HGV class 2 driver jobs in Knowsley

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Knowsley holds 900 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 3,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Knowsley 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 4,320 employee jobs in Knowsley, out of 66,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 120 freight transport by road workplaces in Knowsley at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 110 of them, 91.7%, 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 Knowsley, 75 are part time, 7.7% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Knowsley sits below it, 24th of 24 areas on this measure. Rigid work here is almost entirely full time, which usually goes with fixed rounds and a set start each morning.

Two further counts round out the Knowsley picture: 420 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.64% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Knowsley ranks 7th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 3,000 in Knowsley. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Knowsley in that order sit St. Helens at 3,500 and Rochdale at 3,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Knowsley ranks 12th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 15 in Knowsley. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Knowsley in that order sit Warrington at 20 and Liverpool at 15.

These are 900 jobs and 120 workplaces that exist in Knowsley, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.