HGV class 2 driver jobs in Torfaen

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Torfaen holds 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 175 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Torfaen 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 345 employee jobs in Torfaen, out of 37,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 40 freight transport by road workplaces in Torfaen at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 35 of them, 87.5%, 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 Torfaen, 75 are part time, 50% of the split. The middle across Wales is 35.7%, so Torfaen sits above it, 1st of 22 areas on this measure. Part-time hours dominate the split. In a local industry this small, a few jobs either way move that proportion a long way.

Two further counts round out the Torfaen picture: 20 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.05% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Torfaen ranks 12th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 200, against 175 in Torfaen. Next to Torfaen in that order sit Blaenau Gwent at 225 and Vale of Glamorgan at 175.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Torfaen ranks 16th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 8, against 5 in Torfaen. Next to Torfaen in that order sit Neath Port Talbot at 5 and Vale of Glamorgan at 5.

These are 150 jobs and 40 workplaces that exist in Torfaen, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.