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Operator licences in Sunderland

79 companies and organisations hold 79 operator licences with an operating centre in Sunderland, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 79
Company licences: 79
Vehicles authorised: 4,319
Sole trader or partnership: 30 counted only

Sunderland at a glance

Licence types: 11 Standard International, 29 Standard National and 39 Restricted.
6 licences (8%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
36 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 21 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 54.7 vehicles on average, against 12.6 across the North East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Go North East Limited, holds 15% of the vehicles authorised in Sunderland.

Largest operators in Sunderland

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Sunderland.

Go North East Limited652 vehicles
Busways Travel Services Ltd560 vehicles
Veolia Es (UK) Limited528 vehicles
Walon Ltd300 vehicles
E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) Limited263 vehicles
Booker Ltd184 vehicles
Ceva Logistics Ltd182 vehicles
Openreach Limited156 vehicles
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited154 vehicles
City of Sunderland135 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in SunderlandLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Operator licences in Sunderland, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Go North East Limited	PB0003954	Standard National (PSV)	SR4	652	Valid
Busways Travel Services Ltd	PB0002404	Standard International (PSV)	SR5	560	Valid
Veolia Es (UK) Limited	OB0213052	Standard National	SR5	528	Valid
Walon Ltd	OB0213468	Standard International	SR5	300	Valid
E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) Limited	OB0216940	Standard International	SR2	263	Valid
Booker Ltd	OB0227689	Restricted	SR2	184	Valid
Ceva Logistics Ltd	OB0216824	Standard National	SR5	182	Valid
Openreach Limited	OB2092134	Restricted	SR2	156	Valid
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited	OB1116207	Standard International	SR5	154	Valid
City of Sunderland	OB0205327	Standard National	SR2	135	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OB0122959	Standard National	SR2	115	Valid
Emr Group Limited	OB0225305	Standard National	SR4	82	Valid
Fresh Freight Limited	OB0217655	Standard International	SR3	75	Valid
Burton Roofing Merchants Ltd	OB0193809	Restricted	SR5	63	Valid
James Burrell Limited	OB0205747	Standard National	SR2	62	Valid
Flogas Britain Ltd	OB0189284	Standard National	SR4	60	Valid
Speedy Asset Services Ltd	OB1095080	Restricted	SR5	60	Valid
Logisteed UK Limited	OB0210068	Standard National	NE37	58	Valid
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OB0227556	Restricted	SR1	56	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OB1006000	Standard National	SR1	53	Valid
The Haulage (Holdings) Organisation Limited	OB1126844	Standard National	SR1	51	Valid
Thomas Armstrong (Holdings) Limited	OB0199052	Standard National	SR1	36	Valid
Gentoo Group Limited	OB2030783	Restricted	SR2	35	Valid
Algeco UK Limited	OB0229573	Restricted	DR5	33	Valid
Northern Gas Networks Operations Ltd	OB1045862	Standard National	SR2	32	Valid
Velocity UK Limited	OB2071925	Restricted	SR1	30	Valid
R S Express Distribution & Haulage Limited	OB1112322	Standard National	SR5	26	Valid
Brenntag UK Limited	OB1089133	Standard National	SR5	23	Valid
Badger Mini Bus Hire Limited	PB0003634	Standard National (PSV)	SR4	20	Valid
Sch Logistics Solutions Ltd	OB2010809	Standard International	SR1	15	Valid
2EXCEL Logistics Limited	OB2045364	Standard National	SR5	15	Valid
Unipres (UK) Limited	OB0209351	Restricted	SR5	12	Valid
Euro Foods Group Limited	OB1083131	Restricted	SR5	12	Valid
Acumen Automotive Logistics Limited	OB2022187	Standard International	SR2	12	Valid
Wear Minimix Ltd	OB1083823	Standard National	SR4	11	Valid
L & L Braines Ltd	OB1131252	Standard National	SR4	11	Valid
Cf Motoring Services Ltd	OB1030926	Standard National	SR4	10	Valid
Novo Technologies Ltd	OB2050220	Restricted	SR2	10	Valid
Thompson Waste Limited	OB1122483	Standard National	SR2	9	Valid
White Star Travel Limited	PB2030873	Standard International (PSV)	SR4	9	Valid
Smith & Sons Transport Ltd	OB2047688	Standard National	SR2	8	Valid
Gdm Waste Solutions Ltd	OB2027649	Standard National	SR1	6	Valid
One Stop Hire Limited	OB2029486	Restricted	SR4	6	Valid
Pout and Foster Ltd	OB0205791	Standard National	SR1	5	Valid
Acumen Distribution Limited	OB0216024	Standard International	SR5	5	Valid
Adient Seating UK Ltd	OB1040960	Restricted	SR5	5	Valid
J N Logistics N.E Ltd	OB2035212	Standard National	SR4	5	Curtailed
Swinney Skip Hire Ltd	OB2051184	Standard National	SR1	5	Valid
Faltec Europe Limited	OB0228589	Restricted	SR5	4	Valid
Smart Flow - Ne Limited	OB2052477	Restricted	SR2	4	Valid
Armour Plastics Ltd	OB0219883	Restricted	SR4	3	Valid
Tecaz Limited	OB0229069	Restricted	SR4	3	Valid
Nordem Ltd	OB1003011	Restricted	SR4	3	Valid
Northern Lights (Energy) Ltd	OB1052077	Standard International	SR4	3	Valid
Belle Tent Limited	OB1134017	Restricted	SR2	3	Valid
C Brewer & Sons Ltd	OB2013359	Restricted	SR6	3	Valid
M.A Stanton & Sons Limited	OB2045493	Restricted	SR2	3	Valid
Transline Europe Limited	OB2066776	Standard International	SR2	3	Valid
Pallet Supplies Limited	OB2085568	Restricted	SR4	3	Valid
Wearside Fencing Ltd	OB0217482	Restricted	SR5	2	Valid
Kenneck Construction Ltd	OB0231267	Restricted	SR1	2	Valid
Commercial Vehicle Exports (Northern) Ltd	OB1041724	Restricted	SR5	2	Valid
Masonhouse Manufacturing Ltd	OB1086778	Restricted	SR4	2	Valid
Innovation Power Hire Limited	OB2004234	Restricted	SR3	2	Valid
Brogan Services Limited	OB2067029	Restricted	SR4	2	Valid
A & A Scaffolding (Ne) Ltd	OB2069442	Restricted	SR5	2	Valid
Sdl Access Ltd	OB2079901	Restricted	SR4	2	Valid
Argyle House Holdings Ltd	PB2052606	Restricted (PSV)	SR2	2	Valid
Metcalfe Components (Sunderland) Ltd	OB1110130	Restricted	SR5	1	Valid
Sunderland Skip Solutions Ltd.	OB2010306	Standard National	SR1	1	Valid
Arctec Engineering Services Ltd.	OB2038507	Restricted	SR2	1	Valid
Ph Services Ltd	OB2047458	Restricted	SR4	1	Valid
Safetybe Scaffolding Ne Ltd	OB2068063	Restricted	SR2	1	Valid
Ljc Scaffolding Ltd	OB2078155	Restricted	SR4	1	Valid
Kc Haulage Ne Limited	OB2086748	Standard National	SR4	1	Valid
Jacqui Chapman Events Limited	OB2086978	Restricted	SR4	1	Valid
The Roller Shutter Door Company Limited	OB2089482	Restricted	SR5	1	Valid
Peak Global Logistics Limited	OB2091780	Standard National	SR4	1	Valid
Austin Resources (Healthcare) Ltd	PB2064350	Restricted (PSV)	SR2	1	Valid

30 sole trader or partnership licences also have a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 79 company licences in Sunderland authorise 9 vehicles or fewer, and 46% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Sunderland

1 vehicle:11 licences
2 vehicles:9 licences
3–5 vehicles:16 licences
6–10 vehicles:7 licences
11–25 vehicles:9 licences
26–50 vehicles:6 licences
51–100 vehicles:10 licences
100+ vehicles:11 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. How we read it

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