HGV class 2 driver jobs in South Ayrshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. South Ayrshire holds 175 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 50 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in South 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 240 employee jobs in South Ayrshire, out of 46,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 35 freight transport by road workplaces in South Ayrshire at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 30 of them, 85.7%, 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 South Ayrshire, 50 are part time, 28.6% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 19.5%, so South Ayrshire sits above it, 8th of 32 areas on this measure. That is a high part-time share for road freight, which in an area this size usually reflects relief and seasonal rounds rather than a different kind of employer.

Two further counts round out the South Ayrshire picture: 15 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.03% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, South Ayrshire ranks 23rd of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 113, against 50 in South Ayrshire. Next to South Ayrshire in that order sit Perth and Kinross at 50 and Stirling at 40.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, South Ayrshire ranks 25th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 5, against 5 in South Ayrshire. Next to South Ayrshire in that order sit Shetland Islands at 5 and Stirling at 5.

These are 175 jobs and 35 workplaces that exist in South Ayrshire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.