NEJ:
Here are some more to add to the list of " possibly " long gone hauliers !!!
Dobsons of Edinburgh [Dark Green Atkis]
Silver Roadways [Poss. Tate & Lyle of Liverpool]
Edward Derbyshire of Liverpool
Stewart Cameron of Drymen
Motherwell Bridge of Motherwell
Bridges of Leyland [parcel carriers]
Cannings of Leyland [ran red & white AEC Mandators]
Smith & Robinson of Leeds [orange tankers mainly ERF,s & F88,s]
■■? of Sanquhar [can,t remember the name]
Russell of Bathgate [Blue & Grey Atki Borderes & Guy Big J,s]
Russell of ■■? [ Purple F88,s & Atkis]
Gibbs of Fraserburgh
Browns of Grimsby
Humber Mc.Veigh [Green Guy Big J,s]
One other com. that I can,t remenber ran from Burscough nr. Ormskirk to Crieff on trunk up one night and back the next they ran Plain Red Seddon Atki 400 day cabs.
Davidson & Adamson [ Newcastle? ran dark blue Daf 2800,s]
Naylors of Leyland
K&G Transport of Bamber Bridge [owned by Peter Valentine & bought out Kirkdale Lewis Haulage of Liverpool about 1973]
Bolton Roadways
Smiths of Eccles [Red ERF,s]
Harris of Northwich [Maroon & Cream ERF,s flats & tankers out of ICI ]
Beresfords of Stoke on Trent
Atkins of Derby [I think the first british haulier to use Tachos]
Dobsons - Gone
Silver Roadways - still with us
Edward Derbyshire - Gone
Stewart Cameron - Gone (and took Wm. Molyneux with them)
Bridges - Gone
Canning - Gone
Smith & Robinson - TDG
Russell of Bathgate - Gone
Gibbs of Fraserburgh - Gone
Humber McVeigh - Gone
Peter Halley is the one from Crieff that trunked to & from Burscough - Gone
Naylor of Leyland - still with us - just…
K&G Transport - Gone
Bolton Roadways - Gone
Smiths of Eccles - TDG
Harris Roadways of Northwich - TDG
Beresfords of Tunstall - Gone
F B Atkins of Findern, Derby - Gone
Where in Southport are you from NEJ? I’m from Burscough but have lived in Southport for 13 years (100yds from the footy ground)