HGV class 2 driver jobs in East Riding of Yorkshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. East Riding of Yorkshire holds 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 2,250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in East Riding of Yorkshire 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 4,235 employee jobs in East Riding of Yorkshire, out of 131,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 315 freight transport by road workplaces in East Riding of Yorkshire at the March 2025 reference date, 45 of them employing ten people or more. 270 of them, 85.7%, 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 East Riding of Yorkshire, 200 are part time, 11.8% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 13%, so East Riding of Yorkshire sits below it, 12th of 15 areas on this measure. That is a normal full-time shape for rigid work, with part-time hours mostly in weekend and relief cover.

Two further counts round out the East Riding of Yorkshire picture: 235 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.18% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, East Riding of Yorkshire ranks 7th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 2,250, against 2,250 in East Riding of Yorkshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to East Riding of Yorkshire in that order sit North Yorkshire at 2,500 and Rotherham at 2,250.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, East Riding of Yorkshire ranks 2nd of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 25, against 45 in East Riding of Yorkshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to East Riding of Yorkshire in that order sit North Yorkshire at 70 and Leeds at 40.

These are 1,750 jobs and 315 workplaces that exist in East Riding of Yorkshire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.