--- title: "Haulage companies in Merseyside" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/merseyside markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/merseyside.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 Merseyside > 1,007 licensed hauliers in Merseyside with 19,396 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 55 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 Merseyside: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **1,007** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Merseyside, as do 114 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 19,396 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (836 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 1,007 - **Goods licences:** 1,121 114 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 19,396 - **New licences in 2026:** 55 ## Largest haulage operators in Merseyside Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Merseyside, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,007). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Merseyside. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) Standard International · 00528867 | 4 | 836 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Maritime Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/maritime-transport-limited-01160595) Standard National · 01160595 | 2 | 430 | — | | 3 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 414 | — | | 4 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 1 | 369 | Earned recognition | | 5 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 2 | 323 | — | | 6 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 1 | 312 | — | | 7 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 7 | 295 | — | | 8 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 3 | 293 | — | | 9 | [Great Bear Distribution Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/great-bear-distribution-ltd-02899719) Standard National · 02899719 | 1 | 275 | — | | 10 | [Booker Direct Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-direct-ltd-04004640) Standard National · 04004640 | 1 | 265 | — | | 11 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 238 | Earned recognition | | 12 | [Sunbelt Rentals Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sunbelt-rentals-limited-00444569) Restricted · 00444569 | 2 | 230 | — | | 13 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 1 | 225 | — | | 14 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 3 | 222 | — | | 15 | [Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/menzies-distribution-solutions-limited-03805401) Standard National · 03805401 | 1 | 222 | — | | 16 | [United Utilities Water Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc0234215) Standard National · 02366678 | 3 | 220 | — | | 17 | [Woodside Logistics Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/woodside-logistics-group-limited-ni013212) Standard International · NI013212 | 3 | 210 | — | | 18 | [B & M Retail Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/b-and-m-retail-limited-01357507) Standard National · 01357507 | 2 | 200 | — | | 19 | [Dm Topco Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dm-topco-limited-10125468) Standard National · 10125468 | 4 | 200 | Earned recognition | | 20 | [Liverpool City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc0006493) Standard National | 2 | 200 | — | | 21 | [T J Morris Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/t-j-morris-ltd-01505036) Standard National · 01505036 | 3 | 200 | Earned recognition | | 22 | [W H Bowker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/w-h-bowker-ltd-00364757) Standard International · 00364757 | 1 | 196 | — | | 23 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 189 | — | | 24 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 3 | 176 | — | | 25 | [Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-02291198) Standard National · 02291198 | 1 | 160 | — | Plus 114 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Merseyside Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Liverpool 502](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/liverpool) - [St Helens 175](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/st-helens) - [Bootle 109](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/bootle) - [Birkenhead 78](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/birkenhead) - [Wirral 70](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/wirral) - [Newton-le-Willows 54](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/newton-le-willows) - [Prescot 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/prescot) - [Southport 34](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/southport) - [Wallasey 20](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/wallasey) - [Kirkby 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/kirkby) - [Haydock 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/haydock) - [Knowsley 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/knowsley) - [Prenton 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/prenton) - [Simonswood 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/simonswood) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 49% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 60% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in Merseyside by type - Restricted goods **552** 49% - Standard National goods **407** 36% - Standard International goods **162** 14% Goods licences in Merseyside by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 179 licences 2. 2 lorries: 208 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 280 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 174 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 143 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 58 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 37 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 42 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Merseyside. Company goods licences by postcode district, Merseyside 1. Postcode district L33: 151 company licences 2. Postcode district L20: 124 company licences 3. Postcode district WA11: 92 company licences 4. Postcode district WA9: 78 company licences 5. Postcode district CH41: 66 company licences 6. Postcode district L9: 55 company licences 7. Postcode district WA12: 54 company licences 8. Postcode district L24: 49 company licences 9. Postcode district L36: 42 company licences 10. Postcode district CH62: 39 company licences ## New licences in 2026 55 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Merseyside. - [**C&S MOT Services Ltd** OC2089017 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2089017) - [**Murrays Direct Pallet Services** OC2092150 · granted in A&D 7176, 2 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2092150) - [**J&K Truck Hire Ltd** OC2089274 · granted in A&D 7173, 11 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2089274) - [**Vanity Logistics Ltd** OC2093353 · granted in A&D 7173, 11 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2093353) - [**Bright Grid Solutions Ltd** OC2090761 · granted in A&D 7170, 21 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2090761) - [**Cit Logistics Ltd** OC2079264 · granted in A&D 7169, 14 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2079264) - [**Mlg Wagon Works Ltd** OC2091693 · granted in A&D 7169, 14 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2091693) - [**Exact Concrete Limited** OC2089051 · granted in A&D 7168, 7 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/oc2089051) [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). 15 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [North West of England 1,121](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Flintshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/flintshire) - [Hauliers in Cheshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cheshire) - [Hauliers in Denbighshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/denbighshire) - [Hauliers in Wrexham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/wrexham) - [Hauliers in Greater Manchester](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/greater-manchester) - [Hauliers in Lancashire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/lancashire) - [Coach companies in Merseyside 68](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/merseyside) - [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/merseyside 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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