HGV class 2 driver jobs in Blackburn with Darwen

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Blackburn with Darwen holds 450 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 Blackburn with Darwen 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 1,225 employee jobs in Blackburn with Darwen, out of 72,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 60 freight transport by road workplaces in Blackburn with Darwen at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 50 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 Blackburn with Darwen, 75 are part time, 15.8% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Blackburn with Darwen sits level with it, 11th of 24 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 Blackburn with Darwen picture: 175 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.24% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Blackburn with Darwen ranks 17th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 600 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Blackburn with Darwen in that order sit Wirral at 700 and Bury at 500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Blackburn with Darwen ranks 17th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 10 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Blackburn with Darwen in that order sit Stockport at 15 and Bury at 10.

These are 450 jobs and 60 workplaces that exist in Blackburn with Darwen, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.