--- title: "Haulage companies in Argyll and Bute" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/argyll-and-bute markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/argyll-and-bute.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Haulage companies in Argyll and Bute > 112 licensed hauliers in Argyll and Bute with 3,856 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 6 new licences in 2026. Free check. DVSA data, 7 Oct 2026. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Council area · Scotland Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Argyll and Bute council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **112** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Argyll and Bute council area, as do 47 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 3,856 lorries. The largest fleet is Scottish Water (468 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 112 - **Goods licences:** 159 47 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 3,856 - **New licences in 2026:** 6 ## Largest haulage operators in Argyll and Bute Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Argyll and Bute council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 112). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Argyll and Bute. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Scottish Water](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1005303) Standard National | 5 | 468 | — | | 2 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 2 | 384 | — | | 3 | [Sysco GB Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sysco-gb-limited-02035315) Standard National · 02035315 | 1 | 309 | Earned recognition | | 4 | [Breedon Trading Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/breedon-trading-limited-00156531) Standard National · 00156531 | 3 | 306 | — | | 5 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 215 | — | | 6 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 184 | Earned recognition | | 7 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 2 | 129 | — | | 8 | [Carntyne Transport Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carntyne-transport-co-ltd-sc032077) Standard International · SC032077 | 1 | 121 | — | | 9 | [T P Niven Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/t-p-niven-limited-sc386352) Standard National · SC386352 | 1 | 121 | — | | 10 | [Bear Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038787) Standard National · SC206139 | 2 | 118 | — | | 11 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 1 | 115 | — | | 12 | [Sse PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sse-plc-sc117119) Restricted · SC117119 | 1 | 109 | — | | 13 | [Argyll & Bute Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011811) Standard National | 16 | 73 | — | | 14 | [Oilfast Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/oilfast-limited-sc694847) Standard National · SC694847 | 1 | 71 | — | | 15 | [Peter McKerral & Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1086921) Standard National · SC346549 | 4 | 65 | — | | 16 | [Highland Fuels Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0021731) Standard National · SC032343 | 3 | 60 | — | | 17 | [Gleaner Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0023291) Standard National · SC030017 | 4 | 50 | — | | 18 | [The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2011558) Restricted · SC083026 | 2 | 47 | — | | 19 | [Mitie (Defence) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/mitie-defence-limited-02574880) Standard National · 02574880 | 2 | 44 | — | | 20 | [B Mundell Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/b-mundell-ltd-sc054931) Standard International · SC054931 | 2 | 40 | — | | 21 | [D & J Campbell Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1111459) Standard International · SC419281 | 4 | 40 | — | | 22 | [McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0037211) Standard National · SC059723 | 1 | 30 | — | | 23 | [McFadyens Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0035747) Standard International · SC165397 | 1 | 30 | — | | 24 | [O'Toole International Logistics Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/otoole-international-logistics-limited-09662564) Standard International · 09662564 | 1 | 30 | — | | 25 | [Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1100438) Standard International · SC369593 | 2 | 28 | — | Plus 47 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Argyll and Bute Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Oban 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/oban) - [Lochgilphead 19](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/lochgilphead) - [Campbeltown 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/campbeltown) - [Dunoon 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/dunoon) - [Isle of Islay 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/isle-of-islay) - [Helensburgh 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/helensburgh) - [Isle of Mull 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/isle-of-mull) - [Isle of Bute 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/isle-of-bute) - [Cairndow 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/cairndow) - [Tarbert 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/tarbert) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 44% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 63% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in Argyll and Bute by type - Standard National goods **78** 49% - Restricted goods **70** 44% - Standard International goods **11** 7% Goods licences in Argyll and Bute by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 38 licences 2. 2 lorries: 27 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 35 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 15 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 18 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 10 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 4 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 12 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Argyll and Bute. Company goods licences by postcode district, Argyll and Bute 1. Postcode district PA34: 33 company licences 2. Postcode district PA31: 18 company licences 3. Postcode district PA28: 17 company licences 4. Postcode district PA23: 15 company licences 5. Postcode district PA37: 10 company licences 6. Postcode district PA20: 9 company licences 7. Postcode district G84: 8 company licences 8. Postcode district PA29: 7 company licences 9. Postcode district PA75: 4 company licences 10. Postcode district PA42: 4 company licences ## New licences in 2026 6 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in the Argyll and Bute council area. - [**Tiny Fish Ltd** OM2088806 · granted in A&D 2490, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2088806) - [**Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Company Limited (The)** OM2088368 · granted in A&D 2487, 7 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2088368) - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Ribs Marine Services Ltd** OM2088598 · granted in A&D 2470, 11 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2088598) - [**United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited** OM2086801 · granted in A&D 2455, 26 Jan 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/united-infrastructure-power-t-and-d-limited-11829648) [New operator licences granted, month by month](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) ## Traffic areas The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 2 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Scotland 159](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Inverclyde](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/inverclyde) - [Hauliers in West Dunbartonshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-dunbartonshire) - [Hauliers in North Ayrshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-ayrshire) - [Hauliers in Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in East Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in Glasgow](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow) - [Coach companies in Argyll and Bute 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/argyll-and-bute) - [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to vet a haulier before you book](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/vet-a-haulier) - [How to check a haulier's licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/how-to-check-a-haulier) - [Restricted vs standard licences](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/restricted-vs-standard) DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette. Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/argyll-and-bute Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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