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Haulage companies in Devon
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Devon: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
1,032 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Devon, as do 345 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 29,397 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (1,229 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 1,032
- Goods licences
- 1,377 345 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 29,397
- New licences in 2026
- 52
Largest haulage operators in Devon
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Devon, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,032). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Devon. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedStandard International · 02155951 | 3 | 1,229 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard International · 00528867 | 3 | 1,183 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 2 | 1,129 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 3 | 954 | |
| 5 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) LimitedStandard International · 06891444 | 6 | 872 | |
| 6 | Stark Building Materials UK LimitedRestricted · 01647362 | 2 | 672 | |
| 7 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdStandard National · 02291198 | 4 | 540 | |
| 8 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 1 | 529 | |
| 9 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 1 | 504 | |
| 10 | John Lewis PLCStandard National · 00233462 | 1 | 461 | Earned recognition |
| 11 | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLPStandard National · OC384928 | 1 | 460 | |
| 12 | Bfs Group LimitedStandard National · 00239718 | 1 | 421 | Earned recognition |
| 13 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard National · 01628530 | 3 | 398 | |
| 14 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard National · 00732993 | 1 | 372 | Earned recognition |
| 15 | Lanes Group LimitedRestricted · 03784486 | 1 | 334 | |
| 16 | Walon LtdStandard International · 01398125 | 1 | 330 | |
| 17 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 2 | 321 | |
| 18 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedStandard National · 06634081 | 2 | 304 | |
| 19 | UPS LtdStandard National · 01933173 | 2 | 280 | |
| 20 | Warburtons LtdStandard National · 00178711 | 1 | 277 | Earned recognition |
| 21 | G4S Cash Solutions (UK) LimitedStandard National · 00354883 | 2 | 258 | |
| 22 | M Group (Services) LimitedStandard National · 10260164 | 10 | 239 | |
| 23 | Openreach LimitedRestricted · 10690039 | 2 | 239 | |
| 24 | DHL International (UK) LtdStandard International · 01184988 | 1 | 227 | |
| 25 | Travis Perkins PLCRestricted · 00824821 | 3 | 225 | Earned recognition |
Plus 345 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Devon
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
52% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 63% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4.
- Restricted goods722 52%
- Standard National goods524 38%
- Standard International goods131 10%
- 1 lorries:279 licences
- 2 lorries:248 licences
- 3–5 lorries:341 licences
- 6–10 lorries:166 licences
- 11–25 lorries:159 licences
- 26–50 lorries:72 licences
- 51–100 lorries:62 licences
- 100+ lorries:50 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Devon.
- Postcode district EX2:123 company licences
- Postcode district EX5:122 company licences
- Postcode district TQ12:117 company licences
- Postcode district EX15:86 company licences
- Postcode district EX31:56 company licences
- Postcode district EX16:53 company licences
- Postcode district PL7:51 company licences
- Postcode district EX20:50 company licences
- Postcode district PL21:50 company licences
- Postcode district EX14:49 company licences
New licences in 2026
52 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Devon.
- Callington's Construction LtdOH2089279 · granted in A&D 5976, 10 Sep 2026
- Wagaford LimitedOH2091027 · granted in A&D 5976, 10 Sep 2026
- T. & C. Site Services LimitedOH2093203 · granted in A&D 5976, 10 Sep 2026
- Clifford Friend LtdOH2091296 · granted in A&D 5974, 27 Aug 2026
- Devonshire Property LimitedOH2092180 · granted in A&D 5973, 20 Aug 2026
- Openreach LimitedOH2092142 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- Teign Trees and Landscapes South West LimitedOH2092709 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- Superior Render Supplies LimitedOH2092280 · granted in A&D 5971, 6 Aug 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 21 of the companies here are on DVSA’s earned recognition list.
DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 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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