The Erith Group’s enlightened thinking has resulted in 19-year-old Josh Best working alongside his father Pete, in heavy haulage.

John Coles Contractors has spent over 50 years refining the movement of heavy plant through narrow lanes and on steep hills.

The Allelys Group, founded 60 years ago, has grown from a simple transport business to a multifaceted operation.

For more than 20 years from 1967, air cushion equipment called ACE, was a regular feature of the country’s ultra-heavy haulage industry.

Cadzow Heavy Haulage, based in Blantyre, Scotland, continues to invest for the future, despite the political and economic uncertainty intensified by the very few large infrastructure projects on the go at present.

Goldhofer has launched its own stand-alone UK sales operation to attract more British buyers to its innovative new products.

Anthony Thompson set up his low-loader business, calling it J Swingler Transport, in memory of the man who’d given him his first break.

A look at what’s been travelling down the tarmac of the UK over the past few months