HGV class 2 driver jobs in Westmorland and Furness

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Westmorland and Furness holds 1,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 150 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Westmorland and Furness 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 1,800 employee jobs in Westmorland and Furness, out of 108,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 120 freight transport by road workplaces in Westmorland and Furness at the March 2025 reference date, 35 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 90 of them, 75%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Rigid work shaped like this sits with distribution rather than general haulage: fixed starts, multi-drop, handball.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Westmorland and Furness, 175 are part time, 12.3% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Westmorland and Furness sits below it, 19th 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 Westmorland and Furness picture: 150 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.14% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Westmorland and Furness ranks 24th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 150 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Westmorland and Furness in that order sit Stockport at 150.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Westmorland and Furness ranks 2nd of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 35 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Westmorland and Furness in that order sit Lancashire at 95 and Cheshire East at 30.

These are 1,500 jobs and 120 workplaces that exist in Westmorland and Furness, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.