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.

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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... ]

Yesterday morning from 07:00 until 08:00 saw freak weather conditions in Devon with showers of rain falling onto the road and freezing instantly.The [ more... ]

Bideford quay is a fantastic place for action shots of bulk tippers unloading clay from the local quarries. M Way and Evans Transport are seen here [ more... ]

Winter has arrived and the first flurry of snow brings chaos to our roads. For many years I worked on a regular basis in Southern Germany at [ more... ]

D & F Super Cranes from Crediton have another T cab Scania in their fleet in the form of this wonderful T144G 530 6x4 tractor unit with the cherished [ more... ]

The very last ERF (Edwin Richard Foden) came off the production line in Germany in 2008 and the vehicle went into the fleet of Barry Dancer from [ more... ]

Trucks from yesteryear are always a favourite of mine and this old Morris from Bevan and Barker from Mansfield certainly fits the bill.

The [ more... ]

Photos of wide and abnormal loads are always welcome and this one taken on the A74 at Carlisle is a very good example of what these heavy hauliers do. [ more... ]

H J Van Bentum have to be one of my all time favourite fleets so you can imagine my delight at taking this photo of not one but two on the A38 Devon [ more... ]

Gruber Logistics are an Italian haulier whose vehicles have a very distinctive turquoise and red livery. Pictured here on Townwall St in Dover is one [ more... ]

Teasdale are from Harworth near Doncaster and are a dedicated heavy haul fleet with a distinctive blue and white livery. I am really grateful to [ more... ]

Robert Wiseman dairies have just taken delivery of 15 brand new DAF FTCF85 360 4x2 tractor units which will be based at various UK locations on [ more... ]

The Stobart Group have 4 vehicles in the livery of Coke Zero two Volvos and two DAFs which were inherited when they acquired James Irlam & Sons. [ more... ]

R Taylor & Son have always been one of my favourite fleets so you can imagine my delight at receiving this photo in my inbox.

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Croome are frequent visitors to the South West with their familiar Volvo drawbar units with large fleet numbers. This photo was taken on the M5 on [ more... ]