28th April 2011, Page 33
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Shaping Britain’s Haulage Industry
And in no particular order... Edward Stobart (1954-2011) While it was Eddie Stobart who started the company (buying his frst truck – a Guy Invincible in 1960), it’s his son......
John Loudon Mcadam (1756-1836)
Without John Loudon McAdam, our roads would still be dirt tracks. Well, perhaps not, but the Scottish engineer is the man responsible for “tarmacadam”, a multi-layered road......
Barbara Castle (1910-2002)
Transport secretaries come and go but few are remembered. That cannot be said of Barbara Castle, the flame-haired dynamo from Bradford. She created the O-licence regime in her......