RIP - Eddie Stobart

[wiggydiggy]

Like em or loathe them, but arguably the most famous UK trucking name has passed: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph-saturday/20241207/282080577414380

 

[Paulus]

His name lives on though.
The company he started is now a global brand.

 

[wiggydiggy]

His name lives on though.
The company he started is now a global brand.

From the article apparently he would have never called his company after himself had he known how famous it would become.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Great brand

I remember one of the "difficult" kids, at the last school I taught at, was mad on Eddie Stobart
all I had to do to keep him on task and happy was to make the work he was doing based in some way on Eddie Stobart
(which is not as easy as it sounds sometimes - there are limits!!!)

He is still one of the kids I wonder about - hope he is OK

but the brand and the lorries have provided lots of entertainment for a lot fo people
and a lot of relief for parents when taking kids on long journeys who need a game for them to play!!

 

[Beebo]

Apparently he died on 25th November. Over 3 weeks ago.

It was his son Edward who was credited with transforming the business in the 80s and 90s.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Apparently he died on 25th November. Over 3 weeks ago.

It was his son Edward who was credited with transforming the business in the 80s and 90s.

His eldest, he passed away himself in 2011 but had retired from the business some years before. The younger son ran the firm for a while after the eldest retired.

 

[BoldonLad]

Quite an interesting story that.

 

[slowmotion]

Personally, I was more of a Norbert Dentressangle type of guy.

 

[Drago]

As aforementioned, his son, also Eddie passed away in 2011. Ironically he, like his lorries, was restricted to 56.

 

[Gunk]

His name lives on though.

Not for long, slowly being rebranded as Culina

 

[ColinJ]

Personally, I was more of a Norbert Dentressangle type of guy.

I went to visit my sister about 20 years ago when her kids were young. I had dozed off as we were driving down the M1 but then my niece suddenly shouted out EDDIE STOBART. I woke with a start! A few moments later my nephew shouted NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE. This happened again every few minutes. Eventually, I asked what they heck they were doing. It turned out to be a game that they played to break the monotony of motorway journeys - whoever saw the most vehicles from their chosen logistics company was the winner!

 

[DaveReading]

I went to visit my sister about 20 years ago when her kids were young. I had dozed off as we were driving down the M1 but then my niece suddenly shouted out EDDIE STOBART. I woke with a start! A few moments later my nephew shouted NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE. This happened again every few minutes. Eventually, I asked what they heck they were doing. It turned out to be a game that they played to break the monotony of motorway journeys - whoever saw the most vehicles from their chosen logistics company was the winner!

Otherwise known as the Nobby and Stobby game.

 

[ColinJ]

Otherwise known as the Nobby and Stobby game.

Ah, I didn't realise that it was 'a thing' - I thought that they had made it up!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

We used to look out for Foden trucks

 

[Drago]

...Culina

Steady on! This is a family forum.