Family-Run FORS Silver Hauliers | Trusted Transport Services in the North West

The Bracewell family have been involved in road transport since the early 1900’s, with transport starting off with a horse and cart delivering around our local area. Today, four family generations in and nearly forty decades in business later, we retain all the tailored and personal services that were originally founded.

In September 2011 A.M. Bracewell Transport became a Limited company offering a first-class service. We are extremely proud to announce that we are now a FORS Silver accredited haulier. This high standard confirms our commitment to safety, efficiency, and environmental protection across all our operations in the North West and Lancashire. We specialise in vehicle loads offering same-day and next-day deliveries, from designated vehicles to scheduled groupage services. We accommodate a range of consignments including standard pallets, part or full loads of oversized pallets, loose bulky items, and large rolls.

At A M Bracewell Transport Ltd we provide a fully FORS Silver compliant Road Haulage service throughout mainland UK with our fleet of vehicles ranging from long wheel-based sprinter vans up to 26-ton tall curtain sided vehicles. This accreditation is particularly valuable for clients needing to meet strict Work-Related Road Risk (WRRR) and CLOCS requirements across the North West of England. For a detailed breakdown of our vehicle sizes and capacity please click here to see our vehicle matrix.

We are proud of our heritage, and build relationships based on our core values. Our family values filter down through everything we do many of our named vehicles are dedicated to family and friends, past and present.

At A.M.Bracewell Transport Ltd., our ability to listen to precise customer needs and our understanding of our customers requirements enables us to provide bespoke and tailored services for each individual client. With over 40 years’ experience, our core focus has remained the same throughout; to provide versatile and compliant transport services for every customer, and to nurture productive long-term relationships.

Versatility is at the heart of everything we do, which has led to the complete road haulage service that we offer today. Whatever the requirement to deliver products to your customers, you can expect a quality, friendly, and expert service from your trusted FORS Silver hauliers throughout.

FORS Silver Accredited Hauliers North West

At A M Bracewell Transport, we are proud to announce that we have achieved FORS Silver accreditation, a major milestone that reflects our commitment to safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility. FORS, or the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, is a nationally recognised accreditation designed to raise standards in fleet operations. It ensures that hauliers operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably, protecting not only their staff but also the communities they serve.

Our History

Our Bracewell Transport story began with Thomas Bracewell in the 1900’s. Thomas delivered Coal & Building supplies to building yards on horse and cart in our local Accrington area. Even though he could not read or write he was well liked and known in the area for his deliveries.

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  • 1926

    In 1926 Thomas married Margret who was quite the businesswoman and persuaded him to invest and slowly began to buy motorised vehicles.

  • 1927

    In 1927 Thomas and Margret had their first child Alan and later went on to have 2 more boys Derek and Geoffrey.

  • 1947

    In 1947 The garage was built on Dill Hall Lane to accommodate the growing fleet of tipper wagons and mechanical diggers used to move waste from the factories and mills which was previously loaded by hand. Thomas’ son Alan started working for the business, carrying out maintenance tasks on the vehicles.

  • 1960

    By now Thomas’ other two sons Derek and Geoffrey were also working in the business and introduced skip wagons into the fleet.

  • 1976

    Thomas Bracewell died and left his 3 sons to run the business.

  • 1979

    The three brothers split the business 3 ways. Geoffrey took the waste business, Derek had coaches which left Alan with the premises at Dill Hall Lane.

  • 1979

    Alan asked his eldest son Robin who was training as a Civil engineer if he would help him carry on the general haulage part of the business.
    Starting with their first flat wagon in 1979 more vehicles were introduced. Curtain sided vehicles became popular as they didn’t need roping and sheeting which was the method used for Flat bed vehicles.

  • 1985

    Robin, his wife Katherine and their 3 children moved into the Bracewell Family house in the grounds of the business and gradually they increased the number of vehicles they operated.

  • 2000

    Robins eldest son David became a transport manger to help Robin as the business grew and Alan took a back seat and retired.

  • 2019

    Robins Youngest child Katie Joined the business after finishing her degree and completing her apprenticeship within another Bracewell family business.

  • 2020

    Robin and Katherine still oversea the overall busines however David manages the Transport side of the business and Katie manages the administration and general business side.

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We are proud to announce that A M Bracewell has achieved FORS Silver accreditation — a nationally recognised standard for safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility in the transport industry. What is FORS?The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is an independent accreditation scheme that sets the benchmark for best practice in fleet operations. FORS Silver demonstrates […]

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