HGV class 2 driver jobs in Cheshire West and Chester

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Cheshire West and Chester holds 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,500 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Cheshire West and Chester 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 3,025 employee jobs in Cheshire West and Chester, out of 176,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 160 freight transport by road workplaces in Cheshire West and Chester at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 140 of them, 87.5%, 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 Cheshire West and Chester, 150 are part time, 15.8% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Cheshire West and Chester sits level with it, 13th 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 Cheshire West and Chester picture: 525 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.3% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Cheshire West and Chester ranks 12th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 1,500 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Cheshire West and Chester in that order sit Trafford at 2,250 and Wigan at 1,250.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Cheshire West and Chester ranks 9th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 20 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Cheshire West and Chester in that order sit Bolton at 20 and Rochdale at 20.

These are 1,000 jobs and 160 workplaces that exist in Cheshire West and Chester, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.