--- title: "Haulage companies in East Ayrshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-ayrshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-ayrshire.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 East Ayrshire > 172 licensed hauliers in East Ayrshire with 5,513 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 9 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 East Ayrshire council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **172** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the East Ayrshire council area, as do 63 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 5,513 lorries. The largest fleet is Royal Mail Group Ltd (571 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 172 - **Goods licences:** 235 63 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 5,513 - **New licences in 2026:** 9 ## Largest haulage operators in East Ayrshire Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the East Ayrshire council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 172). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in East Ayrshire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 1 | 571 | — | | 2 | [W H Malcolm Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/w-h-malcolm-ltd-sc035770) Standard National · SC035770 | 1 | 568 | — | | 3 | [Scottish Water](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1005303) Standard National | 1 | 468 | — | | 4 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 1 | 384 | — | | 5 | [Breedon Trading Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/breedon-trading-limited-00156531) Standard National · 00156531 | 2 | 306 | — | | 6 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 1 | 182 | — | | 7 | [Enva Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011400) Standard National · SC057052 | 1 | 164 | — | | 8 | [Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/arnold-clark-automobiles-ltd-sc036386) Standard National · SC036386 | 1 | 162 | — | | 9 | [East Ayrshire Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011540) Standard National | 11 | 156 | — | | 10 | [Amey Ow Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/amey-ow-limited-01922327) Standard National · 01922327 | 1 | 148 | — | | 11 | [T P Niven Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/t-p-niven-limited-sc386352) Standard National · SC386352 | 1 | 121 | — | | 12 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 1 | 115 | — | | 13 | [Scotia Gas Networks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scotia-gas-networks-limited-04958135) Restricted · 04958135 | 1 | 115 | — | | 14 | [Leiths (Scotland) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0025251) Standard National · SC062692 | 1 | 110 | — | | 15 | [Stevenson Bros.(Avonbridge)limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0012755) Standard National · SC060051 | 1 | 95 | — | | 16 | [T French & Son Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1089681) Standard National · SC292873 | 1 | 95 | — | | 17 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 1 | 90 | — | | 18 | [Gap Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gap-group-ltd-00198823) Standard National · 00198823 | 2 | 77 | — | | 19 | [Sunbelt Rentals Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sunbelt-rentals-limited-00444569) Restricted · 00444569 | 1 | 71 | — | | 20 | [Scottish Power UK PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scottish-power-uk-plc-sc117120) Restricted · SC117120 | 2 | 50 | — | | 21 | [Speedy Asset Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/speedy-asset-services-ltd-06847930) Restricted · 06847930 | 1 | 46 | Earned recognition | | 22 | [Wolseley UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wolseley-uk-limited-00636445) Standard National · 00636445 | 1 | 46 | Earned recognition | | 23 | [Advance Quarries Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2083543) Standard National · SC409106 | 2 | 40 | — | | 24 | [Bensonsforbedsretail Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bensonsforbedsretail-ltd-12528962) Standard National · 12528962 | 1 | 40 | — | | 25 | [Billy Bowie Special Projects Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/billy-bowie-special-projects-ltd-sc194894) Standard National · SC194894 | 2 | 40 | — | Plus 63 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in East Ayrshire Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Kilmarnock 107](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/kilmarnock) - [Cumnock 23](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/cumnock) - [Mauchline 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/mauchline) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 45% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 58% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in East Ayrshire by type - Standard National goods **107** 46% - Restricted goods **106** 45% - Standard International goods **22** 9% Goods licences in East Ayrshire by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 35 licences 2. 2 lorries: 52 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 50 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 43 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 22 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 14 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 5 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 14 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of East Ayrshire. Company goods licences by postcode district, East Ayrshire 1. Postcode district KA3: 47 company licences 2. Postcode district KA1: 42 company licences 3. Postcode district KA6: 27 company licences 4. Postcode district KA2: 26 company licences 5. Postcode district KA18: 22 company licences 6. Postcode district KA5: 13 company licences 7. Postcode district KA4: 4 company licences 8. Postcode district KA17: 2 company licences 9. Postcode district KA16: 1 company licences ## New licences in 2026 9 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 East Ayrshire council area. - [**Smartlock Scaffolding Ltd** OM2092026 · granted in A&D 2488, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2092026) - [**Sge Scaffolding Limited** OM2088732 · granted in A&D 2478, 6 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2088732) - [**Babes Horses Ltd** OM2089845 · granted in A&D 2472, 25 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089845) - [**Craig-Leigh Transport Ltd** OM2089635 · granted in A&D 2469, 4 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089635) - [**A and H Dick Plant Ltd** OM2089653 · granted in A&D 2469, 4 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089653) - [**Dg Gillies Transport Limited** OM2086826 · granted in A&D 2456, 2 Feb 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2086826) [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 235](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in South Ayrshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-ayrshire) - [Hauliers in North Ayrshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-ayrshire) - [Hauliers in East Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in South Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire) - [Hauliers in Glasgow](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow) - [Coach companies in East Ayrshire 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-ayrshire) - [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 11 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/east-ayrshire 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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