--- title: "Haulage companies in West Midlands" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-midlands markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-midlands.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 West Midlands > 2,918 licensed hauliers in West Midlands with 38,839 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 209 new licences in 2026. Free check. 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 West Midlands: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **2,918** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in West Midlands, as do 272 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 38,839 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (2,291 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 2,918 - **Goods licences:** 3,190 272 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 38,839 - **New licences in 2026:** 209 ## Largest haulage operators in West Midlands Companies and organisations with an operating centre in West Midlands, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 2,918). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in West Midlands. 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 | 6 | 2,291 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 4 | 1,312 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) Standard International · 00732993 | 6 | 892 | Earned recognition | | 4 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 4 | 700 | — | | 5 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 8 | 519 | — | | 6 | [Evri Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/evri-limited-03900782) Standard National · 03900782 | 3 | 490 | — | | 7 | [DHL Ecommerce UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-ecommerce-uk-limited-00965783) Standard National · 00965783 | 2 | 434 | — | | 8 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 1 | 395 | — | | 9 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 9 | 340 | Earned recognition | | 10 | [Birmingham City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od0000041) Standard National | 13 | 308 | — | | 11 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 5 | 293 | — | | 12 | [Severn Trent Water Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/severn-trent-water-ltd-02366686) Standard National · 02366686 | 2 | 282 | — | | 13 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard National · 06634081 | 1 | 275 | — | | 14 | [Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/travis-perkins-trading-company-ltd-00733503) Restricted · 00733503 | 3 | 255 | — | | 15 | [Inpost UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/inpost-uk-limited-08090698) Standard National · 08090698 | 7 | 250 | — | | 16 | [Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/muller-uk-and-ireland-group-llp-oc384928) Standard National · OC384928 | 1 | 240 | — | | 17 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 6 | 232 | — | | 18 | [Abf Grain Products Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/abf-grain-products-limited-00079590) Standard National · 00079590 | 1 | 224 | — | | 19 | [Cemex UK Cement Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cemex-uk-cement-limited-00475212) Standard National · 00475212 | 5 | 221 | Earned recognition | | 20 | [Great Bear Distribution Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/great-bear-distribution-ltd-02899719) Standard National · 02899719 | 2 | 205 | — | | 21 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 6 | 193 | — | | 22 | [A.F. Blakemore and Son Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/a-f-blakemore-and-son-limited-00391135) Standard National · 00391135 | 3 | 175 | — | | 23 | [Ceva Logistics Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ceva-logistics-ltd-01291251) Standard International · 01291251 | 1 | 159 | — | | 24 | [Wolverhampton City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od0000049) Standard National | 3 | 152 | — | | 25 | [Eddie Stobart Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/eddie-stobart-limited-00995045) Standard National · 00995045 | 1 | 150 | — | Plus 272 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in West Midlands Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Birmingham 895](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/birmingham) - [Wolverhampton 445](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wolverhampton) - [Coventry 408](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/coventry) - [Walsall 279](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/walsall) - [Wednesbury 218](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wednesbury) - [Tipton 184](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/tipton) - [Oldbury 178](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/oldbury) - [Willenhall 165](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/willenhall) - [West Bromwich 150](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/west-bromwich) - [Bilston 143](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bilston) - [Smethwick 133](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/smethwick) - [Solihull 116](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/solihull) - [Sutton Coldfield 116](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/sutton-coldfield) - [Dudley 94](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/dudley) - [Stourbridge 67](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stourbridge) - [Kingswinford 62](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/kingswinford) - [Halesowen 60](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/halesowen) - [Cradley Heath 49](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cradley-heath) - [Aldridge 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/aldridge) - [Rowley Regis 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/rowley-regis) - [Darlaston 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/darlaston) - [Great Bridge 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/great-bridge) - [Brownhills 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/brownhills) - [Essington 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/essington) - [Lye 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/lye) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 42% of goods licences here are restricted (the holder’s own goods only); 65% authorise five lorries or fewer; the median is 4. Goods licences in West Midlands by type - Standard National goods **1,354** 42% - Restricted goods **1,325** 42% - Standard International goods **511** 16% Goods licences in West Midlands by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 501 licences 2. 2 lorries: 665 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 915 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 523 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 323 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 143 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 73 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 47 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of West Midlands. Company goods licences by postcode district, West Midlands 1. Postcode district WS10: 238 company licences 2. Postcode district DY4: 194 company licences 3. Postcode district WV14: 185 company licences 4. Postcode district B69: 178 company licences 5. Postcode district B70: 137 company licences 6. Postcode district B66: 128 company licences 7. Postcode district WV13: 123 company licences 8. Postcode district WV1: 108 company licences 9. Postcode district CV6: 106 company licences 10. Postcode district B76: 104 company licences ## New licences in 2026 209 goods licences granted in 2026 (published in the Traffic Commissioners’ Applications and Decisions) are already in the DVSA file with an operating centre in West Midlands. - [**Aaa Transport Heathrow Ltd** OD2090903 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2090903) - [**Esg Transport Ltd** OD2092189 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092189) - [**Singhram Transport Ltd** OD2093132 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093132) - [**M C Driveways & Utilities Ltd** OD2093693 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093693) - [**Ani Transport B'Ham Ltd** OD2093816 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093816) - [**Athrav Transport Ltd** OD2093965 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2093965) - [**Stallion Transport Ltd** OD2094012 · granted in A&D 3224, 5 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2094012) - [**Brimatt Civils Solutions Ltd** OD2092755 · granted in A&D 3223, 28 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/od2092755) [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). 32 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [West Midlands 3,188](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands) - [East of England 2](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/east-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in Warwickshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/warwickshire) - [Hauliers in Worcestershire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/worcestershire) - [Hauliers in Staffordshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/staffordshire) - [Hauliers in Leicestershire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/leicestershire) - [Hauliers in Shropshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shropshire) - [Hauliers in Derbyshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/derbyshire) - [Coach companies in West Midlands 177](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-midlands) - [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 10 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/west-midlands 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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