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 turnover (000s) | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Return on sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DPD | 1,389,107.00 | 158,346.00 | 11.40 |
| 6 | UPS | 1,134,875.00 | 102,218.00 | 9.01 |
| 11 | Kuehne + Nagel | 779,616.00 | 48,811.00 | 6.26 |
| 9 | Hermes Parcelnet | 860,037.00 | 46,213.00 | 5.37 |
| 8 | FedEx Corporation | 888,725.00 | 45,789.00 | 5.15 |
| 13 | Culina Group | 584,671.00 | 26,775.00 | 4.58 |
| 5 | Wincanton | 1,201,200.00 | 43,800.00 | 3.65 |
| 3 | XPO Logistics | 1,627,253.00 | 55,030.00 | 3.38 |
| 2 | DHL | 4,812,228.00 | 107,048.00 | 2.22 |
| 1 | Royal Mail (UKPIL) | 7,720,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Whistl UK | 634,893.00 | -4,672.00 | -0.74 |
| 7 | Menzies Distribution | 937,300.00 | -22,700.00 | -2.42 |
| 14 | Yodel | 508,757.00 | -66,996.00 | -13.17 |
| 10 | Eddie Stobart Logistics | 857,526.00 | -238,937.00 | -27.86 |
£100m to £500m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year turnover (000s) | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Return on sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Turners (Soham) Holdings | 414,553.00 | 33,041.00 | 7.97 |
| 31 | Langdon Group | 160,863.00 | 7,985.00 | 4.96 |
| 37 | McBurney Transport Group | 103,902.00 | 4,955.00 | 4.77 |
| 24 | DSV Road | 197,522.00 | 9,037.00 | 4.58 |
| 16 | Clipper Logistics Group | 460,171.00 | 16,930.00 | 3.68 |
| 21 | Gregory Distribution (Holdings) | 238,894.00 | 8,011.00 | 3.35 |
| 26 | Europa Worldwide Logistics | 175,907.00 | 5,244.00 | 2.98 |
| 19 | Maritime Transport | 328,736.00 | 9,437.00 | 2.87 |
| 18 | Ceva Logistics | 357,053.00 | 9,954.00 | 2.79 |
| 30 | Gefco UK | 161,916.00 | 4,442.00 | 2.74 |
| 23 | W H Malcolm | 206,147.00 | 5,275.00 | 2.56 |
| 36 | Pentalver Transport | 114,387.00 | 2,892.00 | 2.53 |
| 25 | Fowler Welch | 178,747.00 | 4,360.00 | 2.44 |
| 39 | ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) | 100,184.00 | 1,904.00 | 1.90 |
| 35 | ECVL Downton | 117,458.00 | 2,168.00 | 1.85 |
| 15 | Gist | 462,035.00 | 6,190.00 | 1.34 |
| 22 | Yusen Logistics (UK) | 219,940.00 | 2,384.00 | 1.08 |
| 33 | Hoyer Petrolog UK | 132,879.00 | 1,409.00 | 1.06 |
| 34 | BCA Automotive | 130,090.00 | 1,140.00 | 0.88 |
| 38 | FreshLinc Group | 103,459.00 | 504.00 | 0.49 |
| 20 | DX Group | 322,500.00 | -1,700.00 | -0.53 |
| 27 | Bibby Supply Chain Services | 170,175.00 | -930.00 | -0.55 |
| 28 | Kinaxia Ltd | 169,976.00 | -1,826.00 | -1.07 |
| 32 | Movianto UK | 155,355.00 | -4,594.00 | -2.96 |
| 29 | Tuffnells Parcels Express | 164,450.00 | -29,262.00 | -17.79 |
£50m to £100m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year turnover (000s) | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Return on sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Howard Tenens | 96,080.00 | 10,770.00 | 11.21 |
| 53 | Panther Warehousing | 58,117.00 | 4,871.00 | 8.38 |
| 43 | John G Russell | 68,077.00 | 5,357.00 | 7.87 |
| 42 | Suttons Tankers | 72,218.00 | 3,924.00 | 5.43 |
| 44 | Woodside Logistics Group | 67,337.00 | 3,578.00 | 5.31 |
| 58 | Advanced Supply Chain Group | 50,311.00 | 1,684.00 | 3.35 |
| 51 | Pickfords Move Management | 58,868.00 | 1,520.00 | 2.58 |
| 54 | Jack Richards & Son | 57,505.00 | 1,459.00 | 2.54 |
| 41 | Owens (Road Services) | 89,701.00 | 1,854.00 | 2.07 |
| 50 | Moran Logistics | 61,953.00 | 1,158.00 | 1.87 |
| 56 | WS Specialist Logistics | 53,790.00 | 875.00 | 1.63 |
| 48 | Reed Boardall Group | 62,804.00 | 970.00 | 1.54 |
| 46 | R Swain & Sons | 65,765.00 | 172.00 | 0.26 |
| 47 | Maxi Haulage | 63,370.00 | 74.00 | 0.12 |
| 45 | Redhead Freight | 66,086.00 | -332.00 | -0.50 |
| 52 | KNP Logistics Group | 58,605.00 | -1,204.00 | -2.06 |
| 49 | Abbey Logistics Group | 62,679.00 | -3,668.00 | -5.85 |
| 59 | Geodis UK | 50,107.00 | -4,468.00 | -8.92 |
| 55 | Rhys Davies and Sons | 55,334.00 | -8,067.00 | -14.58 |
| 57 | PCL Transport 24/7 | 53,543.00 | -17,073.00 | -31.89 |
£30m to £50m turnover (scroll down for tables for smaller turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year turnover (000s) | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Return on sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Agro Merchants Whitchurch (formerly Grocontinental) | 39,800.00 | 3,987.00 | 10.02 |
| 87 | Neill & Brown Global Logistics Group | 30,274.00 | 2,587.00 | 8.54 |
| 74 | McPherson | 36,152.00 | 3,046.00 | 8.42 |
| 85 | Meachers Global Logistics | 30,624.00 | 2,208.00 | 7.21 |
| 65 | Warrens Warehousing and Distribution | 42,697.00 | 2,928.00 | 6.86 |
| 78 | Brit European | 32,395.00 | 1,977.00 | 6.10 |
| 73 | Knowles Transport | 36,242.00 | 2,016.00 | 5.56 |
| 79 | Expect Distribution | 32,208.00 | 1,785.00 | 5.54 |
| 83 | The Bartrum Group | 31,040.00 | 1,548.00 | 4.99 |
| 80 | ET Holdings (Evans Transport and Seymour Transport) | 31,761.00 | 1,451.00 | 4.57 |
| 81 | JW Suckling Transport | 31,406.00 | 1,224.00 | 3.90 |
| 82 | Buffaload Logistics | 31,043.00 | 1,036.00 | 3.34 |
| 69 | S J Bargh | 39,620.00 | 1,308.00 | 3.30 |
| 84 | White and Co | 30,640.00 | 985.00 | 3.21 |
| 76 | Freightroute | 33,722.00 | 1,038.00 | 3.08 |
| 60 | Lenham Storage Group | 49,377.00 | 1,430.00 | 2.90 |
| 61 | GBA Services | 48,595.00 | 1,287.00 | 2.65 |
| 75 | Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) | 33,896.00 | 644.00 | 1.90 |
| 71 | Lomas Distribution | 38,122.00 | 658.00 | 1.73 |
| 62 | Solstor UK | 48,464.00 | 734.00 | 1.52 |
| 67 | Lloyd Fraser Holdings | 40,848.00 | 594.00 | 1.45 |
| 64 | Currie International | 48,056.00 | 509.00 | 1.06 |
| 72 | Countrywide Freight Group | 36,315.00 | 347.00 | 0.96 |
| 86 | WM Armstrong (Longtown) | 30,451.00 | 270.00 | 0.89 |
| 63 | Boughey Distribution | 48,451.00 | 310.00 | 0.64 |
| 66 | RT Keedwell | 42,673.00 | 64.00 | 0.15 |
| 77 | T J Transport | 33,348.00 | -93.00 | -0.28 |
| 70 | Montgomery Transport | 39,493.00 | -431.00 | -1.09 |
£10m to £30m turnover (scroll up for tables for larger turnovers)
| Overall rank | Company or trading name | Latest year turnover (000s) | Latest year pre-tax profit (000s) | Return on sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | BP Mitchell Haulage Contractors | 27,775.00 | 5,108.00 | 18.39 |
| 99 | Associated Cold Stores and Transport | 25,485.00 | 1,790.00 | 7.02 |
| 93 | Master Removers Group | 28,064.00 | 1,892.00 | 6.74 |
| 98 | JBT Distribution | 25,918.00 | 1,673.00 | 6.46 |
| 90 | Kammac | 29,097.00 | 1,559.00 | 5.36 |
| 89 | H Sivyer (Transport) | 29,269.00 | 613.00 | 2.09 |
| 97 | Fagan & Whalley | 26,278.00 | 521.00 | 1.98 |
| 92 | Elddis Transport (Consett) | 28,682.00 | 441.00 | 1.54 |
| 94 | Pollock (Scotrans) | 27,840.00 | 256.00 | 0.92 |
| 100 | Mansel Davies & Son | 25,216.00 | 114.00 | 0.45 |
| 91 | Circle Express | 28,851.00 | 26.00 | 0.09 |
| 88 | Lineage UK Transport | 29,575.00 | -282.00 | -0.95 |
| 96 | Acumen Logistics Group | 27,007.00 | -343.00 | -1.27 |