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  Croome on the M5
Date Added: 13/12/2009
 
 

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... ]

 
  D J B Haulage new vehicle
Date Added: 12/12/2009
 
 

D J B Haulage from Bath have had a recent new addition to their fleet in the form of an MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor unit which was until [ more... ]

 
  Tudefrigo to be added to the European section
Date Added: 11/12/2009
 
 

Tudefrigo are a Spanish company who operate a fleet of really well turned out vehicles in a British Racing Green livery and all vehicles having fleet [ more... ]

 
  New heritage vehicle for W H Malcolm
Date Added: 10/12/2009
 
 

W H Malcolm have just started their latest restoration project in the form of this Volvo F86 4x2 tractor unit in the livery of B Swindell from [ more... ]

 
  New 59 reg for Fly By Nite
Date Added: 10/12/2009
 
 

Fly By Nite are specialist haulage company in the concert and exhibition sector whose fleet mainly have FBN registration suffixes. Seen here recently [ more... ]

 
  M J Griffiths added to the site
Date Added: 09/12/2009
 
 

M J Griffiths are from Burscough in Lancashire and a very welcome addition to the site they are with their stylish blue,white and orange livery and [ more... ]

 
  W D Branton nice looking lorries
Date Added: 09/12/2009
 
 

I have just started the Herculean task of cataloguing some 20,000 lorry photos taken over the last 4 years. This photo was taken in March 2006 on the [ more... ]

 
  59 reg T Barry
Date Added: 08/12/2009
 
 

T Barry are from South Cerney, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire and have recently taken delivery of several brand new Renault Premium 450 DXi 6x2 [ more... ]

 
  R M Hadfield added to the site
Date Added: 08/12/2009
 
 

The fleet details of R M Hadfield from Cheshire have been added to the online database for the benefit of members. I am most grateful to Jim Lennox [ more... ]

 
  It's that Pole in Leek (In Devon)
Date Added: 07/12/2009
 
 

IAE was established in 1969 by Frank Klucznik who came to England from his home in Poland as part of the armed forces during the Second World War, [ more... ]

 
  Possible flock of Birds ?
Date Added: 06/12/2009
 
 

Birds Groupage from Oldbury in Birmingham are due to receive several new Scania R400 6x2 (HL) tractor units into their fleet.This picture was taken at [ more... ]

 
  Felbermayr to be added to European section
Date Added: 05/12/2009
 
 

Felbermayr the Austrian heavy haulier will shortly be added to the LS online database. Pictured here is an Actros 8x4 tractor unit at Thurrock [ more... ]

 
  Stirlands blast from the past
Date Added: 04/12/2009
 
 

ERF at one stage were the most common truck on K roads and they were a totally British product.Pictured here is a B series 4x2 day cab tractor unit [ more... ]

 
  Eggbeers oldie
Date Added: 04/12/2009
 
 

Eggbeers Transport were a long established bulk haulier from Newton Abbot who specialized in bulk transport, primarily that of local clay.The company [ more... ]

 
  Timbmet now I like these
Date Added: 03/12/2009
 
 

There are quite a few fleets out there that catch my eye and I will make an effort to get them onto the site in the near future. One of those is [ more... ]

 
  I prefer Morrisons old livery
Date Added: 03/12/2009
 
 

Over the last 18 months Morrisons supermarket have changed their livery from a striking black livery to their new corporate yellow.Each to their own [ more... ]

 
  Unusual tractor and trailer combo
Date Added: 02/12/2009
 
 

There have been several reports over the years of instances of unusual tractor unit and trailer combinations. I would like to submit this one which I [ more... ]

 
  AEC trip down memory lane
Date Added: 01/12/2009
 
 

The Associated Equipment Company manufactured trucks from 1912 until 1979 and they were the makers of the famous London Routemaster buses.Pictured [ more... ]

 
  New TG-X for Eddie Stobart
Date Added: 01/12/2009
 
 

The Stobart group have taken delivery of two brand new MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (L) tractor units which will be used to transport fuel tankers. Pictured [ more... ]

 
  McDowell in Aberdeen
Date Added: 30/11/2009
 
 

The fleet of R McDowell were recently added to the online LS database and their vehicles can be seen all over the UK.This photo was taken recently on [ more... ]

 
  Boon Transport to be added to site
Date Added: 29/11/2009
 
 

Boon Transport will be added to the European section later on today and a most welcome addition they are. The company are based in Rotterdam and [ more... ]

 
  Road Haulage Association endorse Tom Tom Work
Date Added: 28/11/2009
 
 

Our main advertiser has received an accolade from the Road Haulage Association who have tested their connected navigation and telematics system in [ more... ]

 
  Strange load from Prestwick
Date Added: 27/11/2009
 
 

One of our members was recently asked if he could pop across to Prestwick airport to take a photo of a rather unusual load. The load in question was a [ more... ]

 
  Stobart teams up with Speedbird
Date Added: 26/11/2009
 
 

Speedbird Promotions Ltd, one of the UK's leading suppliers of promotional model vehicles, has teamed up with the leading name in UK transport, Eddie [ more... ]

 
  Ainscough long way from home !
Date Added: 25/11/2009
 
 

This photo of an Ainscough MAN TG-X 26.480 6x4 (XLX) tractor unit was taken at Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. In the background is Healabhal Bheag [ more... ]

 
  Coach House high on my wish list
Date Added: 25/11/2009
 
 

Whilst driving through Barnstaple recently I passed a lorry that really caught my eye with its two tone cream and green livery. The company are from [ more... ]

 
  Taylors of Martley added to the site
Date Added: 24/11/2009
 
 

When the site first started all those many years ago there was one fleet that was always high on my list of hauliers I wanted on the database and [ more... ]

 
  Dutch flower lorries
Date Added: 23/11/2009
 
 

I have always been quite taken with Dutch flower lorries that are seen on the UK motorway network. They always seem to be really well turned out top [ more... ]

 
  Fantastic promotional offer from Lorryspotting
Date Added: 22/11/2009
 
 

During the month of November any haulier who signs up for the Tom Tom Work connected navigation or vehicle tracking with iTracking will receive a free [ more... ]

 
  Tayrol advertise on site
Date Added: 22/11/2009
 
 

Tayrol Limited is a well established UK manufacturer of paper rolls, based at Elvington, on the outskirts of York. The company was formed in [ more... ]

 
  DHL added to the LS database
Date Added: 20/11/2009
 
 

The big one has arrived and with a fleet of some 8,000 vehicles DHL are by far the largest fleet added to the LS online database. This huge fleet have [ more... ]

 
  Two new Scania for Hutchinson Engineering
Date Added: 16/11/2009
 
 

Hutchinson Engineering have taken delivery of two brand new Scania R620 8x4 (Top) tractor units for use on their heavy haul operations. One of the [ more... ]

 
  Willi Betz are the 100th European haulier on site
Date Added: 15/11/2009
 
 

Willi Betz are a German haulier who seemingly have vehicles based in every European country. Their blue Mercedes vehicles with very large fleet [ more... ]

 
  Perfect lorry photo
Date Added: 13/11/2009
 
 

Whilst taking photos on the M5 for the last couple of years there has been one haulier who seems to have every type of trailer in their fleet. I have [ more... ]

 
  New trailers for Eddie Stobart
Date Added: 12/11/2009
 
 

The Stobart Group in conjunction with DB Schenker have started to run a weekly rail service from Valencia in Spain through the channel tunnel. The [ more... ]

 
  New Iveco tanker for Billy Bowie
Date Added: 11/11/2009
 
 

The Kilmarnock based haulier Billy Bowie Tankers have a brand new Iveco Trakker 360 8W (AD) Tanker which is pictured here at their Kilmarnock [ more... ]

 
  Dawson Bros added to database
Date Added: 10/11/2009
 
 

Well known South Lincolnshire hauliers Dawson Bros of Bicker are shortly to be added to the database. As well as general haulage the company are, at [ more... ]

 
  New Volvo FH for McLaughlan Transport
Date Added: 05/11/2009
 
 

McLaughlan Transport from Perth in Scotland have just put on the road a brand new Volvo FH 460 6x2 (GXL) tractor unit which is pictured here recently [ more... ]

 
  Dutch registered Christian Salvesen
Date Added: 04/11/2009
 
 

We recently added the fleet of Norbert Dentressangle to our European section which has proved very popular indeed. In December 2007 Dentressangle [ more... ]

 
  New Actros for R S Cockerill
Date Added: 03/11/2009
 
 

R S Cockerill from York have two brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units which have joined their fleet in recent weeks.

The [ more... ]

 
  Bit of spit and polish
Date Added: 02/11/2009
 
 

How about this full chrome Mercedes Actros that used to be operated by DTS Logistics, it must have taken a fair while to polish.

Photo [ more... ]

 
  Iggy Madden added to the Euro section
Date Added: 01/11/2009
 
 

Iggy Madden are from Galway in the Republic of Ireland and their fantastic yellow and black livery is really eye catching to say the least.Further [ more... ]

 
  Plantspeed with Terex
Date Added: 31/10/2009
 
 

I was delighted to be invited by Plantspeed to take photos of their FH16 6 X 4 removing a Terex dump truck from Stanscombe quarry near Bristol. The [ more... ]

 
  Renault Magnum for L P Stephens
Date Added: 30/10/2009
 
 

The Cornish haulier L P Stephens from Truro have a brand new Renault Magnum DXi 500 6x2 which I was lucky enough to photograph just outside Holsworthy [ more... ]

 
  Ian F Reid strange cab and load
Date Added: 30/10/2009
 
 

Now I have seen these sleeper cab arrangements on removal lorries for a number of years but an Iveco flatbed with a container is slightly out of the [ more... ]

 
  Nedexco added to European section
Date Added: 29/10/2009
 
 

Nedexco are an international haulier from The Netherlands whose vehicles are very frequent visitors to the UK.We now have 82 European hauliers listed [ more... ]

 
  Nidera photos and info please
Date Added: 29/10/2009
 
 

I am reliably informed that this company are from the Ipswich area and that they are in the bulk tipping sector. Bulk tipping with tractor units is [ more... ]

 
  Argos strange looking trailer
Date Added: 28/10/2009
 
 

I have seen some different looking trailers in my time but this one from the fleet of Argos caught my eye the other day on the M5.At a guess I would [ more... ]

 
  Thompsons of Devon
Date Added: 28/10/2009
 
 

One of the most frequent requests I receive from members and non members alike is to include the fleet of Thompsons of Devon with their fleet of red [ more... ]

 
  Blackpool at night !
Date Added: 27/10/2009
 
 

Taking photos at night of trucks is an art in itself and this superb example of a Downton DAF was taken on the seafront at Blackpool [ more... ]

 
  Stennett's charity trailer
Date Added: 27/10/2009
 
 

Stennetts have a new trailer that is helping to raise money for St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds.One of their long term employees sadly died [ more... ]

 
  John Rome all over the UK
Date Added: 26/10/2009
 
 

John Rome are from Kilmarnock in Scotland and their fleet of specialist tankers travel all over the UK working at garage forecourts. I have seen their [ more... ]

 
  Jan De Rijk now on the site
Date Added: 25/10/2009
 
 

Euorpean fleets are always welcome to the site and Jan De Rijk are a fleet that more than fits the bill. Pictured here at Townwall St in Dover is a [ more... ]

 
  GroContinental added to the site
Date Added: 24/10/2009
 
 

It has taken nearly four years but we finally managed to get the necessary permission to add the fleet of GroContinental from Whitchurch in [ more... ]

 
  Short of a tractor unit
Date Added: 24/10/2009
 
 

I am always open to receiving strange photos of lorries and this one of a wrecker towing a trailer is somewhat out of the ordinary.This photo was [ more... ]

 
  Eddie Stobart chilled curtainsider.
Date Added: 23/10/2009
 
 

Eddie Stobart have recently taken delivery of several chilled curtainsider trailers which have white curtains as opposed to their more usual green. [ more... ]

 
  Evans Transport in central London
Date Added: 22/10/2009
 
 

Evans Transport are from Barnstaple in North Devon and they travel all over the UK on general and bulk haulage. Pictured yesterday on Euston Road is [ more... ]

 
  Ascot in North Devon ?
Date Added: 21/10/2009
 
 

North Devon is a popular tourist destination and as a consequence during the winter months a lot of the caravan parks replace their stock. Ascot [ more... ]

 
  Coles Plant from North Devon
Date Added: 20/10/2009
 
 

Coles Plant are from Langtreee in North Devon and their fleet of earthmoving rigid tippers in their familiar yellow livery can be seen all over the [ more... ]

 
  Benton Brothers in the South West
Date Added: 19/10/2009
 
 

Benton Brothers are very rarely seen in the South West so I was chuffed to get this shot in May last year, taken from a pedestrian bridge over the M5 [ more... ]

 
  Volvo FL10 still out there working
Date Added: 18/10/2009
 
 

The Volvo FL10 was once a very common site on the motorway network of the UK. They used to be referred to as "Wendy Houses" by drivers due to their [ more... ]

 
  H C Wilson old vehicle still working out there
Date Added: 17/10/2009
 
 

H C Wilson are a Heavy Haulage company from Elmswell and their ex vehicle W100 HCW has since been registered as W184 JPV and is now operated by John [ more... ]

 
  Kent Link added to the LS database
Date Added: 16/10/2009
 
 

Really delighted to add the Ashford haulier Kent Link to the site with their very familiar red livery.I am most grateful to Jim Lennox for securing [ more... ]

 
  Armoric on the M5
Date Added: 15/10/2009
 
 

Armoric Freight International are from Plymouth and operate a superbly turned out fleet of lorries involved in chilled and frozen distribution with [ more... ]

 
  S & S Distribution to be added to the LS database
Date Added: 14/10/2009
 
 

Really pleased to announce that we have received the requisite permissions and fleet list from the Kent based haulier S & S Distribution and they will [ more... ]

 
  New Scania for Thomson of Sauchen
Date Added: 13/10/2009
 
 

Thomson of Sauchen have a brand new Scania R620 6x2 (Top) tractor unit which has a tag axle configuration.The vehicle is pictured recently at Castle [ more... ]

 
  Safest DAF on the road ?
Date Added: 12/10/2009
 
 

John Weir have a brand new DAF that has been fitted with a whole host of additional safety equipment that arguably make it the safest DAF on the road. [ more... ]

 
  Dean Auld added to the LS database
Date Added: 11/10/2009
 
 

Dean Auld from Penrith in Cumbria have recently been added to the online searchable LS database. The company have the saying "Hauled by Auld" on their [ more... ]

 
  Jack Richards heritage vehicles
Date Added: 10/10/2009
 
 

Jack Richards from Fakenham used to be an all ERF fleet until that manufacturer ceased production some years back. Pictured here are two of their [ more... ]

 
  Unusual registration plate
Date Added: 09/10/2009
 
 

You get to see numerous personalised registration plates but this one caught my eye and how apt is it for a recovery truck

The photo is [ more... ]

 
  German heritage vehicle
Date Added: 08/10/2009
 
 

We do have a heritage vehicle section on the site but it currently only caters for UK registered vehicles. This German registered MAN rigid appears to [ more... ]

 
  Robinsons of Sandy
Date Added: 07/10/2009
 
 

It is always a pleasure to publish photos from the haulage companies that are listed on the site. Pictured here are two Volvo FH12 tractor units from [ more... ]

 
  A trio of James Hislop
Date Added: 06/10/2009
 
 

In the middle of deepest Derbyshire a tractor unit from the Scottish haulier James Hislop developed brake problems. They dispatched two other vehicles [ more... ]

 
  John Raymond stolen trailer help required
Date Added: 05/10/2009
 
 

Welsh haulier John Raymond had a 13.6m long by 4.7m High tri-axle red curtainsider trailer (Rockwool livery) stolen during the night of 28th to 29th [ more... ]

 
  Quayside distribution
Date Added: 04/10/2009
 
 

Quayside Distribution are one of the hauliers that I would like to see included on the site and I will be making representations to them with a view [ more... ]

 
  SMW Haulage at Thetford
Date Added: 03/10/2009
 
 

SMW Haulage are from Tiverton in God's own county of Devon and I have numerous photos of them working locally in Devon over the years. This photo was [ more... ]

 
  Lunar Freezing to be added to the site
Date Added: 02/10/2009
 
 

Lunar Freezing, Cold Storage and Transport will be added to the database in the very near future and what a simply stunning but simple blue and white [ more... ]

 
  Norbert Dentressangle added to the site
Date Added: 01/10/2009
 
 

We welcome a challenge at Lorryspotting and the addition of the French haulier Norbert Dentressangle will keep us occupied for a fair while to come [ more... ]

 
  Magirus Deutz nostalgia
Date Added: 30/09/2009
 
 

You can't beat a bit of nostalgia and when it comes to distinctive engine sounds the Magirus Deutz took gold medal all the time brings memories [ more... ]

 
  New Scanias for Fagan & Whalley
Date Added: 29/09/2009
 
 

The Burnley based haulier Fagan & Whalley have taken delivery of two brand new Scania R420 6x2 tractor units which went on the road over the weekend. [ more... ]

 
  New Scanias for Gregory Distribution
Date Added: 28/09/2009
 
 

Gregory Distribution have taken delivery of three new Scania R420 6x4 tractor units in Gregory environmental livery. Two of the units will be based in [ more... ]

 
  Night photography great shot
Date Added: 27/09/2009
 
 

Every now and again we receive a photo submission that shows superb picture composition and use of lighting available. Photography at night is never [ more... ]

 
  Alford Traffic added to the site
Date Added: 26/09/2009
 
 

I did read somewhere that the colour combination that most readily catches the human eye is yellow and black so Alford Traffic services must be one of [ more... ]

 
  Gammond's of Hereford yes please
Date Added: 25/09/2009
 
 

I am always grateful for suggestions of hauliers that could possibly be added to the database and Gammond's of Hereford to me really fit the bill. [ more... ]

 
  Eddie Stobart car transporters !
Date Added: 24/09/2009
 
 

At first glance you might believe that the Stobart Group have branched out into car transportation but in reality they are using a low loader trailer [ more... ]

 
  Bideford Quay with working truck
Date Added: 23/09/2009
 
 

For hundreds of years Bideford quay has served as a working port with the transportation of local goods. The local clay pit at Peters Marland uses the [ more... ]

 
  New Renault for Alfred Hymas
Date Added: 22/09/2009
 
 

Alfred Hymas have taken delivery of a brand new Renault Premium 450 DXi 6x2 (Priv) tractor unit which has been named Blue Sapphire.

The photo [ more... ]

 
  Nicol of Skene added to the site
Date Added: 21/09/2009
 
 

Delighted to be able to include the Scottish fleet of Nicol of Skene on the site.The fleet are mainly rigid tippers and quite a few have the NSC [ more... ]

 
  Neil Yates Recovery now on site
Date Added: 20/09/2009
 
 

Neil Yates Recovery are now fully listed on the site and they are the first recovery company to be listed.Many of their vehicles have the apt [ more... ]

 
  New DAFs for Turners of Soham
Date Added: 18/09/2009
 
 

Turners of Soham have a brand new DAF FTPCF85 410 6x2 (SC) tractor unit which is pictured here on Townwall St Dover on 16/09/2009.

The photo is [ more... ]

 
  Stuart Durrant stolen trailer
Date Added: 18/09/2009
 
 

Stuart Durrant had a Schmitz Cargobull tri axle curtainside trailer stolen from their Pontypool yard on Saturday 12/09/2009. If anyone has any [ more... ]

 
  New drawbar for Eddie Stobart
Date Added: 18/09/2009
 
 

The Stobart Group are in the process of having some brand new Scania R420 (HL) drawbar units delivered to their Carlisle HQ. Pictured here is unit [ more... ]

 
  New DAFs for Jack Richards
Date Added: 17/09/2009
 
 

The Fakenham based haulier Jack Richards have taken delivery of four brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SC) tractor units. Three of the units will be [ more... ]

 
  New MAN TG-X for Eddie Stobart
Date Added: 16/09/2009
 
 

G Stobbart are a sub contractor to the Stobart Group and they recently took delivery of a brand new MAN TG-X 6x2 (XXL) tractor unit with the name of [ more... ]

 
  D Mortimer in Greece
Date Added: 15/09/2009
 
 

D Mortimer are from Melksham in Wiltshire and it always brings a smile to my face when I see one of their trailers with the phrase "Eat more [ more... ]

 
  Post Kogeko in Scotland
Date Added: 14/09/2009
 
 

The inclusion of European hauliers onto the database has been very well received by members and photos from all over the UK have been submitted. [ more... ]

 
  Heritage vehicles
Date Added: 13/09/2009
 
 

The database contains the details of numerous Heritage Vehicles that are designated with the prefix HV. Pictured here are three from the Wimblington [ more... ]

 
  TNT to be added to the LS database
Date Added: 12/09/2009
 
 

I am delighted to announce that one of my all time favourite hauliers has been added to the database. TNT must have the most noticeable fleet numbers [ more... ]

 
  Up the Mariners
Date Added: 11/09/2009
 
 

One haulier who I would love to put on the site is Quayside Distribution from Grimsby who run a mainly Renault fleet.Their latest vehicle and trailer [ more... ]

 
  New Scania for Scotlee
Date Added: 10/09/2009
 
 

Scotlee from Irvine have a new Scania R580 6x2 (Top) tractor unit which has been named Wee Jenny.The vehicle is pictured here at its Irvine base [ more... ]

 

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