HGV class 2 driver jobs in Darlington

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Darlington holds 600 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 3,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Darlington than either number on its own. Warehousing outweighs road freight here, which usually means more distribution running out of large sites.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 3,705 employee jobs in Darlington, out of 55,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 80 freight transport by road workplaces in Darlington at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 75 of them, 93.8%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Darlington, 100 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so Darlington sits below it, 8th of 12 areas on this measure. A part-time share around this level usually means relief and weekend rounds counted alongside the permanent drivers.

Two further counts round out the Darlington picture: 105 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.19% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Darlington ranks 2nd of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 3,000 in Darlington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Darlington in that order sit County Durham at 4,000 and Gateshead at 3,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Darlington ranks 7th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 5 in Darlington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Darlington in that order sit Redcar and Cleveland at 10 and Hartlepool at 5.

These are 600 jobs and 80 workplaces that exist in Darlington, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.