HGV class 2 driver jobs in North Tyneside

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. North Tyneside holds 500 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 400 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in North Tyneside 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 985 employee jobs in North Tyneside, out of 88,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 30 freight transport by road workplaces in North Tyneside at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 25 of them, 83.3%, 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 North Tyneside, 75 are part time, 14.3% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so North Tyneside sits below it, 10th of 12 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 Tyneside picture: 85 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.1% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, North Tyneside ranks 10th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 400 in North Tyneside. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to North Tyneside in that order sit South Tyneside at 450 and Middlesbrough at 200.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, North Tyneside ranks 11th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 5 in North Tyneside. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to North Tyneside in that order sit Newcastle upon Tyne at 5 and South Tyneside at 5.

These are 500 jobs and 30 workplaces that exist in North Tyneside, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.