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Renault Premium tipper |
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05/02/2012 |
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S Clark & Sons have just taken delivery of a Renault Premium 430 8W Tipper that has a livery with the theme of The Incredibles. The vehicle is [ more...
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New trailers for Eddie Stobart |
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04/02/2012 |
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The Stobart Group have several new chilled trailers which endorse their sponsorship of Superleague rugby. Each trailer represents one of the foureteen [ more...
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61 reg Samworth Brothers |
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03/02/2012 |
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Samworth Brothers are an own account haulier who I am hopeful will be gracing our database at some stage this year.Their fleet have a great cream [ more...
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IPL Haulage on the M40 |
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02/02/2012 |
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IPL Haulage are a container transport company based at Totton in Southampton. Just about every one of their vehicles was previously operated by [ more...
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New vehicle new livery for M & D Transport |
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01/02/2012 |
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M & D Transport are from Torrington in North Devon and their very latest Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor units now have a smart new livery. This [ more...
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John Lawrie on Riverside Drive |
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31/01/2012 |
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Riverside Drive in Aberdeen has got to be one of the most picturesque locations for truck photography as this photo of a John Lawrie Scania R480 6x2 [ more...
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Volvo for Norbert Dentressangle |
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30/01/2012 |
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Many years ago the ubiquitous French haulier Norbert Dentressangle would only operate Renault vehicles. In the last few years DAF and Mercedes units [ more...
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New shape Mercedes Actros |
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29/01/2012 |
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Mercedes have formally launched their brand new Actros tractor unit which has a number of new and unique features. Although this unit belongs to a [ more...
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New vehicles for Maritime Transport |
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29/01/2012 |
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Maritime Transport are the largest container haulier in the UK and they are always putting new vehicles on the road. Pictured here on the A1(M) near [ more...
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Cadzow at Toddington services |
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28/01/2012 |
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Cadzow are a heavy haulage company from Scotland who have been a very keen supporter of the Lorryspotting web site since their inclusion.The photo is [ more...
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Nice looking Scania |
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27/01/2012 |
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Always grateful for pictures of rare or interesting trucks and this Scania R164G 580 6x4 drawbar unit operated by Ahern Waste Management certainly [ more...
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Eddie Stobart rear steer trailer |
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26/01/2012 |
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Eddie Stobart have their first ever rear steer trailer which has joined the fleet recently.Rear steering trailers allow for geater manouverability in [ more...
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New Scanias for PMP Forward |
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25/01/2012 |
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Dorset based haulage company PMP Forward have just taken delivery of several Scania R440 6x2 tractor units in their new and updated livery.The photo [ more...
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New Mercedes Actros for Firmin |
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24/01/2012 |
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Alan Firmin from Snodland have just bought nine brand new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units in their traditional navy blue livery.The photo [ more...
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Now there's a long load |
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23/01/2012 |
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Large structures like bridge sections are always a great photographic opportunity. Nusteel Structures are from Hythe in Kent and I will be approaching [ more...
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Walters Group with Caterpillar dump truck |
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22/01/2012 |
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Walters Group are from Aberdare in Wales and can routinely be seen all over the UK transporting Caterpillar dump trucks like this one seen here on the [ more...
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New DAF for Earl |
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21/01/2012 |
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Earl Transport have a brand new DAF XF105 6x2 (SSC) tractror unit which is pictured here in the sunshine at Thurrock services recently. The photo is [ more...
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Huncargo on the A303 |
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20/01/2012 |
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Huncargo are one of the European hauliers listed in the dedicated Euro section which has been a runaway success with our members. The photo is [ more...
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Coach House on the A9 at Glenmorangie |
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19/01/2012 |
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The combination of green and white or green and cream has always been a favourite of mine and one of the best examples of this is from the fleet of [ more...
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New DAF for Philson |
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18/01/2012 |
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Philson Haulage from Chichester have a brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SSC) tractor unit which is pictured here at Portsmouth on the 12th Jan 2012. [ more...
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Eddie Stobart in Shoreham |
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17/01/2012 |
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The Scania R480 6x2 (HL) with a tag axle is now the tractor unit of choice for the Biomass operations of the Stobart Group. This vehicle was pictured [ more...
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East Coast Viners |
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16/01/2012 |
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East Coast Viners are from Drumlithie in Scotland and just about all of their vehicles have the ECV registration suffix. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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MAN for Bannister International |
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15/01/2012 |
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Bannister International from Offenham have several new MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor units one of which is pictured here at Leominster recently. [ more...
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TEF Transport to be listed |
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14/01/2012 |
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TEF Transport are from Scarborough and until recently they were part of the R T Keedwell Group. They are now back on their road in their own right [ more...
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New DAF for Ge Be Transport |
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13/01/2012 |
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Ge Be Transport have a brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SSC) tractor unit which is pictured here on the A1(M) near Balby. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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Sealane to be added to the site |
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12/01/2012 |
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Thanks to Paul Harper we will shortly be adding the fleet of Sealane who are from Harpenden in Hertfordshire. The photo is courtesy of and copyrighted [ more...
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New Axors for Waitrose |
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11/01/2012 |
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The John Lewis Partnership have taken delivery of 8 brand new Mercedes Axor 1836 4x2 (Day) tractor units which have been converted by Hardstaffs of [ more...
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Hobbs Brothers to be added to the site |
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10/01/2012 |
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Hobbs Brothers are from Hemsted in Gloucestershire and will very shortly be added to the site. I am most grateful to longstanding member Martin [ more...
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Sydenhams added to the database |
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09/01/2012 |
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Sydenhams are a builders merchant with their head office in Bournemouth and numerous depots in Dorset and Witlshire. All 43 of their vehicles have the [ more...
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Online payments suspended until Monday 09:00 |
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08/01/2012 |
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We are currently in the process of moving our online payment facility to another provider. As a consequence of having to adhere to strict laws [ more...
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Stonehenge on the A303 |
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07/01/2012 |
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My journey home on Friday night almost always involves travel on the A303 in Wiltshire. There is a classic bit of British architecture on the way the [ more...
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Fraser Freight to be added |
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06/01/2012 |
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I am really excited to announce the inclusion of Fraser Freight who are from Portsmouth in Hampshire, a company who I have been pursuing for a long [ more...
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J Obertelli from Bolton |
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05/01/2012 |
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J Obertelli from Bolton will in due course be added to the LS online searchable database for the benefit of members. Many thanks to Paul Harper for [ more...
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New DAF for S M & T Wigham |
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04/01/2012 |
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S M & T Wigham are from Newbiggin near Penrith in Cumbria and have very recently taken delivery of a brand new DAF FTGXF 105 460 6x2 (SC) tractor unit [ more...
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Peterbilt trucks |
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03/01/2012 |
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Peterbilt trucks from the United States of America are now a Paccar company (The same company who own DAF and Kenworth) and are based at Denton in [ more...
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Viridor on the radar for 2012 |
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02/01/2012 |
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Viridor are a UK wide waste management and recycling company who started out as part of English China Clays. I will be making attempts to gain [ more...
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Here's to 2012 |
Date Added:
01/01/2012 |
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A very happy New Year to all our members and visitors alike. This coming year should see the number of unique visitors to the site reach the 3 million [ more...
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Ex Grimers on the M5 |
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31/12/2011 |
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Quite a lot of the hauliers on the site have cherished registration marks and Grimers Transport always had GTL registration suffixes. Now that the [ more...
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H C Davis coming soon |
Date Added:
30/12/2011 |
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A firm favourite with our members has been the fleet of H C Davis from Corby and I am really really excited to announce their inclusion in the very [ more...
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Chiltern Chilled to be added to the site |
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29/12/2011 |
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The superbly turned out fleet of 20 vehicles from Chiltern Chilled will shortly be added to the LS database. I am yet again most thankful for the help [ more...
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Tesco mono axle trailer ? |
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28/12/2011 |
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Eddie Stobart run a fleet of vehicles with the most modern and state of the art trailers that you are ever likely to see. Imagine my surprise when [ more...
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Ebro Trucks |
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27/12/2011 |
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Ebro trucks was a Spanish brand of light and medium trucks and buses, as well as all-wheel-drive utility vehicles and agricultural tractors, based [ more...
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Eddie Stobart in Plymouth |
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26/12/2011 |
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Having been born and bred in Plymouth I always used to keep an eye out for Stobarts on my frequent visits to the City. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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Merry Christmas to all |
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25/12/2011 |
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Merry Christmas to all of our members and visitors. This very special photo was received at the offices of LS the other day and I thought it most [ more...
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Harlow Brothers to be added |
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24/12/2011 |
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Harlow Brothers are from Loughborough and manufacture wooden sheds and soft furnishings. Their fleet have a distinctive green,orange and white [ more...
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James Cooper & Sons to be added |
Date Added:
23/12/2011 |
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James Cooper & Sons from Sheffield will shortly be added to the online searchable database. The fleet is mainly 8W Foden Tippers in addition to this [ more...
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Joda Freight in the rain on the M5 |
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22/12/2011 |
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Plenty of photos on the site of lorries in beautiful sunshine so I thought a photo of a lorry in adverse conditions would be a breath of fresh air. [ more...
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Wyvern Cargo on the A303 |
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21/12/2011 |
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We were lucky enough recently to be able to add the fleet of Wyvern Cargo from Poole in Dorset. An ideal location to spot and photograph this fleet is [ more...
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New Volvo FH for Dave Pollard |
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20/12/2011 |
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Dave Pollard are from Crediton in mid Devon and they have very recently taken delivery of a brand new Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor unit which is [ more...
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Scania R730 on the A361 in Devon |
Date Added:
19/12/2011 |
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The Scania R730 is one beast of a lorry with some real lovely clout in the engine depoartment. This vehicle belongs to R L Taylor of Sampford [ more...
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Stardes to be included shortly |
Date Added:
18/12/2011 |
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Stardes will shortly be included in the LS online searchable database. Stardes Ltd are a multi-award winning logistics company servicing the music and [ more...
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ABC Grimsby Ltd shortly to be added |
Date Added:
17/12/2011 |
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ABC Ltd are from Grimsby and have a fleet of mainly Scania vehicles in a British racing green livery with most lorries having the ABC registration [ more...
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New vehicles for Turners (Soham) |
Date Added:
16/12/2011 |
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Turners (Soham) have been very busy of late putting numerous 61 reg vehicles on the road with Scania, Mercedes and DAF makes. Pictured here recently [ more...
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Cherished plates for TNT |
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15/12/2011 |
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TNT have started to put cherry plates onto some of their newer vehicles and currently they have 13 such registered lorries. Pictured here is T6 TNT at [ more...
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Trevor it's your lorry |
Date Added:
14/12/2011 |
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Quite frequently I travel up and down the A361 enroute to the M5 and I normally chat on the CB to my friend Trevor who drives for M Way & Son. He [ more...
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Great registration for a recovery truck. |
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13/12/2011 |
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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...
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Laird Bros of Forfar will soon be added |
Date Added:
12/12/2011 |
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The fleert of Laird Bros from Forfar in Scotland will soon be added to the LS online database. The photo is courtesy of and copyrighted to George [ more...
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Great registration for recovery truck |
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12/12/2011 |
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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...
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S Cooper to be added shortly |
Date Added:
11/12/2011 |
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The Exclusive Daf fleet of S Cooper from Winsford Cheshire will shortly be added to the LS online searchable database. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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Baird of Clydebank to be listed soon |
Date Added:
10/12/2011 |
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The fleet of Baird of Clydebank have very recently been added to the site at the request of numerous Lorryspotting members. Many thanks to Brian Searl [ more...
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New Volvo for Peter Green |
Date Added:
09/12/2011 |
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Peter Green have a brand new Volvo FH 500 6x2 (GXL) tractor unit which was photographed on the M3 at Hatch Today.The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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Abacus Logistics added to the site |
Date Added:
08/12/2011 |
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Abacus Logistics are a bulk container haulier from Southampton whose vehicles can be seen on the A34 for a pastime. The photo is courtesy of and [ more...
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James Jones of Larbert added to the site |
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07/12/2011 |
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The fleet of James Jones from Larbert in Scotland have very recently been added to the site. The company are involved in the transportation of round [ more...
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New Volvos for Star Transport |
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06/12/2011 |
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Star Transport are from Thetford in Norfolk and have recently taken delivery of several new Volvo FH 460 6x2 (GXL) tractor units which will shortly be [ more...
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NH12 460 for MDF Transport |
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05/12/2011 |
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Many people have sent me photos of the Scania T cab over the years but I have to say I am more of a fan of the rarer Volvo NH cab. This photo was [ more...
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Webber Transport to be added |
Date Added:
04/12/2011 |
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Webber Transport are from Okehampton in mid Devon and they have a superb fleet of four vehicles in a most striking livery.Many thanks to Paul Harper [ more...
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New TG-X tractor units for Downton |
Date Added:
03/12/2011 |
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Downton from Moreton Valence in Gloucestershire have bought quite a few brand new TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor units. This vehicle was photographed [ more...
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Couple of Toploaders on the M40 |
Date Added:
02/12/2011 |
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I have found a photo location just off the M40 at junction 15 that has proved to be a very productive spot. Managed to get this snap of a Scania R [ more...
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T J Transport to be added to the site |
Date Added:
01/12/2011 |
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T J Transport are a tipper operator who are based at Fareham in Hampshire and have been a firm favourite of mine since relocating to the South [ more...
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New TG-S hooklift for Patersons |
Date Added:
30/11/2011 |
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Patersons Quarries from Scotland have a brand new TG-S 35.360 8W (M) Hooklift which is pictured here recently just off the M74 at the Bellfield [ more...
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L A Green on the M3 |
Date Added:
29/11/2011 |
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L A Green are a haulier from South Lincolnshire who's vehicles all have the LAG registration suffix which makes them ideal candidates for members to [ more...
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Reed Boardall on the A90 |
Date Added:
28/11/2011 |
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Reed Boardall are one of the largest frozen and chilled distributors in the Uk with some 160 tractor units based at their Boroughbridge HQ near York. [ more...
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Calsina-Carre added to the Euro section |
Date Added:
27/11/2011 |
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The Euro section has recently had some cracking fleets added to that section and one of them has been the Spanish haulier Calsina-Carre which are a [ more...
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Bearts from Stow Bridge |
Date Added:
26/11/2011 |
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The main database will shortly be including the fleet of Bearts from Stow Bridge in Norfolk who are an own account operator running a great fleet of [ more...
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Caballero from Spain added |
Date Added:
25/11/2011 |
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The Euro section has recently had some cracking fleets added to that section and one of them has been the Spanish haulier Caballero which run mainly [ more...
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De Rooy in Barnstaple |
Date Added:
24/11/2011 |
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The Dutch haulier De Rooy regularly uses the front part of Evans Transport depot as a stop over during the weekends. This Volvo drawbar unit with a [ more...
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Hi Way Express coming soon |
Date Added:
23/11/2011 |
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The online searchable database will shortly have the fleet details of Hi Way Express who are from Normanton in West Yorkshire. I personally think [ more...
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Myers Transport added recently |
Date Added:
22/11/2011 |
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Myers Transport from Forstal were recently added to the main section of the database and I am most grateful to Paul Harper for securing the permission [ more...
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New DAFs for Jack Richards |
Date Added:
21/11/2011 |
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Jack Richards used to be a 100% ERF fleet until the demise of that brand.Nowadays they have a mixture of DAFs, Volvos and Mercedes. Pictured here on [ more...
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Rase Distribution on the M3 at Hatch |
Date Added:
20/11/2011 |
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Rase Distribution were recently added to the site and I was pleased to be able to take my first photo of one of their vehicles seen here on the M3 [ more...
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4 ex B & Q Volvos for W Hockin |
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19/11/2011 |
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The North Devon haulier W C Hockin have recently acquired several ex B & Q Volvo FH 440 6x2 (G) tractor units which are currently being put into the W [ more...
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Ex Pollocks Scania for W H Malcolm |
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18/11/2011 |
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W H Malcolm have recently acquired a Scania R580 6x2 (Top) tractor unit that used to be operated by Pollock (Scotrans) with the registration L111 PSL. [ more...
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New vehicles at Maritime Transport |
Date Added:
17/11/2011 |
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Maritime Transport who are one of the largest container hauliers in the country have approximately 100 brand new vehicles on 61 plates. They include [ more...
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New DAFs for John Lewis |
Date Added:
16/11/2011 |
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The John Lewis Partnership have taken delivery of several brand new vehicles on 61 plates one of which is this DAF FALF45 160 4W Boxvan seen here [ more...
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John R Adam soon to be listed |
Date Added:
15/11/2011 |
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John R Adam are a tipper fleet from Glasgow and will be listed on the full databse on the 15th November. I am most grateful to Brian Searl for [ more...
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Standard Motor Transport soon to be listed |
Date Added:
14/11/2011 |
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Standard Motor Transport are from Kiddermister and will be listed on the full databse on the 15th November. I am most grateful to Paul Harper for [ more...
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New drawbars for Stobart |
Date Added:
12/11/2011 |
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The Stobart Group have taken delivery of several brand new Scania R440 6W (Top) drawbar units with tag axles which will probably be used on their [ more...
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B C Jenkins a North Devon haulier |
Date Added:
11/11/2011 |
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B C Jenkins are from Milton Damerel in North Devon and are a fleet of one vehicle. Their Scania is a frequent sight on the A361 North Devon "Link [ more...
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Fatal accident on the M56 |
Date Added:
10/11/2011 |
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Sadly we learnt recently of another fatality on our motorways with a driver from The Stobart Group losing his life when his vehicle left the A56 and [ more...
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Crane sections in central London |
Date Added:
09/11/2011 |
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I received this great photo of several H C Wilson vehicles in central London delivering sections of a crane to a development near London Bridge. The [ more...
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M5 fatal crash 4th November 2011 |
Date Added:
08/11/2011 |
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The thoughts of everyone at Lorryspotting are with the families, friends and relatives of all those individuals involved in this most terrible [ more...
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Giraud to be added to the Euro section |
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07/11/2011 |
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The Euro section of the site will shortly be including fleet details and photos of the French haulier Giraud who recently became part of the Geodis BM [ more...
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New livery for Clugston |
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06/11/2011 |
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The fleet of Clugston who are from Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire have a new livery in the form of this light blue and white colour scheme. The photo is [ more...
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Simarco soon to be added to the site |
Date Added:
05/11/2011 |
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Thanks to the efforts of Paul Harper we will shortly be adding the fleet details of Simarco who are from Witham in Essex and run a fleet of vehicles [ more...
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Ex A W Jenkinson on the A361 |
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04/11/2011 |
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A W Jenkinson run a superb fleet and routinely only ever keep vehicles for three years before they are sold on. This Volvo in decom livery was seen [ more...
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Cammack added recently |
Date Added:
03/11/2011 |
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Cammack are from Colchester in Essex and run a lovely fleet of vehicles in British racing green with very prominent fleet numbers.I am very grateful [ more...
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Ex Stobart for M & D Transport |
Date Added:
02/11/2011 |
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With the Stobart Group acquiring brand new vehicles at a frightening rate there is a healthy market in their ex vehicles on the 2nd hand market. M & D [ more...
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Transdanubia added to the Euro section |
Date Added:
01/11/2011 |
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Transdanubia are an Austrian haulier who have recently been added to the Euro section of the site. I am most grateful to Ade and Phil for looking [ more...
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New Volvo FM for M Way |
Date Added:
31/10/2011 |
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M Way & Son from North Molton in South Devon have just acquired another new vehicle to their fleet in the form of a Volvo FM 450 6x2 (G) tractor unit [ more...
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R Wookey M5 southbound |
Date Added:
30/10/2011 |
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I am very grateful to the farmer who allows me to take photos from his field that overlooks the M5 southbound. Yesterday during a lunch break I was [ more...
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