Digby Kerr, age four, on a Digby Freight Services vehicle. Borehamwood, circa 1971.
Chapter One · Circa 1969 to 1971
Before I knew what logistics was, my name was already on a truck.
Digby R. Kerr was named for his uncle, Digby Robert. After years in air freight for BOAC, his uncle built Digby Freight Services from the ground up, its orange and white trucks a familiar sight around Borehamwood.
To four-year-old Digby, the company meant something simpler: time with his uncle, rides on deliveries, and handing drivers their pay packets on Fridays. It was his first experience inside a transportation business, decades before he would build his own.
"The trucks changed. The businesses changed. The world changed. The name never did."
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