--- title: "Haulage companies in County Durham" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/county-durham markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/county-durham.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 County Durham > 884 licensed hauliers in County Durham with 27,174 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 49 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). County · England Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in County Durham: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **884** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in County Durham, as do 216 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 27,174 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (1,556 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 884 - **Goods licences:** 1,100 216 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 27,174 - **New licences in 2026:** 49 ## Largest haulage operators in County Durham Companies and organisations with an operating centre in County Durham, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 884). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in County Durham. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 2 | 1,556 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 2 | 852 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard International · 06634081 | 2 | 788 | — | | 4 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 2 | 767 | — | | 5 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 2 | 635 | — | | 6 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 1 | 529 | Earned recognition | | 7 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 528 | — | | 8 | [Asda Stores Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/asda-stores-ltd-00464777) Standard National · 00464777 | 1 | 513 | — | | 9 | [Warburtons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/warburtons-ltd-00178711) Standard National · 00178711 | 1 | 415 | Earned recognition | | 10 | [Durham County Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/durham-county-council-ob0213590) Standard National | 12 | 389 | — | | 11 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 1 | 382 | — | | 12 | [Co-Operative Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/co-operative-group-ltd-ob0173342) Standard National | 1 | 370 | — | | 13 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 1 | 362 | — | | 14 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 2 | 301 | — | | 15 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 300 | — | | 16 | [Walon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/walon-ltd-01398125) Standard International · 01398125 | 1 | 300 | — | | 17 | [Sysco GB Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sysco-gb-limited-02035315) Standard National · 02035315 | 2 | 277 | Earned recognition | | 18 | [Schenk UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/schenk-uk-ltd-02316301) Standard International · 02316301 | 2 | 250 | Earned recognition | | 19 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard International · 00439684 | 1 | 242 | — | | 20 | [Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-02291198) Standard National · 02291198 | 1 | 240 | — | | 21 | [Pd Port Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/pd-port-services-limited-01233997) Standard International · 01233997 | 2 | 227 | — | | 22 | [Elddis Transport (Consett) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/elddis-transport-consett-limited-01023189) Standard National · 01023189 | 2 | 226 | — | | 23 | [M K M Building Supplies Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-k-m-building-supplies-ltd-03100815) Restricted · 03100815 | 3 | 226 | — | | 24 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 3 | 205 | — | | 25 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 2 | 193 | Earned recognition | Plus 216 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in County Durham Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Stockton-on-Tees 153](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/stockton-on-tees) - [Durham 133](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/durham) - [Darlington 111](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/darlington) - [Chester le Street 90](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/chester-le-street) - [Bishop Auckland 74](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/bishop-auckland) - [Hartlepool 69](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/hartlepool) - [Billingham 66](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/billingham) - [Newton Aycliffe 51](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/newton-aycliffe) - [Peterlee 46](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/peterlee) - [Ferryhill 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/ferryhill) - [Stanley 28](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/stanley) - [Spennymoor 24](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/spennymoor) - [Barnard Castle 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/barnard-castle) - [Consett 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/consett) - [Seaham 21](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/seaham) - [Crook 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/crook) - [Shildon 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/shildon) - [Birtley 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/birtley) - [Bowburn 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/bowburn) - [Newton 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/newton) - [Bishop 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/bishop) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 42% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 55% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in County Durham by type - Standard National goods **499** 45% - Restricted goods **459** 42% - Standard International goods **142** 13% Goods licences in County Durham by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 193 licences 2. 2 lorries: 174 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 242 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 156 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 145 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 82 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 54 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 54 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of County Durham. Company goods licences by postcode district, County Durham 1. Postcode district TS18: 77 company licences 2. Postcode district DL14: 68 company licences 3. Postcode district DH6: 67 company licences 4. Postcode district DL5: 61 company licences 5. Postcode district TS23: 60 company licences 6. Postcode district DH3: 57 company licences 7. Postcode district TS25: 54 company licences 8. Postcode district DL1: 54 company licences 9. Postcode district DH7: 47 company licences 10. Postcode district DH2: 45 company licences ## New licences in 2026 49 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in County Durham. - [**We Mix 4U Ltd** OB2092937 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2092937) - [**Matthew Jack Limited** OB2092952 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2092952) - [**Adsr Market Limited** OB2090799 · granted in A&D 6725, 9 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2090799) - [**A & R Burnett Ltd** OB2093418 · granted in A&D 6725, 9 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/a-and-r-burnett-ltd-sc784010) - [**Wade Building Services Ltd** OB2093637 · granted in A&D 6725, 9 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wade-building-services-ltd-02615062) - [**Greenworx Ltd** OB2091699 · granted in A&D 6724, 2 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2091699) - [**Aph Civils & Earthworks Limited** OB2088277 · granted in A&D 6722, 19 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2088277) - [**S&G Argyle Transport Ltd** OB2092317 · granted in A&D 6722, 19 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2092317) [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). 24 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [North East of England 1,100](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Tyne and Wear](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/tyne-and-wear) - [Hauliers in North Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in Northumberland](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/northumberland) - [Hauliers in Cumbria](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cumbria) - [Hauliers in West Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in East Riding of Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-riding-of-yorkshire) - [Coach companies in County Durham 53](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/county-durham) - [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/county-durham 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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