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Haulage companies in Cheshire
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Cheshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
1,268 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Cheshire, as do 241 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 31,259 lorries. The largest fleet is Gxo Logistics UK Limited (1,307 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 1,268
- Goods licences
- 1,512 241 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 31,259
- New licences in 2026
- 77
Largest haulage operators in Cheshire
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Cheshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,268). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Cheshire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 3 | 1,307 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedStandard International · 02155951 | 3 | 1,226 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard International · 00528867 | 3 | 836 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 4 | 828 | |
| 5 | Eddie Stobart LimitedStandard International · 00995045 | 5 | 505 | |
| 6 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedStandard International · 06634081 | 4 | 478 | |
| 7 | Maritime Transport LimitedStandard National · 01160595 | 1 | 430 | |
| 8 | Evri LimitedStandard National · 03900782 | 7 | 423 | |
| 9 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 5 | 414 | |
| 10 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard National · 00732993 | 1 | 369 | Earned recognition |
| 11 | Gist LimitedStandard National · 00502669 | 2 | 357 | Earned recognition |
| 12 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 5 | 323 | |
| 13 | Stark Building Materials UK LimitedRestricted · 01647362 | 4 | 312 | |
| 14 | Huws Gray LtdRestricted · 02506633 | 3 | 295 | |
| 15 | A W Jenkinson Transport LtdStandard International · 08683274 | 2 | 290 | |
| 16 | UPS LtdStandard National · 01933173 | 2 | 290 | |
| 17 | Sysco GB LimitedStandard National · 02035315 | 1 | 278 | Earned recognition |
| 18 | Lomas Distribution LtdStandard International · 02892669 | 1 | 275 | |
| 19 | Schenk UK LtdStandard International · 02316301 | 7 | 250 | Earned recognition |
| 20 | Warburtons LtdStandard National · 00178711 | 1 | 250 | Earned recognition |
| 21 | Yusen Logistics (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02548297 | 1 | 247 | |
| 22 | Sunbelt Rentals LimitedRestricted · 00444569 | 1 | 230 | |
| 23 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard National · 01628530 | 1 | 225 | |
| 24 | Booker LtdRestricted · 00197380 | 1 | 222 | |
| 25 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedStandard National · 03805401 | 2 | 222 |
Plus 241 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Cheshire
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
44% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 58% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4.
- Restricted goods658 44%
- Standard National goods601 40%
- Standard International goods253 17%
- 1 lorries:241 licences
- 2 lorries:285 licences
- 3–5 lorries:348 licences
- 6–10 lorries:231 licences
- 11–25 lorries:191 licences
- 26–50 lorries:90 licences
- 51–100 lorries:65 licences
- 100+ lorries:61 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Cheshire.
- Postcode district WA8:192 company licences
- Postcode district CH65:119 company licences
- Postcode district WA3:99 company licences
- Postcode district WA7:86 company licences
- Postcode district WA4:81 company licences
- Postcode district WA16:67 company licences
- Postcode district CW7:57 company licences
- Postcode district WA2:56 company licences
- Postcode district WA5:55 company licences
- Postcode district WA1:55 company licences
New licences in 2026
77 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Cheshire.
- Skippy Skip Hire (Nw) LtdOC2090770 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026
- McC Surfacing LimitedOC2091761 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026
- McAndrew Heavy Haulage LtdOC2093450 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026
- L.I.T. Logistics Solutions LtdOC2088625 · granted in A&D 7175, 25 Sep 2026
- Dc Auto Logistics LtdOC2090461 · granted in A&D 7175, 25 Sep 2026
- Express Refrigerated Logistics LtdOC2090714 · granted in A&D 7175, 25 Sep 2026
- G. P. Marketing LimitedOC2091917 · granted in A&D 7175, 25 Sep 2026
- Altrad Services LimitedOC2093432 · granted in A&D 7175, 25 Sep 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 31 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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