HGV class 2 driver jobs in Waltham Forest

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Waltham Forest holds 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 500 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Waltham Forest 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 1,000 employee jobs in Waltham Forest, out of 89,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 185 freight transport by road workplaces in Waltham Forest at the March 2025 reference date. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Waltham Forest, 75 are part time, 20% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Waltham Forest sits level with it, 23rd 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 Waltham Forest picture: 150 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.17% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Waltham Forest ranks 18th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 500 in Waltham Forest. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Waltham Forest in that order sit Kingston upon Thames at 500 and Southwark at 400.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Waltham Forest ranks 19th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in Waltham Forest. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Waltham Forest in that order sit Sutton at 5 and Westminster at 5.

These are 350 jobs and 185 workplaces that exist in Waltham Forest, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.