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Biggest haulage companies in North East of England
The 50 companies with the most lorries authorised on standard goods operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest haulage company in the North East of England traffic area is DHL Supply Chain Limited, with 1,556 lorries authorised on its standard goods licences issued there. The top 10 hold 10% of the area’s 72,079 lorries.
- Number 1, lorries
- 1,556
- Top 10 share of the area
- 10%
- Also in the national top 100
- 40
- Companies in the area
- 3,959
Top 10 in North East of England
- 1. DHL Supply Chain Limited (UK #1)1,556 lorries, 2%
- 2. Wincanton Holdings Limited (UK #2)852 lorries, 1%
- 3. Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited (UK #7)788 lorries, 1%
- 4. Royal Mail Group Ltd (UK #3)767 lorries, 1%
- 5. Eddie Stobart Limited (UK #14)585 lorries, 0.8%
- 6. Evri Limited (UK #15)545 lorries, 0.8%
- 7. Gxo Logistics UK Limited (UK #4)529 lorries, 0.7%
- 8. Veolia Es (UK) Limited (UK #5)528 lorries, 0.7%
- 9. Asda Stores Ltd (UK #17)513 lorries, 0.7%
- 10. Maritime Transport Limited (UK #12)462 lorries, 0.6%
Top 50
Only licences issued in North East of England count here, so a national group ranks by its North East of England fleet. Share = share of all lorries on standard goods licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Lorries | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedCompany 00528867DVSA earned recognition | 1,556 | 2,845 | 1 | 2.2% |
| 2 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedCompany 02155951DVSA earned recognition | 852 | 977 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 3 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedCompany 06634081 | 788 | 1,533 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdCompany 04138203 | 767 | 425 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Eddie Stobart LimitedCompany 00995045 | 585 | 910 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Evri LimitedCompany 03900782 | 545 | 945 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedCompany SC037270DVSA earned recognition | 529 | 1,526 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedCompany 02481991 | 528 | 115 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Asda Stores LtdCompany 00464777 | 513 | 1,058 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Maritime Transport LimitedCompany 01160595 | 462 | 847 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Warburtons LtdCompany 00178711DVSA earned recognition | 415 | 92 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedCompany 00946107 | 382 | 87 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedCompany 01628530 | 362 | 217 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Dx Network Services LimitedCompany 05026914 | 301 | 203 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Walon LtdCompany 01398125 | 300 | 300 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 16 | UPS LtdCompany 01933173 | 300 | 85 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Sysco GB LimitedCompany 02035315DVSA earned recognition | 277 | 28 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Dm Topco LimitedCompany 10125468DVSA earned recognition | 273 | 35 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 19 | E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) LimitedCompany 01845919 | 263 | 263 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Wren Kitchens LimitedCompany 06799478DVSA earned recognition | 252 | 340 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Schenk UK LtdCompany 02316301DVSA earned recognition | 250 | 470 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Turners (Soham) LtdCompany 00439684 | 242 | 289 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCompany 02291198 | 240 | 78 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Reed Boardall Transport LtdCompany 01897313 | 230 | 350 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Pd Port Services LimitedCompany 01233997 | 227 | 410 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Elddis Transport (Consett) LimitedCompany 01023189 | 226 | 400 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Dfds Logistics Services LimitedCompany 01682142 | 221 | 225 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Dpdgroup UK LtdCompany 00732993DVSA earned recognition | 193 | 138 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Moran Logistics LimitedCompany 05589050 | 189 | 249 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Ceva Logistics LtdCompany 01291251 | 182 | 195 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Bfs Group LimitedCompany 00239718DVSA earned recognition | 177 | 22 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Next Distribution LimitedCompany 03045421 | 175 | 600 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Campeys of Selby LimitedCompany 05049116DVSA earned recognition | 175 | 327 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Dsv Road LtdCompany 03874882 | 175 | 190 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Boc LimitedCompany 00337663 | 172 | 125 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Certas Energy UK LimitedCompany 04168225 | 166 | 61 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Richard Preston & Son LtdCompany 00967165 | 165 | 395 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 38 | Cemex UK Cement LimitedCompany 00475212DVSA earned recognition | 165 | 85 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Gist LimitedCompany 00502669DVSA earned recognition | 164 | 212 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 40 | Aldi Stores LimitedCompany 02321869 | 160 | 210 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 41 | Arla Foods LimitedCompany 02143253 | 158 | 162 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) LimitedCompany 06891444 | 154 | 230 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 43 | Fergusons Transport LtdCompany 00325778 | 152 | 276 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | Hargreaves (UK) Services LtdCompany 03735251 | 150 | 150 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | Kbc Logistics LimitedCompany 06468707 | 150 | 150 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 46 | Hovis LtdCompany 08846838 | 150 | 90 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Great Bear Distribution LtdCompany 02899719 | 148 | 301 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Polypipe LtdCompany 01099323 | 143 | 255 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Kelda Transport Management LimitedCompany 10487343DVSA earned recognition | 143 | 77 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | Oxalis Logistics UK LimitedCompany 01164085DVSA earned recognition | 141 | 173 | 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 North 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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