Driver CV Example
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Driving roles filter on two things before anything else: your licence class and your driving record. A CV that doesn't state the licence category, years behind the wheel and a clean record gets dropped unread. What distinguishes you after that is punctuality and route knowledge.
Copy-ready professional summary
Copy it, then swap the numbers and details for your own.
Driver with seven years in city and intercity delivery, holding both a private and a heavy vehicle licence with a clean record and no serious violations. Completed 6,000+ delivery runs at 97% on-time performance, and experienced with navigation and shipment tracking apps.
Skills employers look for
- Private and heavy vehicle licences
- Punctuality and route planning
- Local road knowledge and alternative routes
- Basic routine vehicle maintenance
- Navigation and shipment tracking apps
- Road safety and goods transport regulations
Ready-made experience bullets
Replace anything in brackets with your own details, and keep the numbers — they're what sets your CV apart.
- Completed 6,000+ delivery runs at 97% on-time performance.
- Drove 200,000+ km with no serious accidents on record.
- Delivered to an average of 35 drop points a day within the city.
- Kept up routine vehicle maintenance, cutting breakdown downtime by 40%.
Education
Secondary school or equivalent, with a valid licence in the required class.
ATS keywords
Include these terms exactly as written — applicant tracking systems match on literal text.
- driving licence
- heavy vehicle
- delivery
- clean driving record
- route planning
- road safety
Tips specific to this role
Licence class goes in the first line
State the licence type and expiry in your summary and in its own section. Most driving postings filter on this literally, and its absence means immediate rejection.
A clean record is your strongest card
"No serious accidents" and "no violations" reassure an employer more than any description of your skills. Say so explicitly if your record is clean.
Numbers apply here too
Runs completed, kilometres driven, daily drop points, on-time percentage — these turn an apparently simple job into a clear performance record.
Licences and certificates employers ask for
Name in full any you hold, with the number where there is one — many postings screen on these.
- A valid private driving licence — the base class for most private and delivery driver roles.
- A public/commercial licence — required by transport companies, passenger transport and delivery platforms.
- A heavy vehicle licence — for trucks and trailers, and the single change that moves you into a higher pay band.
- Defensive driving or road safety training — rarely mandatory, but it separates you from an otherwise identical applicant.
- A current medical certificate — transport companies ask for one before contracting, so say it is ready.
Mistakes specific to this role's CV
- Writing "driving licence" without the class. Both the system and the reader look for the class specifically, and vague reads as unqualified.
- Leaving out the expiry date, which invites the reader to assume it has lapsed.
- Listing vehicle types without load or cargo type. "Drove a truck" is worth far less than "refrigerated transport up to 12 tonnes".
- Not naming the areas whose roads you know. Route knowledge is a real advantage and employers do not assume it.
- Volunteering violations in the CV. They belong on an official form if asked, not in your summary.
- Attaching a photo and ID number. Neither is requested, and both eat space your driving record needs.
Questions that come up in this role's interviews
Prepare an example from your own work for each — a generic answer is what every other applicant gives.
How long have you been driving, and what class is your licence?
Give the number, the class and the expiry in one sentence so they never have to ask twice: "Seven years, private and heavy vehicle, valid to 2028."
Is your record clear of accidents?
Answer straight. If it is clean, say so plainly; if there was an incident, state it briefly with what you changed afterwards — evasion here surfaces when the record is checked.
What do you do if the vehicle breaks down mid-route?
They are measuring how you organise under pressure, not your mechanical knowledge: secure the scene first, notify dispatch, estimate the delay, then propose a delivery alternative.
How do you handle a late delivery caused by traffic?
The right answer starts with flagging the delay before it happens, not justifying it afterwards. Say you report as soon as you expect to be late, with a specific new time.
Do you know the local roads?
Name the districts, roads and exits you actually know. "Yes, I know them" is neither believable nor distinguishing.
Where this job leads
Licences drive this path more than years do: delivery driver to heavy vehicle driver — the step that raises pay more than anything else — and on to fleet supervisor or transport operations coordinator. Your route-planning and maintenance experience is what qualifies you to supervise, and a great many fleet supervisors started behind the wheel. If you intend to stay in this field, the heavy vehicle licence is your highest-return investment.