HGV and warehouse staff in Manchester
Manchester’s freight runs round the M60, along the Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park and Port Salford, and through the airport freight terminal. We supply Class 1, Class 2 and van drivers and warehouse staff here.
Pin: Manchester. Square: the Nalon office in Cleckheaton.
Manchester’s lorries go round the M60. Junctions 9 and 10 are signed for Trafford Park, junction 11 joins the A57 for Eccles and Irlam, and junction 12 is the interchange with the M62 for Liverpool and Warrington and with the M602 for Salford and the city centre. The M61 joins the M60 at junction 15 for Bolton and Preston.
Trafford Park lies on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, in the borough of Trafford, opposite Salford Quays. Port Salford is a freight terminal on the canal at Barton-upon-Irwell, and Peel Ports describes it as next to the M60 and M62, with a quayside, warehouse and bulk store run by third parties. Heywood Distribution Park is in Pilsworth, in the south of Heywood, close to M62 junction 19.
Greater Manchester has no Clean Air Zone charge. The Clean Air GM site says there are no clean air charges to drive anywhere in Greater Manchester, after the government approved an investment-led, non-charging plan in 2025.
Roads and junctions around Manchester
These are the roads and junctions that matter to a lorry driver in Greater Manchester, as they are signed.
- M60
- Junctions 9 to 12 and 15 Junction 9 is signed for Trafford Park and the Trafford Centre on the A5081, junction 10 for Trafford Park on the B5214, and junction 11 for Eccles and Irlam on the A57. Junction 12 is the interchange with the M62 and the M602. Junction 15 is signed for the M61 towards Bolton and Preston.
- M602
- Junctions 1 to 3 Starts at the M60 and M62 interchange and runs into Salford towards the city centre. Junction 2 is signed for Trafford Park on the A576, and junction 3 joins the A57 and the A5063.
- M62
- Junctions 12 and 19 Junction 12 is the M60 and M602 interchange, signed for Liverpool and Warrington. Junction 19 is signed for Middleton and Heywood on the A6046.
- M56
- Junctions 5 and 6 Junction 5 is signed for Manchester Airport on the A555. Junction 6, on the A538, is signed for Hale, Wilmslow and Macclesfield and, westbound, for the Manchester Airport freight terminal.
- M61
- From M60 junction 15 Runs between Manchester and Preston and links the M60 with the M6.
Freight and work near Manchester
These are freight places in and around Manchester, taken from public sources. We do not name tenants.
Trafford Park
Borough of Trafford, off M60 junctions 9 and 10 and M602 junction 2
An industrial area on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, opposite Salford Quays. Three junctions serve it, so the junction you use depends on the unit.
Port Salford
Barton-upon-Irwell, on the Manchester Ship Canal
A freight terminal next to the M60 and M62, with a quayside, warehouse and bulk store operated by third parties, according to Peel Ports.
Manchester Airport World Freight Terminal
West of the airport site, at M56 junction 6
The airport’s cargo facility. It handles freight-only aircraft and consignments carried in the holds of passenger aircraft.
Heywood Distribution Park
Pilsworth, Heywood, close to M62 junction 19
A distribution park in the south of Heywood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
What we staff around Manchester
Around Manchester we staff Class 1 drivers for trunking round the M60 and out along the M62 and M56, Class 2 and van drivers for multi-drop rounds across the conurbation, and forklift, reach truck and warehouse staff for the distribution units at Trafford Park, Heywood and the airport. Shifts run days, nights and weekends.
Junction choice decides a Manchester run, so tell us which part of the M60 the job starts from and which way the round heads. If you are a driver, tell us the towns you can reach and whether you will work from the canal side, the airport or the north of the conurbation.
Towns covered from Manchester
We supply drivers and staff to Manchester and the towns of Greater Manchester around it. This is the area we cover from this page.
- Manchester
- Salford
- Trafford Park
- Stretford
- Sale
- Altrincham
- Eccles
- Swinton
- Bury
- Rochdale
- Heywood
- Oldham
- Stockport
- Wythenshawe
- Bolton
- Wigan
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Questions about driver work in Manchester
- Is there a clean air zone charge for lorries in Greater Manchester?
No. The Clean Air GM site says there are no clean air charges to drive anywhere in Greater Manchester. The government approved an investment-led, non-charging Clean Air Plan in 2025.
- Which M60 junctions serve Trafford Park?
Junctions 9 and 10. Junction 9 is signed for Trafford Park and the Trafford Centre, and junction 10 for Trafford Park. M602 junction 2, on the A576, is also signed for Trafford Park.
- Where is Port Salford and which motorways is it near?
Port Salford is a freight terminal on the Manchester Ship Canal at Barton-upon-Irwell in Greater Manchester. Peel Ports says it is next to the M60 and M62.
Book cover in Manchester
Give us the site in or around Manchester, the vehicle, the licence category, the start time and the shift length. We come back on who can cover it.