--- title: "Haulage companies in Highland" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/highland markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/highland.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 Highland > 405 licensed hauliers in Highland with 11,730 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 15 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 Highland council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **405** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Highland council area, as do 118 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 11,730 lorries. The largest fleet is Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited (559 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 405 - **Goods licences:** 523 118 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 11,730 - **New licences in 2026:** 15 ## Largest haulage operators in Highland Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Highland council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 405). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Highland. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gregory-distribution-holdings-limited-06891444) Standard National · 06891444 | 1 | 559 | — | | 2 | [Scottish Water](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1005303) Standard National | 2 | 468 | — | | 3 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 3 | 384 | — | | 4 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 1 | 353 | Earned recognition | | 5 | [Sysco GB Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sysco-gb-limited-02035315) Standard National · 02035315 | 1 | 309 | Earned recognition | | 6 | [Breedon Trading Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/breedon-trading-limited-00156531) Standard National · 00156531 | 4 | 306 | — | | 7 | [McPherson Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/mcpherson-ltd-sc218508) Standard International · SC218508 | 2 | 300 | Earned recognition | | 8 | [Highland Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0021134) Standard National | 15 | 264 | — | | 9 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 1 | 240 | — | | 10 | [Co-Operative Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/co-operative-group-ltd-ob0173342) Standard National | 1 | 237 | — | | 11 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 3 | 215 | — | | 12 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 184 | Earned recognition | | 13 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 3 | 182 | — | | 14 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 2 | 173 | — | | 15 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 5 | 167 | — | | 16 | [G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/g4s-cash-solutions-uk-limited-00354883) Standard National · 00354883 | 1 | 163 | — | | 17 | [Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/arnold-clark-automobiles-ltd-sc036386) Standard National · SC036386 | 1 | 162 | — | | 18 | [Dfds Logistics Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dfds-logistics-services-limited-01682142) Standard International · 01682142 | 2 | 155 | — | | 19 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 4 | 152 | — | | 20 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 150 | — | | 21 | [Amey Ow Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/amey-ow-limited-01922327) Standard National · 01922327 | 1 | 148 | — | | 22 | [Grahams the Family Dairy Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1117548) Restricted · SC317473 | 1 | 148 | — | | 23 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 1 | 129 | — | | 24 | [Carntyne Transport Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carntyne-transport-co-ltd-sc032077) Standard International · SC032077 | 5 | 121 | — | | 25 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 120 | — | Plus 118 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Highland Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Inverness 176](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/inverness) - [Fort William 44](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/fort-william) - [Dingwall 36](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/dingwall) - [Thurso 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/thurso) - [Muir of Ord 29](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/muir-of-ord) - [Invergordon 24](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/invergordon) - [Wick 24](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/wick) - [Nairn 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/nairn) - [Grantown-on-Spey 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/grantown-on-spey) - [Tain 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/tain) - [Lairg 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/lairg) - [Isle of Skye 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/isle-of-skye) - [Alness 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/alness) - [Portree 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/portree) - [Kyle 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/kyle) - [Aviemore 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/aviemore) - [Halkirk 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/halkirk) - [Ullapool 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/ullapool) - [Beauly 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/beauly) - [Acharacle 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/acharacle) - [Ardgay 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/ardgay) - [Brora 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/brora) - [Dornoch 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/dornoch) - [Newtonmore 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/newtonmore) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 36% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 61% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in Highland by type - Standard National goods **278** 53% - Restricted goods **189** 36% - Standard International goods **56** 11% Goods licences in Highland by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 86 licences 2. 2 lorries: 96 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 136 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 59 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 57 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 34 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 22 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 33 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Highland. Company goods licences by postcode district, Highland 1. Postcode district IV1: 95 company licences 2. Postcode district IV2: 43 company licences 3. Postcode district PH33: 41 company licences 4. Postcode district IV6: 29 company licences 5. Postcode district IV3: 29 company licences 6. Postcode district KW14: 25 company licences 7. Postcode district IV18: 24 company licences 8. Postcode district KW1: 23 company licences 9. Postcode district IV12: 21 company licences 10. Postcode district IV15: 19 company licences ## New licences in 2026 15 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 Highland council area. - [**Garden King Landscaping Ltd** OM2091758 · granted in A&D 2484, 17 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2091758) - [**Shane Maclennan Plant Contractors Limited** OM2092534 · granted in A&D 2484, 17 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2092534) - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Alister I Sutherland & Son Ltd** OM2087950 · granted in A&D 2469, 4 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2087950) - [**Inverness Bark Ltd** OM2087035 · granted in A&D 2468, 27 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2087035) - [**Cws Road Freight Ltd** OM2089387 · granted in A&D 2468, 27 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089387) - [**Shiel Buses Ltd** OM2090006 · granted in A&D 2468, 27 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/shiel-buses-ltd-sc201989) - [**Macdonald Plant Hire & Contractors Ltd** OM2089332 · granted in A&D 2467, 20 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089332) [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 523](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Moray](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/moray) - [Hauliers in Aberdeenshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/aberdeenshire) - [Hauliers in Perth and Kinross](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/perth-and-kinross) - [Hauliers in Aberdeen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/aberdeen) - [Hauliers in Angus](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/angus) - [Hauliers in Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/na-h-eileanan-siar) - [Coach companies in Highland 33](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/highland) - [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/highland 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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