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Biggest haulage companies in North West of England
The 50 companies with the most lorries authorised on standard goods operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest haulage company in the North West of England traffic area is Gxo Logistics UK Limited, with 1,307 lorries authorised on its standard goods licences issued there. The top 10 hold 11% of the area’s 62,430 lorries.
- Number 1, lorries
- 1,307
- Top 10 share of the area
- 11%
- Also in the national top 100
- 38
- Companies in the area
- 3,441
Top 10 in North West of England
- 1. Gxo Logistics UK Limited (UK #4)1,307 lorries, 2%
- 2. Wincanton Holdings Limited (UK #2)1,226 lorries, 2%
- 3. DHL Supply Chain Limited (UK #1)836 lorries, 1%
- 4. Royal Mail Group Ltd (UK #3)828 lorries, 1%
- 5. Eddie Stobart Limited (UK #14)505 lorries, 0.8%
- 6. Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited (UK #7)478 lorries, 0.8%
- 7. Maritime Transport Limited (UK #12)430 lorries, 0.7%
- 8. Evri Limited (UK #15)423 lorries, 0.7%
- 9. Veolia Es (UK) Limited (UK #5)414 lorries, 0.7%
- 10. Dpdgroup UK Ltd (UK #6)369 lorries, 0.6%
Top 50
Only licences issued in North West of England count here, so a national group ranks by its North West of England fleet. Share = share of all lorries on standard goods licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Lorries | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedCompany SC037270DVSA earned recognition | 1,307 | 1,547 | 1 | 2.1% |
| 2 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedCompany 02155951DVSA earned recognition | 1,226 | 1,776 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 3 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedCompany 00528867DVSA earned recognition | 836 | 973 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdCompany 04138203 | 828 | 491 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Eddie Stobart LimitedCompany 00995045 | 505 | 1,192 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedCompany 06634081 | 478 | 742 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Maritime Transport LimitedCompany 01160595 | 430 | 758 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Evri LimitedCompany 03900782 | 423 | 1,858 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedCompany 02481991 | 414 | 200 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Dpdgroup UK LtdCompany 00732993DVSA earned recognition | 369 | 267 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Gist LimitedCompany 00502669DVSA earned recognition | 357 | 430 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedCompany 00946107 | 293 | 39 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 13 | A W Jenkinson Transport LtdCompany 08683274 | 290 | 300 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 14 | UPS LtdCompany 01933173 | 290 | 201 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Sysco GB LimitedCompany 02035315DVSA earned recognition | 278 | 36 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Great Bear Distribution LtdCompany 02899719 | 275 | 615 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Lomas Distribution LtdCompany 02892669 | 275 | 315 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Booker Direct LtdCompany 04004640 | 265 | 210 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Schenk UK LtdCompany 02316301DVSA earned recognition | 250 | 489 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Warburtons LtdCompany 00178711DVSA earned recognition | 250 | 44 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Yusen Logistics (UK) LimitedCompany 02548297 | 247 | 525 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 22 | Bfs Group LimitedCompany 00239718DVSA earned recognition | 238 | 13 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Ascott Transport LimitedCompany 00633498 | 225 | 270 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedCompany 01628530 | 225 | 186 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedCompany 03805401 | 222 | 483 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 26 | United Utilities Water LimitedCompany 02366678 | 220 | 190 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Woodside Logistics Group LimitedCompany NI013212 | 210 | 220 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLPCompany OC384928 | 208 | 290 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 29 | T J Morris LtdCompany 01505036DVSA earned recognition | 200 | 600 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 30 | B & M Retail LimitedCompany 01357507 | 200 | 510 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Asda Stores LtdCompany 00464777 | 200 | 441 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Donald Ward LtdCompany 01292288 | 200 | 120 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 33 | Dm Topco LimitedCompany 10125468DVSA earned recognition | 200 | 44 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 34 | W H Bowker LtdCompany 00364757 | 196 | 213 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 35 | E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) LimitedCompany 01845919 | 192 | 192 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 36 | Expert Logistics LtdCompany 03442571 | 187 | 355 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Boughey Distribution LtdCompany 00797672DVSA earned recognition | 184 | 338 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 38 | Dx Network Services LimitedCompany 05026914 | 176 | 129 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 39 | Gxo Logistics Drinks LimitedCompany 05761433 | 172 | 619 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 40 | Oxalis Logistics UK LimitedCompany 01164085DVSA earned recognition | 172 | 205 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 41 | R.Swain & Sons LimitedCompany 00371501 | 170 | 175 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Explore Transport LimitedCompany 09403776DVSA earned recognition | 160 | 475 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCompany 02291198 | 160 | 45 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 44 | Alloga UK LimitedCompany 03169255 | 155 | 235 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 45 | Turners (Soham) LtdCompany 00439684 | 152 | 210 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 46 | G4S Cash Solutions (UK) LimitedCompany 00354883 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Fagan & Whalley LtdCompany 00366737 | 150 | 303 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Romac Logistics LtdCompany 11411783 | 150 | 150 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Cheshire West Recycling LimitedCompany 12258436 | 140 | 6 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | Cemex UK Cement LimitedCompany 00475212DVSA earned recognition | 139 | 23 | 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 West 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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