HGV class 2 driver jobs in Merthyr Tydfil

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Merthyr Tydfil holds 50 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 75 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Merthyr Tydfil 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 135 employee jobs in Merthyr Tydfil, out of 23,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 25 freight transport by road workplaces in Merthyr Tydfil at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Merthyr Tydfil, 25 are part time, 45.5% of the split. The middle across Wales is 35.7%, so Merthyr Tydfil sits above it, 2nd of 22 areas on this measure. Part-time hours dominate the split. In a local industry this small, a few jobs either way move that proportion a long way.

Two further counts round out the Merthyr Tydfil picture: 10 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.04% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Merthyr Tydfil ranks 18th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 200, against 75 in Merthyr Tydfil. Next to Merthyr Tydfil in that order sit Conwy at 75 and Powys at 75.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Merthyr Tydfil ranks 22nd of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 8, against 0 in Merthyr Tydfil. Next to Merthyr Tydfil in that order sit Isle of Anglesey at 0.

These are 50 jobs and 25 workplaces that exist in Merthyr Tydfil, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.