HGV class 2 driver jobs in Cornwall

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

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Cornwall 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 2,955 employee jobs in Cornwall, out of 233,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 205 freight transport by road workplaces in Cornwall at the March 2025 reference date, 35 of them employing ten people or more. 170 of them, 82.9%, 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 Cornwall, 350 are part time, 21.9% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so Cornwall sits below it, 10th of 14 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 Cornwall picture: 205 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.09% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Cornwall ranks 9th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 1,000 in Cornwall. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Cornwall in that order sit North Somerset at 1,500 and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 900.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Cornwall ranks 4th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 35 in Cornwall. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Cornwall in that order sit Gloucestershire at 40 and Wiltshire at 35.

These are 1,750 jobs and 205 workplaces that exist in Cornwall, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.