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Haulage companies in Northamptonshire
Every goods vehicle operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Northamptonshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it.
1,134 companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Northamptonshire, as do 131 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 41,048 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (2,641 lorries).
- Licensed companies
- 1,134
- Goods licences
- 1,266 131 sole traders
- Lorries on these licences
- 41,048
- New licences in 2026
- 58
Largest haulage operators in Northamptonshire
Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Northamptonshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,134). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Northamptonshire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincanton Holdings LimitedStandard International · 02155951 | 6 | 2,641 | Earned recognition |
| 2 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard International · 00528867 | 3 | 1,552 | Earned recognition |
| 3 | Dpdgroup UK LtdStandard International · 00732993 | 1 | 1,227 | Earned recognition |
| 4 | Royal Mail Group LtdStandard National · 04138203 | 2 | 1,216 | |
| 5 | Xpo Transport Solutions UK LimitedStandard National · 06634081 | 3 | 1,139 | |
| 6 | Tesco Distribution LtdStandard National · 02972724 | 1 | 1,092 | Earned recognition |
| 7 | Maritime Transport LimitedStandard National · 01160595 | 4 | 996 | |
| 8 | Turners (Soham) LtdStandard International · 00439684 | 2 | 940 | |
| 9 | Gxo Logistics UK LimitedStandard International · SC037270 | 6 | 861 | Earned recognition |
| 10 | Veolia Es (UK) LimitedStandard National · 02481991 | 3 | 774 | |
| 11 | Sysco GB LimitedStandard National · 02035315 | 1 | 689 | Earned recognition |
| 12 | Ceva Logistics LtdStandard National · 01291251 | 7 | 687 | |
| 13 | Fedex Express UK Transportation LimitedStandard International · 01628530 | 1 | 613 | |
| 14 | Eddie Stobart LimitedStandard International · 00995045 | 5 | 600 | |
| 15 | Stark Building Materials UK LimitedRestricted · 01647362 | 3 | 582 | |
| 16 | Huws Gray LtdRestricted · 02506633 | 2 | 558 | |
| 17 | Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdRestricted · 00733503 | 1 | 527 | |
| 18 | Dx Network Services LimitedStandard National · 05026914 | 6 | 514 | |
| 19 | Gist LimitedStandard International · 00502669 | 3 | 513 | Earned recognition |
| 20 | John Lewis PLCStandard National · 00233462 | 1 | 472 | Earned recognition |
| 21 | Mick George LtdStandard National · 02417831 | 3 | 435 | |
| 22 | Biffa Waste Services LimitedStandard National · 00946107 | 2 | 431 | |
| 23 | Asda Stores LtdStandard National · 00464777 | 1 | 430 | |
| 24 | UPS LtdStandard International · 01933173 | 1 | 394 | |
| 25 | Menzies Distribution Solutions LimitedStandard International · 03805401 | 6 | 360 |
Plus 131 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Towns in Northamptonshire
Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences.
Licence types and fleet sizes
39% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 56% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 5.
- Restricted goods494 39%
- Standard National goods475 38%
- Standard International goods297 23%
- 1 lorries:204 licences
- 2 lorries:188 licences
- 3–5 lorries:321 licences
- 6–10 lorries:203 licences
- 11–25 lorries:134 licences
- 26–50 lorries:81 licences
- 51–100 lorries:71 licences
- 100+ lorries:64 licences
Busiest postcode districts
Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Northamptonshire.
- Postcode district NN6:119 company licences
- Postcode district NN17:119 company licences
- Postcode district NN8:96 company licences
- Postcode district NN14:95 company licences
- Postcode district NN7:92 company licences
- Postcode district NN5:89 company licences
- Postcode district NN11:85 company licences
- Postcode district NN4:83 company licences
- Postcode district NN3:79 company licences
- Postcode district NN9:60 company licences
New licences in 2026
58 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Northamptonshire.
- G. P. Marketing LimitedOF2093621 · granted in A&D 5607, 30 Sep 2026
- Northern Energy Gas LimitedOF2094029 · granted in A&D 5607, 30 Sep 2026
- Evolution Services Europe LimitedOF2091412 · granted in A&D 5606, 23 Sep 2026
- S J Smith & Son LtdOF2084380 · granted in A&D 5604, 9 Sep 2026
- Grays Commercials Northants LimitedOF2088272 · granted in A&D 5604, 9 Sep 2026
- Chancelevel LimitedOF2093642 · granted in A&D 5604, 9 Sep 2026
- Gsb Warehouse Services LtdOF2090678 · granted in A&D 5603, 2 Sep 2026
- Walledge Scaffolding and Building LtdOF2091855 · granted in A&D 5603, 2 Sep 2026
Traffic areas
The Traffic Commissioner who issued each licence (the second letter of the licence number). 28 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 10 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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