--- title: "Haulage companies in East Lothian" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-lothian markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-lothian.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 Lothian > 58 licensed hauliers in East Lothian with 1,033 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 3 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 Lothian council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **58** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the East Lothian council area, as do 28 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 1,033 lorries. The largest fleet is Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd (90 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 58 - **Goods licences:** 86 28 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 1,033 - **New licences in 2026:** 3 ## Largest haulage operators in East Lothian Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the East Lothian council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 58). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in East Lothian. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/tillicoultry-quarries-ltd-sc016360) Standard National · SC016360 | 1 | 90 | — | | 2 | [East Lothian Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011579) Standard National | 9 | 76 | — | | 3 | [Browns Manufacturing Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/browns-manufacturing-limited-sc105710) Standard International · SC105710 | 1 | 64 | — | | 4 | [Fcc Environment (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fcc-environment-uk-limited-02902416) Standard National · 02902416 | 1 | 61 | — | | 5 | [D Geddes Contractors Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0022404) Standard National · SC060200 | 1 | 60 | — | | 6 | [Hamilton Waste & Recycling Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1050773) Standard National · SC233908 | 2 | 58 | — | | 7 | [The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2011558) Restricted · SC083026 | 1 | 47 | — | | 8 | [Seacliff Haulage Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1027427) Standard International · SC257055 | 1 | 40 | — | | 9 | [Mgm Timber (Scotland) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0035113) Restricted · SC129921 | 1 | 37 | — | | 10 | [Andrew Black Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1002397) Standard National · SC224735 | 2 | 33 | — | | 11 | [Aviagen Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/aviagen-ltd-01610943) Restricted · 01610943 | 1 | 33 | — | | 12 | [Abbey Logistics Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/abbey-logistics-group-limited-02484251) Standard National · 02484251 | 1 | 29 | — | | 13 | [Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stapletons-tyre-services-limited-00332098) Standard National · 00332098 | 1 | 28 | — | | 14 | [Masstock Arable (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/masstock-arable-uk-limited-02387531) Standard National · 02387531 | 1 | 27 | Earned recognition | | 15 | [Lothian Health Board](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0032890) Standard National | 1 | 26 | — | | 16 | [Holcim UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/holcim-uk-limited-00245717) Standard National · 00245717 | 1 | 24 | — | | 17 | [Tarmac Cement Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/tarmac-cement-limited-00066558) Standard National · 00066558 | 1 | 23 | — | | 18 | [Chrystal Petroleum Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0023542) Standard National · SC058359 | 1 | 21 | — | | 19 | [Forth Resource Management Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1081080) Standard National · SC229855 | 3 | 20 | — | | 20 | [Richard Edward and Company (Scotland) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2061018) Standard National · SC420579 | 1 | 20 | — | | 21 | [Thistle Timber & Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0037711) Restricted · SC182761 | 1 | 16 | — | | 22 | [Frontier Agriculture Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/frontier-agriculture-limited-05288567) Standard National · 05288567 | 1 | 11 | — | | 23 | [Edf Energy Nuclear Generation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/edf-energy-nuclear-generation-limited-03076445) Restricted · 03076445 | 1 | 10 | — | | 24 | [R Flynn & Sons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2061803) Standard National · SC747138 | 1 | 10 | — | | 25 | [Pure Malt Products Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0009207) Standard National · SC039605 | 1 | 9 | — | Plus 28 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in East Lothian Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Tranent 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/tranent) - [Haddington 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/haddington) - [Dunbar 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/dunbar) - [North Berwick 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/north-berwick) - [Musselburgh 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/musselburgh) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 37% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 66% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in East Lothian by type - Standard National goods **46** 53% - Restricted goods **32** 37% - Standard International goods **8** 9% Goods licences in East Lothian by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 19 licences 2. 2 lorries: 18 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 20 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 7 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 7 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 9 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 6 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 0 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of East Lothian. Company goods licences by postcode district, East Lothian 1. Postcode district EH33: 16 company licences 2. Postcode district EH41: 13 company licences 3. Postcode district EH39: 11 company licences 4. Postcode district EH42: 11 company licences 5. Postcode district EH21: 6 company licences 6. Postcode district EH32: 4 company licences 7. Postcode district EH34: 2 company licences 8. Postcode district EH40: 1 company licences 9. Postcode district EH36: 1 company licences ## New licences in 2026 3 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 Lothian council area. - [**Traprain Transport Ltd** OM2090833 · granted in A&D 2473, 1 Jun 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090833) - [**Haddington Roofing & Painting Ltd** OM2086119 · granted in A&D 2456, 2 Feb 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2086119) [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). 1 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Scotland 86](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Midlothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/midlothian) - [Hauliers in Edinburgh](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/edinburgh) - [Hauliers in Fife](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/fife) - [Hauliers in Scottish Borders](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/scottish-borders) - [Hauliers in West Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-lothian) - [Hauliers in Dundee](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/dundee) - [Coach companies in East Lothian 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-lothian) - [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 10 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-lothian 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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