--- title: "Haulage companies in Cardiff" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cardiff markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cardiff.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Haulage companies in Cardiff > 293 licensed hauliers in Cardiff with 5,797 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 10 new licences in 2026. Free check. DVSA data, 7 Oct 2026. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Principal area · Wales Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Cardiff principal area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **293** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Cardiff principal area, as do 38 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 5,797 lorries. The largest fleet is Owens (Road Services) Ltd (345 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 293 - **Goods licences:** 331 38 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 5,797 - **New licences in 2026:** 10 ## Largest haulage operators in Cardiff Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Cardiff principal area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 293). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Cardiff. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Owens (Road Services) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/owens-road-services-ltd-01301976) Standard National · 01301976 | 1 | 345 | — | | 2 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 1 | 225 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 2 | 214 | — | | 4 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 1 | 194 | — | | 5 | [Cardiff County Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0075964) Standard National | 7 | 173 | — | | 6 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 4 | 159 | — | | 7 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 3 | 158 | — | | 8 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 1 | 147 | — | | 9 | [Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gregory-distribution-holdings-limited-06891444) Standard National · 06891444 | 1 | 136 | — | | 10 | [Tom Prichard Contracting Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1069870) Standard National · 05562841 | 1 | 125 | — | | 11 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 120 | — | | 12 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 116 | Earned recognition | | 13 | [Aldi Stores Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/aldi-stores-limited-02321869) Standard National · 02321869 | 2 | 110 | — | | 14 | [Atlantic Recycling Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1096930) Standard National · 05788239 | 1 | 105 | — | | 15 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 103 | — | | 16 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard National · 00439684 | 1 | 92 | — | | 17 | [Lbs Builders Merchants Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0089620) Standard National · 00254946 | 1 | 89 | — | | 18 | [Cad Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cad-services-limited-04533535) Standard International · 04533535 | 1 | 87 | — | | 19 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 3 | 85 | — | | 20 | [Abf Grain Products Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/abf-grain-products-limited-00079590) Standard National · 00079590 | 1 | 82 | — | | 21 | [Vale of Glamorgan Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0076216) Standard National | 1 | 75 | — | | 22 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 2 | 74 | Earned recognition | | 23 | [Johnsons Textile Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/johnsons-textile-services-limited-00464645) Restricted · 00464645 | 1 | 73 | — | | 24 | [Neal Soil Suppliers Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0091825) Standard National · 03368495 | 1 | 65 | — | | 25 | [Breedon Trading Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/breedon-trading-limited-00156531) Standard National · 00156531 | 4 | 60 | — | Plus 38 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Cardiff Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Cardiff 316](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales/cardiff) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 52% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 57% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 5. Goods licences in Cardiff by type - Restricted goods **172** 52% - Standard National goods **126** 38% - Standard International goods **33** 10% Goods licences in Cardiff by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 52 licences 2. 2 lorries: 54 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 83 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 52 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 39 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 21 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 15 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 15 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Cardiff. Company goods licences by postcode district, Cardiff 1. Postcode district CF3: 82 company licences 2. Postcode district CF10: 72 company licences 3. Postcode district CF11: 44 company licences 4. Postcode district CF24: 35 company licences 5. Postcode district CF15: 33 company licences 6. Postcode district CF14: 19 company licences 7. Postcode district CF23: 17 company licences 8. Postcode district CF5: 15 company licences ## New licences in 2026 10 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in the Cardiff principal area. - [**Cole Contractors Cardiff Limited** OG2085820 · granted in A&D 8970, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2085820) - [**Drain Technology UK Limited** OG2090654 · granted in A&D 8970, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/drain-technology-uk-limited-05395560) - [**Openreach Limited** OG2092139 · granted in A&D 8970, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Top Recovery Ltd** OG2092443 · granted in A&D 8970, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2092443) - [**Opex Logistics Ltd** OG2092607 · granted in A&D 8969, 5 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/opex-logistics-ltd-04830363) - [**Jadd Group Ltd** OG2089437 · granted in A&D 8953, 15 Apr 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2089437) - [**Dcp Exhibitions Limited** OG2086367 · granted in A&D 8947, 4 Mar 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2086367) [New operator licences granted, month by month](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) ## Traffic areas The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 12 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Wales 331](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Vale of Glamorgan](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/vale-of-glamorgan) - [Hauliers in Caerphilly](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/caerphilly) - [Hauliers in Newport](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/newport) - [Hauliers in Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/rhondda-cynon-taf) - [Hauliers in Torfaen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/torfaen) - [Hauliers in Merthyr Tydfil](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/merthyr-tydfil) - [Coach companies in Cardiff 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cardiff) - [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to vet a haulier before you book](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/vet-a-haulier) - [How to check a haulier's licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/how-to-check-a-haulier) - [Restricted vs standard licences](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/restricted-vs-standard) DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette. Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cardiff Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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