Though Eddie laid the groundwork, it was his son Edward who transformed the company into an international logistics giant in the 1970s ... track Eddie Stobart lorries on British roads.

But from 1973, it was his son, Edward, who turned the business into a multimillion-pound haulage empire and quirk of British culture ... from his lorry business in the 1970s, the couple lived ...

Stobart's son Edward took over the business in the 1970s ... with just eight lorries and 12 employees when it launched, with the trucks soon becoming an iconic sight on British motorways.