Licensed UK haulage operators

45,457 corporate operators holding a goods vehicle operator licence — the permission to carry goods for hire or reward — from the DVSA operator licence register, grouped by traffic area. Every figure traces to an official register entry.

Looking for coach, bus and minibus operators instead? All coach & minibus operators. These are separate licences: holding one does not authorise the other.

• East of England 10,393 operators
• London & South East 6,120 operators
• North East 7,488 operators
• North West 7,023 operators
• Scotland 3,753 operators
• Wales 2,847 operators
• West Midlands 6,305 operators
• West of England 7,209 operators

By capability

• EU-capable operators 7,475 with Standard International licences — may carry goods into the EU