HGV class 2 driver jobs in Hartlepool

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Hartlepool holds 225 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 Hartlepool 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 690 employee jobs in Hartlepool, out of 31,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 35 freight transport by road workplaces in Hartlepool at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 30 of them, 85.7%, 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 Hartlepool, 50 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so Hartlepool sits above it, 3rd 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 Hartlepool picture: 15 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.05% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Hartlepool ranks 8th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 450 in Hartlepool. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Hartlepool in that order sit Northumberland at 700 and South Tyneside at 450.

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

These are 225 jobs and 35 workplaces that exist in Hartlepool, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.