Rankings · traffic area K
Biggest haulage companies in London and the South East of England
The 50 companies with the most lorries authorised on standard goods operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the London and the South East of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest haulage company in the London and the South East of England traffic area is Veolia Es (UK) Limited, with 1,575 lorries authorised on its standard goods licences issued there. The top 10 hold 14% of the area’s 47,318 lorries.
- Number 1, lorries
- 1,575
- Top 10 share of the area
- 14%
- Also in the national top 100
- 33
- Companies in the area
- 2,920
Top 10 in London and the South East of England
- 1. Veolia Es (UK) Limited (UK #5)1,575 lorries, 3%
- 2. Royal Mail Group Ltd (UK #3)1,016 lorries, 2%
- 3. Wincanton Holdings Limited (UK #2)961 lorries, 2%
- 4. DHL Supply Chain Limited (UK #1)656 lorries, 1%
- 5. Biffa Waste Services Limited (UK #8)515 lorries, 1%
- 6. UPS Ltd (UK #13)445 lorries, 0.9%
- 7. Dpdgroup UK Ltd (UK #6)439 lorries, 0.9%
- 8. Sysco GB Limited (UK #11)421 lorries, 0.9%
- 9. John Lewis PLC (UK #23)413 lorries, 0.9%
- 10. Gxo Logistics UK Limited (UK #4)411 lorries, 0.9%
Top 50
Only licences issued in London and the South East of England count here, so a national group ranks by its London and the South East of England fleet. Share = share of all lorries on standard goods licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Lorries | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedCompany 02481991 | 1,575 | 139 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2 | Royal Mail Group LtdCompany 04138203 | 1,016 | 384 | 1 | 2.1% |
| 3 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedCompany 02155951DVSA earned recognition | 961 | 689 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 4 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedCompany 00528867DVSA earned recognition | 656 | 417 | 1 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedCompany 00946107 | 515 | 86 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 6 | UPS LtdCompany 01933173 | 445 | 87 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Dpdgroup UK LtdCompany 00732993DVSA earned recognition | 439 | 273 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Sysco GB LimitedCompany 02035315DVSA earned recognition | 421 | 30 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 9 | John Lewis PLCCompany 00233462DVSA earned recognition | 413 | 273 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedCompany SC037270DVSA earned recognition | 411 | 318 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedCompany 01628530 | 391 | 322 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 12 | F M Conway LimitedCompany 00706445 | 372 | 37 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCompany 02291198 | 315 | 52 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Gist LimitedCompany 00502669DVSA earned recognition | 300 | 359 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Serco LimitedCompany 00242246 | 276 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Fcc Environment (UK) LimitedCompany 02902416 | 254 | 41 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Ford Motor Co LtdCompany 00235446 | 250 | 2,400 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Countrystyle Recycling LtdCompany 05103813 | 250 | 134 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Traylen Enterprises LtdCompany 03163385 | 250 | 80 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Sortera LimitedCompany 02069980 | 250 | 38 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Cad Services LimitedCompany 04533535 | 240 | 324 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 22 | Day Group LimitedCompany 00432417 | 238 | 138 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Asda Stores LtdCompany 00464777 | 230 | 385 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Evri LimitedCompany 03900782 | 230 | 155 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Warburtons LtdCompany 00178711DVSA earned recognition | 218 | 37 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 26 | M T S Cleansing Services LtdCompany 02045340 | 214 | 30 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Eddie Stobart LimitedCompany 00995045 | 200 | 450 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 28 | R.Swain & Sons LimitedCompany 00371501 | 198 | 170 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedCompany 06634081 | 195 | 181 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Biffa Municipal LtdCompany 04321212 | 191 | 8 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 31 | Hovis LtdCompany 08846838 | 190 | 119 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Bfs Group LimitedCompany 00239718DVSA earned recognition | 175 | 12 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 33 | Fowler Welch LimitedCompany 01001101DVSA earned recognition | 156 | 263 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 34 | H Sivyer (Transport) LtdCompany 01360909DVSA earned recognition | 155 | 11 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 35 | Tesco Distribution LtdCompany 02972724DVSA earned recognition | 150 | 274 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 36 | Lays International LtdCompany 03077109 | 150 | 10 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Recycled Material Supplies LtdCompany 06221599DVSA earned recognition | 144 | 6 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 38 | Cemex UK Cement LimitedCompany 00475212DVSA earned recognition | 142 | 56 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 39 | Powerday PLCCompany 01509382 | 140 | 30 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 40 | Ocado Holdings LimitedCompany 07148670 | 139 | 147 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 41 | G4S Cash Solutions (UK) LimitedCompany 00354883 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 42 | P R S Distribution LtdCompany 03768774 | 125 | 85 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Stanmore Quality Services LimitedCompany 03238593 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 44 | Boc LimitedCompany 00337663 | 121 | 37 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | E H Nicholls Jnr LtdCompany 00917803 | 115 | 370 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 46 | The Salvatori Group of Companies LimitedCompany 02806417 | 115 | 60 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Lenham Storage Co LtdCompany 00463800 | 114 | 235 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Walon LtdCompany 01398125 | 112 | 112 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Alcaline UK LtdCompany 02847611 | 112 | 90 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | Dnata Catering UK LimitedCompany 08005515 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
Biggest haulage companies in the UK (Great Britain), top 100
How we rank
From the DVSA operator licence file dated 7 October 2026. Each company is ranked by the lorries authorised on its standard national and standard international goods vehicle licences (the licences that allow carrying goods for other people, for hire or reward) issued in the London and the South East of England traffic area. “Authorised” is the most lorries the Traffic Commissioner allows the company to run, not a count of vehicles on the road on one day.
One row is one legal entity with its Companies House number. Companies in the same group are ranked separately. Public bodies, charities and other organisations are left out, and sole traders and partnerships are never ranked by name. Earned recognition is DVSA’s list; the Companies House status is shown when it is not “active”.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .
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