HGV class 2 driver jobs in South Tyneside

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. South Tyneside holds 400 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 450 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in South Tyneside 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 1,260 employee jobs in South Tyneside, out of 41,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 30 freight transport by road workplaces in South Tyneside at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 25 of them, 83.3%, 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 Tyneside, 100 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so South Tyneside sits above it, 5th of 12 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 South Tyneside picture: 410 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 1% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, South Tyneside ranks 9th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 450 in South Tyneside. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to South Tyneside in that order sit Hartlepool at 450 and North Tyneside at 400.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, South Tyneside ranks 12th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 5 in South Tyneside. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to South Tyneside in that order sit North Tyneside at 5.

These are 400 jobs and 30 workplaces that exist in South Tyneside, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.