Yesterday I made mention of the LS collection of photos which is highlighting a whole load of old stuff not yet on the database one of which is this [ more... ]

From three separate sources we are now the custodians of some 60,000 photos from the 80s and 90s and we will eventually get round to putting them on [ more... ]

The addition of European hauliers to the database has proved to be a real winner and I am pleased to announce the inclusion of Post Kogeko who [ more... ]

Mathers Meat wholesalers are from Aberdeen and have a fleet of mainly DAFs in a distinctive red and white livery. Many thanks to Brian for his efforts [ more... ]

Abbey Transport specialize in boat and machinery transport and what a welcome addition to the site they are most with ABY reg suffixes and lovely [ more... ]

The Stobart group are starting to take delivery of fridge trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to replace the Innovate and Corby Chilled trailers which [ more... ]

Mark Doel Transport are from Knapwell in Cambridgeshire and are a mainly container haulier with their familiar blue and white liveried [ more... ]

M Kettlewell are from Melmerby near Ripon in Yorkshire and they have been firm favourites of mine for a number of years. They run a fleet of DAFs and [ more... ]

Stobart announces that it has conditionally agreed to acquire London Southend Airport (‘Southend Airport’) from Regional Airports Limited (‘RAL’) for [ more... ]

I certainly do like the look of the fleet of EDME Ltd from Mistley in Essex with their burgundy livery and large fleet numbers.

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The new European fleet facility has proved to be a real hit with our members and Dijco from the Netherlands are a most welcome addition for our [ more... ]

The Stobart group have had a long association with Knauf who are manufacturers of plasterboard and other building supplies. Until recently Stobart ran [ more... ]

Iggy Madden are from Galway in Eire and what an eye catching fleet they are. They are just one of the Irish fleets that will be joining the site in [ more... ]

The Stobart group are taking delivery of their first new look Volvo FH 440 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which will be based at various locations across [ more... ]

I'm very pleased to announce the inclusion of M Mackinnon from Tarbert on the East coast of Scotland adjacent to Loch Fyne. Many thanks to Brian who [ more... ]

Dedicated Transport Solutions are from Cramlington in the North East and all vehicles have the DTS registration suffix. I am eternally grateful to [ more... ]

The Dutch haulier Wolter Koops has recently been added to the new European fleet section of the LS database. The distinctive black and gold livery [ more... ]

The heavy haulier A P Hollingworth have recently taken delivery of a brand new DAF FTTXF105 510 6x4 (SSC) tractor unit which is plated to operate at [ more... ]

A real breakthrough for this fantastic site is the inclusion of foreign fleets which are worthy of being on the database. We now list vehicles from [ more... ]

Really pleased to have added Hallett Silbermann to the online LS database. The company have a wealth of history starting when John Silbermann bought a [ more... ]

D G Noble are from Wootton near Bedford and are a mixed fleet in a very distinctive two tone green and white livery that makes them stand out from the [ more... ]

Lorryspotting member Colin Wilson recently had a long weekend trip to Scotland to see some of the more remote hauliers on the database. This photo of [ more... ]

Weaver Transport are from Whitchurch in Shropshire and what a welcome addition to the site they are. I am most grateful to Paul Evans and Will Lewis [ more... ]

Merritts Heavy Haulage are from Kirkby in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and they are a fleet I would dearly love to put onto the LS database. They have [ more... ]

The site is going to make a start at putting on fleets which are no longer with us for one reason or another one of which will be Bon Accord transport [ more... ]

Since the demise of the ERF brand it is always a pleasure to take photos of them still at work on the roads of Britain. Pictured here is an E10 8W [ more... ]

They say nostalgia is not what it used to be but I am always grateful for pictures of trucks from yesteryear. This Rowe Hillmaster is now owned by [ more... ]

Allelys the heavy haulier have just taken delivery of a TG-X 8x4 (XXL) tractor unit which is currently undergoing a few modifications prior to it [ more... ]

L P Stephens are a really well turned out fleet from Cornwall and most of the vehicles have LPS registration suffixes. I would love to get them onto [ more... ]

Yesterday after a recommendation from a well known truck journalist I met up with Bryn Jones who runs his immaculate fleet of three (All named and [ more... ]

From two separate sources we recently had donated some 30,000 photos of lorries from the 80's and 90's which I am slowly making my way through. [ more... ]

One of the fleets I would love to see on the site is Alfred Hymas whose HQ is at Burton Leonard near Harrogate. At the weekend I am pleased to [ more... ]

In memory of my dear late Nan's three eldest brothers, Ernest,Harold and Tom all from the Devonshire regiment and volunteers who all died on the same [ more... ]

The Stobart Group now have over 100 vehicles at various locations in Carlisle prior to them having the Stobart wrap livery applied. Pictured here are [ more... ]

Loads of really tasty fleets are based in Devon and one of them is Glendinnings from South Devon who run a fleet of tippers and tankers.

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We have put a few hauliers onto the database recently from Derbyshire and a member sent me this photo of a Roger Lambert Transport Volvo FH12, what a [ more... ]

Whilst taking photos on the M5 recently I took a couple of photos of this fleet that really caught my eye. S T Challis are from Daventry in [ more... ]

Gregory Distribution are in the process of taking delivery of numerous new Mercedes tractor units in a mixture of liveries. Pictured here on the M5 [ more... ]

This has to be one of the most picturesque locations in the UK to spot lorries at Riverside Drive in Aberdeen. I couldn't think of better location but [ more... ]

We received full permission from Waldrons on Friday together with a bit of a challenge which asked us to put their fleet details onto the site without [ more... ]

My favourite photographic location is on the M5 just prior to junction 27 southbound where a local farmer has kindly let me take photos from his [ more... ]

Really pleased to announce the inclusion of A Pettifor from Meriden near Coventry. The fleet are all named after characters from the Knights of the [ more... ]

The fleet of James T Blakeman from Stoke on Trent are an absolutely superb outfit and I'm pleased to announce that we now have their permission to be [ more... ]

This time of the year sees plenty of lorries transporting straw across the country and I happened to take this photo recently on the M5 of an Exmoor [ more... ]

Really chuffed to announce the inclusion of Arclid Transport onto the LS database whose fleet have a livery of my favourite colour purple.

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Although confined to history now the Foden is possibly the most British lorry ever with an amazing history going back to Victorian times when Edwin [ more... ]

Johnsons of Burscough have a brand new Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor unit which is pictured here in a paint shop having the finishing touches put [ more... ]

The M5 at Strensham splits off onto the M50 which is a key route into Wales for a lot of HGV traffic and as a consequence is a fantastic photographic [ more... ]

Really chuffed to be able to announce the inclusion of Flegg Transport from Ayelsbury who are specialist transporters of machinery. Their fleet of [ more... ]

I am always pleased when members send in photos of good looking trucks and this one of a Sworders vehicle is a very worthy example. The photo is [ more... ]

The Scottish haulier Gordon Leslie distribution have taken delivery of a couple of brand new Volvo FH 480 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which are both at [ more... ]

The Stobart Group are taking delivery of several new MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor units with fleet numbers in the 6000 series. This vehicle [ more... ]

Soon to be added to the site will be the fleet details of G H Martin from Corsham in Wiltshire. The fleet of vehicles all have a familiar grey and red [ more... ]

The Kettering based haulier Knights of Old have recently taken delivery of 10 new Scania P230 4W rigids which have all been named according to the [ more... ]

The LS database has a dedicated heavy haulage section which caters for truck enthusiasts who like the high,wide and heavy hauliers. Pictured here on [ more... ]

F Levick & Son have just taken delivery of a brand new DAF FTGXF105 510 6x2 (SSC) tractor unit which is pictured here on the A11 at Thetofrd [ more... ]

Once a lorry finishes its life with a haulier it is always interesting to see where they finish up their working life. This ex Duncan Adams vehicle is [ more... ]

I am very pleased to be able to announce the inclusion of G R Formby the dedicated heavy haulier from Ormskirk in Lancashire. They might only have a [ more... ]

The Stobart Group have a very large contract with Tesco to move their produce between depots and into stores. In order to service this contract they [ more... ]

On Tuesday 14th October a recently refurbished 1975 Atkinson Borderer will make the journey from Carlisle to Crick where it will be displayed in the [ more... ]

Bit of a blast from the past with this photo of a Tyson H Burridge Leyland Marathon 4x2 named Tarnside Stranger, you can't beat a bit of [ more... ]

I am very pleased to announce the inclusion of another quality South West haulier in the form of J B Wheaton from Chard Junction in Somerset. Many [ more... ]

Ask anyone who knows me what fleet I have wanted on this site for years now, yes RPM car transporters from Tredegar in Wales. I am grateful to the [ more... ]

Wouldn't it be brilliant if the UK adopted the sort of registration marks that adorn Russian lorries, ideal if you have the onset of myopia or other [ more... ]

Vehicles from the fleets listed on the database quite frequently make it to central London and pictured here near Euston station is a Scania from the [ more... ]

Chip Logistics have taken delivery of a brand new Volvo FH 480 6x2 (GXL) tractor unit as an addition to the fleet. Nice looking lorry I have to [ more... ]

Always a pleasure to put photos on the site that are rather rare or unusual and this one of three lorries all of which are listed on the site fits the [ more... ]

Several of the hauliers listed on the site are actively working on the Olympic construction site and pictured here on 5th September 2008 is a Maurice [ more... ]

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... ]

I am delighted to announce the inclusion of Boughey Distribution from Wardle in Cheshire. The fleet of nearly 140 vehicles have been requested by [ more... ]

A W Jenkinson from Penrith are taking delivery of several of the new look Volvo FH tractor unit which has a number of new features.

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Star Transport have recently taken delivery of four brand new Volvo FH 480 6x2 (GXL) Euro 5 tractor units which will be based at their Thetford [ more... ]

Really delighted to add the fleet details of Scotts Heavy Haulage from Alfreton in Derbyshire and I eternally grateful to Jim Lennox for securing the [ more... ]

A lot of the new Scanias for the Stobart Group are being allocated to the Newark depot and pictured here are three leaving Carlisle on the M6 heading [ more... ]

I am often asked which lorries are the easiest to identify from a distance. One of the easiest has to be the fleet of Wrings who are from Bristol and [ more... ]

Lyne Caravan Transport from Cumbria have just been added to the LS database. The have a fleet of 3 DAFs all of which are named and what a fantastic [ more... ]

They say you wait an hour for one and then six turn up. This photo was taken on the 3rd September 2005 on the annual South West Truckers day out to [ more... ]

The Dodds Group have acquired the Faversham based haulier Les Knight Transport, which signals the entry of the Dodds Group into the container market. [ more... ]

The Day Group are the proud recipients of a brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SSC) tractor unit which is seen here at Yeomans on the Isle of [ more... ]

A & F Grant of Ballindalloch have taken delivery of a brand new Renault Premium 450 DXi 6x2 (Priv) with a tag axle. The vehicle is in the livery of [ more... ]

Taken at H C Wilsons Elmswell depot is this old Scania 141 4x2 (LHD) tractor unit in the livery of BJS International.

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At the weekend the Penrith depot of A W Jenkinson makes for a good photo of their line up of vehicles parked up for the weekend.

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Mercedes recently unveiled their new look Actros and Maritime Transport have recently purchased a number of these as additions to their [ more... ]

Whitelink from Fraserburgh will shortly be added to the ever growing LS database. They have a fleet of three vehicles and they have been firm [ more... ]

The Stobart Group are in the process of taking delivery of several new Scania R420 6W (Top) drawbar units which will more than likely be based at [ more... ]

Collier Haulage are from Cowdenbeath in Scotland and they have just taken delivery of a brand new Volvo FM 400 8W Tipper in their usual [ more... ]

We held a competition not long back for a photo of a lorry furthest from its home base. This one would certainly have been in the running a D R [ more... ]

Robert Tweddle have just taken delivery of a brand new Scania R480 6x2 (Top) with a tag axle. The vehicle has been aptly registered T3 LOG

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The BBC are conducting an experiment into globalisation by satellite tracking a 40ft container around the world for a year. The container started life [ more... ]

Those who have traveled to Devon will know that the M5 finishes at Exeter and then becomes the A38, which then splits into the A380 towards Torbay and [ more... ]

Stennetts have recently taken delivery of three brand new Scania R480 6x2 (Top) tag axle tractor units which are replacement vehicles.

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Sam Ostle from Cumbria were recently acquired by Turners of Soham and their new livery reflects the new owners of the company. It is good to see that [ more... ]

Really pleased to announce the inclusion of Richard King who are from Tarleton near Preston. The majority of the DAF and Scania fleet have RBK [ more... ]

D Steven from Wick have taken delivery of several brand new Scania R620 6x2 (Top) tractor units which have been registered on 08 plates rather than 58 [ more... ]

The Stobart Group have taken on the chilled and ambient business that used to be conducted by Innovate Logistics. As a consequence they now operate [ more... ]

Bit of a strange combo this one, I can just imagine the chap who bought it saying to his significant other "I'll leave it in the front garden just for [ more... ]

There is one photographic location I am determined to visit at some some stage in the future, that being on the A90 at Stonehaven which is the main [ more... ]

The Stobart Group are taking delivery of their first 58 registration vehicles in the form of further Scania R420 6x2 (HL) tractor units. By virtue of [ more... ]

Have to say that green and black is not one of the more common liveries applied to lorries but what a stunning result is the fleet of R H Scott. The [ more... ]

Quite a few hauliers on the site have rigid lorries which started life as tractor units which have then been adapted. These lorries generally have [ more... ]