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title: "Haulage companies in North Lanarkshire"
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# Haulage companies in North Lanarkshire

> 507 licensed hauliers in North Lanarkshire with 12,914 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 25 new licences in 2026. Free check.

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 North Lanarkshire council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.

**507** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the North Lanarkshire council area, as do 71 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 12,914 lorries. The largest fleet is Royal Mail Group Ltd (571 lorries).

- **Licensed companies:** 507
- **Goods licences:** 578 71 sole traders
- **Lorries on these licences:** 12,914
- **New licences in 2026:** 25

## Largest haulage operators in North Lanarkshire

Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the North Lanarkshire council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 507). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in North Lanarkshire. 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 | 2 | 571 | — |
| 2 | [W H Malcolm Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/w-h-malcolm-ltd-sc035770) Standard National · SC035770 | 1 | 568 | — |
| 3 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 6 | 486 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 6 | 447 | Earned recognition |
| 5 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 1 | 353 | Earned recognition |
| 6 | [Sysco GB Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sysco-gb-limited-02035315) Standard National · 02035315 | 1 | 309 | Earned recognition |
| 7 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 3 | 240 | — |
| 8 | [Co-Operative Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/co-operative-group-ltd-ob0173342) Standard National | 1 | 237 | — |
| 9 | [Gist Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gist-limited-00502669) Standard International · 00502669 | 4 | 215 | Earned recognition |
| 10 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 215 | — |
| 11 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 3 | 182 | — |
| 12 | [Stef Langdons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stef-langdons-ltd-01026181) Standard National · 01026181 | 2 | 170 | — |
| 13 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard National · 06634081 | 1 | 165 | — |
| 14 | [Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/arnold-clark-automobiles-ltd-sc036386) Standard National · SC036386 | 2 | 162 | — |
| 15 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 2 | 150 | — |
| 16 | [Warburtons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/warburtons-ltd-00178711) Standard National · 00178711 | 2 | 148 | Earned recognition |
| 17 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 2 | 134 | Earned recognition |
| 18 | [Patersons of Greenoakhill Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0010587) Standard National · SC054793 | 1 | 132 | — |
| 19 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 1 | 129 | — |
| 20 | [Carntyne Transport Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carntyne-transport-co-ltd-sc032077) Standard International · SC032077 | 1 | 121 | — |
| 21 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 120 | — |
| 22 | [Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/menzies-distribution-solutions-limited-03805401) Standard National · 03805401 | 1 | 119 | — |
| 23 | [Bear Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038787) Standard National · SC206139 | 1 | 118 | — |
| 24 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 2 | 118 | — |
| 25 | [Scotia Gas Networks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scotia-gas-networks-limited-04958135) Restricted · 04958135 | 1 | 115 | — |

Plus 71 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

## Towns in North Lanarkshire

Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.

- [Motherwell 102](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/motherwell)
- [Airdrie 81](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/airdrie)
- [Coatbridge 78](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/coatbridge)
- [Bellshill 72](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/bellshill)
- [Shotts 45](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/shotts)
- [Wishaw 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/wishaw)
- [Cumbernauld 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/cumbernauld)
- [Newmains 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/newmains)
- [Holytown 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/holytown)

## Licence types and fleet sizes

36% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 52% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 5.

Goods licences in North Lanarkshire by type

- Standard National goods **283** 49%
- Restricted goods **208** 36%
- Standard International goods **87** 15%

Goods licences in North Lanarkshire by lorries authorised

1. 1 lorries: 63 licences
2. 2 lorries: 91 licences
3. 3–5 lorries: 147 licences
4. 6–10 lorries: 90 licences
5. 11–25 lorries: 83 licences
6. 26–50 lorries: 45 licences
7. 51–100 lorries: 30 licences
8. 100+ lorries: 29 licences

## Busiest postcode districts

Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of North Lanarkshire.

Company goods licences by postcode district, North Lanarkshire

1. Postcode district ML1: 107 company licences
2. Postcode district ML6: 80 company licences
3. Postcode district ML5: 76 company licences
4. Postcode district ML4: 74 company licences
5. Postcode district G67: 51 company licences
6. Postcode district ML7: 43 company licences
7. Postcode district G68: 36 company licences
8. Postcode district G69: 35 company licences
9. Postcode district ML2: 33 company licences
10. Postcode district G65: 18 company licences

## New licences in 2026

25 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 North Lanarkshire council area.

- [**Premier Access Services Ltd** OM2090736 · granted in A&D 2491, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090736)
- [**Ajs Global Ltd** OM2093549 · granted in A&D 2490, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2093549)
- [**Cambusnethan Metals Ltd.** OM2091992 · granted in A&D 2486, 31 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2091992)
- [**Lynn and Son's Scaffolding Access Ltd** OM2091721 · granted in A&D 2485, 24 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2091721)
- [**Geo-Structural Ltd** OM2090923 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090923)
- [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039)
- [**Power Grid Civils Limited** OM2090997 · granted in A&D 2481, 27 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090997)
- [**Crosby Weighing Limited** OM2092021 · granted in A&D 2479, 13 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/crosby-weighing-limited-07636842)

[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). 10 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition).

- [Scotland 578](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland)

## Nearby

- [Hauliers in South Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire)
- [Hauliers in Glasgow](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow)
- [Hauliers in East Dunbartonshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-dunbartonshire)
- [Hauliers in Falkirk](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/falkirk)
- [Hauliers in East Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-renfrewshire)
- [Hauliers in West Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-lothian)
- [Coach companies in North Lanarkshire 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/north-lanarkshire)
- [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.

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