--- title: "Haulage companies in Edinburgh" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/edinburgh markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/edinburgh.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 Edinburgh > 138 licensed hauliers in Edinburgh with 6,967 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 Edinburgh council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **138** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Edinburgh council area, as do 11 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 6,967 lorries. The largest fleet is Royal Mail Group Ltd (571 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 138 - **Goods licences:** 149 11 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 6,967 - **New licences in 2026:** 6 ## Largest haulage operators in Edinburgh Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Edinburgh council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 138). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Edinburgh. 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 | 3 | 571 | — | | 2 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 1 | 486 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 1 | 384 | — | | 4 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 2 | 353 | Earned recognition | | 5 | [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011837) Standard National | 14 | 341 | — | | 6 | [McPherson Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/mcpherson-ltd-sc218508) Standard International · SC218508 | 1 | 300 | Earned recognition | | 7 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 1 | 240 | — | | 8 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 215 | — | | 9 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 184 | Earned recognition | | 10 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 1 | 182 | — | | 11 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 173 | — | | 12 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 1 | 167 | — | | 13 | [Enva Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011400) Standard National · SC057052 | 1 | 164 | — | | 14 | [G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/g4s-cash-solutions-uk-limited-00354883) Standard National · 00354883 | 1 | 163 | — | | 15 | [Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/arnold-clark-automobiles-ltd-sc036386) Standard National · SC036386 | 1 | 162 | — | | 16 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 150 | — | | 17 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 134 | Earned recognition | | 18 | [Bear Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038787) Standard National · SC206139 | 1 | 118 | — | | 19 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 1 | 115 | — | | 20 | [Scotia Gas Networks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scotia-gas-networks-limited-04958135) Restricted · 04958135 | 1 | 115 | — | | 21 | [Boc Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/boc-limited-00337663) Standard International · 00337663 | 1 | 108 | — | | 22 | [Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0026091) Standard National · SC081527 | 1 | 106 | — | | 23 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 90 | — | | 24 | [Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/network-rail-infrastructure-ltd-02904587) Restricted · 02904587 | 1 | 85 | — | | 25 | [Inpost UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/inpost-uk-limited-08090698) Standard National · 08090698 | 1 | 84 | — | Plus 11 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Edinburgh Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Edinburgh 143](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/edinburgh) - [Newbridge 34](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/newbridge) - [Kirkliston 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/kirkliston) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 43% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 34% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 13. Goods licences in Edinburgh by type - Standard National goods **68** 46% - Restricted goods **64** 43% - Standard International goods **17** 11% Goods licences in Edinburgh by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 19 licences 2. 2 lorries: 12 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 19 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 20 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 33 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 17 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 7 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 22 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Edinburgh. Company goods licences by postcode district, Edinburgh 1. Postcode district EH28: 35 company licences 2. Postcode district EH11: 24 company licences 3. Postcode district EH6: 20 company licences 4. Postcode district EH12: 18 company licences 5. Postcode district EH5: 16 company licences 6. Postcode district EH14: 11 company licences 7. Postcode district EH16: 8 company licences 8. Postcode district EH15: 5 company licences 9. Postcode district EH29: 5 company licences 10. Postcode district EH7: 5 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 Edinburgh council area. - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Rise Access & Scaffolding Solutions Limited** OM2091803 · granted in A&D 2481, 27 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2091803) - [**The Roof Company (Trc) Ltd** OM2090636 · granted in A&D 2478, 6 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090636) - [**Johnsons UK Services Limited** OM2089032 · granted in A&D 2462, 16 Mar 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/johnsons-uk-services-limited-08751849) - [**Equivo Limited** OM2087385 · granted in A&D 2458, 16 Feb 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/equivo-limited-12058753) - [**Psi Production Services Limited** OM2084890 · granted in A&D 2453, 12 Jan 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2084890) [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). 7 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Scotland 149](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Midlothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/midlothian) - [Hauliers in East Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-lothian) - [Hauliers in West Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-lothian) - [Hauliers in Fife](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/fife) - [Hauliers in Falkirk](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/falkirk) - [Hauliers in Clackmannanshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/clackmannanshire) - [Coach companies in Edinburgh 39](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/edinburgh) - [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/edinburgh 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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