HGV class 2 driver jobs in East Ayrshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. East Ayrshire holds 250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 150 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in East Ayrshire 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 425 employee jobs in East Ayrshire, out of 41,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 40 freight transport by road workplaces in East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire, 50 are part time, 18.2% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 19.5%, so East Ayrshire sits below it, 18th of 32 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 East Ayrshire picture: 25 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.06% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, East Ayrshire ranks 16th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 113, against 150 in East Ayrshire. Next to East Ayrshire in that order sit Shetland Islands at 200 and Dumfries and Galloway at 75.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, East Ayrshire ranks 16th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 5, against 5 in East Ayrshire. Next to East Ayrshire in that order sit Dundee City at 5 and East Lothian at 5.

These are 250 jobs and 40 workplaces that exist in East Ayrshire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.