HGV class 2 driver jobs in Gateshead

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Gateshead holds 1,250 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 Gateshead 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 4,760 employee jobs in Gateshead, out of 95,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 75 freight transport by road workplaces in Gateshead at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. 60 of them, 80%, 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 Gateshead, 300 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so Gateshead sits above it, 2nd 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 Gateshead picture: 510 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.54% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Gateshead ranks 3rd of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 3,000 in Gateshead. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Gateshead in that order sit Darlington at 3,000 and Stockton-on-Tees at 2,500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Gateshead ranks 5th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 15 in Gateshead. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Gateshead in that order sit Sunderland at 20 and Redcar and Cleveland at 10.

These are 1,250 jobs and 75 workplaces that exist in Gateshead, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.