John S L Watson Haulage

28/05/2026

21/05/2026

I remember there being a big change in our appearance when we moved from general haulage to clamshell grab tippers but didn't realise how much we have changed since the first clamshell ...
💛❤️

13/05/2026

13th May 1968 … 58 years ago … it started with one lorry and a dream.

No shortcuts. No overnight success.
Just hard work, family, loyalty and people who believed in each other when it mattered most.

From one vehicle in 1968 to generations of Haulage, Clamshell grabs and Huntershill Village @, this is more than a business.
It's a legacy built on the road.

Here's to 58 years of John SL Watson Haulage, and 58 more!

05/05/2026

This was 10 years ago - I love these pictures 🥰

05/05/2026

This was 10 years ago ! I love these photos - would've loved a race between these 2 beautiful machines but I have a feeling we wouldn't have won 🤔

01/05/2026

Reminiscing about the snake pit in the garage. It still scares me!

30/04/2026

Papa had a second man on his job today ! I’m crediting my nephew John Watson jnr for these great photos 💛

21/04/2026

Starting our delve into the archives with this news article from September 7 1979. A centre spread in "The Times" - The Local Family Business...One day eleven years ago, John Watson, a young apprentice mechanic turned to his dad and said "I'm tired with my job. I want to get into the haulage trade with my own firm." ...

17/04/2026

Next month we are celebrating 58 years in business !
We’ve been digging through the old family photo albums and reminiscing about years gone by … our family photos are a bit different too most. Not a lot of pics of us 4 kids growing up - but we do have quite a lot of photos of trucks to share 😆 (you can tell who took the pictures when we were younger 😂).
We look forward to sharing our memories with you 🧡

15/04/2026

They really are a bonnie fleet when you see them all parked up and proudly showing off their saltires 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🤍

09/04/2026

We love seeing the clamshell grab in action - there’s something so satisfying about how quickly it powers through a pile of rubble !