The Transport Association is not just a UK-wide network of family-run logistics firms. We’re a committed, close-knit community dedicated to our industry, our businesses, and each other.
Since 1955, we’ve brought together generations of logistics expertise of the highest standard. Today’s Transport Association comprises around 65 independent haulage firms, spanning 5,700 vehicles and 175 sites. Member companies deliver professional transport, storage, and distribution services to all sectors in the UK and Europe.
Through meetings, conferences, and pooled resources, we champion best practice, celebrate success, and seek ways to better serve our customers.
Day to day, we’re trusted partners who back each other in the boardroom and behind the wheel. Members benefit from sub-contracting opportunities, expert guidance, and practical driver support – from shared fuel bunkers to breakdown services and secure parking.
While our members shape the future of our sector, the Transport Association isn’t a political group. We’re problem solvers and proud businesspeople. We’re drivers and distribution experts with decades of road haulage experience.
And above all, we’re family.
Built on grit, graft, and integrity
Our roots lie with post-war road hauliers, united by the principles of integrity and cooperation. In 1946, 39 operators joined forces to create the Transport Arrangement – a select haulage group supporting members with vital breakdown and backloading services.
Following nationalisation of the haulage industry, the original members established the Transport Association Realisation Limited, providing voluntary services to government and creating a hardship fund for fellow drivers in need.
After denationalisation in 1954, the Transport Association officially formed a year later, continuing our founders’ commitment to collaboration, common goals, and long-term loyalty.
Meet our members
We’re a nationwide network of family-owned fleet operators.
Get to know the 60+ Transport Association members raising the bar in road haulage.
