1987
One lorry
Jim Barraclough buys a second-hand rigid and carries carpets for a Wakefield mill.
A family firm since 1987
Northbound began with one lorry and one driver, Jim Barraclough. His daughter runs it now, from the same yard.
- Fifty-one people, most of them for ten years or more
- Our own workshop and four full-time fitters
- Every tractor unit to the Euro 6 standard
The road so far
1996
The depot
We move into the yard on Calder Vale Road, with room for twelve lorries.
2004
Tippers
Four eight-wheel tippers start carrying stone for the new bypass.
2013
Tankers
The first stainless tankers carry rapeseed oil for a local press.
2024
Workshop open to all
Our workshop starts servicing other firms' lorries as well as our own.
Who you will speak to
Helen Barraclough
Managing director
Grew up in the yard and drove her first lorry at twenty-one.
Dave Murray
Head planner
Knows where every lorry is, and how long the M62 will take today.
Amira Khan
Tanker manager
Plans every tanker load and signs off every wash.
Lee Firth
Workshop foreman
Has kept the fleet on the road for nineteen years.
