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  Renault Premium tipper
Date Added: 05/02/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New trailers for Eddie Stobart
Date Added: 04/02/2012
 
 

The Stobart Group have several new chilled trailers which endorse their sponsorship of Superleague rugby. Each trailer represents one of the foureteen [ more... ]

 
  61 reg Samworth Brothers
Date Added: 03/02/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  IPL Haulage on the M40
Date Added: 02/02/2012
 
 

IPL Haulage are a container transport company based at Totton in Southampton. Just about every one of their vehicles was previously operated by [ more... ]

 
  New vehicle new livery for M & D Transport
Date Added: 01/02/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  John Lawrie on Riverside Drive
Date Added: 31/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Volvo for Norbert Dentressangle
Date Added: 30/01/2012
 
 

Many years ago the ubiquitous French haulier Norbert Dentressangle would only operate Renault vehicles. In the last few years DAF and Mercedes units [ more... ]

 
  New shape Mercedes Actros
Date Added: 29/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New vehicles for Maritime Transport
Date Added: 29/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Cadzow at Toddington services
Date Added: 28/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Nice looking Scania
Date Added: 27/01/2012
 
 

Always grateful for pictures of rare or interesting trucks and this Scania R164G 580 6x4 drawbar unit operated by Ahern Waste Management certainly [ more... ]

 
  Eddie Stobart rear steer trailer
Date Added: 26/01/2012
 
 

Eddie Stobart have their first ever rear steer trailer which has joined the fleet recently.Rear steering trailers allow for geater manouverability in [ more... ]

 
  New Scanias for PMP Forward
Date Added: 25/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Mercedes Actros for Firmin
Date Added: 24/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Now there's a long load
Date Added: 23/01/2012
 
 

Large structures like bridge sections are always a great photographic opportunity. Nusteel Structures are from Hythe in Kent and I will be approaching [ more... ]

 
  Walters Group with Caterpillar dump truck
Date Added: 22/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAF for Earl
Date Added: 21/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Huncargo on the A303
Date Added: 20/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Coach House on the A9 at Glenmorangie
Date Added: 19/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAF for Philson
Date Added: 18/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Eddie Stobart in Shoreham
Date Added: 17/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  East Coast Viners
Date Added: 16/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  MAN for Bannister International
Date Added: 15/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  TEF Transport to be listed
Date Added: 14/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAF for Ge Be Transport
Date Added: 13/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Sealane to be added to the site
Date Added: 12/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Axors for Waitrose
Date Added: 11/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Hobbs Brothers to be added to the site
Date Added: 10/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Sydenhams added to the database
Date Added: 09/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Online payments suspended until Monday 09:00
Date Added: 08/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Stonehenge on the A303
Date Added: 07/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Fraser Freight to be added
Date Added: 06/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  J Obertelli from Bolton
Date Added: 05/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAF for S M & T Wigham
Date Added: 04/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Peterbilt trucks
Date Added: 03/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Viridor on the radar for 2012
Date Added: 02/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Here's to 2012
Date Added: 01/01/2012
 
 

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... ]

 
  Ex Grimers on the M5
Date Added: 31/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  H C Davis coming soon
Date Added: 30/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Chiltern Chilled to be added to the site
Date Added: 29/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Tesco mono axle trailer ?
Date Added: 28/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Ebro Trucks
Date Added: 27/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Eddie Stobart in Plymouth
Date Added: 26/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Merry Christmas to all
Date Added: 25/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Harlow Brothers to be added
Date Added: 24/12/2011
 
 

Harlow Brothers are from Loughborough and manufacture wooden sheds and soft furnishings. Their fleet have a distinctive green,orange and white [ more... ]

 
  James Cooper & Sons to be added
Date Added: 23/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Joda Freight in the rain on the M5
Date Added: 22/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Wyvern Cargo on the A303
Date Added: 21/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Volvo FH for Dave Pollard
Date Added: 20/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Scania R730 on the A361 in Devon
Date Added: 19/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Stardes to be included shortly
Date Added: 18/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  ABC Grimsby Ltd shortly to be added
Date Added: 17/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New vehicles for Turners (Soham)
Date Added: 16/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Cherished plates for TNT
Date Added: 15/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Trevor it's your lorry
Date Added: 14/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Great registration for a recovery truck.
Date Added: 13/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Laird Bros of Forfar will soon be added
Date Added: 12/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Great registration for recovery truck
Date Added: 12/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  S Cooper to be added shortly
Date Added: 11/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Baird of Clydebank to be listed soon
Date Added: 10/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Volvo for Peter Green
Date Added: 09/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Abacus Logistics added to the site
Date Added: 08/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  James Jones of Larbert added to the site
Date Added: 07/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Volvos for Star Transport
Date Added: 06/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  NH12 460 for MDF Transport
Date Added: 05/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Webber Transport to be added
Date Added: 04/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New TG-X tractor units for Downton
Date Added: 03/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Couple of Toploaders on the M40
Date Added: 02/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  T J Transport to be added to the site
Date Added: 01/12/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New TG-S hooklift for Patersons
Date Added: 30/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  L A Green on the M3
Date Added: 29/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Reed Boardall on the A90
Date Added: 28/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Calsina-Carre added to the Euro section
Date Added: 27/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Bearts from Stow Bridge
Date Added: 26/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Caballero from Spain added
Date Added: 25/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  De Rooy in Barnstaple
Date Added: 24/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Hi Way Express coming soon
Date Added: 23/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Myers Transport added recently
Date Added: 22/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAFs for Jack Richards
Date Added: 21/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Rase Distribution on the M3 at Hatch
Date Added: 20/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  4 ex B & Q Volvos for W Hockin
Date Added: 19/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Ex Pollocks Scania for W H Malcolm
Date Added: 18/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New vehicles at Maritime Transport
Date Added: 17/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New DAFs for John Lewis
Date Added: 16/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  John R Adam soon to be listed
Date Added: 15/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Standard Motor Transport soon to be listed
Date Added: 14/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New drawbars for Stobart
Date Added: 12/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  B C Jenkins a North Devon haulier
Date Added: 11/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Fatal accident on the M56
Date Added: 10/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Crane sections in central London
Date Added: 09/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  M5 fatal crash 4th November 2011
Date Added: 08/11/2011
 
 

The thoughts of everyone at Lorryspotting are with the families, friends and relatives of all those individuals involved in this most terrible [ more... ]

 
  Giraud to be added to the Euro section
Date Added: 07/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New livery for Clugston
Date Added: 06/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Simarco soon to be added to the site
Date Added: 05/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Ex A W Jenkinson on the A361
Date Added: 04/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Cammack added recently
Date Added: 03/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Ex Stobart for M & D Transport
Date Added: 02/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  Transdanubia added to the Euro section
Date Added: 01/11/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  New Volvo FM for M Way
Date Added: 31/10/2011
 
 

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... ]

 
  R Wookey M5 southbound
Date Added: 30/10/2011
 
 

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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