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Biggest haulage companies in West of England
The 50 companies with the most lorries authorised on standard goods operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest haulage company in the West of England traffic area is Wincanton Holdings Limited, with 1,188 lorries authorised on its standard goods licences issued there. The top 10 hold 13% of the area’s 62,349 lorries.
- Number 1, lorries
- 1,188
- Top 10 share of the area
- 13%
- Also in the national top 100
- 41
- Companies in the area
- 3,534
Top 10 in West of England
- 1. Wincanton Holdings Limited (UK #2)1,188 lorries, 2%
- 2. DHL Supply Chain Limited (UK #1)1,183 lorries, 2%
- 3. Gxo Logistics UK Limited (UK #4)1,129 lorries, 2%
- 4. Royal Mail Group Ltd (UK #3)954 lorries, 2%
- 5. Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited (UK #18)872 lorries, 1%
- 6. Tesco Distribution Ltd (UK #10)752 lorries, 1%
- 7. Biffa Waste Services Limited (UK #8)639 lorries, 1%
- 8. Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd (UK #21)540 lorries, 0.9%
- 9. Sysco GB Limited (UK #11)516 lorries, 0.8%
- 10. John Lewis PLC (UK #23)461 lorries, 0.7%
Top 50
Only licences issued in West of England count here, so a national group ranks by its West of England fleet. Share = share of all lorries on standard goods licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Lorries | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedCompany 02155951DVSA earned recognition | 1,188 | 1,343 | 1 | 1.9% |
| 2 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedCompany 00528867DVSA earned recognition | 1,183 | 1,224 | 1 | 1.9% |
| 3 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedCompany SC037270DVSA earned recognition | 1,129 | 1,246 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdCompany 04138203 | 954 | 557 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 5 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) LimitedCompany 06891444 | 872 | 1,062 | 1 | 1.4% |
| 6 | Tesco Distribution LtdCompany 02972724DVSA earned recognition | 752 | 1,168 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedCompany 00946107 | 639 | 124 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCompany 02291198 | 540 | 29 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Sysco GB LimitedCompany 02035315DVSA earned recognition | 516 | 84 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 10 | John Lewis PLCCompany 00233462DVSA earned recognition | 461 | 354 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Gist LimitedCompany 00502669DVSA earned recognition | 460 | 525 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLPCompany OC384928 | 460 | 494 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Ubico LimitedCompany 07824292 | 459 | 8 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Bfs Group LimitedCompany 00239718DVSA earned recognition | 421 | 37 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedCompany 01628530 | 398 | 249 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Dpdgroup UK LtdCompany 00732993DVSA earned recognition | 382 | 240 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Grundon Waste Management LtdCompany 04245965 | 373 | 81 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Walon LtdCompany 01398125 | 330 | 330 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedCompany 02481991 | 321 | 34 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Biffa Municipal LtdCompany 04321212 | 310 | 2 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedCompany 06634081 | 304 | 414 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 22 | UPS LtdCompany 01933173 | 280 | 113 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Warburtons LtdCompany 00178711DVSA earned recognition | 277 | 64 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 24 | G4S Cash Solutions (UK) LimitedCompany 00354883 | 258 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Dx Network Services LimitedCompany 05026914 | 248 | 180 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 26 | M Group (Services) LimitedCompany 10260164 | 239 | 8 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Maritime Transport LimitedCompany 01160595 | 238 | 328 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 28 | DHL International (UK) LtdCompany 01184988 | 227 | 205 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Asda Stores LtdCompany 00464777 | 220 | 400 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Translux International LtdCompany 02406224 | 210 | 100 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Booker Direct LtdCompany 04004640 | 189 | 53 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Boc LimitedCompany 00337663 | 186 | 89 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 33 | Booker Retail Partners (GB) LtdCompany 06460554 | 180 | 110 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 34 | Wessex Water Services LtdCompany 02366648 | 179 | 29 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 35 | Stef Langdons LtdCompany 01026181 | 171 | 262 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 36 | Turners (Soham) LtdCompany 00439684 | 169 | 168 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Conway Bailey Transport LtdCompany 04002249 | 165 | 265 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 38 | Evans Transport LtdCompany 00437864 | 165 | 190 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 39 | Evri LimitedCompany 03900782 | 159 | 44 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 40 | Wfl (UK) LimitedCompany 00594001 | 157 | 46 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 41 | Certas Energy UK LimitedCompany 04168225 | 156 | 21 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Bradfords Building Supplies LimitedCompany 00278994 | 155 | 9 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 43 | J F Pearce & Sons LtdCompany 04707862 | 154 | 164 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | Holcim UK LimitedCompany 00245717 | 150 | 34 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 45 | R Collard LtdCompany 03002310 | 149 | 47 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 46 | Serco LimitedCompany 00242246 | 146 | 16 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Smiths (Gloucester) LtdCompany 04004654 | 140 | 65 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Cleansing Service Group LtdCompany 00530446 | 140 | 26 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Bristol Waste Company LimitedCompany 09472624 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) LimitedCompany 01845919 | 131 | 131 | 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 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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