--- title: "Haulage companies in Dorset" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/dorset markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/dorset.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 Dorset > 565 licensed hauliers in Dorset with 14,514 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 24 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 Dorset: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **565** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Dorset, as do 134 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 14,514 lorries. The largest fleet is Gxo Logistics UK Limited (1,129 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 565 - **Goods licences:** 699 134 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 14,514 - **New licences in 2026:** 24 ## Largest haulage operators in Dorset Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Dorset, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 565). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Dorset. 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 | 1,129 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 1 | 954 | — | | 3 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 1 | 639 | — | | 4 | [Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-02291198) Standard National · 02291198 | 1 | 540 | — | | 5 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 6 | 529 | — | | 6 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 460 | — | | 7 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 2 | 398 | — | | 8 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 382 | Earned recognition | | 9 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 321 | — | | 10 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 1 | 248 | — | | 11 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 239 | — | | 12 | [Dorset Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2019052) Standard National | 13 | 225 | — | | 13 | [Travis Perkins PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-plc-00824821) Restricted · 00824821 | 1 | 225 | Earned recognition | | 14 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 206 | — | | 15 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 1 | 206 | — | | 16 | [Sig Trading Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sig-trading-limited-01451007) Restricted · 01451007 | 1 | 195 | — | | 17 | [Wessex Water Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wessex-water-services-ltd-02366648) Standard National · 02366648 | 5 | 179 | — | | 18 | [Johnsons Textile Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/johnsons-textile-services-limited-00464645) Restricted · 00464645 | 5 | 173 | — | | 19 | [Wfl (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wfl-uk-limited-00594001) Standard National · 00594001 | 2 | 157 | — | | 20 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 1 | 156 | — | | 21 | [Bradfords Building Supplies Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bradfords-building-supplies-limited-00278994) Standard National · 00278994 | 2 | 155 | — | | 22 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council-oh2019291) Standard National | 6 | 144 | — | | 23 | [Cleansing Service Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cleansing-service-group-ltd-00530446) Standard National · 00530446 | 2 | 140 | — | | 24 | [Hunt’s Food Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh0002833) Standard National · 01194446 | 4 | 125 | — | | 25 | [Mole Valley Farmers Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/mole-valley-farmers-ltd-00679848) Standard National · 00679848 | 1 | 123 | — | Plus 134 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Dorset Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Poole 129](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/poole) - [Wimborne 102](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/wimborne) - [Christchurch 65](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/christchurch) - [Dorchester 54](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/dorchester) - [Blandford Forum 48](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/blandford-forum) - [Bournemouth 47](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/bournemouth) - [Sturminster Newton 33](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/sturminster-newton) - [Wareham 32](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/wareham) - [Weymouth 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/weymouth) - [Portland 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/portland) - [Shaftesbury 21](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/shaftesbury) - [Bridport 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/bridport) - [Sherborne 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/sherborne) - [Ferndown 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/ferndown) - [Gillingham 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/gillingham) - [Verwood 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/verwood) - [Swanage 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/swanage) - [Beaminster 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/beaminster) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 54% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 64% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in Dorset by type - Restricted goods **380** 54% - Standard National goods **244** 35% - Standard International goods **75** 11% Goods licences in Dorset by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 152 licences 2. 2 lorries: 125 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 167 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 100 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 71 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 32 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 24 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 28 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Dorset. Company goods licences by postcode district, Dorset 1. Postcode district BH21: 106 company licences 2. Postcode district BH23: 64 company licences 3. Postcode district DT11: 46 company licences 4. Postcode district BH12: 46 company licences 5. Postcode district DT2: 42 company licences 6. Postcode district BH16: 37 company licences 7. Postcode district DT10: 35 company licences 8. Postcode district BH20: 29 company licences 9. Postcode district BH17: 27 company licences 10. Postcode district BH15: 22 company licences ## New licences in 2026 24 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Dorset. - [**Poole Event Transport Ltd** OH2091112 · granted in A&D 5976, 10 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2091112) - [**R H Scaffolding (Bournemouth) Limited** OH2091861 · granted in A&D 5975, 3 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2091861) - [**Thomas Pardy Removals & Storage Ltd** OH2090933 · granted in A&D 5973, 20 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2090933) - [**Holloway Contracting Limited** OH2090690 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2090690) - [**3SC Group Scaffolding Limited** OH2091532 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2091532) - [**Top Tier Scaffolding Southern Ltd** OH2091923 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2091923) - [**Openreach Limited** OH2092142 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**T & L Hiscock Ltd** OH2090436 · granted in A&D 5969, 23 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oh2090436) [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). 5 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [West of England 699](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Isle of Wight](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/isle-of-wight) - [Hauliers in Somerset](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/somerset) - [Hauliers in Wiltshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/wiltshire) - [Hauliers in Hampshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/hampshire) - [Hauliers in Bristol](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/bristol) - [Hauliers in Vale of Glamorgan](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/vale-of-glamorgan) - [Coach companies in Dorset 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/dorset) - [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/dorset 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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