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  Scania still going strong
Date Added: 22/05/2008
 
 

In todays modern age of Globetrotter and Topline cabs some may say drivers have an easy life of it. Pictured here is a Dutch Scania 111 with no [ more... ]

 
  F R Somerset and G F Job added to the database
Date Added: 20/05/2008
 
 

Two new hauliers have been added to the database in the form of F R Somerset who are from Chapel- en-le Frith in Derbyshire and G F Job who are a [ more... ]

 
  Iveco Stralis for Evans Transport
Date Added: 19/05/2008
 
 

Evans Transport from Barnstaple in North Devon have just taken delivery of a brand new Iveco Stralis 450 6 X 2 (AS) tractor unit in their familiar [ more... ]

 
  New Renault for Inta Site
Date Added: 18/05/2008
 
 

This weekend sees the annual event of the Shropshire truckshow at Oswestry where numerous LS vehicles have been in attendance. Inta Site had one of [ more... ]

 
  Elddis Transport in Malawi
Date Added: 17/05/2008
 
 

When trucks have finished their working life in the UK a lot of them are exported to Africa where they continue to work for many years after. Pictured [ more... ]

 
  Ashwood Haulage added to the LS database
Date Added: 16/05/2008
 
 

Really pleased to announce the inclusion of Ashwood haulage from Hamilton in Scotland. The fleet of 7 vehicles come in three different and distinct [ more... ]

 
  MAN TG-X for Downton
Date Added: 15/05/2008
 
 

Downton are from Moreton Valence in Gloucestershire and have recently taken delivery of their first ever MAN tractor unit in the form of this MAN TG-X [ more... ]

 
  Tekno open day
Date Added: 14/05/2008
 
 

Tekno are one of Europe's leading producers of 1:50 scale model trucks. Replicating all the major truck and trailer brands on the motorways of today, [ more... ]

 
  Strathclyde commercials added to the LS database
Date Added: 13/05/2008
 
 

Delighted to announce the inclusion of Strathclyde Commercials to the database with their mixed fleet of 79 vehicles in a variety of different [ more... ]

 
  New tractor unit with old style trailer
Date Added: 12/05/2008
 
 

The Stobart Group have numerous new Scania tractor units with the new style Irlam livery. This is the first photo I have seen of one of these units [ more... ]

 
  Very heavy haulage
Date Added: 11/05/2008
 
 

It doesn't get much heavier than transporting a 72 tonne Challenger II tank, and it needs a beefy 700 hp Oshkosh HET to haul it . The Oshkosh [ more... ]

 
  Rescue truck towing a rescue truck towing a ?
Date Added: 10/05/2008
 
 

Seriously this appears to be a rescue truck towing another rescue truck which is transporting a rescue truck, now that is what I call a major fuel [ more... ]

 
  William Clegg added to the LS database
Date Added: 09/05/2008
 
 

Always a pleasure to add a fleet of vehicles that are not only well turned out but also named as well. William Clegg are from Fenwick in Scotland and [ more... ]

 
  Red lorry YELLOW lorry
Date Added: 08/05/2008
 
 

I thought about putting a filter on the camera when this one appeared on the M5 yesterday but the paintwork really makes it stand out from the [ more... ]

 
  Bit of monkey business
Date Added: 07/05/2008
 
 

With more and more companies opting for base white tractor units with a few decals on it was a real breath of fresh air to receive this photo of a [ more... ]

 
  Abrams bulk haulage added to the site
Date Added: 06/05/2008
 
 

A very welcome addition to the LS database is the fleet of Abrams Bulk Haulage who are from Norfolk and run a very tidy fleet all of which have ABH [ more... ]

 
  Now that is what I call a drawbar
Date Added: 05/05/2008
 
 

This weekend sees the annual Truckfest at Peterborough and what a drawbar this is with a quad axle trailer something you don't see every day in the [ more... ]

 
  Nice looking Scania
Date Added: 04/05/2008
 
 

The Dutch have always enjoyed a reputation for eye catching liveries on their trucks so it was a pleasure to receive this one the other [ more... ]

 
  D A J Evans what a cracking fleet
Date Added: 03/05/2008
 
 

The Welsh fleet of bulk tipper operator D A J Evans will soon be added to the site in due course and what a superb fleet of vehicles they are.Most of [ more... ]

 
  More new Volvos for Innovate
Date Added: 02/05/2008
 
 

Innovate are taking delivery of yet more new Volvo FH 480 6 X 2 (GXL) tractor units and names are now being applied to these vehicles. Pictured here [ more... ]

 
  SDM added to the LS database
Date Added: 01/05/2008
 
 

Just added the fleet details of SDM European who run an amazing fleet in a really eye catching silver livery with SDM registration suffixes. Many [ more... ]

 
  New DAFs for Star Transport
Date Added: 30/04/2008
 
 

Star Transport from Thetford in Norfolk have three brand new DAF FTGXF105 410 6 X 2 (SSC) tractor units which will go on the road on Thursday 1st May [ more... ]

 
  The One Show what a great bit of publicity
Date Added: 29/04/2008
 
 

What a fantastic free bit of publicity we received from the BBC this evening on the One Show. Many thanks to Katie Gales and To Brian Searl for their [ more... ]

 
  A & F Grant added to the database
Date Added: 28/04/2008
 
 

Another fantastic fleet of lorries has been added to the LS database in the form of A & F Grant from Ballindalloch in Scotland. Many thanks to the [ more... ]

 
  Bedford TL what a classic
Date Added: 27/04/2008
 
 

There is a dedicated area on the LS site for vintage vehicles and this Bedford TL 4 X 2 tractor unit is a fine example of a restored vehicle.This [ more... ]

 
  Volvo for Eddie Stobart !
Date Added: 26/04/2008
 
 

It would seem of late that the Stobart Group have taken delivery of every single Scania tractor unit to leave the factory so a little brteath of fresh [ more... ]

 
  A W Jenkinson added to the database (At last)
Date Added: 25/04/2008
 
 

For many years I have been asked on numerous occasions why aren't A W Jenkinsons on the database, well they are now and what a fine fleet of vehicles [ more... ]

 
  New MAN tractor units for Maritime Transport
Date Added: 24/04/2008
 
 

Maritime Transport are in the process of taking delivery of yet further new vehicles this time in the form of MAN TG-X 26.440 6 X 2 (XXL) tractor [ more... ]

 
  Allen W Brown added to the LS database
Date Added: 23/04/2008
 
 

Allen W Brown have a most distinctive red and blue livery and all vehicles have the AWB registration suffix.The company are from Knayton near Thirsk [ more... ]

 
  A & F Grant just one from the weekend !
Date Added: 22/04/2008
 
 

My Representative in Scotland has had a busy weekend and managed to obtain fleet lists and permissions for 7 additional hauliers which will be added [ more... ]

 
  C Neil Dowson added to the site
Date Added: 21/04/2008
 
 

Very pleased to announce the inclusion of C Neil Dowson to the LS database. The fleet have a very eye catching blue and yellow livery and are based at [ more... ]

 
  Heavy haulier we'll be approaching
Date Added: 20/04/2008
 
 

I received this photo the other day of a J J Bullen heavy haul tractor and will be approaching them shortly with a view to being included on the site. [ more... ]

 
  New vehicles for Intake Transport
Date Added: 19/04/2008
 
 

Intake Transport have three brand new vehicles which have just gone on the road in the form of 2 x DAF FTGXF105 6 X 2 (SSC) tractor units and this [ more... ]

 
  Look what they've done to my song MA ?
Date Added: 18/04/2008
 
 

In the mid seventies I remember a song by Melanie that went something along these lines.

It'll be all right ma, maybe it'll be okay
Well [ more... ]

 
  G G Tomkinson added to the site
Date Added: 17/04/2008
 
 

Really pleased to be able to announce the inclusion of G G Tomkinson from Marden in Kent with a fleet of 11 Mercedes Actros tractor units in a two [ more... ]

 
  LS HQ relocates to Scotland ?
Date Added: 16/04/2008
 
 

In the last two weeks I have received numerous photos from a spot in Scotland on the M74 at junction 14 that seems to be very productive both north [ more... ]

 
  New vehicles for Gregory Distribution
Date Added: 15/04/2008
 
 

Gregory Distribution have just taken delivery of 10 DAF FTGCF85 410 6 X 2 tractor units to service a new contract with Cemex out of Rugby, in addition [ more... ]

 
  Davie Malcolm added to the LS database
Date Added: 14/04/2008
 
 

Now purple just happens to be my favourite colour so a fleet with that colour in its livery stand a very good chance of being invited onto the site. [ more... ]

 
  Very nice Cornish fleet
Date Added: 13/04/2008
 
 

Stocks & Sons are from St Dennis in Cornwall and all vehicles have fleet numbers and a reference to Prince the dog on the front dash. I will be [ more... ]

 
  Cadzow x 2
Date Added: 12/04/2008
 
 

Heavy haulage doesn't get much bigger than Caterpillar dump trucks, so two at a time on the M40 makes it very newsworthy especially when it involves [ more... ]

 
  Scania latest G Series cab
Date Added: 11/04/2008
 
 

Scania are in the midst of launching their latest G series of cab options which are used primarily in the construction industry. For such a brand [ more... ]

 
  M & D Transport added to the site
Date Added: 10/04/2008
 
 

Another fine haulier has been added to the site with the addition of M & D Transport from Torrington in Gods own county of Devon. This all Volvo fleet [ more... ]

 
  Drew, very rare female name
Date Added: 09/04/2008
 
 

Drew has to be one of the rarest names applied to a Stobart group vehicle over the years. Possible connection to Drew Barrymore perhaps ?

The [ more... ]

 
  New livery for Widdowson
Date Added: 08/04/2008
 
 

Widdowson Group from Glenfield have a new livery for their rigid vehicles with their curtains in two tone Widdowson Group green.

The photo is [ more... ]

 
  More new vehicles for D Steven
Date Added: 07/04/2008
 
 

D Steven & Son from Wick have taken delivery of several new vehicles in recent weeks and pictured here is one of their Scania R620 6 X 2 (Top) Tag [ more... ]

 
  David Bratt added to the database
Date Added: 06/04/2008
 
 

The fleet of David Bratt from Cheadle Hume have been added to the database this morning. They have a very distinctive red and yellow livery and with [ more... ]

 
  Rebranded Irlams
Date Added: 05/04/2008
 
 

On the 10th March The Stobart Group acquired James Irlam & Sons Ltd who ran a 100% DAF fleet in their very familiar red and gold livery. New vehicles [ more... ]

 
  R Adams added to the LS database
Date Added: 04/04/2008
 
 

The fleet details of R Adams have been added to the ever expanding LS database and what a welcome addition they are. They run a fleet of bulk tippers [ more... ]

 
  Three new Actros tractor units for Derek Linch
Date Added: 03/04/2008
 
 

Derek Linch from Romney Marsh have just taken delivery of three Mercedes Actros 2546 6 X 2 (MSC) tractor units which have joined the fleet following a [ more... ]

 
  Another Jack Richards heritage vehicle
Date Added: 02/04/2008
 
 

Another Jack Richards heritage vehicle will shortly be added to the database in the form of this Seddon 4W Flatbed not in the usual orange livery. The [ more... ]

 
  New Renault for Evans Transport
Date Added: 01/04/2008
 
 

Evans Transport from Barnstaple in North Devon have a brand new Renault Premium 3 Axle drawbar unit that will shortly be put into Ibstock livery. It [ more... ]

 
  Only one in the UK ?
Date Added: 31/03/2008
 
 

I have to say I have never seen a Scania P cab Topline tractor unit before which got me thinking is this the only one in the UK ?

The photo is [ more... ]

 
  Day Aggregates added to the LS database
Date Added: 30/03/2008
 
 

I am very pleased to announce the inclusion of the fleet of Day Aggregates to the LS database. This fleet of green tippers all with fleet numbers and [ more... ]

 
  Iveco Stralis for Cadzow
Date Added: 29/03/2008
 
 

Specialist heavy haulier Cadzow from Blantyre in Scotland have just taken delivery of a brand new Iveco Stralis 500 6 X 4 (AS) in their very familiar [ more... ]

 
  Pitter in Devon
Date Added: 28/03/2008
 
 

If I am ever in Southampton then there is no end of Pitter lorries hurrying in and out of the docks but recently one of them surfaced in deepest [ more... ]

 
  New livery for Stobart Group
Date Added: 27/03/2008
 
 

Last year in August the Stobart Group (Via Westbury Property Fund) acquired O'Connor Transport from Widnes who ran a fleet of Scanias in a familiar [ more... ]

 
  James Nuttall are 400th active fleet on site
Date Added: 26/03/2008
 
 

James Nuttall are the 400th active fleet to be added to the ever expanding LS database. The fleet all have large prominent fleet numbers and are [ more... ]

 
  Working truck
Date Added: 25/03/2008
 
 

Quite often there is a news article regarding either a new fleet to be added or a brand new vehicle, so I thought a photo of a truck out earning its [ more... ]

 
  Norscot finally on the database
Date Added: 24/03/2008
 
 

It has taken many years but finally managed to get the fleet details of Norscot International from the far North West of Scotland. I am really [ more... ]

 
  TG-X for DSV
Date Added: 23/03/2008
 
 

DSV are in the midst of taking delivery of several new MAN TG-X 26.440 6 X 2 (XXL) tractor units in their familiar blue livery.

The photo is [ more... ]

 
  Swipsy Swopsy !
Date Added: 22/03/2008
 
 

The Stobart Group recently acquired James Irlam & Sons Ltd and the first unusual combinations of tractor unit and trailers have started to [ more... ]

 
  The times they are a changing !
Date Added: 21/03/2008
 
 

I recently received this photo showing just how much transport has changed over the years with this old Ford van with an Iveco Stralis tractor unit [ more... ]

 
  Craven Transport added to the LS database
Date Added: 20/03/2008
 
 

Today sees the addition of the Lincolnshire based haulier Craven Transport who are based at Stickford. I am grateful to Jim Lennox for his help in [ more... ]

 
  Nice livery !
Date Added: 19/03/2008
 
 

I was really taken with this C Neil Dowson Renault Magnum hauling a powder tanker on the M5 recently, does anyone out there have any photos of this [ more... ]

 
  Gordon Leslie added to the LS database
Date Added: 18/03/2008
 
 

Very pleased to add the fleet of Gordon Leslie to the site. The Glasgow based haulier have a very familiar blue and red livery and the 20 vehicle [ more... ]

 
  Grumpy Transport ?
Date Added: 17/03/2008
 
 

They always say give it to them as it is, but surely why would anyone call their company Grumpy Transport, and what a well turned out truck it is [ more... ]

 
  First picture of Tesco liveried Stobart vehicle
Date Added: 16/03/2008
 
 

The news of the Stobart Group acquiring James Irlam & Sons Ltd rather overshadowed the other news of that week.The Stobart Group have also taken over [ more... ]

 
  Movin On
Date Added: 15/03/2008
 
 

I see this fleet all the time right across the UK wherever I take photos, it would just not be the same without the ubiquitous fleet of Nolan [ more... ]

 
  Treasure Transport added to the LS database
Date Added: 14/03/2008
 
 

I have had a soft spot for Treasure Transport for many years and I was delighted when they agreed to be added to the database. They are from Grantham [ more... ]

 
  Can't beat an old F10
Date Added: 13/03/2008
 
 

I always have had a soft spot for the Volvo F10,F12 and the very rare F16, ever since seeing them at Broads Transport in Plymouth all those many years [ more... ]

 
  08 registrations continue to arrive
Date Added: 12/03/2008
 
 

Details of 08 registrations are arriving every day together with some great photos of the same. Pictured here in Dundee yesterday is the latest [ more... ]

 
  Stobart Group acquire James Irlam & Sons Ltd
Date Added: 11/03/2008
 
 

It was announced to the Stock Exchange yetsreday morning that the Stobart Group had acquired James Irlam & Son Ltd. Quote from the Stobart Group [ more... ]

 
  Stobart vehicle with petrol tanker
Date Added: 10/03/2008
 
 

The Stobart Group can be seen hauling a variety of trailers but this has got to be a first with their MAN PX05 EPK with a Morrisons petrol [ more... ]

 
  Hicks Transport added to the LS database
Date Added: 09/03/2008
 
 

It is the turn of Wales to provide the next quality haulier to be added to the database in the form of Hicks Transport from Newport in South Wales. I [ more... ]

 
  PDM Transport added to database
Date Added: 08/03/2008
 
 

The term quality rather than quantity would certainly apply to PDM Transport from Dundonald in Scotland with a fleet of 2 vehicles, but what crackers [ more... ]

 
  A & F Grant on the M6
Date Added: 07/03/2008
 
 

Not to be out done by our Scottish members I managed to find a photo of an A & F Grant lorry in an equally picturesque scene.Pictured here at a local [ more... ]

 
  A & F Grant on the A9
Date Added: 06/03/2008
 
 

Scotland provides some very picturesque scenery for truck photography and the A9 at Moy is a very fine example. A & F Grant are the largest timber [ more... ]

 
  Nassriver now on the LS database
Date Added: 05/03/2008
 
 

I am really pleased to announce the inclusion of Nassriver to the Lorryspotting database. This really well turned out fleet are from Osgodby in North [ more... ]

 
  Stobart Old & New
Date Added: 04/03/2008
 
 

The Stobart Group sub contractor P Wood have sold some of their Scanias and replaced them with Volvos bought from Stobart Group. Pictured here is the [ more... ]

 
  W J Balsdon added to the site
Date Added: 03/03/2008
 
 

Another heavy haulier has been added to the site in the form of W J Balsdon from Poltimore near Exeter. Their flagship vehicle is a Scania T Cab [ more... ]

 
  Fantastic action shot
Date Added: 02/03/2008
 
 

Really great lorry photos are not always taken in the best of conditions as this amazing photo of a D Steven & Son Mercedes Actros proves in atrocious [ more... ]

 
  Its new reg day today
Date Added: 01/03/2008
 
 

Today sees the start of the 08 registrations and we already have details of 38 brand new vehicles that went on the road today. Here is one from the [ more... ]

 
  Heanor oldie
Date Added: 29/02/2008
 
 

I am always grateful for people sending in photos of vehicles which have long been sold on. This helps to maintain historical accuracy which is one of [ more... ]

 
  Dowse Haulage are added to the LS database
Date Added: 28/02/2008
 
 

Dowse Haulage are a very welcome addition to the site with their stunning fleet of red and white vehicles which are remarkably similar to Ken Twyford. [ more... ]

 
  08 registrations for Stobart Group
Date Added: 27/02/2008
 
 

The Stobart group have numerous 08 registration vehicles ready to go on the road on Saturday and one of them has a special registration suffix of NEV [ more... ]

 
  J B Rawcliffe on the A34
Date Added: 26/02/2008
 
 

Abnormal loads are always worthy of a mention in the news section so I was very pleased to receive this photo of a J B Rawcliffe Mercedes Actros 6 X 4 [ more... ]

 
  H & R Gray join LS database
Date Added: 25/02/2008
 
 

H & R Gray from Stirling in Scotland are the latest fleet to join the vast Lorryspotting database. They have a fleet of 23 vehicles in two liveries [ more... ]

 
  08 registrations looming
Date Added: 24/02/2008
 
 

Next Saturday sees the beginning of the 08 registration prefix and we have already been informed of 12 such vehicles. Here is a Scania R480 6 X 2 from [ more... ]

 
  New tractor units for Macfarlane Transport
Date Added: 23/02/2008
 
 

Macfarlane Transport have had 14 new Mercedes Actros 2546 6 X 2 (MSC) tractor units delivered recently with a further five on order. The new vehicles [ more... ]

 
  Barclays Transport added to LS database
Date Added: 22/02/2008
 
 

Barclays Transport are from Portsoy in Scotland and they must have the most picturesque depot in the UK right on the shoreline. Many thanks to Brian [ more... ]

 
  New Volvos for Robert Wiseman
Date Added: 21/02/2008
 
 

Robert Wiseman dairies have just received 5 brand new Volvo FM 400 4 X 2 tractor units which will work from their Wolverhampton depot on deliveries to [ more... ]

 
  David Heeps join LS database
Date Added: 20/02/2008
 
 

Yet another quality haulier has been added to the database in the form of David Heeps from Lochgelly in Fife, Scotland. Many thanks to Brian Searl for [ more... ]

 
  50,000 photos on the site
Date Added: 19/02/2008
 
 

Late on Sunday afternoon the site reached another landmark with the addition of the 50,000th photo on the database. The honour went to Phil Sears with [ more... ]

 
  Ernest Thorpe fleet added to the database
Date Added: 18/02/2008
 
 

Ernest Thorpe are a cracking fleet of DAFs from Thurgoland which is near Barnsley in Yorkshire. Apart from 4 Seddon Atkinson shunters the fleet is [ more... ]

 
  Now that is Heavy Haulage
Date Added: 17/02/2008
 
 

This abnormal load is a transformer for Bramley sub station near Basingstoke. It is photographed on the M3 en route from Southampton docks and is just [ more... ]

 
  W J Balsdon from yesteryear
Date Added: 16/02/2008
 
 

The Devon based haulier W J Balsdon will be making an appearance on the database later in the month and the response to them being added has been very [ more... ]

 
  Miller Plant added to the LS database
Date Added: 15/02/2008
 
 

I am very pleased to announce the inclusion of the fleet of Miller Plant from Midmar in Scotland to the LS database. The fleet have a yellow and black [ more... ]

 
  First 08 reg on database
Date Added: 14/02/2008
 
 

The 1st March is fast approaching which will see the introduction of the 08 registration plate.The first 08 plate vehicle on the site is that of [ more... ]

 
  L & M Allen added to the LS database
Date Added: 13/02/2008
 
 

The database has been enhanced with the addition of the Stockport based haulier L & M Allen who have a fleet of 49 vehicles all of which have fleet [ more... ]

 
  My friend Des has a new lorry
Date Added: 12/02/2008
 
 

A good friend of mine from South West metal recyclers is the very proud driver of a new Sania R480 6 X 2 (Top) tractor unit with tag axle. From [ more... ]

 

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