HGV class 2 driver jobs in Central Bedfordshire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Central Bedfordshire holds 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 7,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Central Bedfordshire 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 9,060 employee jobs in Central Bedfordshire, out of 112,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 295 freight transport by road workplaces in Central Bedfordshire at the March 2025 reference date, 30 of them employing ten people or more. 265 of them, 89.8%, 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 Central Bedfordshire, 350 are part time, 18.9% of the split. The middle across the East of England is 25%, so Central Bedfordshire sits below it, 10th 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 Central Bedfordshire picture: 310 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.28% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Central Bedfordshire ranks 2nd of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 4,000, against 7,000 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Central Bedfordshire in that order sit Thurrock at 10,000 and Hertfordshire at 7,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Central Bedfordshire ranks 7th of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 50, against 30 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Central Bedfordshire in that order sit Hertfordshire at 50 and Luton at 25.

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