HGV class 2 driver jobs in Lincolnshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Lincolnshire holds 6,000 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 Lincolnshire 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 7,615 employee jobs in Lincolnshire, out of 298,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 1,025 freight transport by road workplaces in Lincolnshire at the March 2025 reference date, 95 of them employing ten people or more. 930 of them, 90.7%, 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 Lincolnshire, 1,000 are part time, 18.2% of the split. The middle across the East Midlands is 20.3%, so Lincolnshire sits below it, 7th of 10 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 Lincolnshire picture: 365 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.12% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Lincolnshire ranks 6th of the 10 areas in the East Midlands. The middle across the East Midlands is 4,125, against 1,250 in Lincolnshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Lincolnshire in that order sit North Northamptonshire at 7,000 and Derby at 1,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Lincolnshire ranks 1st of the 10 areas in the East Midlands. The middle across the East Midlands is 53, against 95 in Lincolnshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Lincolnshire in that order sit Leicestershire at 90.

These are 6,000 jobs and 1,025 workplaces that exist in Lincolnshire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.