Green Guardians 2025:
TRUCKINGBY

TRUCKINGBY is one of the leading names in live event transport and operates under the CARGOBY brand.

By IQ | 8 September 2025

Founded in 1975, Brian Yeardley Continental is still a family-owned company, operating one of the largest fleets of mega trailers (100cbm) in the UK, with a client list that includes Florence &…

Founded in 1975, Brian Yeardley Continental is still a family-owned company, operating one of the largest fleets of mega trailers (100cbm) in the UK, with a client list that includes Florence & The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice in Chains, Paul Weller, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, John Mayer, HAIM, and Taylor Swift, to name but a few.

Its TRUCKINGBY division is one of the leading names in live event transport and operates under the CARGOBY brand (formerly Brian Yeardley Continental). Since its rebranding in 2014, the company has identified and successfully filled a…

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BM Park Live

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Coldplay

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Weezevent

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Wilderness Festival

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Sunny Hill Festival

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LIDO

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OCESA

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