HGV class 2 driver jobs in North East Lincolnshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. North East Lincolnshire holds 1,250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 600 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in North East 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 1,905 employee jobs in North East Lincolnshire, out of 68,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 330 freight transport by road workplaces in North East Lincolnshire at the March 2025 reference date, 35 of them employing ten people or more. 295 of them, 89.4%, 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 North East Lincolnshire, 150 are part time, 10.7% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 13%, so North East Lincolnshire sits below it, 13th 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 North East Lincolnshire picture: 55 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.08% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, North East Lincolnshire ranks 13th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 2,250, against 600 in North East Lincolnshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to North East Lincolnshire in that order sit Hull at 600 and Calderdale at 450.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, North East Lincolnshire ranks 6th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 25, against 35 in North East Lincolnshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to North East Lincolnshire in that order sit Wakefield at 40 and Kirklees at 30.

These are 1,250 jobs and 330 workplaces that exist in North East Lincolnshire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.