Back in 1971, recognising an opportunity to serve the northeast fishing community, Douglas and Helen Spence launched a road haulage company called D & H Spence. In direct competition with Charles Alexander and Partners, who were then one of the the biggest haulage companies in Scotland, their fleet of 25 vehicles transported fresh fish from Peterhead to Humberside and Tyneside on a daily basis. Moving from their base in Laurencekirk into Aberdeen in 1980 to purchase Tullos Cold Store the company was able to diversify into hauling both fresh and frozen goods all over the UK and Europe.


A severe downturn in the quantities of fish arriving in local markets by 1984 led the company to purchase some flat trailers and diversify again, this time into the oil industry. Continuing to work in both industries until 1988, company then sold the cold store, and concentrated on the oil industry and paper mills, serving all major U.K. and European destinations.


In 1990 Douglas & Helen Spence's son Mark joined the firm and MGS Transport was established. The following year the first Stepframe trailer was purchased to do heavy haulage and abnormal loads for the oil industry. With the addition of the first Lowloader in 1996 the company has become one of the leaders in the heavy haulage and abnormal load business.


In October 2002 MGS Transport became a Limited company, giving it the present-day title of MGS Logistics Ltd.

Member of the Road Haulage Association and the Heavy Transport Association.