide Transport as the company was started by Ken Thomas. Just [ more...
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Peter Shears added as a one man band |
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14/04/2011 |
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Peter Shears has been added to the very popular one man band section and I am grateful to Frank White for getting permission to be listed.This vehicle [ more...
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Marathon trip from one of our Belgian members |
Date Added:
13/04/2011 |
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Gothard Wallentin who is one of our Belgian members had a trip across to the UK for three days and managed to log himself 10,000 spots. This photo of [ more...
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Shetland Transport seal of approval |
Date Added:
12/04/2011 |
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Yesterdays news made mention of the use of advertising strap lines and it appears that Shetland Transport are making use of local wildlife connections [ more...
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Shetland Transport we do all the Puffin |
Date Added:
11/04/2011 |
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Over the years there have been a few strap lines that hauliers have used for promotional purposes but this trailer from the fleet of Shetland [ more...
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Edward Stobart floral tribute |
Date Added:
10/04/2011 |
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Edward Stobart's funeral took place yesterday at Carlisle cathedral and there was a superb turn out of people to pay their respects. Centre place in [ more...
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Conway Bailey added to the site |
Date Added:
09/04/2011 |
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The Cornish fleet of Conway Bailey have been added to the site and their fleet of plain liveried VCO (Vauxhall Cargo Orange) lorries are seen all over [ more...
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Ian Hay added to the site |
Date Added:
08/04/2011 |
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The one man band section of the site has proved to be a remarkable success and I am pleased to announce the inclusion of Ian Hay from Scotland who is [ more...
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Iveco Trakker for Evans |
Date Added:
07/04/2011 |
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I made mention recently about taking on the task of cataloguing tens of thousands of photos and I came across this one without realising that it was [ more...
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What are the odds ? |
Date Added:
06/04/2011 |
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It might seem on the face of it to be quite an innocuous everyday photo of two lorries on the M25 but I am looking for mathematicians/statisticians [ more...
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Orinoco on the M6 |
Date Added:
05/04/2011 |
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The Spanish haulier Tudefrigo are very frequent visitors to the UK and it is always great to receive pictures of their fleet which are very well [ more...
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Scotlee on the M5 from 2007 |
Date Added:
04/04/2011 |
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I am currently going through the Herculean process of cataloguing some 40,000 photos taken over a 7 year period and this photo of a Scotlee Scania [ more...
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Lenham new vehicle and livery |
Date Added:
03/04/2011 |
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Lenham Storage have several new vehicles which have just been added to the fleet and their livery is slightly different to normal with slightly larger [ more...
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Norbert tipper on the M5 |
Date Added:
02/04/2011 |
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Norbert Dentressangle are one of the most commonly sighted lorries on the UK motorway network but I have only ever seen this one with a tipper [ more...
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Edward Stobart dies |
Date Added:
01/04/2011 |
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Yesterday saw the untimely death of Edward Stobart at the age of 56. Edward was instrumental in building up the Eddie Stobart fleet from small humble [ more...
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Crediton Milling would love them on the site |
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31/03/2011 |
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Crediton Milling have been friends of mine for so many years with me supplying photos for them for publicity purposes. As sure as night follows day [ more...
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Bleach of Lavant on the radar |
Date Added:
30/03/2011 |
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Bleach of Lavant are a cracking fleet with seemingly every vehicle having a BOL registration suffix and their lorries are in a superb two tone [ more...
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Now that is a convoy ! |
Date Added:
29/03/2011 |
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Many years ago I had to tyravel to Crewe on a Sunday afternoon and it occured to me when joining the M5 that I might possibly see the regular sight [ more...
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Palmer Delivery added to the LS database |
Date Added:
28/03/2011 |
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The Renfrew based haulier Palmer Delivery have been added to the site and their livery is quite unusual to say the least. In addition it is always [ more...
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Grange Quarry added to the site |
Date Added:
27/03/2011 |
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Grange Quarry are from Tundergrath near Lockerbie in Scotland and I am really pleased to announce their inclusion into the LS online database. The [ more...
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Perrigo on the M5 |
Date Added:
26/03/2011 |
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Perrigo are a pharmaceutical manufacturer who are based in Braunton in North Devon and they operate just the one vehicle which is seen here on the M5 [ more...
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Ralph Davies from years gone by |
Date Added:
25/03/2011 |
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This afternoons email brought some fantastic photos of fleets on the LS database from years gone by. Particularly taken by this old Ralph Davies LDG [ more...
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Pete's haulage on the A34 |
Date Added:
24/03/2011 |
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The A34 is the main arterial road linking the south coast ports with the rest of the UK and container traffic is seen here in huge numbers. This lorry [ more...
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Westcountry Scania on the M5 |
Date Added:
23/03/2011 |
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I have been taking photos of this particular vehicle for many years now. It was originally purchased by Greendale and then that company was acquired [ more...
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Fred Greenwood Tekno model |
Date Added:
22/03/2011 |
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Due for release later on this year will be a cracking 1:50 scale model of the Fred Greenwood Scania R series (Top) tractor unit with 3-axle Pezzaioli [ more...
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John Dorse on the M5 |
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21/03/2011 |
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John Dorse are a very familiar site on the M5 normally hauling loads of hay and straw.They are based at the village of Uffculme which is near [ more...
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