three of the distinctive Eddie Stobart vehicles were part of grieving in Carlisle to adopt, the former head of Eddie Stobart haulage giant collected event.Edward Stobart, 56, died on the 31 March after suffering heart problems.
He took over his father's company in 1976 and built it up to one of the most well-known transport companies in the world.
The streets around Carlisle fed Cathedral approximately 200 people and green, white and Red truck parked three of the company's distinctive outside.
The service started at 1100 BST and industry took about 500 family, friends and colleagues.
The ceremony was broadcast on a big screen outside the Cathedral.
It was a space for floral tribute outside, including one looked like a truck of Eddie Stobart.
'Absolute Gentleman'Mr. of Stobart's were among the family father, Eddie, and his wife Nora, during the ceremony.
Before the service, called Stobart, it can talk Group Deputy Chief Executive Richard butcher as "a true legend in the truck industry".
He said: "he will be remembered by a lot of people in the industry."
"I worked with him for a number of years and he was an absolute gentleman." A very large, a very kind man. A very shy man in many respects.
Links outside the Cathedral was a truck-shaped floral tribute among those"He called the best of all, that with him but he had worked for those with him during his time at the business worked faithfully."
Rebecca Ferguson, the X Factor finalist from Liverpool, sang amazing grace to the service.
After the service, three Eddie Stobart trucks from the 1970's led 1980s and the present of the hearse from a private funeral.
Converting the Cumbrian small business started by his father, who had only eight trucks and 12 employees, when he took over Mr Stobart, father of six lived in Warwickshire with his wife Mandy, attributed to.
2001 On 1,000 trucks and 2,000 employees from 27 sites had increased.
Mr Stobart was managing director for more than 30 years.
The company had even a "fan club", which attracted 25,000 members at its peak.
The brand Stobart stretched, also to a children cartoon character, a paint color - green Eddie Stobart and toy truck.
Edward sold the business to his brother William and business partner Andrew Tinkler in the year 2004.
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