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Our Fleet
of Vehicles

20+ vehicles across seven types, from a 3.5-tonne dropside to a 44-tonne artic with sliding roof - select one below to see what it carries.

20+Vehicles
7Vehicle types
14Drivers
Licensed
waste carrier
Fully insured

Load type - Vehicle type

Doug Gobey 3.5 tonne dropside lorry with tail lift

3.5 Tonne

4m dropsideTail lift1 tonne capacity

Our smallest and most agile vehicle. Ideal for tight access, narrow lanes, town centres and residential streets where a larger lorry can't reach. The open dropside makes side and rear loading straightforward, and the tail lift means no forklift is needed at either end. And at 3.5 tonnes it isn't an HGV, so HGV access and weight restrictions don't apply.

Typically carries:
  • Single pallets,
  • small building material orders,
  • shopfitting fixtures,
  • garden and greenhouse components,
  • timber and boards,
  • small machinery,
  • urgent local deliveries.
Load typeVehicle
Small/local, 1t3.5t dropside with tail lift
Light freight, 2.6t7.5t curtain-side or dropside
12 pallets, 9.5t18t curtain-side
14 pallets, 14.5t26t curtain-side
Flatbed/oversize, 14.5t26t cheese wedge, 9m flatbed
26 pallets, 28t44t artic, sliding roof
Crane liftsCrane-mounted double drive
Tight access or small drop3.5 Tonne7.5 Tonne Curtain-Side7.5 Tonne Dropside
Needs to stay dry7.5 Tonne Curtain-Side18 Tonne Curtain-Side26 Tonne Curtain-Side44 Tonne Artic
Awkward, long or oversized7.5 Tonne Dropside26 Tonne Cheese Wedge Flatbed
Needs loading from above44 Tonne Artic
Full pallet load, long distance44 Tonne Artic
No forklift at the delivery point3.5 Tonne7.5 Tonne Curtain-Side7.5 Tonne Dropside(all tail-lift equipped)

Six sectors, one flexible fleet

Drawn from more than 30 years on the road - from the founding trade in hay and straw to today's mix of construction, retail, waste and general freight.

Doug Gobey flatbed lorry loaded with round hay bales in a field

Agricultural & Horticultural

  • Hay and straw (the founding trade, from 1990)
  • Apples for cider mills
  • Greenhouses and glasshouse structures
  • General farm and horticultural produce
Doug Gobey flatbed lorry carrying building materials on a site road

Construction & Building Materials

  • Palletised building materials
  • Heavy and awkward loads requiring crane offload
  • Site deliveries with vehicle-mounted crane (double-drive, remote-controlled)
Doug Gobey curtain-side lorry outside a large warehouse unit

Shopfitting & Retail Fit-Out

  • Shopfitting components and fixtures
  • Retail units and display equipment
  • Time-sensitive fit-out deliveries
Doug Gobey flatbed lorry loaded with baled scrap metal at a recycling yard

Waste & Recycling

  • Waste materials (licensed carrier, CBDU49607)
  • Recyclable materials for the recycling industry
Doug Gobey curtain-side artic for palletised freight

General Palletised Freight

  • Full loads (up to 26 pallets on the 44t artic)
  • Part loads
  • Overnight pallet network and courier consignments
  • Tail-lift deliveries to sites without loading facilities
Doug Gobey low-loader carrying a wheel loader

Oversized, Heavy & Non-Standard Loads

  • Items too large or heavy for standard curtain-siders
  • Flatbed and cheese-wedge loads requiring roping and sheeting
  • Crane-assisted lifts and placements

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A Doug Gobey Transport lorry carrying steel beams on a country road

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