HGV class 2 driver jobs in Luton

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Luton holds 1,250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Luton 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 1,925 employee jobs in Luton, out of 109,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 405 freight transport by road workplaces in Luton at the March 2025 reference date, 25 of them employing ten people or more. 380 of them, 93.8%, 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 Luton, 300 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across the East of England is 25%, so Luton sits level with it, 5th of 11 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 Luton picture: 425 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.39% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Luton ranks 10th of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 4,000, against 250 in Luton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Luton in that order sit Norfolk at 1,500 and Southend-on-Sea at 40.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Luton ranks 8th of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 50, against 25 in Luton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Luton in that order sit Central Bedfordshire at 30 and Peterborough at 15.

These are 1,250 jobs and 405 workplaces that exist in Luton, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.