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Haulage companies in Hertfordshire
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Hertfordshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
1,073 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Hertfordshire, as do 131 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 25,375 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (1,552 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 1,073
- Goods licences
- 1,205 131 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 25,375
- New licences in 2026
- 73
Largest haulage operators in Hertfordshire
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Hertfordshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,073). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Hertfordshire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard International · 00528867 | 3 | 1,552 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard International · 00732993 | 1 | 1,227 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 2 | 1,216 | |
| 4 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 1 | 774 | |
| 5 | Sysco GB LimitedStandard National · 02035315 | 1 | 689 | Earned recognition |
| 6 | Ceva Logistics LtdStandard National · 01291251 | 1 | 687 | |
| 7 | Huws Gray LtdRestricted · 02506633 | 1 | 558 | |
| 8 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 1 | 527 | |
| 9 | Gist LimitedStandard International · 00502669 | 1 | 513 | Earned recognition |
| 10 | John Lewis PLCStandard National · 00233462 | 1 | 472 | Earned recognition |
| 11 | Arla Foods LimitedStandard National · 02143253 | 1 | 460 | |
| 12 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 1 | 431 | |
| 13 | UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedRestricted · 03870728 | 3 | 368 | |
| 14 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedStandard International · 03805401 | 1 | 360 | |
| 15 | Booker Direct LtdStandard International · 04004640 | 3 | 355 | |
| 16 | Inpost UK LimitedStandard National · 08090698 | 1 | 294 | |
| 17 | Fcc Environment (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02902416 | 1 | 269 | |
| 18 | Cemex UK Cement LimitedStandard National · 00475212 | 3 | 253 | Earned recognition |
| 19 | Great Bear Distribution LtdStandard National · 02899719 | 1 | 253 | |
| 20 | Bfs Group LimitedStandard National · 00239718 | 1 | 248 | Earned recognition |
| 21 | Evri LimitedStandard National · 03900782 | 1 | 240 | |
| 22 | Openreach LimitedRestricted · 10690039 | 3 | 228 | |
| 23 | Ringway Infrastructure Services LtdRestricted · 02756434 | 2 | 227 | |
| 24 | Oxalis Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · 01164085 | 2 | 217 | Earned recognition |
| 25 | Dx Network Services LimitedStandard National · 05026914 | 1 | 213 |
Plus 131 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Hertfordshire
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
53% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 63% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4.
- Restricted goods642 53%
- Standard National goods398 33%
- Standard International goods165 14%
- 1 lorries:225 licences
- 2 lorries:216 licences
- 3–5 lorries:318 licences
- 6–10 lorries:197 licences
- 11–25 lorries:111 licences
- 26–50 lorries:65 licences
- 51–100 lorries:30 licences
- 100+ lorries:43 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Hertfordshire.
- Postcode district WD3:86 company licences
- Postcode district HP2:74 company licences
- Postcode district EN6:69 company licences
- Postcode district WD7:57 company licences
- Postcode district WD25:54 company licences
- Postcode district EN11:51 company licences
- Postcode district AL4:50 company licences
- Postcode district SG4:44 company licences
- Postcode district SG1:43 company licences
- Postcode district AL7:41 company licences
New licences in 2026
73 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Hertfordshire.
- Orixa Transport LtdOF2091606 · granted in A&D 5608, 7 Oct 2026
- Pearce Hayter Developments LimitedOF2088529 · granted in A&D 5607, 30 Sep 2026
- Jv Arts LtdOF2089945 · granted in A&D 5606, 23 Sep 2026
- Al Skips LtdOF2090771 · granted in A&D 5606, 23 Sep 2026
- Ignite Events LtdOF2093902 · granted in A&D 5606, 23 Sep 2026
- Roskerry Building Services LtdOF2093537 · granted in A&D 5605, 16 Sep 2026
- Gjoka Scaffolding LtdOF2090544 · granted in A&D 5603, 2 Sep 2026
- Ventura Wildlife Services LtdOF2092447 · granted in A&D 5603, 2 Sep 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 15 of the companies here are on DVSA’s earned recognition list.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 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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