As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for freight transport by road was 1909 when it made up 0.15% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2021 when 1.87% of all active companies traded within freight transport by road.
Business that trade within the freight transport by road sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Transport (14,201 companies), Logistics (6,968 companies), Services (4,716 companies), Trans (4,655 companies), and Haulage (4,119 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 49410 - Freight Transport By Road.
Data based on analysis of 6,202 towns and cities that have companies operating within freight transport by road their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Immingham | 122 | 32% |
| Felixstowe | 291 | 26% |
| Spalding | 631 | 20% |
| Smethwick | 996 | 19% |
| Tilbury | 190 | 18% |
| Kilkeel | 150 | 18% |
| Rugby | 761 | 17% |
| Kinwarton | 152 | 15% |
| Boston | 206 | 12% |
| North Hykeham | 130 | 11% |
| Kidderminster | 533 | 11% |
| Bacup | 153 | 10% |
| Grays | 708 | 10% |
| Wedmore | 89 | 9.92% |
| Bilston | 210 | 9.48% |
| Daventry | 144 | 9.22% |
| Nuneaton | 360 | 9.12% |
| Bedworth | 100 | 9.09% |
| Doncaster | 656 | 9.06% |
| Evesham | 202 | 8.96% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in freight transport by road include North Hykeham, Spalding, and Rugby.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| North Hykeham | 636 | 39% |
| Spalding | 950 | 33% |
| Rugby | 1,452 | 27% |
| Immingham | 96 | 26% |
| Felixstowe | 237 | 20% |
| Leeds | 10,071 | 19% |
| Boston | 259 | 15% |
| Chorley | 379 | 14% |
| Wedmore | 50 | 13% |
| Tamworth | 524 | 12% |
| Lincoln | 635 | 12% |
| Pershore | 87 | 12% |
| Tilbury | 118 | 12% |
| Kinwarton | 89 | 11% |
| Houghton Regis | 99 | 11% |
| Corby | 422 | 11% |
| Skelmersdale | 137 | 9.9% |
| Daventry | 150 | 9.88% |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 148 | 9.69% |
| Peterborough | 1,139 | 9.36% |
The oldest freight transport by road company is T.Gorman Haulage Limited at 123 years, 11 months, and 2 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SC084949 |
T.Gorman Haulage Limited | 01 Jan 1900 | 123 years |
|
00086507 |
James Whitworth & Sons Limited | 17 Nov 1905 | 118 years |
|
00138263 |
Immediate Transportation Company Limited | 10 Nov 1914 | 109 years |
|
R0000224 |
Ferris & Company (Belfast) Limited | 26 Jan 1916 | 107 years |
|
00165110 |
Eclipse Motor Transport Company,Limited(The) | 11 Mar 1920 | 103 years |
|
00212649 |
Mat Group Limited | 23 Mar 1926 | 97 years |
|
00222222 |
R. Cox Haulage Limited | 30 May 1927 | 96 years |
|
00229830 |
James Booth(Bolton),Limited | 20 Apr 1928 | 95 years |
|
00244380 |
Birch Haulage Limited | 16 Dec 1929 | 93 years |
|
00259385 |
Allen & Lock Limited | 03 Oct 1931 | 92 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323347 |
Blg Couriers Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323369 |
Bgdc Transport Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323446 |
Gheorghetrans Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323452 |
Veljura Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323521 |
Das Mix Services Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323614 |
Expressliving Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
SC791230 |
Ir Logistics Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15320853 |
Catalina Trans Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321021 |
Precob Transport Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321059 |
Dragos Prime Logistics Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321189 |
Trucking Uk Media Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321197 |
De&G Transport Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321221 |
Paynes International Transport Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321230 |
Wafm Logistics Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321274 |
Hitb Logistics Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321418 |
V. Pryimak Logistics Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321471 |
Spark Logistics Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321555 |
Devino Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321641 |
Kubin Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321676 |
Matkai Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
There are 82,356 active FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY ROAD companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 195,883 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 110,793 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS, SERVICES, TRANS, and HAULAGE.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Immingham, Felixstowe, Spalding, Smethwick, and Tilbury.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 05:35