Famed trucking firm founder Eddie Stobart suffered many heartbreaks before ... Eddie wanted his trucks to be known for more than their deliveries, so he started a famous tradition of naming ...

The truck debuted in the famous Eddie Stobart green and red colouring, with the small company possessing just eight lorries and 12 employees when it launched. Mr Stobart died on November 25 aged ...

Eddie Stobart, who has died at 95, started an agriculture business after the war which expanded into a haulage company whose green and red trucks became amongst the most familiar on British roads.

Stobart launched with just eight trucks and 12 employees in 1976, but by the turn of the century, the fleet had grown to ...

His name was emblazoned on more than 2,000 trucks, each with individual decor, leading to a children’s craze for spotting them on motorways Eddie Stobart, who has died aged 95, was a Cumbrian ...

Eddie Stobart trucks have always turned heads with their unique tradition of naming their vehicles after women, a quirky practice started by the company's founder in the 1940s. Trucks bearing ...

Eddie Pears Stobart, who founded the eponymous Stobart group in the 1940s, died on November 25, aged 95-years-old. The man behind ... flanked by the emblazoned trucks he helped make famous ...

Eddie Stobart reached some fame for allowing drivers to name the truck to which they drove - a tradition started by Mr Stobart himself. In an attempt to expand his family name and stop being known ...

When his son Edward died in 2011, aged 56, a huge funeral procession featuring Eddie Stobart trucks were seen in Carlisle. Mr Stobart leaves behind a legacy that continues to influence British ...

That in turn led to the creation of a fan club with thousands of members, and a thriving sideline in Eddie Stobart model trucks and other branded merchandise. Eddie’s son Edward at his Carlisle ...

Under Edward's stewardship, drivers of Stobart trucks also wore collars and ties and were instructed to wave back and honk their horn when signalled by a passer-by. Modern Eddie Stobart trucks ...

He left school at 14-years-old and eventually earned himself ... and started travelling on UK roads in 1957. The truck featured the famous Eddie Stobart green and red colouring.