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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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... ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

R J & I Monkhouse have just taken delivery of a brand new FH 500 6x2 (G) with a tag axle set up. In keeping with their naming policy the vehicle [ more... ]

The Wrangle based haulier George H Kime have a new wrap livery which can be seen on this MAN TG-X 26.440 6x2 (XLX) tractor unit. As wrap liveries go I [ more... ]

What a fabulous looking vehicle this Volvo FH 480 6 X 2 (G) is from the fleet of ABS (UK) Ltd. Does anyone know where they are from and even better a [ more... ]

Coles Plant Hire are from Langtree near Torrington in North Devon and their Volvo FH16 610 6x4 (G) tractor unit was seen recently at Dartford. I think [ more... ]

P & C Hamilton have put a new Scania R series 4x2 (Top) tractor unit with registration V8 PCH on the road to replace the DAF that used to carry V8 [ more... ]

Alan Firmin have 8 brand new DAF FTGXF105 460 6x2 (SSC) tractor units which have been bought to service the recently won Knauf plasterboard [ more... ]

Matthew Kibble Transport have just taken delivery of 5 new DAF FTGXF105 6x2 (SSC) tractor units all of which are on the new 59 registration [ more... ]

The Stobart Group have started to relocate some of their vehicles to the Irish Republic and thanks to the system put in place by our web designers we [ more... ]

Today sees the introduction of the new 59 plate registration and we already have about 20 vehicles going on the road today. Pictured here is the DAF [ more... ]

Evans Transport from Barnstaple in North Devon are very local to me, so I was very happy to receive this picture of two of their vehicles taken on [ more... ]

Austin manufactured lorries as well as cars from 1908 until 1951 when they were merged with the Nuffield Corporation to form the British Motor [ more... ]

W H Malcolm have been building up quite a fleet of heritage vehicles over the last couple of years which has culminated in their building the Donald [ more... ]

You lose count of all the Volvo FHs that you see up and down the motorway network of the UK, so always a breath of fresh air to see a Volvo NH on the [ more... ]

S Morris are a Westcountry firm supplying ready mixed concrete and aggregates from Charlton Adam in Somerset who have a fleet of 32 vehicles in their [ more... ]

The Battle of Britain memorial flight have a fantastic flight simulator which goes around the country to various shows and fayres. I'd love to know [ more... ]

I am going to try to get ALE Heavy Lift onto the site at some stage in the future as they really are one of the leading heavy haulage companies in the [ more... ]

I have always had a soft spot for the old Leyland Daf tractor units from yesteryear and what a fine example this one is from the fleet of Pentons [ more... ]

Stalkers from Brampton in Cumbria have 4 new DAF FTGCF85 460 6x2 (SC) tractor units which will shortly be joining their fleet on 1st [ more... ]

The Sleaford based haulier M C Mountain are due to take delivery of 6 brand new Scania R440 6x2 (HL) tractor units which will go on the road on the [ more... ]

Whilst out on the A361 North Devon link road recently I took a photo of a vehicle that was a right stranger in camp some 600 miles from home.The photo [ more... ]

Now I quite like red lorries but this is taking it to another level with a red trailer and to cap it all red equipment on the trailer.

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By 2003 the site had 139 hauliers listed and the number of photos on the site had reached the heady heights of 1,200 with them being added at the rate [ more... ]

Brauntons wholesale grocer Edd's fruit & veg have one of their lorries in a vinyl wrap that to the naked eye looks like baked beans, whereas on closer [ more... ]

Photos of wide and abnormal loads are always welcome and this one taken on the A74 at Carlisle is a very good example of what these heavy hauliers do. [ more... ]

By early 2001 the site had increased to 33 hauliers being listed with the first Scottish haulier being the Hamilton based Yuill & Dodds. By this time [ more... ]

The very start of Lorryspotting can be traced back to March 1997 when a chap by the name of Doug Chinnery decided he was going to stop updating his [ more... ]

The 1st September will see the 59 registrations being issued and I received this photo which may well be the first 59 reg vehicle on the [ more... ]

Come on now show your age and admit you can remember when City Transport ran 5,000 vehicles from Milton Keynes. All the vehicles were contract hired [ more... ]

Hogg Haul from Haddington in East Lothian Scotland are firmly within our sights for inclusion on the LS database as they all have names and fleet [ more... ]

The UK apple season is nearly upon us and one of the hauliers on the database is busy with delivering apples for the production of cider across the [ more... ]

Mason Brothers have acquired two brand new Scania R440 6x2 (Top) tractor units with fleet numbers 26 and 28. These vehicles might well be seen all [ more... ]

There are quite a few examples on the database of vehicles being converted from tractor units into high powered rigids and it just seems that in the [ more... ]

W H Malcolm have taken delivery of several new Scania P380 8W Tippers for use in their construction division. Pictured here is SF09 ECT at Seafield [ more... ]

Always grateful for pictures of rare or interesting trucks and this Scania R164G 580 6 X 4 drawbar unit operated by Ahern Waste Management certainly [ more... ]

The heavy haulage section of the site is always well supported and I always welcome photos of these lorries in action. Pictured here is the Scania [ more... ]

W H Malcolm are always very well represented at Truckfest Scotland and this year their heritage vehicles were quite some attraction. Seen here is [ more... ]

This weekend sees the annual Truckfest Scotland at the show ground in Edinburgh.Numerous LS hauliers attend this event including Mackirdy of Rothesay [ more... ]

Well they are now on the site and what a really welcome addition they are, the 1,000th active fleet to be added to the site are the lorries of the [ more... ]

My good friend from Peterborough mentioned that I should put a really cracking picture onto the site as the official 100,000th photo uploaded to the [ more... ]

I received this photo the other day from John Strachan from Glenrothes in Fife, who although is not a member thought I might be interested in this [ more... ]

One of the fleets that I was most happy to add to the database was that of Denby from Lincoln whose livery just goes to prove that less is [ more... ]

Last weekend was the annual Truckstar festival at Assen in The Netherlands and H J Van Bentum used the occasion to showcase several brand new Scania [ more... ]

Funstons have been on the LS database for a number of years now and they are a specialist chilled and frozen goods distributor. You can imagine my [ more... ]

One of our members recently attended the Welland Steam rally where this Leyland Octopus 8W Flatbed was on show. This and other vehicles in attendance [ more... ]

One of our members recently attended the Welland Steam rally where this ERF 6W tanker in the livery of Richard Read was on show.

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The Barnstaple haulier P M Clarke recently went into voluntary liquidation and luckily enough North Devon haulier William C Hockin took on five of the [ more... ]

When I was a youngster all those many years ago if I didn't have my bike (A Chopper) and I was a long way from home I would ask any of my mates for a [ more... ]

We are rapidly approaching the twin milestones of 100,000 photos and 1,000 active hauliers being listed. Following this event there will be plenty of [ more... ]

RTH Lubbers are based at Newcastle and Aberdeen and all of their fleet have RTH registration suffixes. I am eternally grateful to Audrey Jolly for [ more... ]

I have taken numerous photos of the fleets of Evans Transport and M Way at Bideford quay over the last three weeks, so it was a real turn up for the [ more... ]

I do receive photos of some quite odd vehicles but I have to say I have never seen a Scania R124L 420 8W Flatbed in my life before and probably will [ more... ]

Blackpool seafront is quite an unusual location for a truck photograph so I was more than happy to use this one for a news item. At the top of the [ more... ]

Dissegna are an Italian haulier who have a very distinctive livery and each vehicle appears to have a prominent fleet number. This vehicle was [ more... ]

Day Aggregates have two brand new Scania P380 8W Tippers in the livery of Bardon Aggregates which will be based at their Isle of Grain depot.Pictured [ more... ]

I am really pleased to announce that the fleet of G Owen & Sons from Montgomeryshire will be added to the LS database at some stage in the near [ more... ]

The annual Ayrshire Road Run for vintage commercial vehicles took place over the weekend and we received numerous photographs from members who [ more... ]

They say a change is as good as a rest and the recent mass deliveries of Scania G380 4x2 and Volvo FH 480 6x2 (GXL) tractor units for the Stobart [ more... ]

Haulage doesn't get much tougher than bulk tipping and in the recent hot weather you have to take your hat off to these drivers . Photo is courtesy [ more... ]

Central Demolition are from Bonnybridge in Scotland and just about every vehicle has a CDD registration suffix. I am most grateful to Brian and the [ more... ]

Sparks Transport are one of my favourite fleets and their fleet of green and gold lorries are based at Glastonbury in Somerset. This photo was taken [ more... ]

Robert Wiseman are in the process of taking delivery of numerous DAF FTCF85 360 4x2 tractor units which will be used across their UK trunking network. [ more... ]

John Miller have a brand new Scania R480 6W Timber drawbar unit for use on its forestry contracts.The vehicle is seen here on the A74(M) at junction [ more... ]

Yuill & Dodds from Hamilton have a couple of brand new DAF FADCF85 360 8W Tippers which have recently joined their fleet. Pictured here is Scottish [ more... ]

Tanker trailers don't come much better than this example from Nestle Logistics of a Rowntree Fruit Pastille liveried tandem axle tanker.

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Leggetts Transport yesterday went into administration and the following statement appeared on their website.

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This fleet from St Austell in Cornwall are one of my favourites and whilst having a spot of lunch today on the A38 I managed to take this picture of [ more... ]

Elite Transport have 16 new Mercedes Actros 2546 6x2 (MSC) tractor units and they have most kindly offered to donate £500 to a charity of my choice [ more... ]

Mention was made recently of lorries being used to take people to their school prom. S & A Transport took Tom Nicholls to his prom in this Scania R420 [ more... ]

Clive Cowern Transport kindly allowed one oftheir Eddie Stobart liveries vehicles to take LS member Sam Roden to his school prom recently and pictured [ more... ]