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Operator licences in Carnforth (North West)

65 companies and organisations hold 65 operator licences with an operating centre in Carnforth (North West of England traffic area), according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Carnforth also has licences issued in North East (7).

Operators: 65
Company licences: 65
Vehicles authorised: 1,593
Sole trader or partnership: 20 counted only

Carnforth at a glance

Licence types: 7 Standard International, 33 Standard National and 25 Restricted.
2 licences (3%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
31 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 10 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 24.5 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Dx Network Services Limited, holds 11% of the vehicles authorised in Carnforth.

Largest operators in Carnforth

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

Dx Network Services Limited176 vehicles
Oxalis Logistics UK Limited172 vehicles
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) Ltd129 vehicles
John Shaw and Son Ltd125 vehicles
Mark Thompson Transport Ltd107 vehicles
Iqbal Holdings Ltd95 vehicles
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd75 vehicles
Electricity North West Ltd72 vehicles
Gap Group Ltd70 vehicles
Wcf Ltd.60 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Carnforth (North West), by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Dx Network Services Limited	OC1133720	Standard National	LA5	176	Valid
Oxalis Logistics UK Limited	OC0270807	Standard International	LA5	172	Valid
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) Ltd	OC0253145	Standard National	LA5	129	Valid
John Shaw and Son Ltd	PC0001870	Standard International (PSV)	LA5	125	Valid
Mark Thompson Transport Ltd	OC1107693	Standard International	LA5	107	Valid
Iqbal Holdings Ltd	OC1144797	Standard National	LA5	95	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OC1029170	Restricted	LA5	75	Valid
Electricity North West Ltd	OC1102578	Standard National	LA5	72	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OC0282993	Standard National	LA5	70	Valid
Wcf Ltd.	OC0273048	Standard National	LA5	60	Valid
Nwf Fuels Limited	OC0295214	Standard National	LA6	42	Valid
Epc United Kingdom Limited	OC0289081	Standard National	LA6	40	Valid
The Haulage (Holdings) Organisation Limited	OC1126843	Standard National	LA6	38	Valid
Builders Supply (Northwest) Ltd	OC0239436	Standard National	LA5	34	Valid
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited	OC1102191	Standard National	LA5	33	Valid
Avanti Gas Limited	OC0282869	Standard National	LA6	26	Valid
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited	OC0281911	Standard National	LA5	23	Valid
Aba Transport Services Ltd	OC2063140	Standard National	LA5	20	Valid
Brit European Transport Ltd	OC0287196	Standard National	LA5	18	Valid
Armistead European Transport Ltd	OC1020381	Standard International	LA6	15	Valid
Broadband for the Rural North Ltd	OC2036334	Restricted	LA6	15	Valid
Dundas Transport Ltd	OC2046385	Standard National	LA6	15	Valid
Eco-Readymix Limited	OC1127062	Restricted	LA6	13	Valid
Border Group Ltd	OC2041102	Standard International	LA6	13	Valid
P & L Barton Ltd	OC0287785	Standard National	LA6	10	Valid
Rickerby Limited	OC1130483	Restricted	LA5	10	Valid
Havwoods Limited	OC2012713	Restricted	LA5	10	Valid
Pressuretech Transport Services Limited	OC1034346	Restricted	LA6	9	Valid
R E Shuttleworth & Sons Limited	OC1015910	Standard International	LA6	8	Valid
Amp Biomass Fuel Ltd	OC1140868	Standard National	LA5	8	Valid
Homefire Group Limited	OC0287628	Standard National	LA6	7	Valid
R A Thompson Haulage Limited	OC1066750	Standard National	LA6	7	Valid
Castle Industrial Supplies Ltd	OC1097961	Restricted	LA5	7	Valid
Holgates (Caravan Parks) Limited	OC1013697	Restricted	LA5	6	Valid
Lars Communications Ltd	OC0287115	Restricted	LA5	5	Valid
Richard Cookson Limited	OC1120858	Standard National	LA6	5	Valid
Msn Fitzpatrick Haulage Ltd	OC2018721	Standard National	LA6	5	Valid
Ipsum Power (Ohl) Limited	OC2041578	Restricted	LA5	5	Valid
Park's Tanks Ltd	OC2063353	Restricted	LA6	5	Valid
S J Commercials Services Ltd	OC1025888	Standard National	LA6	4	Valid
West Coast Contracting Ltd	OC1127295	Standard National	LA5	4	Valid
Logs Direct Ltd	OC1148900	Restricted	LA5	4	Valid
Barden Biomass Limited	OC2003103	Restricted	LA6	4	Valid
Fingal Wind Limited	OC2036905	Restricted	LA6	4	Valid
J.L. Lancaster Transport Limited	OC1067288	Standard National	LA5	3	Valid
Stuart Nicol Transport Ltd	OC2060541	Standard International	LA5	3	Valid
Dan Willan Coaches Ltd	PC2025616	Standard National (PSV)	LA6	3	Valid
T T Woodend Ltd	OC1054375	Standard National	LA6	2	Valid
Woods Caravans Ltd	OC1111713	Standard National	LA6	2	Valid
Dennison Plant Solutions Ltd	OC1117648	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
G L Sharpe & Sons Ltd	OC1143732	Restricted	LA5	2	Valid
J E Duckett Surfacing Ltd	OC1144256	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Northern Plant Trading Company Ltd	OC2011720	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Lakes Liquid Screeds Ltd	OC2049217	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Swb Fothergill Ltd	OC2057490	Standard National	LA6	2	Valid
Direct Scaffold Nw Ltd	OC2065629	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Storth Ltd	OC2068604	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Bravo Power Ltd	OC2074450	Standard National	LA6	2	Valid
Sr Moore Ltd	OC2082572	Restricted	LA6	2	Valid
Liam Wilson Construction & Haulage Ltd	OC2085634	Standard National	LA6	2	Valid
R J Wells Ltd	OC1058478	Standard National	LA6	1	Valid
G Mackereth & Son Limited	OC1136452	Restricted	LA6	1	Valid
P. Irving & Sons Limited	OC2031903	Standard National	LA6	1	Valid
McCarthy Caravans Limited	OC2048330	Restricted	LA6	1	Valid
Westmorland Tree Care Limited	OC2057958	Restricted	LA6	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 65 company licences in Carnforth authorise 7 vehicles or fewer, and 48% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Carnforth

1 vehicle:5 licences
2 vehicles:13 licences
3–5 vehicles:13 licences
6–10 vehicles:10 licences
11–25 vehicles:8 licences
26–50 vehicles:6 licences
51–100 vehicles:5 licences
100+ vehicles:5 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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