Whilst in the Pathfields yard of M Way and Son recently I captured this photo of a lovely old Volvo F12 4x2 tractor unit that used to be operated by [ more... ]

I would love to add the Southern Irish haulier McElchar Internatiuonal Transport to our flourishing European section. If anyone has any fleet [ more... ]

My next door neighbour runs a fleet of rigid tippers in North Devon that are in Hanson livery and all of them are registered SM ALE. Pictured here is [ more... ]

The Cornish fleet of Macsalvors Heavy Haulage will be added to the site at some stage before the end of February. I have know the company for many [ more... ]

Vogel are a transport company from Austria and pictured here at Capellen services in Luxembourg are four of their fleet two of which are enroute to [ more... ]

Foulger Transport from Snetterton in Norfolk will shortly be added to the database and I am eternally grateful to Frank White for obtaining the fleet [ more... ]

M Way & Son have acquired four vehicles from the fleet of E B Janes from Tiverton, two Renault Magnums,one Renault Premium and a MAN TG-A. Chumleigh [ more... ]

Aardvark Excavations are from Woodbury Salterton in Devon and their fleet of vehicles all have AAR registration suffixes. Seen here is P888 AAR on the [ more... ]

I made mention yesterday of how we were proceeding with adding the fleet details of DHL and the really great thing with a fleet this size are the [ more... ]

DHL are by far the largest fleet that we have added to our online searchable database and we are very fortunate to have a very good relationship with [ more... ]

On the way back from a meeting in Bristol I stopped off at Taunton Deane for 10 minutes of photography and was greeted with K18 WTL (Ex FN02 JWV) [ more... ]

We will shortly be adding the fleet of Thomas Law who are from Gartcosh just to the East of Glasgow. Many thanks to Paul Evans for their suggestion [ more... ]

The Stobart group sponsor quite a few sporting teams and events including their own Polo team which has a vehicle that transports their [ more... ]

Eric Gillie are a horse transport company from Kelso in Scotland and they run an amazing fleet of vehicles. If you want to know how much these sort of [ more... ]

The Erith based haulier Gunns Transport has ceased trading following the removal of support from their bank. Real pity as I would like to have put [ more... ]

Evans Transport from Barnstaple in North Devon are very local to me, so I was very happy to receive this picture of two of their vehicles taken on [ more... ]

Westfield Transport are from Truro in Cornwall and they have recently taken delivery of the latest Renault Magnum with the 460 hp DXi [ more... ]

I made mention the other day about various hauliers venturing into the area of fuel transportation and pictured here is a MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XL) [ more... ]

Tyson H Burridge have a brand new DAF FTGCF85 6x2 (SC) tractor unit which will go on the road on 1st March, it is named "Tarnside [ more... ]

When Pope John Paul II visited Britain in 1982 he was transported around the huge crowds that gathered to see him on a specially converted Leyland [ more... ]

When I was a youngster all those many years ago if I didn't have my bike (A Chopper) and I was a long way from home I would ask any of my mates for a [ more... ]

The number of hauliers who are now starting to look into fuel transportation has increased over the last few months with Eddie Stobart now having fuel [ more... ]

Westfield Transport are from Truro in Cornwall and their black and white liveried vehicles are a familiar site on the UK motorway network.Pictured [ more... ]

The new registration mark on the 1st March will shortly be upon us and I received this photo recently of a Scania R440 4x2 (HL) which will join the [ more... ]

Taking great photos at night is an art form and when people get it right the results can be brilliant.This fine example was taken with a Canon 450D [ more... ]

J B Rawcliffe from Skelmersdale have a new MAN TG-X 41.680 8x4 (XXL) left hand drive tractor unit.The vehicle is plated to work at STGO Cat 3 at up [ more... ]

Turners of Hoole are a real welcome addition to the site with their predominantly ERF fleet and most vehicles with THL registration suffixes.I am most [ more... ]

Hargreaves are one of my favourite fleets on the site and a couple of years ago I was presented with this great scene of two of their Scania R420 6x2 [ more... ]

One of the fleets I would have liked to have placed onto the LS database was Harper Haulage from Prestatyn, Denbighshire. They decided in late 2008 [ more... ]

M & S Freight Forwarding have recently been added to the online searchable database and what a fantastic looking fleet they are. I am grateful to [ more... ]

The Sweetings from Somerset are much like the Gilders from Gloucestershire with many relatives with the same name operating haulage companies in very [ more... ]

Really pleased with the addition of the 610 vehicles from The John Lewis Partnership who operate vehicles in the livery of Waitrose and John Lewis. I [ more... ]

Prestons of Potto with ERFs now there's a trip down memory lane if ever there was one. Photo is courtesy of and copyrighted to Adrian [ more... ]

Alex Mutch are from Dundee and Brian has managed to get a full fleet list and their cooperation for being listed on the site. This pictures was taken [ more... ]

The AEC Mercury was one of the most ubiquitous lorries of the 60's and early 70's and was available in both tractor unit and rigid formats. This old [ more... ]

I am always interested in strange and somewhat unusual photos and this one of the latest Parsons Distribution Mercedes Actros appears to have a [ more... ]

Talk about a blast from the past what about this one from the mid seventies of an Amesbury Transport Volvo F717 4x2 with tandem trailer on the A303 [ more... ]

We are very keen to see Britannia Logistics on the site as they have rather a unique fleet numbering and naming policy. Pictured here is Renault [ more... ]

Alfred Hymas have a brand new Volvo FH 460 6x2 (G) tractor unit which is pictured here at their Burton Leonard depot on Sunday 31st January 2010. [ more... ]

Clugston Distribution are the very latest haulier to be added to the online LS searchable database. I am most grateful to Paul Evans for securing the [ more... ]

This trailer had been loaded with 7 pallets of wine before the tractor unit unhitched, pity it had been loaded at the front.
Photo courtesy of and [ more... ]

Downton from Moreton Valence in Gloucestershire have taken delivery of a brand new Renault Premium 460 DXi 6x2 (Priv) tractor unit making it the first [ more... ]

R I Stamper are from Kirkbride in Cumbria and one of their vehicles is an ex Eddie Stobart FH12 380 6W drawbar which is pictured here hauling bales of [ more... ]

Maiden's of Telford were one of the fleets that I tried to get onto the database for years before they finally decided to come on board.As my old Nan [ more... ]

Towens of Weston were a very welcome addition to the database with their immaculate fleet of tippers in a yellow and black livery.

The photo [ more... ]

RTH Lubbers have been one of the most welcomed hauliers on the site by all of our members.Their vehicles invariably have RTH registration suffixes and [ more... ]

Oakbank services have recently been added to the site and it seems they have a Skip which bears a remarkable resemblance to a converted Mini [ more... ]

In July of every year there is the annual Truckstar festival in the town of Assen in the Netherlands.Last year Countrywide entered S8 CWF which came [ more... ]

I am grateful to every haulier on the database who has given permission for us to list their vehicles on our database and for the continuing flow of [ more... ]

JHP Transport from Lanark are the latest haulier to be added to the Lorryspotting online database. The company might only have two vehicles but boy [ more... ]

A Lorryspotting member recently visited the premises of Gibsons of Garstang and was made most welcome.Their two vintage Bedford livestock transporters [ more... ]

Whilst sorting through various photo directories on one of the office computers I came across a whole load of photos taken at the Peak truck show in [ more... ]

SBS Removals from Sheffield must have one of the most distinctive liveries going for a removal firm. Pictured here on Riverside Drive Aberdeen is R1 [ more... ]

The Ford Transcontinental was manufactured between 1975 and 1983 and it was made almost entirely from OEM parts ie; cab was from Berliet, engine from [ more... ]

The Kane Group have become the latest haulier to have their fleet details listed on the Lorryspotting online searchable database. The fleet of tippers [ more... ]

As Lorryspotting is a West Country based company there is ample opportunity to photograph the numerous fleets that are based in Devon and Cornwall. [ more... ]

I was talking to a Lorryspotting member the other day about how most Scottish hauliers have some form of reference to Scotland on the lorry, could be [ more... ]

One of the heavy hauliers listed on the site is Allely's from Studley in Warwickshire. Pictured here at Hamilton services is one of their vehicles [ more... ]

George Jenkins are from Apse Heath on The Isle of Wight and two of their vehicles are seen here on the A1 with sections of prefabricated houses. Looks [ more... ]

Many years ago whilst working in Dartford I arrived at work one morning to find this lorry delivering opposite our offices.A potato merchant named [ more... ]

Recovery trucks are a specialist part of the transport industry and it seems that the registration suffix TOW is very prevalent amongst those vehicles [ more... ]

Bretts Transport from Guyhirn near Wisbech have several new Scania R400 6x2 (HL) tractor units which can be seen across the UK.. Pictured here is AY59 [ more... ]

One of my favourite fleets on the LS database is H Askey from Sheffield who run a really well turned out mixed fleet of rigids and tractor units.This [ more... ]

Nedexco are one of our European hauliers who are very regular visitors to the UK. Pictured here on the M56 is one of their Volvo FH 400 4 x2 (GXL) [ more... ]

Denby Transport and Stan Robinson had an idea of an additional trailer behind a normal artic roll trailer, well from this picture it seems that the [ more... ]

We will shortly be adding the fleet details of I & I Forbes from Auchterader in Perthshire, Scotland locally referred to as the "Lang Toon" due to the [ more... ]

With the recent adverse weather conditions with snow and ice in abundance it made me chuckle to receive this photo of a DHL Volvo FM12 in Iceland [ more... ]

Ken Thomas were one of the very first hauliers to be added to the database way back in 1998 and what a brilliant fleet they operated. The question is [ more... ]

The Dumfries fleet of james B Kerr will shortly be added to the LS database and what a welcome addition they are in their lovely blue and gold [ more... ]

Knights of Old from Kettering have several new Scania R440 6x2 (Top) tractor units which are replacement vehicles.Pictured here is KX59 GTZ named Sir [ more... ]

Collett Heavy Transport are from Halifax and are one of the main UK companies that specialize in the transportation of wind turbines. I received some [ more... ]

The Dover based haulier Eric Mattheeuws will shortly be added to the LS online database. I am really grateful to Craig Dalrymple for his efforts in [ more... ]

Coille Haulage from Lochgilphead in Scotland have a brand new Volvo FH 500 6W (G) Timber drawbar in their familiar yellow and red livery. The vehicle [ more... ]

L A Reed from Goole have a brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 tractor unit which in accordance with their vehicle naming policy has been named Ouse [ more... ]

Mike Garbutt now have a Volvo FH12 420 6x2 CD (GXL) tractor unit which used to be operated by the legendary company Astran who piloted the Middle East [ more... ]

The latest addition to the ever growing fleet of W H Malcom vintage vehicles is this remarkable Volvo F86 6W rigid which is pictured here at their [ more... ]

Lenham Storage have several new vehicles in the form of Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units which will be joining their fleet [ more... ]

Living in the South West means I get to see numerous vehicles of those hauliers who are situated in this part of the country. One of my favourite [ more... ]

Prestons of Potto with ERFs now there's a trip down memory lane if ever there was one. This tractor and trailer combo is slightly unusual for a 38 [ more... ]

Westfield Transport from Truro in Cornwall are one of those fleets that you frequently see on the M5 and quite often two at the same time. This photo [ more... ]

Quite a lot of photos of lorries in the snow and this is a great example of a Chaplin Renault Magnum in Banbury this morning.

The photo is [ more... ]

TNT have taken delivery of quite a few DAF FALF45 140 4W Boxvan rigids with fleet numbers starting from 3395. Pictured here on the M1 yesterday is [ more... ]

The Stobart Group are well known for hauling any trailers around the UK that make them a profit but this is the first that I have seen from Dominion [ more... ]

One of our members works for a company in Nottingham who loaned a rail drill to Balfour Beatty some weeks ago. It was returned on Friday on the back [ more... ]

There are quite a few companies out there who will electronically chip your lorry in order to increase the bhp output of the engine. There is [ more... ]

We receive numerous photos every day at the offices of Lorryspotting but none that have made us laugh as much as this one. It seems on the face of it [ more... ]

For the coming year there are a few hauliers who I would like to see on the site and one of them is Canute who have been a favourite of mine for many [ more... ]

W H Malcolm have received yet more of the ex Innovate Volvo FH 480 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which have been put into temporary W H Malcolm [ more... ]

First of all a very happy New Year to all of our members and non members alike who make this the most popular UK truck related website there is. The [ more... ]

One of my New Year resolutions will be to make a start on the massive task of scanning and uploading some 50,000 photos taken from 1970 until the mid [ more... ]

As with every fleet on the LS database hauliers dispose/sell vehicles no longer required in their fleets.Large numbers are exported to Africa or the [ more... ]

D K Teasdale were recently added to the heavy haulier section and pictured here is their Volvo FH16 520 6x4 (GXL) tractor unit with tri axle Cometto [ more... ]

Mole tells me that through Tweets, he has it on good authority that Seymour Transport have been acquired by another LS listed haulier. When the [ more... ]

I am delighted to announce the inclusion of E Park & Sons to the searchable LS database. The company are potato merchants and have a fine fleet of [ more... ]

James Nuttall have some new R400 4x2 (HL) Scania tractor units in the livery of their long term customer Dunelm Mill. The vehicle is pictured here at [ more... ]

Dennis specialist vehicles have been around since 1895 when the company was founded by the Dennis brothers. They have manufactured buses,fire engines [ more... ]

R W Simpson have several brand new Volvo FH 460 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which have recently been delivered to their Sheffield depot.

The [ more... ]

Red Bank have a few unusual lorries in their fleet including this Volvo FM12 8W Curtainside rigid. Normally 8W rigids are almost always tippers or [ more... ]

Whilst in the office the other day I heard a "Tweet" that Maritime Transport had acquired the DHL container division. A phone call to the company was [ more... ]

I am frequently asked every year if there are any lorries working over the Christmas period. Well this one most certainly will be undergoing a [ more... ]