--- title: "Haulage companies in Merthyr Tydfil" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/merthyr-tydfil markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/merthyr-tydfil.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 Merthyr Tydfil > 53 licensed hauliers in Merthyr Tydfil with 1,198 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 2 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). Principal area · Wales Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Merthyr Tydfil principal area: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **53** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in the Merthyr Tydfil principal area, as do 11 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 1,198 lorries. The largest fleet is Castell Howell Foods Ltd (180 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 53 - **Goods licences:** 64 11 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 1,198 - **New licences in 2026:** 2 ## Largest haulage operators in Merthyr Tydfil Companies and organisations with an operating centre in the Merthyr Tydfil principal area, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 53). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Merthyr Tydfil. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Castell Howell Foods Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/castell-howell-foods-ltd-02269053) Standard National · 02269053 | 1 | 180 | — | | 2 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 158 | — | | 3 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 1 | 103 | — | | 4 | [Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0075713) Standard National | 1 | 102 | — | | 5 | [Monex Cranes Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/monex-cranes-ltd-04859379) Standard International · 04859379 | 1 | 84 | — | | 6 | [P. Davies & Sons Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0074700) Standard National · 01065891 | 1 | 60 | — | | 7 | [Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0076006) Standard National | 4 | 52 | — | | 8 | [Balfour Beatty Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/balfour-beatty-group-limited-00101073) Standard National · 00101073 | 1 | 50 | — | | 9 | [M Group (Services) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/m-group-services-limited-10260164) Standard National · 10260164 | 1 | 35 | — | | 10 | [National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/national-grid-electricity-distribution-south-west-plc-02366894) Standard National · 02366894 | 1 | 34 | — | | 11 | [Conway Bailey Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/conway-bailey-transport-ltd-04002249) Standard International · 04002249 | 1 | 30 | — | | 12 | [Network Plus Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/network-plus-services-ltd-04057938) Standard National · 04057938 | 1 | 20 | — | | 13 | [Wolseley UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wolseley-uk-limited-00636445) Standard National · 00636445 | 1 | 20 | Earned recognition | | 14 | [Hughes Forrest Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og0000230) Restricted · 00926615 | 1 | 19 | — | | 15 | [Barden Network Engineering Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/barden-network-engineering-ltd-03039308) Restricted · 03039308 | 1 | 18 | — | | 16 | [Valley Water Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1128522) Restricted · 07973937 | 1 | 18 | — | | 17 | [Ies Utilities Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ies-utilities-group-ltd-11262423) Restricted · 11262423 | 1 | 15 | — | | 18 | [M&J Plant & Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2036854) Standard National · 04096903 | 1 | 15 | — | | 19 | [J D Express Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1043570) Standard International · 04516047 | 1 | 12 | — | | 20 | [Draig Haulage Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1083436) Standard National · 05300800 | 1 | 11 | — | | 21 | [G Force Telecomms Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2040775) Restricted · 09583218 | 1 | 10 | — | | 22 | [Merthyr Borough Recycling Centre Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1141663) Standard National · 05211749 | 1 | 10 | — | | 23 | [Bowen (Contracting) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1017534) Standard National · 04398320 | 1 | 8 | — | | 24 | [Darren Lewis Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1137762) Standard National · 08741939 | 1 | 8 | — | | 25 | [Raynes (South Wales) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og1131862) Restricted · 09092550 | 3 | 8 | — | Plus 11 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Merthyr Tydfil Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Merthyr Tydfil 48](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales/merthyr-tydfil) - [Treharris 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales/treharris) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 55% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 53% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in Merthyr Tydfil by type - Restricted goods **35** 55% - Standard National goods **24** 38% - Standard International goods **5** 8% Goods licences in Merthyr Tydfil by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 6 licences 2. 2 lorries: 14 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 14 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 10 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 9 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 4 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 3 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 4 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Merthyr Tydfil. Company goods licences by postcode district, Merthyr Tydfil 1. Postcode district CF48: 42 company licences 2. Postcode district CF46: 9 company licences 3. Postcode district CF47: 4 company licences ## New licences in 2026 2 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in the Merthyr Tydfil principal area. - [**Openreach Limited** OG2092139 · granted in A&D 8970, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Avail Construction Services Ltd** OG2090951 · granted in A&D 8960, 3 Jun 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/og2090951) [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). 1 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [Wales 64](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Blaenau Gwent](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/blaenau-gwent) - [Hauliers in Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/rhondda-cynon-taf) - [Hauliers in Caerphilly](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/caerphilly) - [Hauliers in Torfaen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/torfaen) - [Hauliers in Bridgend](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/bridgend) - [Hauliers in Cardiff](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cardiff) - [Coach companies in Merthyr Tydfil 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/merthyr-tydfil) - [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/merthyr-tydfil 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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