--- title: "Haulage companies in Shropshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shropshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shropshire.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 Shropshire > 765 licensed hauliers in Shropshire with 14,634 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 37 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 Shropshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **765** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Shropshire, as do 275 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 14,634 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (2,291 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 765 - **Goods licences:** 1,041 275 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 14,634 - **New licences in 2026:** 37 ## Largest haulage operators in Shropshire Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Shropshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 765). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Shropshire. 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 | 1 | 2,291 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 7 | 700 | — | | 3 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 1 | 519 | — | | 4 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 331 | — | | 5 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 1 | 293 | — | | 6 | [Severn Trent Water Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/severn-trent-water-ltd-02366686) Standard National · 02366686 | 3 | 282 | — | | 7 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard National · 06634081 | 1 | 275 | — | | 8 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 5 | 255 | — | | 9 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 240 | — | | 10 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 4 | 232 | — | | 11 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 1 | 193 | — | | 12 | [Culina Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/culina-logistics-ltd-05128194) Standard National · 05128194 | 1 | 145 | Earned recognition | | 13 | [N.S. Clarke Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od1044353) Standard International · 04937479 | 1 | 140 | — | | 14 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 8 | 134 | — | | 15 | [Cml F & L \[telford\] Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cml-f-and-l-telford-ltd-06663387) Standard National · 06663387 | 2 | 120 | — | | 16 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 1 | 119 | — | | 17 | [Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/menzies-distribution-solutions-limited-03805401) Standard National · 03805401 | 1 | 119 | — | | 18 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 2 | 115 | — | | 19 | [Elis UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/elis-uk-limited-00228604) Restricted · 00228604 | 1 | 114 | Earned recognition | | 20 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard National · 00439684 | 1 | 108 | — | | 21 | [Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gregory-distribution-holdings-limited-06891444) Standard National · 06891444 | 1 | 101 | — | | 22 | [Simmonds Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od1002068) Standard National · 04212198 | 2 | 100 | — | | 23 | [Kuehne + Nagel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/kuehne-and-nagel-ltd-01722216) Standard International · 01722216 | 2 | 94 | — | | 24 | [Specialist Building Products Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/specialist-building-products-ltd-01268689) Standard National · 01268689 | 3 | 94 | — | | 25 | [Kier Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/kier-transportation-limited-05606089) Standard National · 05606089 | 5 | 92 | — | Plus 275 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Shropshire Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Telford 234](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/telford) - [Shrewsbury 207](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/shrewsbury) - [Oswestry 95](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/oswestry) - [Market Drayton 55](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/market-drayton) - [Whitchurch 48](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/whitchurch) - [Bridgnorth 37](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bridgnorth) - [Craven Arms 34](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/craven-arms) - [Ludlow 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ludlow) - [Newport 19](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/newport) - [Shifnal 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/shifnal) - [Ellesmere 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ellesmere) - [Church Stretton 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/church-stretton) - [Bishops Castle 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bishops-castle) - [Much Wenlock 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/much-wenlock) - [Shrewsbury 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales/shrewsbury) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 47% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 67% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 3. Goods licences in Shropshire by type - Restricted goods **488** 47% - Standard National goods **428** 41% - Standard International goods **125** 12% Goods licences in Shropshire by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 227 licences 2. 2 lorries: 209 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 260 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 168 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 87 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 42 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 27 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 21 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Shropshire. Company goods licences by postcode district, Shropshire 1. Postcode district SY4: 86 company licences 2. Postcode district SY5: 66 company licences 3. Postcode district SY10: 66 company licences 4. Postcode district TF7: 63 company licences 5. Postcode district TF9: 58 company licences 6. Postcode district TF1: 54 company licences 7. Postcode district SY13: 53 company licences 8. Postcode district SY1: 45 company licences 9. Postcode district SY7: 39 company licences 10. Postcode district TF2: 38 company licences ## New licences in 2026 37 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Shropshire. - [**Jr Scott Construction Limited** OD2088715 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2088715) - [**Advanced Wastewater Treatment Ltd** OD2089895 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2089895) - [**Aggregate Recycling Shropshire Ltd** OD2092494 · granted in A&D 3220, 7 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092494) - [**Badesha Transport Ltd** OD2092782 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092782) - [**Blue Sky Scaffolding Ltd** OD2092831 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092831) - [**Aarav Transport Ltd** OD2093213 · granted in A&D 3219, 31 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/aarav-transport-ltd-12657132) - [**Imperial Bricks Ltd** OD2092441 · granted in A&D 3218, 24 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092441) - [**Aztec Controls Limited** OD2092909 · granted in A&D 3218, 24 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092909) [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). 7 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [West Midlands 1,011](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands) - [Wales 25](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/wales) - [North West of England 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Staffordshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/staffordshire) - [Hauliers in Wrexham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/wrexham) - [Hauliers in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-midlands) - [Hauliers in Worcestershire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/worcestershire) - [Hauliers in Cheshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cheshire) - [Hauliers in Powys](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/powys) - [Coach companies in Shropshire 27](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire) - [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/shropshire 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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