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Haulage companies in Gloucestershire
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Gloucestershire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
993 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Gloucestershire, as do 237 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 25,641 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (1,229 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 993
- Goods licences
- 1,231 237 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 25,641
- New licences in 2026
- 61
Largest haulage operators in Gloucestershire
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Gloucestershire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 993). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Gloucestershire. 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 | 1 | 1,183 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 1 | 1,129 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 2 | 954 | |
| 5 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) LimitedStandard International · 06891444 | 1 | 872 | |
| 6 | Tesco Distribution LtdStandard National · 02972724 | 1 | 752 | Earned recognition |
| 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 | Gist LimitedStandard National · 00502669 | 1 | 460 | Earned recognition |
| 12 | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLPStandard National · OC384928 | 3 | 460 | |
| 13 | Ubico LimitedStandard National · 07824292 | 7 | 459 | |
| 14 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard National · 01628530 | 1 | 398 | |
| 15 | Grundon Waste Management LtdStandard National · 04245965 | 2 | 373 | |
| 16 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard National · 00732993 | 2 | 372 | Earned recognition |
| 17 | Lanes Group LimitedRestricted · 03784486 | 1 | 334 | |
| 18 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedStandard National · 06634081 | 3 | 304 | |
| 19 | UPS LtdStandard National · 01933173 | 2 | 280 | |
| 20 | Warburtons LtdStandard National · 00178711 | 1 | 277 | Earned recognition |
| 21 | Dx Network Services LimitedStandard National · 05026914 | 1 | 255 | |
| 22 | Openreach LimitedRestricted · 10690039 | 1 | 239 | |
| 23 | DHL International (UK) LtdStandard International · 01184988 | 1 | 227 | |
| 24 | Travis Perkins PLCRestricted · 00824821 | 1 | 225 | Earned recognition |
| 25 | Huws Gray LtdRestricted · 02506633 | 2 | 206 |
Plus 237 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Gloucestershire
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 65% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3.
- Restricted goods615 50%
- Standard National goods449 36%
- Standard International goods167 14%
- 1 lorries:264 licences
- 2 lorries:245 licences
- 3–5 lorries:289 licences
- 6–10 lorries:169 licences
- 11–25 lorries:116 licences
- 26–50 lorries:70 licences
- 51–100 lorries:36 licences
- 100+ lorries:41 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Gloucestershire.
- Postcode district GL2:130 company licences
- Postcode district BS37:86 company licences
- Postcode district BS35:85 company licences
- Postcode district GL20:82 company licences
- Postcode district GL7:62 company licences
- Postcode district GL51:58 company licences
- Postcode district GL54:51 company licences
- Postcode district BS16:46 company licences
- Postcode district BS30:40 company licences
- Postcode district GL15:36 company licences
New licences in 2026
61 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Gloucestershire.
- M C Stennett & Sons LtdOH2090081 · granted in A&D 5974, 27 Aug 2026
- Classic Fine Foods UK LimitedOH2092913 · granted in A&D 5974, 27 Aug 2026
- Imexct LtdOH2091818 · granted in A&D 5973, 20 Aug 2026
- Amey Ow LimitedOH2092972 · granted in A&D 5973, 20 Aug 2026
- Powell and Daughters LtdOD2088660 · granted in A&D 3217, 17 Aug 2026
- Tristar Altrade LtdOH2089052 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- Openreach LimitedOH2092142 · granted in A&D 5972, 13 Aug 2026
- PB11 LimitedOH2089612 · granted in A&D 5971, 6 Aug 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 18 of the companies here are on DVSA’s earned recognition list.
DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . 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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