SIC 49–53
Road hauliers, freight forwarders, warehousing and storage firms, couriers and parcel carriers, removal firms, and coach, bus, taxi and private hire operators: for commercial vehicle dealers, fleet insurers, telematics and software vendors and garages who want to reach transport businesses by post or plan a territory.
Our UK dataset holds 2,676,396 records (as at 4 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to industries. The quote states the size available for this industry.
Export of the whole industry: £309 (full price). Selections by nation, postcode area or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 119,195 businesses in the UK according to ONS, UK business: activity, size and location 2026 (enterprises in March 2026, published 24 September 2026). Section H transportation and storage (divisions 49 to 53): land, water and air transport, warehousing and postal and courier activities (35,245). This is the size of the market, not the size of our dataset.
The industry corresponds to section H of UK SIC 2007, transportation and storage: land transport (49), water and air transport (50 and 51), warehousing and support activities for transportation (52) and postal and courier activities (53).
Freight forwarders are coded 52.29 (other transportation support activities), warehouses 52.10 and couriers 53.20, which the UK splits into licensed (53.20/1) and unlicensed carriers (53.20/2). Coach hire with driver is 49.39, a private hire car with driver 49.32.
| UK SIC 2007 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 49.32 | Taxi operation | taxi and private hire firms |
| 49.39 | Other passenger land transport nec | coach operators and coach hire |
| 49.41 | Freight transport by road | hauliers |
| 49.42 | Removal services | removal firms |
| 52.10 | Warehousing and storage | warehouses and storage facilities |
| 52.29 | Other transportation support activities | freight forwarders |
| 53.20 | Other postal and courier activities | couriers and parcel carriers |
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are responsible for licensing those who operate heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches. Taxis and private hire are licensed locally.
These 15 columns are included.
A forwarder with its own trucks can be in 49.41 or 52.29, depending on what predominates. If you are after fleet operators, ask for both classes and narrow the list by website.
For an owner-driver trading as a sole trader, the business address may well be the home address. Such details are personal data under UK GDPR, and emails to such a haulier need consent or a soft opt-in; a letter with the Art. 14 information is the safer first step.
Before calling depots and transport offices, screen every number against TPS and Corporate TPS (PECR reg. 21). Limited companies may be emailed without prior consent, provided you identify yourself and give an opt-out address (reg. 23).
Example request: we sell telematics for lorries and are looking for businesses in classes 49.41 and 52.29 in the East Midlands, the West Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber with a website, for a postal mailing. How many records is that, and how current are the data?
Use cases
Fleet operators in a postcode area for field sales and a postal mailing.
Transport firms as a target group for fleet offers.
Gauge the market size per nation and class.
Find regional hauliers and forwarders as partners.
Questions
Where a UK SIC code is available, coach hire, excursions and scheduled coach services are in 49.39 (other passenger land transport), local bus services in 49.31; taxi and private hire firms have their own class, 49.32. The quote says how cleanly the source separates them.
No. Fleet details belong to the operator licence, which you can look up operator by operator in the GOV.UK search. They are not a column in our export.
Yes, if the number is not on the TPS or Corporate TPS register and the business has not objected to your calls; you as the caller are responsible for screening. Automated recorded-message calls need prior consent, also to businesses (PECR reg. 19). Details: PECR rules for B2B email and calls.
119,195 businesses in the UK according to ONS, UK business: activity, size and location 2026 (enterprises in March 2026, published 24 September 2026). Section H transportation and storage (divisions 49 to 53): land, water and air transport, warehousing and postal and courier activities (35,245). This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (PECR, TPS screening): questions about all industries.
