HGV class 2 driver jobs in Redcar and Cleveland

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Redcar and Cleveland holds 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 900 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Redcar and Cleveland 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 1,915 employee jobs in Redcar and Cleveland, out of 40,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 40 freight transport by road workplaces in Redcar and Cleveland at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 30 of them, 75%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Rigid work shaped like this sits with distribution rather than general haulage: fixed starts, multi-drop, handball.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Redcar and Cleveland, 150 are part time, 14.3% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so Redcar and Cleveland sits below it, 11th 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 Redcar and Cleveland picture: 15 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.04% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Redcar and Cleveland ranks 6th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 900 in Redcar and Cleveland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Redcar and Cleveland in that order sit Sunderland at 2,500 and Northumberland at 700.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Redcar and Cleveland ranks 6th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 10 in Redcar and Cleveland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Redcar and Cleveland in that order sit Gateshead at 15 and Darlington at 5.

These are 1,000 jobs and 40 workplaces that exist in Redcar and Cleveland, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.