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Haulage companies in Leicestershire
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Leicestershire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
1,361 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Leicestershire, as do 192 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 34,937 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (2,853 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 1,361
- Goods licences
- 1,562 192 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 34,937
- New licences in 2026
- 91
Largest haulage operators in Leicestershire
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Leicestershire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,361). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Leicestershire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedStandard International · 02155951 | 1 | 2,853 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedStandard International · 06634081 | 4 | 1,927 | |
| 3 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 2 | 1,216 | |
| 4 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard International · 00732993 | 4 | 1,128 | Earned recognition |
| 5 | Tesco Distribution LtdStandard National · 02972724 | 2 | 1,092 | Earned recognition |
| 6 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 1 | 861 | Earned recognition |
| 7 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 1 | 774 | |
| 8 | Ceva Logistics LtdStandard National · 01291251 | 2 | 687 | |
| 9 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard International · 01628530 | 3 | 613 | |
| 10 | Eddie Stobart LimitedStandard International · 00995045 | 4 | 600 | |
| 11 | Stark Building Materials UK LimitedRestricted · 01647362 | 5 | 587 | |
| 12 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 2 | 527 | |
| 13 | John Lewis PLCStandard National · 00233462 | 1 | 472 | Earned recognition |
| 14 | Mick George LtdStandard National · 02417831 | 2 | 435 | |
| 15 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 1 | 431 | |
| 16 | Asda Stores LtdStandard National · 00464777 | 3 | 430 | |
| 17 | Maritime Transport LimitedStandard National · 01160595 | 1 | 430 | |
| 18 | Cemex UK Cement LimitedStandard National · 00475212 | 3 | 418 | Earned recognition |
| 19 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedStandard International · 03805401 | 2 | 360 | |
| 20 | Inpost UK LimitedStandard National · 08090698 | 2 | 294 | |
| 21 | UPS LtdStandard National · 01933173 | 1 | 290 | |
| 22 | DHL International (UK) LtdStandard International · 01184988 | 1 | 261 | |
| 23 | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdStandard National · 02291198 | 1 | 260 | |
| 24 | Great Bear Distribution LtdStandard National · 02899719 | 1 | 253 | |
| 25 | Serco LimitedStandard National · 00242246 | 1 | 248 |
Plus 192 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Leicestershire
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
37% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 64% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4.
- Standard National goods702 45%
- Restricted goods571 37%
- Standard International goods289 19%
- 1 lorries:325 licences
- 2 lorries:269 licences
- 3–5 lorries:398 licences
- 6–10 lorries:237 licences
- 11–25 lorries:153 licences
- 26–50 lorries:73 licences
- 51–100 lorries:52 licences
- 100+ lorries:55 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Leicestershire.
- Postcode district LE67:304 company licences
- Postcode district LE17:130 company licences
- Postcode district LE4:128 company licences
- Postcode district LE12:121 company licences
- Postcode district LE9:120 company licences
- Postcode district LE10:118 company licences
- Postcode district LE3:80 company licences
- Postcode district LE7:71 company licences
- Postcode district DE74:64 company licences
- Postcode district LE14:57 company licences
New licences in 2026
91 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Leicestershire.
- M Bains Haulage LimitedOF2090679 · granted in A&D 5604, 9 Sep 2026
- Exsel Pumps LtdOF2091307 · granted in A&D 5604, 9 Sep 2026
- One Stop Cash & Carry LimitedOF2093056 · granted in A&D 5603, 2 Sep 2026
- Lan Transport LtdOD2089867 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026
- Safe Trans LtdOD2091789 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026
- Ghb Midlands LtdOD2092106 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026
- Pbx N 1 LimitedOF2092246 · granted in A&D 5602, 26 Aug 2026
- Fabrico Welding & Engineering LimitedOF2090996 · granted in A&D 5601, 19 Aug 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 22 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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