--- title: "Haulage companies in Scottish Borders" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/scottish-borders markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/scottish-borders.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 Scottish Borders > 123 licensed hauliers in Scottish Borders with 2,673 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 7 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 Scottish Borders council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **123** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Scottish Borders council area, as do 67 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 2,673 lorries. The largest fleet is Openreach Limited (215 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 123 - **Goods licences:** 190 67 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 2,673 - **New licences in 2026:** 7 ## Largest haulage operators in Scottish Borders Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Scottish Borders council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 123). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Scottish Borders. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 215 | — | | 2 | [Scottish Borders Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011552) Standard National | 18 | 204 | — | | 3 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 173 | — | | 4 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 1 | 167 | — | | 5 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 1 | 152 | — | | 6 | [Bear Scotland Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038787) Standard National · SC206139 | 2 | 118 | — | | 7 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 1 | 115 | — | | 8 | [Scotia Gas Networks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scotia-gas-networks-limited-04958135) Restricted · 04958135 | 2 | 115 | — | | 9 | [Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/tillicoultry-quarries-ltd-sc016360) Standard National · SC016360 | 1 | 90 | — | | 10 | [Flogas Britain Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/flogas-britain-ltd-00993638) Standard National · 00993638 | 1 | 74 | — | | 11 | [Walon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/walon-ltd-01398125) Standard International · 01398125 | 1 | 70 | — | | 12 | [Galt Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0031271) Standard International · SC109864 | 2 | 65 | — | | 13 | [Johnston Oils Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/johnston-oils-ltd-sc097681) Standard National · SC097681 | 1 | 60 | — | | 14 | [Grange Quarry Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038612) Standard National · SC203651 | 1 | 50 | — | | 15 | [Scottish Power UK PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/scottish-power-uk-plc-sc117120) Restricted · SC117120 | 1 | 50 | — | | 16 | [Advance Quarries Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2083543) Standard National · SC409106 | 1 | 40 | — | | 17 | [Olivers Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0029863) Standard International · SC115642 | 1 | 40 | — | | 18 | [Forsyth of Denny Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0029139) Standard International · SC105626 | 1 | 36 | — | | 19 | [A & R Burnett Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/a-and-r-burnett-ltd-sc784010) Standard International · SC784010 | 2 | 32 | — | | 20 | [Aureos Rail Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/aureos-rail-limited-06000882) Restricted · 06000882 | 1 | 29 | — | | 21 | [Masstock Arable (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/masstock-arable-uk-limited-02387531) Standard National · 02387531 | 1 | 27 | Earned recognition | | 22 | [Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carrs-billington-agriculture-sales-ltd-00189740) Standard National · 00189740 | 1 | 26 | — | | 23 | [Euroroute Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0027028) Standard International · SC110658 | 1 | 24 | — | | 24 | [Pearsons of Duns Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0036639) Standard National · SC183235 | 1 | 23 | — | | 25 | [David Renton & Sons (2000) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1039520) Standard National · SC202888 | 1 | 20 | — | Plus 67 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Scottish Borders Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Kelso 20](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/kelso) - [Duns 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/duns) - [Melrose 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/melrose) - [Galashiels 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/galashiels) - [Hawick 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/hawick) - [Selkirk 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/selkirk) - [Jedburgh 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/jedburgh) - [Peebles 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/peebles) - [St Boswells 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/st-boswells) - [Lauder 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/lauder) - [West Linton 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/west-linton) - [Earlston 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/earlston) - [Eyemouth 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/eyemouth) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 46% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 65% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in Scottish Borders by type - Restricted goods **88** 46% - Standard National goods **75** 39% - Standard International goods **27** 14% Goods licences in Scottish Borders by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 55 licences 2. 2 lorries: 33 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 35 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 31 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 13 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 10 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 5 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 8 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Scottish Borders. Company goods licences by postcode district, Scottish Borders 1. Postcode district TD6: 21 company licences 2. Postcode district TD5: 20 company licences 3. Postcode district TD1: 14 company licences 4. Postcode district TD11: 13 company licences 5. Postcode district TD9: 12 company licences 6. Postcode district TD7: 12 company licences 7. Postcode district TD8: 9 company licences 8. Postcode district EH46: 6 company licences 9. Postcode district EH45: 6 company licences 10. Postcode district TD10: 6 company licences ## New licences in 2026 7 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 Scottish Borders council area. - [**B. Rae Contracting Limited** OM2092364 · granted in A&D 2488, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2092364) - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**The Exiteers Limited** OM2089374 · granted in A&D 2478, 6 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089374) - [**J&L Electrical Ltd** OM2087477 · granted in A&D 2463, 23 Mar 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2087477) [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 187](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) - [North East of England 2](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england) - [North West of England 1](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Midlothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/midlothian) - [Hauliers in East Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-lothian) - [Hauliers in Edinburgh](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/edinburgh) - [Hauliers in West Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-lothian) - [Hauliers in Fife](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/fife) - [Hauliers in Northumberland](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/northumberland) - [Coach companies in Scottish Borders 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/scottish-borders) - [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/scottish-borders 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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