Council area · Scotland
Haulage companies in West Lothian
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the West Lothian council area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
279 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the West Lothian council area, as do 41 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 6,130 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (486 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 279
- Goods licences
- 320 41 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 6,130
- New licences in 2026
- 12
Largest haulage operators in West Lothian
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the West Lothian council area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 279). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in West Lothian. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard International · 00528867 | 1 | 486 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 2 | 353 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Tesco Distribution LtdStandard National · 02972724 | 1 | 240 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 1 | 182 | |
| 5 | West Lothian CouncilStandard National | 4 | 139 | |
| 6 | Huws Gray LtdRestricted · 02506633 | 2 | 129 | |
| 7 | Carntyne Transport Co LtdStandard International · SC032077 | 1 | 121 | |
| 8 | R Drummond (Carriers) LimitedStandard National · SC084702 | 2 | 120 | |
| 9 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedStandard National · 03805401 | 3 | 119 | |
| 10 | Bear Scotland LimitedStandard National · SC206139 | 1 | 118 | |
| 11 | Dx Network Services LimitedStandard National · 05026914 | 2 | 118 | |
| 12 | Scotia Gas Networks LimitedRestricted · 04958135 | 2 | 115 | |
| 13 | Gxo Logistics Drinks LimitedStandard National · 05761433 | 1 | 114 | |
| 14 | Eddie Stobart LimitedStandard National · 00995045 | 2 | 110 | |
| 15 | Travis Perkins PLCRestricted · 00824821 | 1 | 105 | Earned recognition |
| 16 | John G. Russell (Transport) LimitedStandard International · SC021189 | 1 | 100 | |
| 17 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 2 | 90 | |
| 18 | Aldi Stores LimitedStandard National · 02321869 | 1 | 85 | |
| 19 | Inpost UK LimitedStandard National · 08090698 | 1 | 84 | |
| 20 | Ian Craig (Haulage) LtdStandard National · SC062837 | 1 | 80 | |
| 21 | Sig Trading LimitedRestricted · 01451007 | 1 | 78 | |
| 22 | Currie European Transport LtdStandard International · SC062686 | 1 | 75 | |
| 23 | Sunbelt Rentals LimitedRestricted · 00444569 | 2 | 71 | |
| 24 | Walon LtdStandard International · 01398125 | 1 | 70 | |
| 25 | Copart UK LtdStandard National · 00929621 | 1 | 65 | Earned recognition |
Plus 41 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in West Lothian
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
40% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 52% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 5.
- Standard National goods158 49%
- Restricted goods127 40%
- Standard International goods35 11%
- 1 lorries:49 licences
- 2 lorries:43 licences
- 3–5 lorries:74 licences
- 6–10 lorries:53 licences
- 11–25 lorries:47 licences
- 26–50 lorries:27 licences
- 51–100 lorries:12 licences
- 100+ lorries:15 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of West Lothian.
- Postcode district EH48:84 company licences
- Postcode district EH54:80 company licences
- Postcode district EH52:64 company licences
- Postcode district EH27:24 company licences
- Postcode district EH47:15 company licences
- Postcode district EH53:14 company licences
- Postcode district EH55:13 company licences
- Postcode district EH49:8 company licences
New licences in 2026
12 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 West Lothian council area.
- Corr Engineering LtdOM2092353 · granted in A&D 2486, 31 Aug 2026
- Haulquest Logistics LtdOM2092075 · granted in A&D 2485, 24 Aug 2026
- Rhino Haulage LtdOM2091004 · granted in A&D 2480, 20 Jul 2026
- Shred Station LimitedOM2088346 · granted in A&D 2479, 13 Jul 2026
- Cleland Contracts LtdOM2090673 · granted in A&D 2474, 8 Jun 2026
- S W Group Logistics LtdOM2090811 · granted in A&D 2474, 8 Jun 2026
- West Lothian Grab Hire LtdOM2086543 · granted in A&D 2462, 16 Mar 2026
- Conquip Engineering Group LimitedOM2088486 · granted in A&D 2462, 16 Mar 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 7 of the companies here are on DVSA’s earned recognition list.
DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it
Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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