Hawthorns Logistics

We are proud to announce we have two more trailers in the livery of the Great North Air Ambulance. Hawthorns Logistics now has a total of seven trailers supporting the charity. They send us the artwork and we use Ace Graphics to print and fit them.

We took delivery of our first ever Volvo this month. It’s a Volvo FH4 540. Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North. We have decided to compare the Volvo against the fleet of Scanias that we operate.

We have released some limited edition model trucks to raise some money for two extraordinary charities, the Great North Air Ambulance and the Dragonfly Cancer Trust. The Great North Air Ambulance runs three air ambulances depending solely on the support of the public. Without the public’s help, they would never be able to offer the… Read More

Heather, our daughter, was married in June and turned up to the reception in our 24 year old restored Scania 143!

Josie’s Dragonfly Trust makes a very real and positive difference to the lives of young cancer patients with limited time. They passionately believe in the importance of happy memories and work tirelessly to make them happen for young people and their families. Hawthorns Logistics are proud to support such a fantastic cause by supplying two trailers… Read More

We have purchased five Laurence David 4.7 metre trailers that have gone straight into work liveried up in Labone Castlesie’s logos.

We are very proud to announce that we have won a tender to supply logistics for Labone Castleside Ltd, a plastic moulding specialist. We were chosen to be their partner and supply 5 trailers delivering to major car manufacturers with just in time deliveries. Labone Castleside will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.

A Washington-based haulier is “over the moon” with the first two of six new Next Generation Scania tractor units. Hawthorns Logistics director Chris Kilsby said the operator chose the V8 S-series Scanias because of their promising residual value. “They’re considerably more expensive, but we’ve gone down the route with the V8 models because of residual… Read More

We have commissioned a model truck to raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA), which has been limited to 105 pieces. They are available from the GNAA shop online or direct from ourselves with all proceeds being donated to the GNAA.

The helicopters of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) rarely leave the region but will nevertheless become a common sight throughout the UK after a haulier decorated trailers in support of the charity. Chris Kilsby of Hawthorns Logistics approached the Darlington-based charity about using his long-distance vehicles to promote its life-saving work. Mr Kilsby… Read More