HGV class 2 driver jobs in Redbridge

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Redbridge holds 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 50 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Redbridge 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 515 employee jobs in Redbridge, out of 82,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 220 freight transport by road workplaces in Redbridge at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Redbridge, 75 are part time, 20% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Redbridge sits level with it, 22nd 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 Redbridge picture: 115 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, Redbridge ranks 31st of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 50 in Redbridge. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Redbridge in that order sit Kensington and Chelsea at 50 and Harrow at 45.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Redbridge ranks 31st of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Redbridge. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Redbridge in that order sit Lewisham at 0 and Tower Hamlets at 0.

These are 350 jobs and 220 workplaces that exist in Redbridge, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.