HGV class 2 driver jobs in Havering

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Havering holds 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Havering 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 2,175 employee jobs in Havering, out of 91,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 220 freight transport by road workplaces in Havering at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. 205 of them, 93.2%, 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 Havering, 125 are part time, 17.2% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Havering sits below it, 27th of 33 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 Havering picture: 125 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.14% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Havering ranks 9th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 1,250 in Havering. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Havering in that order sit Hackney at 1,250 and Croydon at 1,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Havering ranks 5th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 15 in Havering. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Havering in that order sit Enfield at 15 and Barking and Dagenham at 10.

These are 800 jobs and 220 workplaces that exist in Havering, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.