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49.41
Class
Freight transport by road
SDMX: H4941
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - all freight transport operations by road: • logging haulage • livestock haulage • refrigerated haulage • heavy haulage • bulk haulage, including haulage in tanker trucks, including milk collection at farms • haulage of automobiles • transport of waste and waste materials, without collection or disposal - road transport of freight, on behalf of postal or courier units, without carrying out any other post or courier activities - road transport of objects between different units (e.g. buildings, storage units, on a fee or contract basis)

+ Also Includes

This class also includes: - rental of freight vehicles with a driver - freight road transport by vehicles drawn by humans or animals - rental of concrete mixer lorries with a driver - delivery of furniture, can include unpacking and installation

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - log hauling within the forest, as part of logging operations, see 02.40 - distribution of water by trucks, see 36.00 - waste transport as an integrated part of waste collection activities, see 38.11, 38.12 - transport and storage of captured carbon, see 39.00/2 - removal services, see 49.42 - operation of terminal facilities for handling freight, see 52.2 - crating and packing activities for transport, see 52.2 - moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic, see 52.24 - pickup of goods and grouping for shipping, see 52.25 - post and courier activities, see 53.10, 53.20 - transport by armoured car service activities, see 80.01

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX
Common titles: HGV driver, Lorry driver

Van drivers

SOC 2020:8212
Common titles: Delivery driver, Courier
Common titles: Logistics manager, Transport manager

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section H (Freight transport by road).

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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