Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Road haulage and logistics in the UK
115,045 active companies; 20,306 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
115,045
Active UK companies
20,306
Formed in the last twelve months
18% of the sector
9,497
With a website we could match
8%
Road haulage and logistics: companies formed each year, still on the register
7,818
2019
6,059
2020
6,015
2021
6,030
2022
7,321
2023
9,577
2024
17,478
2025
16,794
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London12,453
Birmingham3,196
Manchester2,084
Leicester1,998
Coventry1,737
Northampton1,565
Peterborough1,439
Doncaster1,408
Leeds1,249
Luton1,162
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations147
Sales138
Finance32
Marketing11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
New sites171170
Hiring at manager level and above179
First hires in a function33
Public contracts ending11
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 4941, 52. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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