--- title: "Haulage companies in West Yorkshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-yorkshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-yorkshire.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 Yorkshire > 2,275 licensed hauliers in West Yorkshire with 41,922 lorries authorised. Largest fleets, towns, 133 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 Yorkshire: the largest operators, the towns, licence types, fleet sizes and new licences. Check any haulier before you book it. **2,275** companies and organisations hold a goods vehicle operator licence with an operating centre in West Yorkshire, as do 453 sole traders and partnerships. Their licences authorise 41,922 lorries. The largest fleet is DHL Supply Chain Limited (1,556 lorries). - **Licensed companies:** 2,275 - **Goods licences:** 2,728 453 sole traders - **Lorries on these licences:** 41,922 - **New licences in 2026:** 133 ## Largest haulage operators in West Yorkshire Companies and organisations with an operating centre in West Yorkshire, by lorries authorised on the licence (the top 25 of 2,275). A licence’s authorisation covers all its operating centres, which can be in more than one county; “sites here” counts the ones in West Yorkshire. 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 | 1,556 | Earned recognition | | 2 | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) Standard International · 02155951 | 1 | 852 | Earned recognition | | 3 | [Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/xpo-transport-solutions-uk-limited-06634081) Standard International · 06634081 | 3 | 788 | — | | 4 | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) Standard National · 04138203 | 6 | 767 | — | | 5 | [Stark Building Materials UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/stark-building-materials-uk-limited-01647362) Restricted · 01647362 | 5 | 635 | — | | 6 | [Eddie Stobart Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/eddie-stobart-limited-00995045) Standard National · 00995045 | 4 | 585 | — | | 7 | [Evri Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/evri-limited-03900782) Standard National · 03900782 | 3 | 545 | — | | 8 | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) Standard International · SC037270 | 3 | 529 | Earned recognition | | 9 | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) Standard National · 02481991 | 2 | 528 | — | | 10 | [Asda Stores Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/asda-stores-ltd-00464777) Standard National · 00464777 | 4 | 513 | — | | 11 | [Leeds City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob0181119) Standard National | 18 | 463 | — | | 12 | [Maritime Transport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/maritime-transport-limited-01160595) Standard National · 01160595 | 3 | 462 | — | | 13 | [Warburtons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/warburtons-ltd-00178711) Standard National · 00178711 | 2 | 415 | Earned recognition | | 14 | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) Standard National · 00946107 | 4 | 382 | — | | 15 | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) Standard National · 01628530 | 3 | 362 | — | | 16 | [Dx Network Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dx-network-services-limited-05026914) Standard National · 05026914 | 5 | 301 | — | | 17 | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) Standard National · 01933173 | 2 | 300 | — | | 18 | [Walon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/walon-ltd-01398125) Standard International · 01398125 | 2 | 300 | — | | 19 | [Sysco GB Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/sysco-gb-limited-02035315) Standard National · 02035315 | 3 | 277 | Earned recognition | | 20 | [Dm Topco Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dm-topco-limited-10125468) Standard National · 10125468 | 5 | 273 | Earned recognition | | 21 | [E. C. M. (Vehicle Delivery Service) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/e-c-m-vehicle-delivery-service-limited-01845919) Standard International · 01845919 | 1 | 263 | — | | 22 | [Schenk UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/schenk-uk-ltd-02316301) Standard International · 02316301 | 2 | 250 | Earned recognition | | 23 | [Turners (Soham) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/turners-soham-ltd-00439684) Standard International · 00439684 | 1 | 242 | — | | 24 | [Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-02291198) Standard National · 02291198 | 1 | 240 | — | | 25 | [City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob0182114) Standard National | 11 | 239 | Earned recognition | Plus 453 licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Towns in West Yorkshire Town pages list every company licence with an operating centre there. Number = company licences. - [Leeds 720](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/leeds) - [Bradford 367](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/bradford) - [Huddersfield 183](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/huddersfield) - [Wakefield 164](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/wakefield) - [Castleford 131](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/castleford) - [Halifax 116](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/halifax) - [Pontefract 113](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/pontefract) - [Dewsbury 112](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/dewsbury) - [Keighley 91](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/keighley) - [Batley 89](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/batley) - [Ossett 67](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/ossett) - [Normanton 59](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/normanton) - [Knottingley 49](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/knottingley) - [Elland 42](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/elland) - [Holmfirth 38](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/holmfirth) - [Brighouse 37](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/brighouse) - [Wetherby 33](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/wetherby) - [Cleckheaton 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/cleckheaton) - [Mirfield 25](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/mirfield) - [Pudsey 24](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/pudsey) - [Shipley 23](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/shipley) - [Sowerby Bridge 19](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/sowerby-bridge) - [Otley 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/otley) - [Liversedge 16](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/liversedge) - [Hebden Bridge 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/hebden-bridge) - [Todmorden 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/todmorden) - [Heckmondwike 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/heckmondwike) - [Bingley 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/bingley) - [Ilkley 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/ilkley) - [Morley 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/morley) - [Featherstone 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england/featherstone) ## Licence types and fleet sizes 50% 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 West Yorkshire by type - Restricted goods **1,377** 50% - Standard National goods **1,002** 37% - Standard International goods **349** 13% Goods licences in West Yorkshire by lorries authorised 1. 1 lorries: 464 licences 2. 2 lorries: 548 licences 3. 3–5 lorries: 701 licences 4. 6–10 lorries: 429 licences 5. 11–25 lorries: 283 licences 6. 26–50 lorries: 157 licences 7. 51–100 lorries: 83 licences 8. 100+ lorries: 63 licences ## Busiest postcode districts Company goods licences with an operating centre in each postcode district of West Yorkshire. Company goods licences by postcode district, West Yorkshire 1. Postcode district BD4: 142 company licences 2. Postcode district LS10: 137 company licences 3. Postcode district WF10: 130 company licences 4. Postcode district LS9: 127 company licences 5. Postcode district LS27: 117 company licences 6. Postcode district LS12: 90 company licences 7. Postcode district LS25: 88 company licences 8. Postcode district WF17: 85 company licences 9. Postcode district WF12: 75 company licences 10. Postcode district WF5: 66 company licences ## New licences in 2026 133 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 Yorkshire. - [**Mazuli Ltd** OB2088542 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2088542) - [**Total Escalators Limited** OB2090455 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2090455) - [**Css Bradford Ltd** OB2091484 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2091484) - [**Site Logistic Services Ltd** OB2093012 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2093012) - [**Phethean D Limited** OB2093456 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2093456) - [**Bushell's Transport Ltd** OB2093626 · granted in A&D 6729, 7 Oct 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2093626) - [**Jd Robinson's Ltd** OB2091129 · granted in A&D 6728, 30 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2091129) - [**Hall Surfacing Limited** OB2085679 · granted in A&D 6727, 23 Sep 2026](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ob2085679) [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). 34 of the companies here are on DVSA’s [earned recognition list](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition). - [North East of England 2,727](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-east-of-england) - [North West of England 1](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england) ## Nearby - [Hauliers in South Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in Greater Manchester](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/greater-manchester) - [Hauliers in North Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/north-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in Lancashire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/lancashire) - [Hauliers in Derbyshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/derbyshire) - [Hauliers in East Riding of Yorkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-riding-of-yorkshire) - [Coach companies in West Yorkshire 87](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-yorkshire) - [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/west-yorkshire 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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