Mention the old county of Salop and farming and haulage immediately come to mind. Shropshire is one of the oldest counties in England, and birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Collecting old lorries is a popular pastime, and there are plenty of treasures tucked away in local barns.
Lewis was born and raised in the county and runs his own haulage firm. This year he is celebrating the 70th anniversary of a business that was originally started by his father.
“Charles Albert Weaver started the business in 1952 with a GMC(General Motors Corporation) flatbed,” he explained. “My father had left school when he was 13 and, like a lot of lads of his age, went to work on a farm. He then joined contractor Arthur Jones in Ludlow and started driving lorries. He did the rounds with local hauliers until the beginning of the Second World War.
“After the war there were plenty of army surplus lorries
