Brian Wilson, from Sheffield, has been driving lorries since he was a teenager.
Brian Wilson, 90, joined his father's haulage firm in the 1960s and has been driving for the same company ever sinceAged 90, Brian Wilson is undoubtedly among the world's oldest working lorry drivers. And, after more than 70 years on the road, he has no plans to apply the handbrake just yet. BBC News' Kevin Shoesmith went along to meet him at a Sheffield haulage yard.
The gearstick is held together with tape, the upholstery has seen better days and there is a whiff of tobacco. But, like him, it ploughs on. There is an image of him on holiday. He is sitting at a table, studying a newspaper. He does not look like a man on holiday. In the 1960s, following a stint delivering petrol for Esso, Brian joined his father Edward's haulage company - E. Wilson & Son.
"You end up crawling along in London," he says, haunching over the steering wheel to labour the point. Like his lorry, Brian also requires a full health check each year, with his next due before Christmas.
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