--- title: "Haulage companies in Glasgow" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow.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 Glasgow > 345 licensed hauliers in Glasgow with 10,383 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 4 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 Glasgow council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **345** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Glasgow council area, as do 25 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 10,383 lorries. The largest fleet is Royal Mail Group Ltd (571 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 345 - **Goods licences:** 370 25 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 10,383 - **New licences in 2026:** 4 ## Largest haulage operators in Glasgow Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Glasgow council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 345). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Glasgow. 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 | 2 | 568 | — | | 3 | [Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gregory-distribution-holdings-limited-06891444) Standard National · 06891444 | 1 | 559 | — | | 4 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 2 | 447 | Earned recognition | | 5 | [Glasgow City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011836) Standard National | 17 | 400 | — | | 6 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 2 | 384 | — | | 7 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 3 | 353 | Earned recognition | | 8 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 215 | — | | 9 | [Nwh Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/nwh-group-limited-sc335165) Standard National · SC335165 | 1 | 184 | — | | 10 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 2 | 182 | — | | 11 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 2 | 173 | — | | 12 | [G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/g4s-cash-solutions-uk-limited-00354883) Standard National · 00354883 | 1 | 163 | — | | 13 | [Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/arnold-clark-automobiles-ltd-sc036386) Standard National · SC036386 | 3 | 162 | — | | 14 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 2 | 152 | — | | 15 | [Amey Ow Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/amey-ow-limited-01922327) Standard National · 01922327 | 1 | 148 | — | | 16 | [Grahams the Family Dairy Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1117548) Restricted · SC317473 | 1 | 148 | — | | 17 | [Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2011226) Standard National · SC135103 | 1 | 148 | — | | 18 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 134 | Earned recognition | | 19 | [Patersons of Greenoakhill Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0010587) Standard National · SC054793 | 2 | 132 | — | | 20 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 2 | 129 | — | | 21 | [Carntyne Transport Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carntyne-transport-co-ltd-sc032077) Standard International · SC032077 | 2 | 121 | — | | 22 | [Abf Grain Products Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/abf-grain-products-limited-00079590) Standard National · 00079590 | 1 | 120 | — | | 23 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 120 | — | | 24 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 1 | 115 | — | | 25 | [Scotia Gas Networks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scotia-gas-networks-limited-04958135) Restricted · 04958135 | 2 | 115 | — | Plus 25 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Glasgow Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Glasgow 731](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/glasgow) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 55% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 47% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 6. Goods licences in Glasgow by type - Restricted goods **203** 55% - Standard National goods **139** 38% - Standard International goods **28** 8% Goods licences in Glasgow by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 51 licences 2. 2 lorries: 46 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 77 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 58 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 63 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 34 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 15 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 26 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Glasgow. Company goods licences by postcode district, Glasgow 1. Postcode district G32: 64 company licences 2. Postcode district G51: 46 company licences 3. Postcode district G52: 42 company licences 4. Postcode district G21: 29 company licences 5. Postcode district G33: 28 company licences 6. Postcode district G14: 24 company licences 7. Postcode district G40: 23 company licences 8. Postcode district G41: 23 company licences 9. Postcode district G31: 22 company licences 10. Postcode district G22: 21 company licences ## New licences in 2026 4 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 Glasgow council area. - [**M&L Coachbuilders Ltd** OM2088293 · granted in A&D 2490, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2088293) - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Trilogy Freight Limited** OM2088301 · granted in A&D 2461, 9 Mar 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/trilogy-freight-limited-08723486) - [**Tr Caledonian Fresh Produce Limited** OM2081212 · granted in A&D 2458, 16 Feb 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2081212) [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). 12 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Scotland 370](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in East Dunbartonshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-dunbartonshire) - [Hauliers in East Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in North Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-lanarkshire) - [Hauliers in West Dunbartonshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-dunbartonshire) - [Hauliers in South Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire) - [Coach companies in Glasgow 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/glasgow) - [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/glasgow 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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