--- title: "Haulage companies in Shetland Islands" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shetland-islands markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shetland-islands.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 Shetland Islands > 58 licensed hauliers in Shetland Islands with 1,351 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 2 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 Shetland Islands council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **58** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Shetland Islands council area, as do 9 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 1,351 lorries. The largest fleet is Openreach Limited (215 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 58 - **Goods licences:** 67 9 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 1,351 - **New licences in 2026:** 2 ## Largest haulage operators in Shetland Islands Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Shetland Islands council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 58). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Shetland Islands. 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 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 1 | 167 | — | | 3 | [Dfds Logistics Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dfds-logistics-services-limited-01682142) Standard International · 01682142 | 2 | 155 | — | | 4 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 1 | 129 | — | | 5 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 1 | 90 | — | | 6 | [Peterson (United Kingdom) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0035970) Standard International · 03311077 | 1 | 77 | — | | 7 | [Streamline Shipping Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/streamline-shipping-group-ltd-sc131956) Standard National · SC131956 | 5 | 65 | — | | 8 | [Highland Fuels Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0021731) Standard National · SC032343 | 2 | 60 | — | | 9 | [Northwards Ltd.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1002880) Standard National · SC225409 | 1 | 50 | — | | 10 | [Gcu (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gcu-uk-limited-ni620995) Restricted · NI620995 | 1 | 45 | — | | 11 | [Garriock Bros.Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0019572) Standard National · SC058589 | 5 | 33 | — | | 12 | [Shetland Islands Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/shetland-islands-council-om0020657) Standard National | 16 | 33 | — | | 13 | [R S Henderson Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1125131) Standard National · SC228534 | 2 | 25 | — | | 14 | [Emn Plant Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1082690) Standard National · SC229133 | 4 | 20 | — | | 15 | [Altrad Environmental Services Onshore Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/altrad-environmental-services-onshore-limited-03185923) Standard National · 03185923 | 1 | 16 | — | | 16 | [Tulloch Developments Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0031882) Standard National · SC271815 | 2 | 14 | — | | 17 | [Lhd Marine Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0025129) Standard National · 00953431 | 3 | 13 | — | | 18 | [Enquest Heather Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2062437) Restricted · 02748866 | 2 | 10 | — | | 19 | [J W G PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0019561) Restricted · SC088858 | 1 | 10 | — | | 20 | [Ness Engineering Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0038558) Standard National · SC096344 | 2 | 9 | — | | 21 | [Allan's of Gillock Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0036373) Restricted · SC099434 | 1 | 6 | — | | 22 | [Cw Johnson Plant Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1148477) Standard National · SC465264 | 2 | 5 | — | | 23 | [D I T T Construction Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0026478) Restricted · SC079050 | 1 | 5 | — | | 24 | [A Chadwick (Plant Hire) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1133407) Standard National · SC373229 | 2 | 4 | — | | 25 | [Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om1120398) Restricted · SC419789 | 1 | 4 | — | Plus 9 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Shetland Islands Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Shetland 60](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/shetland) - [Lerwick 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/lerwick) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 37% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 69% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in Shetland Islands by type - Standard National goods **35** 52% - Restricted goods **25** 37% - Standard International goods **7** 10% Goods licences in Shetland Islands by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 16 licences 2. 2 lorries: 11 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 19 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 4 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 5 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 4 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 4 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 4 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Shetland Islands. Company goods licences by postcode district, Shetland Islands 1. Postcode district ZE1: 36 company licences 2. Postcode district ZE2: 28 company licences 3. Postcode district ZE3: 3 company licences ## New licences in 2026 2 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 Shetland Islands council area. - [**Openreach Limited** OM2092144 · granted in A&D 2483, 10 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Whalsay Haulage Limited** OM2089246 · granted in A&D 2476, 22 Jun 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2089246) [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). - [Scotland 67](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Orkney Islands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/orkney-islands) - [Hauliers in Moray](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/moray) - [Hauliers in Aberdeenshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/aberdeenshire) - [Hauliers in Highland](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/highland) - [Hauliers in Aberdeen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/aberdeen) - [Hauliers in Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/na-h-eileanan-siar) - [Coach companies in Shetland Islands 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shetland-islands) - [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/shetland-islands 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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