--- title: "Haulage companies in Staffordshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/staffordshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/staffordshire.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 Staffordshire > 1,373 licensed hauliers in Staffordshire with 24,084 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 83 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 Staffordshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **1,373** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Staffordshire, as do 258 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 24,084 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (1,312 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 1,373 - **Goods licences:** 1,636 258 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 24,084 - **New licences in 2026:** 83 ## Largest haulage operators in Staffordshire Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Staffordshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 1,373). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Staffordshire. Earned recognition is DVSA’s compliance scheme. | # | Operator | Sites here | Lorries | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 4 | 1,312 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard International · 00732993 | 1 | 892 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 700 | — | | 4 | [DHL Ecommerce UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-ecommerce-uk-limited-00965783) Standard National · 00965783 | 1 | 434 | — | | 5 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 5 | 395 | — | | 6 | [Severn Trent Water Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/severn-trent-water-ltd-02366686) Standard National · 02366686 | 6 | 361 | — | | 7 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 331 | — | | 8 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 4 | 293 | — | | 9 | [Maritime Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/maritime-transport-limited-01160595) Standard National · 01160595 | 1 | 280 | — | | 10 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard National · 06634081 | 4 | 275 | — | | 11 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 4 | 255 | — | | 12 | [Tesco Distribution Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/tesco-distribution-ltd-02972724) Standard National · 02972724 | 1 | 240 | Earned recognition | | 13 | [Expert Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/expert-logistics-ltd-03442571) Standard National · 03442571 | 2 | 237 | — | | 14 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 2 | 232 | — | | 15 | [Abf Grain Products Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/abf-grain-products-limited-00079590) Standard National · 00079590 | 1 | 224 | — | | 16 | [Cemex UK Cement Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cemex-uk-cement-limited-00475212) Standard National · 00475212 | 3 | 221 | Earned recognition | | 17 | [Great Bear Distribution Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/great-bear-distribution-ltd-02899719) Standard National · 02899719 | 1 | 205 | — | | 18 | [Pentalver Cannock Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od0179615) Standard National · 01189068 | 1 | 200 | — | | 19 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 2 | 193 | — | | 20 | [Ceva Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ceva-logistics-ltd-01291251) Standard International · 01291251 | 1 | 159 | — | | 21 | [Eddie Stobart Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/eddie-stobart-limited-00995045) Standard National · 00995045 | 6 | 150 | — | | 22 | [Bfs Group Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/bfs-group-limited-00239718) Standard National · 00239718 | 1 | 148 | Earned recognition | | 23 | [Culina Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/culina-logistics-ltd-05128194) Standard National · 05128194 | 1 | 145 | Earned recognition | | 24 | [N.S. Clarke Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od1044353) Standard International · 04937479 | 3 | 140 | — | | 25 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 4 | 134 | — | Plus 258 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Staffordshire Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Stoke-on-Trent 471](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stoke-on-trent) - [Stafford 166](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stafford) - [Burton-on-Trent 160](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/burton-on-trent) - [Cannock 150](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cannock) - [Lichfield 82](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/lichfield) - [Newcastle under Lyme 82](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/newcastle-under-lyme) - [Uttoxeter 57](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/uttoxeter) - [Stone 45](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stone) - [Leek 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/leek) - [Burntwood 37](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/burntwood) - [Rugeley 36](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/rugeley) - [Burton-on-Trent 19](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/burton-on-trent) - [Stoke-on-Trent 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/stoke-on-trent) - [Cheadle 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cheadle) - [Wombourne 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wombourne) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 45% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 63% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in Staffordshire by type - Restricted goods **737** 45% - Standard National goods **638** 39% - Standard International goods **261** 16% Goods licences in Staffordshire by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 313 licences 2. 2 lorries: 312 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 403 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 251 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 172 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 93 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 56 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 36 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Staffordshire. Company goods licences by postcode district, Staffordshire 1. Postcode district ST6: 138 company licences 2. Postcode district WS11: 123 company licences 3. Postcode district ST4: 111 company licences 4. Postcode district DE13: 82 company licences 5. Postcode district DE14: 82 company licences 6. Postcode district ST5: 81 company licences 7. Postcode district ST10: 80 company licences 8. Postcode district ST18: 75 company licences 9. Postcode district B77: 63 company licences 10. Postcode district ST14: 60 company licences ## New licences in 2026 83 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Staffordshire. - [**Verta Logistics Ltd** OD2091894 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/verta-logistics-ltd-16516218) - [**Sukh & Sons Ltd** OD2092816 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092816) - [**Hanbury Auto's Ltd** OD2088594 · granted in A&D 3223, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2088594) - [**Northern Star Logistics Ltd** OD2093889 · granted in A&D 3223, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093889) - [**Smarflorgroup Ltd** OD2090329 · granted in A&D 3222, 21 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2090329) - [**Construction Services and Facilities Ltd** OD2092095 · granted in A&D 3222, 21 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092095) - [**A K Transport UK Group Ltd** OD2090741 · granted in A&D 3221, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2090741) - [**Prospeed Haulage Ltd** OD2093262 · granted in A&D 3221, 14 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093262) [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). 19 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [West Midlands 1,602](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands) - [North West of England 34](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Derbyshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/derbyshire) - [Hauliers in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-midlands) - [Hauliers in Shropshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shropshire) - [Hauliers in Cheshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cheshire) - [Hauliers in Leicestershire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/leicestershire) - [Hauliers in Nottinghamshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/nottinghamshire) - [Coach companies in Staffordshire 54](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/staffordshire) - [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 12 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/staffordshire 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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