HGV class 2 driver jobs in Hounslow

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Hounslow holds 1,000 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 Hounslow 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 2,975 employee jobs in Hounslow, out of 162,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 315 freight transport by road workplaces in Hounslow at the March 2025 reference date, 25 of them employing ten people or more. 290 of them, 92.1%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Hounslow, 175 are part time, 16.3% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Hounslow sits below it, 32nd 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 Hounslow picture: 1,375 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.85% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Hounslow ranks 15th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 600 in Hounslow. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Hounslow in that order sit Westminster at 700 and Sutton at 600.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Hounslow ranks 2nd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 25 in Hounslow. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Hounslow in that order sit Hillingdon at 25 and Bexley at 20.

These are 1,000 jobs and 315 workplaces that exist in Hounslow, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.