HGV class 2 driver jobs in Dorset

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Dorset holds 600 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 450 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Dorset than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 1,180 employee jobs in Dorset, out of 151,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 130 freight transport by road workplaces in Dorset at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 110 of them, 84.6%, employ under ten, below the usual share, so rigid work leans towards operators big enough for fixed rounds.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Dorset, 225 are part time, 36% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so Dorset sits above it, 3rd of 14 areas on this measure. That is a high part-time share for road freight, which in an area this size usually reflects relief and seasonal rounds rather than a different kind of employer.

Two further counts round out the Dorset picture: 130 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.09% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Dorset ranks 12th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 450 in Dorset. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Dorset in that order sit Plymouth at 500 and Bath and North East Somerset at 100.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Dorset ranks 8th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 20 in Dorset. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Dorset in that order sit Bristol, City of at 25 and North Somerset at 15.

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