These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.
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Please refer to the notes to explain the methodology behind each entry.
| Largest 100 companies | Growth in turnover | Profit per employee | Return on sales | Growth in profit | Sales per employee | Company Subsidiary Data | Key Averages | Notes |
£500m-plus turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Latest year employees | Profit per employee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DPD | 158,346.00 | 8,946.00 | 17,700.00 |
| 9 | Hermes Parcelnet | 46,213.00 | 3,559.00 | 12,985.00 |
| 6 | UPS | 102,218.00 | 8,508.00 | 12,014.00 |
| 13 | Culina Group | 26,775.00 | 5,826.00 | 4,596.00 |
| 8 | FedEx Corporation | 45,789.00 | 10,341.00 | 4,428.00 |
| 11 | Kuehne + Nagel | 48,811.00 | 11,712.00 | 4,168.00 |
| 3 | XPO Logistics | 55,030.00 | 21,884.00 | 2,515.00 |
| 5 | Wincanton | 43,800.00 | 18,390.00 | 2,382.00 |
| 2 | DHL | 107,048.00 | 46,123.00 | 2,321.00 |
| 1 | Royal Mail (UKPIL) | 0.00 | 141,466.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Whistl UK | -4,672.00 | 1,934.00 | -2,416.00 |
| 7 | Menzies Distribution | -22,700.00 | 2,966.00 | -7,653.00 |
| 14 | Yodel | -66,996.00 | 5,254.00 | -12,751.00 |
| 10 | Eddie Stobart Logistics | -238,937.00 | 6,491.00 | -36,811.00 |
£100m to 500m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Latest year employees | Profit per employee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DSV Road | 9,037.00 | 717.00 | 12,604.00 |
| 17 | Turners (Soham) Holdings | 33,041.00 | 3,476.00 | 9,505.00 |
| 26 | Europa Worldwide Logistics | 5,244.00 | 675.00 | 7,769.00 |
| 30 | Gefco UK | 4,442.00 | 606.00 | 7,330.00 |
| 36 | Pentalver Transport | 2,892.00 | 418.00 | 6,919.00 |
| 37 | McBurney Transport Group | 4,955.00 | 812.00 | 6,102.00 |
| 31 | Langdon Group | 7,985.00 | 1,518.00 | 5,260.00 |
| 19 | Maritime Transport | 9,437.00 | 2,620.00 | 3,602.00 |
| 21 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) | 8,011.00 | 2,492.00 | 3,215.00 |
| 18 | Ceva Logistics | 9,954.00 | 3,313.00 | 3,005.00 |
| 16 | Clipper Logistics Group | 16,930.00 | 5,640.00 | 3,002.00 |
| 25 | Fowler Welch | 4,360.00 | 1,479.00 | 2,948.00 |
| 23 | W H Malcolm | 5,275.00 | 2,103.00 | 2,508.00 |
| 39 | ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) | 1,904.00 | 800.00 | 2,380.00 |
| 35 | ECVL Downton | 2,168.00 | 1,183.00 | 1,832.00 |
| 22 | Yusen Logistics (UK) | 2,384.00 | 1,368.00 | 1,743.00 |
| 15 | Gist | 6,190.00 | 4,770.00 | 1,298.00 |
| 33 | Hoyer Petrolog UK | 1,409.00 | 1,244.00 | 1,132.00 |
| 38 | FreshLinc Group | 504.00 | 454.00 | 1,110.00 |
| 34 | BCA Automotive | 1,140.00 | 1,090.00 | 1,046.00 |
| 20 | DX Group | -1,700.00 | 3,521.00 | -483.00 |
| 27 | Bibby Supply Chain Services | -930.00 | 1,567.00 | -593.00 |
| 28 | Kinaxia Ltd | -1,826.00 | 1,793.00 | -1,018.00 |
| 32 | Movianto UK | -4,594.00 | 789.00 | -5,823.00 |
| 29 | Tuffnells Parcels Express | -29,262.00 | 2,746.00 | -10,656.00 |
£50m to 100m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Latest year employees | Profit per employee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Howard Tenens | 10,770.00 | 727 | 14,814.00 |
| 53 | Panther Warehousing | 4,871.00 | 474 | 10,276.00 |
| 43 | John G Russell | 5,357.00 | 649 | 8,254.00 |
| 44 | Woodside Logistics Group | 3,578.00 | 518 | 6,907.00 |
| 42 | Suttons Tankers | 3,924.00 | 600 | 6,539.00 |
| 51 | Pickfords Move Management | 1,520.00 | 319 | 4,766.00 |
| 56 | WS Specialist Logistics | 875.00 | 272 | 3,215.00 |
| 50 | Moran Logistics | 1,158.00 | 433 | 2,674.00 |
| 54 | Jack Richards & Son | 1,459.00 | 699 | 2,088.00 |
| 41 | Owens (Road Services) | 1,854.00 | 953 | 1,946.00 |
| 58 | Advanced Supply Chain Group | 1,684.00 | 988 | 1,704.00 |
| 48 | Reed Boardall Group | 970.00 | 773 | 1,255.00 |
| 46 | R Swain & Sons | 172.00 | 577 | 298.00 |
| 47 | Maxi Haulage | 74.00 | 359 | 205.00 |
| 45 | Redhead Freight | -332.00 | 360 | -921.00 |
| 52 | KNP Logistics Group | -1,204.00 | 495 | -2,433.00 |
| 49 | Abbey Logistics Group | -3,668.00 | 608 | -6,033.00 |
| 59 | Geodis UK | -4,468.00 | 301 | -14,845.00 |
| 57 | PCL Transport 24/7 | -17,073.00 | 778 | -21,945.00 |
| 55 | Rhys Davies and Sons | -8,067.00 | 358 | -22,534.00 |
£30m to 50m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Latest year employees | Profit per employee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Neill & Brown Global Logistics Group | 2,587.00 | 145 | 17,838.00 |
| 75 | Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) | 644.00 | 42 | 15,342.00 |
| 85 | Meachers Global Logistics | 2,208.00 | 158 | 13,975.00 |
| 68 | Agro Merchants Whitchurch | 3,987.00 | 379 | 10,519.00 |
| 78 | Brit European | 1,977.00 | 216 | 9,155.00 |
| 62 | Solstor UK | 734.00 | 87 | 8,440.00 |
| 74 | McPherson | 3,046.00 | 368 | 8,276.00 |
| 65 | Warrens Warehousing and Distribution | 2,928.00 | 360 | 8,132.00 |
| 73 | Knowles Transport | 2,016.00 | 277 | 7,278.00 |
| 79 | Expect Distribution | 1,785.00 | 293 | 6,092.00 |
| 80 | ET Holdings (Evans Transport and Seymour Transport) | 1,451.00 | 250 | 5,806.00 |
| 61 | GBA Services | 1,287.00 | 236 | 5,454.00 |
| 83 | The Bartrum Group | 1,548.00 | 286 | 5,412.00 |
| 82 | Buffaload Logistics | 1,036.00 | 222 | 4,667.00 |
| 81 | JW Suckling Transport | 1,224.00 | 278 | 4,402.00 |
| 69 | S J Bargh | 1,308.00 | 477 | 2,743.00 |
| 84 | White and Co | 985.00 | 386 | 2,551.00 |
| 76 | Freightroute | 1,038.00 | 413 | 2,513.00 |
| 60 | Lenham Storage Group | 1,430.00 | 596 | 2,399.00 |
| 71 | Lomas Distribution | 658.00 | 280 | 2,350.00 |
| 64 | Currie International | 509.00 | 296 | 1,719.00 |
| 67 | Lloyd Fraser Holdings | 594.00 | 481 | 1,235.00 |
| 72 | Countrywide Freight Group | 347.00 | 333 | 1,042.00 |
| 86 | WM Armstrong (Longtown) | 270.00 | 272 | 991.00 |
| 63 | Boughey Distribution | 310.00 | 582 | 533.00 |
| 66 | RT Keedwell | 64.00 | 423 | 151.00 |
| 77 | T J Transport | -93.00 | 232 | -401.00 |
| 70 | Montgomery Transport | -431.00 | 287 | -1,503.00 |
£20m to 30m turnover (scroll up for tables for larger turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Latest year employees | Profit per employee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | BP Mitchell Haulage Contractors | 5,108.00 | 120 | 42,564.00 |
| 89 | H Sivyer (Transport) | 613.00 | 65 | 9,430.00 |
| 99 | Associated Cold Stores and Transport | 1,790.00 | 216 | 8,285.00 |
| 90 | Kammac | 1,559.00 | 298 | 5,231.00 |
| 98 | JBT Distribution | 1,673.00 | 323 | 5,180.00 |
| 93 | Master Removers Group | 1,892.00 | 390 | 4,851.00 |
| 97 | Fagan & Whalley | 521.00 | 324 | 1,609.00 |
| 92 | Elddis Transport (Consett) | 441.00 | 328 | 1,343.00 |
| 94 | Pollock (Scotrans) | 256.00 | 240 | 1,067.00 |
| 100 | Mansel Davies & Son | 114.00 | 298 | 383.00 |
| 91 | Circle Express | 26.00 | 233 | 112.00 |
| 88 | Lineage UK Transport | -282.00 | 371 | -759.00 |
| 96 | Acumen Logistics Group | -343.00 | 212 | -1,620.00 |