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Haulage companies in Bristol
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Bristol: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
537 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Bristol, as do 45 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 19,027 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (1,188 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 537
- Goods licences
- 582 45 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 19,027
- New licences in 2026
- 19
Largest haulage operators in Bristol
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Bristol, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 537). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Bristol. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedStandard International · 02155951 | 2 | 1,188 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 3 | 1,129 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 1 | 954 | |
| 4 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 2 | 639 | |
| 5 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 1 | 529 | |
| 6 | John Lewis PLCStandard National · 00233462 | 1 | 461 | Earned recognition |
| 7 | Gist LimitedStandard National · 00502669 | 1 | 460 | Earned recognition |
| 8 | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLPStandard National · OC384928 | 1 | 460 | |
| 9 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard National · 01628530 | 1 | 398 | |
| 10 | Grundon Waste Management LtdStandard National · 04245965 | 3 | 373 | |
| 11 | Lanes Group LimitedRestricted · 03784486 | 1 | 334 | |
| 12 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 1 | 321 | |
| 13 | UPS LtdStandard National · 01933173 | 1 | 280 | |
| 14 | G4S Cash Solutions (UK) LimitedStandard National · 00354883 | 1 | 258 | |
| 15 | Maritime Transport LimitedStandard International · 01160595 | 1 | 238 | |
| 16 | Travis Perkins PLCRestricted · 00824821 | 2 | 225 | Earned recognition |
| 17 | Asda Stores LtdStandard National · 00464777 | 1 | 220 | |
| 18 | Booker LtdRestricted · 00197380 | 2 | 206 | |
| 19 | Boc LimitedStandard International · 00337663 | 2 | 186 | |
| 20 | Wessex Water Services LtdStandard National · 02366648 | 1 | 179 | |
| 21 | Johnsons Textile Services LimitedRestricted · 00464645 | 1 | 173 | |
| 22 | Turners (Soham) LtdStandard National · 00439684 | 2 | 169 | |
| 23 | Evans Transport LtdStandard International · 00437864 | 1 | 165 | |
| 24 | Evri LimitedStandard National · 03900782 | 1 | 159 | |
| 25 | Certas Energy UK LimitedStandard National · 04168225 | 2 | 156 |
Plus 45 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Bristol
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
39% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 44% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 7.
- Standard National goods258 44%
- Restricted goods227 39%
- Standard International goods97 17%
- 1 lorries:54 licences
- 2 lorries:76 licences
- 3–5 lorries:124 licences
- 6–10 lorries:107 licences
- 11–25 lorries:99 licences
- 26–50 lorries:44 licences
- 51–100 lorries:44 licences
- 100+ lorries:34 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Bristol.
- Postcode district BS11:240 company licences
- Postcode district BS10:110 company licences
- Postcode district BS2:62 company licences
- Postcode district BS5:45 company licences
- Postcode district BS3:42 company licences
- Postcode district BS4:33 company licences
- Postcode district BS13:27 company licences
- Postcode district BS14:12 company licences
- Postcode district BS8:4 company licences
- Postcode district BS7:2 company licences
New licences in 2026
19 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Bristol.
- Global Ardour Recycling LimitedOH2093197 · granted in A&D 5978, 24 Sep 2026
- West Country Brake Services LtdOH2086608 · granted in A&D 5977, 17 Sep 2026
- Gould Group Development LimitedOH2091188 · granted in A&D 5977, 17 Sep 2026
- Wilson of Kendal LimitedOH2093314 · granted in A&D 5976, 10 Sep 2026
- Saf Bristol LtdOH2090107 · granted in A&D 5973, 20 Aug 2026
- Red Rock Scaffolding LimitedOH2091551 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- Barchook LtdOH2092767 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- Pie Minister Kitchens LimitedOH2092254 · granted in A&D 5970, 30 Jul 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 19 of the companies here are on DVSA’s earned recognition list.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it
Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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