--- title: "Haulage companies in Cumbria" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cumbria markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cumbria.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 Cumbria > 644 licensed hauliers in Cumbria with 18,447 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 43 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 Cumbria: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **644** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Cumbria, as do 241 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 18,447 lorries. The largest fleet is Gxo Logistics UK Limited (1,307 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 644 - **Goods licences:** 887 241 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 18,447 - **New licences in 2026:** 43 ## Largest haulage operators in Cumbria Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Cumbria, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 644). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Cumbria. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 1 | 1,307 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 1 | 836 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 4 | 828 | — | | 4 | [Eddie Stobart Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/eddie-stobart-limited-00995045) Standard International · 00995045 | 4 | 505 | — | | 5 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard International · 06634081 | 2 | 478 | — | | 6 | [Evri Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/evri-limited-03900782) Standard National · 03900782 | 2 | 423 | — | | 7 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 1 | 414 | — | | 8 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 2 | 369 | Earned recognition | | 9 | [Gist Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gist-limited-00502669) Standard National · 00502669 | 1 | 357 | Earned recognition | | 10 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 2 | 323 | — | | 11 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 2 | 293 | — | | 12 | [A W Jenkinson Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/a-w-jenkinson-transport-ltd-08683274) Standard International · 08683274 | 5 | 290 | — | | 13 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 290 | — | | 14 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 238 | Earned recognition | | 15 | [Sunbelt Rentals Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sunbelt-rentals-limited-00444569) Restricted · 00444569 | 3 | 230 | — | | 16 | [Ascott Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ascott-transport-limited-00633498) Standard International · 00633498 | 2 | 225 | — | | 17 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 3 | 222 | — | | 18 | [E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/e-c-m-vehicle-delivery-service-limited-01845919) Standard National · 01845919 | 3 | 192 | — | | 19 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 4 | 189 | — | | 20 | [Gxo Logistics Drinks Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-drinks-limited-05761433) Standard National · 05761433 | 1 | 172 | — | | 21 | [Cumberland Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2063131) Standard National | 11 | 166 | — | | 22 | [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2063142) Standard National | 9 | 158 | — | | 23 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard International · 00439684 | 2 | 152 | — | | 24 | [Ny Highways Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2042953) Standard National · 12220433 | 1 | 135 | — | | 25 | [J T Atkinson & Sons Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/j-t-atkinson-and-sons-limited-01027936) Restricted · 01027936 | 14 | 133 | — | Plus 241 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Cumbria Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Carlisle 211](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/carlisle) - [Penrith 135](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/penrith) - [Workington 67](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/workington) - [Carnforth 65](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/carnforth) - [Kendal 60](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/kendal) - [Barrow-in-Furness 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/barrow-in-furness) - [Wigton 41](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/wigton) - [Ulverston 32](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/ulverston) - [Milnthorpe 25](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/milnthorpe) - [Kirkby Stephen 20](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/kirkby-stephen) - [Brampton 19](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/brampton) - [Appleby-in-Westmorland 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/appleby-in-westmorland) - [Maryport 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/maryport) - [Whitehaven 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/whitehaven) - [Grange-over-Sands 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/grange-over-sands) - [Egremont 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/egremont) - [Cockermouth 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/cockermouth) - [Windermere 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/windermere) - [Carnforth 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/carnforth) - [Keswick 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/keswick) - [Millom 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/millom) - [Seascale 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/seascale) - [Kirkby-in-Furness 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/kirkby-in-furness) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 46% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 62% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in Cumbria by type - Restricted goods **411** 46% - Standard National goods **365** 41% - Standard International goods **111** 13% Goods licences in Cumbria by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 224 licences 2. 2 lorries: 147 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 179 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 106 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 115 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 44 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 36 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 36 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Cumbria. Company goods licences by postcode district, Cumbria 1. Postcode district CA11: 108 company licences 2. Postcode district CA6: 99 company licences 3. Postcode district CA14: 63 company licences 4. Postcode district LA6: 43 company licences 5. Postcode district CA7: 41 company licences 6. Postcode district CA3: 41 company licences 7. Postcode district LA9: 39 company licences 8. Postcode district LA14: 35 company licences 9. Postcode district CA2: 33 company licences 10. Postcode district CA10: 30 company licences ## New licences in 2026 43 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Cumbria. - [**Swm (Nw) Ltd** OC2088247 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2088247) - [**Esk Services Limited** OC2092504 · granted in A&D 7174, 18 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2092504) - [**Western Meats Limited** OC2093295 · granted in A&D 7173, 11 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2093295) - [**Carruthers Haulage Limited** OC2088633 · granted in A&D 7169, 14 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2088633) - [**West Coast Scaffolding Cumbria Limited** OC2091723 · granted in A&D 7169, 14 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2091723) - [**Openreach Limited** OC2092136 · granted in A&D 7168, 7 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Lakes Ready Mix Ltd** OC2088808 · granted in A&D 7165, 17 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2088808) - [**C J Slater Haulage Limited** OC2088792 · granted in A&D 7162, 26 Jun 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2088792) [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). 17 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [North West of England 872](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) - [North East of England 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england) - [East of England 1](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/east-of-england) - [Scotland 1](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/scotland) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Dumfries and Galloway](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/dumfries-and-galloway) - [Hauliers in Lancashire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/lancashire) - [Hauliers in County Durham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/county-durham) - [Hauliers in Tyne and Wear](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/tyne-and-wear) - [Hauliers in Northumberland](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/northumberland) - [Hauliers in Scottish Borders](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/scottish-borders) - [Coach companies in Cumbria 46](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cumbria) - [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 10 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/cumbria 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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