PECM Issue 22 2016 | Page 152

JOST Quality Helps Longthorne Of Hebden Achieve Longevity Through Three Generations Any company which is approaching Today, operating a fleet of 38 vehicles, its 90th birthday and is into its third Longthorne's main markets are in generation of management has to be aggregates from the surrounding quarries doing something right! and transportation of livestock. Hauliers, Longthorne of Hebden, in the Yorkshire Dales, was founded in 1928 by Herbert Longthorne, who bought a Chevrolet wagon for carting coal and cattle to local markets and thus founded a family business. In the 1930s the Chevrolet was replaced by a Bedford and Herbert was joined by his son Ken, who eventually took over running the business. In the 1960s the fleet was expanded with Leylands and the 1970s saw the introduction of Volvo and DAF tipper wagons. In 2000 Ken passed the baton onto his three sons, Gordon, Jonathan and Mark. 152 PECM Issue 22 "Customers such as Hansons, Tarmac and Aggregate Industries are naturally very demanding, while many of our livestock clients have been with us for literally decades. "Similarly we are very loyal to suppliers who have served us well, like JOST which provides fifth wheels, axles, tipping gear and other equipment for our trucks." reliability of service. The fleet includes articulated lorries, for aggregate and livestock work, and eightwheeled tipper trucks for hauling road stone and other quarry products - plus snow ploughs, which can be vital in the area's harsher winters. Jannine Burt, Regional Fleet Manager for JOST UK, explains the importance of reliability: "Most of the company's trucks are likely to work in demanding environments. For instance, aggregate trucks may have to travel across very uneven quarry floors and still tip safely and efficiently, while livestock transporters Longthorne maintains a modern fleet may have to contend with farm yard slurry, of vehicles, which helps it to guarantee country lanes and long runs on trunk