--- title: "Haulage companies in Tyne and Wear" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/tyne-and-wear markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/tyne-and-wear.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 Tyne and Wear > 636 licensed hauliers in Tyne and Wear with 19,244 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 24 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 Tyne and Wear: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **636** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in Tyne and Wear, as do 112 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 19,244 lorries. The largest fleet is Wincanton Holdings Limited (852 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 636 - **Goods licences:** 748 112 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 19,244 - **New licences in 2026:** 24 ## Largest haulage operators in Tyne and Wear Companies and organisations with an operating centre in Tyne and Wear, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 636). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in Tyne and Wear. 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 | 2 | 852 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 1 | 767 | — | | 3 | [Evri Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/evri-limited-03900782) Standard National · 03900782 | 1 | 545 | — | | 4 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 3 | 529 | Earned recognition | | 5 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 1 | 528 | — | | 6 | [Asda Stores Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/asda-stores-ltd-00464777) Standard National · 00464777 | 3 | 513 | — | | 7 | [Warburtons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/warburtons-ltd-00178711) Standard National · 00178711 | 2 | 415 | Earned recognition | | 8 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 2 | 382 | — | | 9 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 2 | 362 | — | | 10 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 1 | 300 | — | | 11 | [Walon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/walon-ltd-01398125) Standard International · 01398125 | 5 | 300 | — | | 12 | [E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/e-c-m-vehicle-delivery-service-limited-01845919) Standard International · 01845919 | 4 | 263 | — | | 13 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard International · 00439684 | 2 | 242 | — | | 14 | [Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-02291198) Standard National · 02291198 | 5 | 240 | — | | 15 | [Reed Boardall Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/reed-boardall-transport-ltd-01897313) Standard International · 01897313 | 1 | 230 | — | | 16 | [Elddis Transport (Consett) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/elddis-transport-consett-limited-01023189) Standard National · 01023189 | 1 | 226 | — | | 17 | [Council of the City of Newcastle Upon Tyne](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob0205286) Standard National | 13 | 207 | — | | 18 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 1 | 205 | — | | 19 | [Huws Gray Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/huws-gray-ltd-02506633) Restricted · 02506633 | 2 | 199 | — | | 20 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard National · 00732993 | 2 | 193 | Earned recognition | | 21 | [Booker Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/booker-ltd-00197380) Restricted · 00197380 | 4 | 184 | — | | 22 | [Ceva Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ceva-logistics-ltd-01291251) Standard National · 01291251 | 2 | 182 | — | | 23 | [Certas Energy UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/certas-energy-uk-limited-04168225) Standard National · 04168225 | 1 | 166 | — | | 24 | [Cemex UK Cement Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cemex-uk-cement-limited-00475212) Standard National · 00475212 | 1 | 165 | Earned recognition | | 25 | [Openreach Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) Restricted · 10690039 | 2 | 156 | — | Plus 112 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in Tyne and Wear Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Newcastle upon Tyne 210](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/newcastle-upon-tyne) - [Gateshead 164](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/gateshead) - [Washington 85](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/washington) - [Sunderland 79](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/sunderland) - [Blaydon-on-Tyne 43](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/blaydon-on-tyne) - [Houghton le Spring 34](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/houghton-le-spring) - [North Shields 32](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/north-shields) - [South Shields 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/south-shields) - [Wallsend 27](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/wallsend) - [Jarrow 23](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/jarrow) - [Hebburn 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/hebburn) - [Boldon Colliery 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/boldon-colliery) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 51% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 54% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 5. Goods licences in Tyne and Wear by type - Restricted goods **384** 51% - Standard National goods **290** 39% - Standard International goods **74** 10% Goods licences in Tyne and Wear by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 119 licences 2. 2 lorries: 114 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 171 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 89 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 98 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 70 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 48 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 39 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of Tyne and Wear. Company goods licences by postcode district, Tyne and Wear 1. Postcode district NE11: 80 company licences 2. Postcode district NE10: 68 company licences 3. Postcode district NE38: 48 company licences 4. Postcode district NE21: 42 company licences 5. Postcode district NE37: 40 company licences 6. Postcode district NE12: 36 company licences 7. Postcode district NE15: 33 company licences 8. Postcode district NE13: 33 company licences 9. Postcode district NE16: 32 company licences 10. Postcode district NE28: 28 company licences ## New licences in 2026 24 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in Tyne and Wear. - [**D Vaughan Waste Services Limited** OB2088771 · granted in A&D 6726, 16 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2088771) - [**Emperor Scaffolding Ne Ltd** OB2090370 · granted in A&D 6724, 2 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2090370) - [**Supreme Scaffold Solutions Ltd** OB2090945 · granted in A&D 6724, 2 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2090945) - [**Peak Global Logistics Limited** OB2091780 · granted in A&D 6722, 19 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2091780) - [**Ian Thompson Waste Recycling Ltd** OB2087213 · granted in A&D 6721, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2087213) - [**Openreach Limited** OB2092134 · granted in A&D 6721, 12 Aug 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/openreach-limited-10690039) - [**Bushnell Ltd** OB2092323 · granted in A&D 6718, 22 Jul 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2092323) - [**Aec Transport (Ne) Ltd** OB2088937 · granted in A&D 6710, 27 May 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2088937) [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). 16 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [North East of England 748](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Northumberland](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/northumberland) - [Hauliers in County Durham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/county-durham) - [Hauliers in North Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in Scottish Borders](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/scottish-borders) - [Hauliers in Cumbria](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cumbria) - [Hauliers in West Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-yorkshire) - [Coach companies in Tyne and Wear 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/tyne-and-wear) - [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/tyne-and-wear 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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