The VG Mathers road haulage collapse has entered a formal insolvency process after almost six decades in the Scottish road-haulage business, with seven jobs lost. STV News reported that the Kintore company appointed MHA after announcing its closure. A separate insolvency report published on September 6 said the business ceased trading before the liquidator’s appointment.

The company was founded in 1968 by Vic Mathers and later led by his son Colin. Its work included road haulage, vehicle inspections and repairs. That mix gave the firm more than one service line, but it did not shield the business from rising operating costs and pressure on cash flow.

Colin Mathers said the firm had faced higher fuel bills, insurance premiums, compliance costs and vehicle maintenance expenses. Those comments are the director’s explanation for the collapse. They should not be treated as a national measurement of every haulier’s finances.

The insolvency report identified Michael Reid, MHA’s head of insolvency services in Scotland, as the appointed liquidator. Its account also said the company had seven employees and ceased trading before the appointment. That independent detail supports the basic closure and job-loss facts reported by STV.

Road haulage businesses have to keep vehicles, drivers, insurance and regulatory paperwork moving even when customer demand changes. A small company can be hit when several bills rise together or when a customer payment arrives later than expected. The final pressure is often a cash-flow problem rather than one isolated expense.

For customers that used VG Mathers, the next practical step is to contact the liquidator about outstanding work, invoices, records or equipment. Customers should not assume that a repair, inspection or delivery will continue under the old timetable after the business stops trading.

The closure also removes a long-established local operator from the network that supports freight and vehicle services in Aberdeenshire. That does not prove a national shortage of haulage capacity, but it shows how changes in costs can affect firms that have served the same market for many years.

The documented facts are limited but clear: VG Mathers stopped trading, MHA was appointed, and seven jobs were lost. The company’s director cited cumulative cost and cash-flow pressure. Further claims about the wider industry need separate evidence and should not be inferred from this one administration.