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HGV class 2 driver jobs in West Lothian
West Lothian has 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for West Lothian
What the official data says about West Lothian
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. West Lothian holds 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 4,500 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in West Lothian 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 5,735 employee jobs in West Lothian, out of 76,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 145 freight transport by road workplaces in West Lothian at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 125 of them, 86.2%, 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 West Lothian, 150 are part time, 14.3% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 19.5%, so West Lothian sits below it, 28th of 32 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 West Lothian picture: 235 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.31% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, West Lothian ranks 2nd of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 113, against 4,500 in West Lothian. Next to West Lothian in that order sit North Lanarkshire at 5,000 and Fife at 3,500.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, West Lothian ranks 9th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 5, against 20 in West Lothian. Next to West Lothian in that order sit Fife at 20 and Glasgow City at 15.
These are 1,000 jobs and 145 workplaces that exist in West Lothian, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 1,000
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 4,500
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 76,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 145
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 125
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 150
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 5,735
The class 2 driver role
Class 2 is category C: a rigid over 7.5 tonnes, everything from a curtainsider to a tipper to a bin lorry. Most of the work is regional, multi-drop and hands on, and most drivers are home every night.
HGV class 2 driver jobs in West Lothian: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in West Lothian?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road in West Lothian and 4,500 in warehousing and storage, spread across 400 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a class 2 driver earn in West Lothian?
There is no published pay figure for this role in West Lothian: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 145 freight transport by road workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is class 2 driver work in West Lothian full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 14.3% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in West Lothian, 150 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for hgv class 2 driver jobs in West Lothian?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in West Lothian sets out what that employer asks for.