--- title: "Haulage companies in South Lanarkshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire.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 South Lanarkshire > 359 licensed hauliers in South Lanarkshire with 8,486 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 21 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 South Lanarkshire council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **359** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the South Lanarkshire council area, as do 85 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 8,486 lorries. The largest fleet is Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited (559 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 359 - **Goods licences:** 444 85 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 8,486 - **New licences in 2026:** 21 ## Largest haulage operators in South Lanarkshire Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the South Lanarkshire council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 359). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in South Lanarkshire. 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 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 1 | 486 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 1 | 447 | Earned recognition | | 4 | [Glasgow City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0011836) Standard National | 1 | 400 | — | | 5 | [South Lanarkshire Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0005389) Standard National | 12 | 245 | — | | 6 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 173 | — | | 7 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard National · 06634081 | 1 | 165 | — | | 8 | [Dfds Logistics Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dfds-logistics-services-limited-01682142) Standard International · 01682142 | 2 | 155 | — | | 9 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 1 | 152 | — | | 10 | [Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2011226) Standard National · SC135103 | 1 | 148 | — | | 11 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 134 | Earned recognition | | 12 | [Patersons of Greenoakhill Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0010587) Standard National · SC054793 | 1 | 132 | — | | 13 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 1 | 129 | — | | 14 | [Carntyne Transport Co Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/carntyne-transport-co-ltd-sc032077) Standard International · SC032077 | 2 | 121 | — | | 15 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 120 | — | | 16 | [Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/menzies-distribution-solutions-limited-03805401) Standard National · 03805401 | 2 | 119 | — | | 17 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 1 | 118 | — | | 18 | [Yuill & Dodds Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0019392) Standard International · SC088529 | 2 | 112 | — | | 19 | [Eddie Stobart Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/eddie-stobart-limited-00995045) Standard National · 00995045 | 1 | 110 | — | | 20 | [Boc Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/boc-limited-00337663) Standard International · 00337663 | 1 | 108 | — | | 21 | [Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om0026091) Standard National · SC081527 | 1 | 106 | — | | 22 | [Travis Perkins PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-plc-00824821) Restricted · 00824821 | 1 | 105 | Earned recognition | | 23 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard International · 00439684 | 2 | 92 | — | | 24 | [Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/tillicoultry-quarries-ltd-sc016360) Standard National · SC016360 | 2 | 90 | — | | 25 | [Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/network-rail-infrastructure-ltd-02904587) Restricted · 02904587 | 1 | 85 | — | Plus 85 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in South Lanarkshire Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Lanark 57](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/lanark) - [Hamilton 47](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/hamilton) - [Larkhall 35](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/larkhall) - [Biggar 23](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/biggar) - [Carluke 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/carluke) - [East Kilbride 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/east-kilbride) - [Strathaven 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/strathaven) - [Blantyre 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland/blantyre) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 42% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 58% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in South Lanarkshire by type - Standard National goods **198** 45% - Restricted goods **186** 42% - Standard International goods **60** 14% Goods licences in South Lanarkshire by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 79 licences 2. 2 lorries: 74 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 105 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 72 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 48 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 29 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 15 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 22 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of South Lanarkshire. Company goods licences by postcode district, South Lanarkshire 1. Postcode district ML11: 62 company licences 2. Postcode district G71: 54 company licences 3. Postcode district G72: 53 company licences 4. Postcode district ML3: 49 company licences 5. Postcode district G74: 36 company licences 6. Postcode district G75: 34 company licences 7. Postcode district ML9: 30 company licences 8. Postcode district ML12: 24 company licences 9. Postcode district G73: 19 company licences 10. Postcode district ML8: 15 company licences ## New licences in 2026 21 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 South Lanarkshire council area. - [**Uist Transport Limited** OM2092982 · granted in A&D 2491, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2092982) - [**The Stage Group Limited** OM2092550 · granted in A&D 2488, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2092550) - [**Forgie Commercials Ltd** OM2093196 · granted in A&D 2488, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2093196) - [**A & D Recovery Ltd** OM2090702 · granted in A&D 2485, 24 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090702) - [**Northcore Group Ltd** OM2091734 · granted in A&D 2480, 20 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2091734) - [**Enk Landscaping Ltd** OM2090411 · granted in A&D 2475, 15 Jun 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090411) - [**Sun Shack Limited** OM2090152 · granted in A&D 2471, 18 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/om2090152) - [**W J B Distribution Limited** OM2089617 · granted in A&D 2466, 13 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/w-j-b-distribution-limited-06008841) [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). 9 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Scotland 444](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in North Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-lanarkshire) - [Hauliers in Glasgow](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/glasgow) - [Hauliers in East Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in East Dunbartonshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-dunbartonshire) - [Hauliers in Renfrewshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/renfrewshire) - [Hauliers in Falkirk](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/falkirk) - [Coach companies in South Lanarkshire 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-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. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire 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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