HGV class 2 driver jobs in Rochdale

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Rochdale holds 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 3,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Rochdale 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 5,125 employee jobs in Rochdale, out of 87,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 165 freight transport by road workplaces in Rochdale at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 140 of them, 84.8%, 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 Rochdale, 200 are part time, 10.3% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Rochdale sits below it, 22nd 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 Rochdale picture: 375 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.43% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Rochdale ranks 8th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 3,000 in Rochdale. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Rochdale in that order sit Knowsley at 3,000 and Halton at 2,500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Rochdale ranks 10th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 20 in Rochdale. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Rochdale in that order sit Cheshire West and Chester at 20 and Warrington at 20.

These are 1,750 jobs and 165 workplaces that exist in Rochdale, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.