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HGV Driver CV Example
Employers hiring a HGV Driver usually screen for these skills first: Articulated and rigid driving, Tachograph rules and Load securing. This example shows how to present them clearly, with achievements you can adapt and a layout that applicant tracking systems read correctly.
Professional summary example
Class CE HGV driver with Driver CPC and [X] years of national and international haulage, fully compliant and safe.
Skills employers search for
- Articulated and rigid driving
- Tachograph rules
- Load securing
- Vehicle inspections
- Route planning
- Delivery documentation
- Ferry and port crossings
- ADR goods
Tools and systems
- Digital tachographs
- Telematics
Personal strengths
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Working under pressure
- Customer focus
Example achievements
Replace each [X] with your own numbers.
- Drove [X] km a week across Ireland and the UK
- Delivered [X] loads a week on time
- Complied fully with EU driving hours and tachograph rules
- Kept a clean licence for [X] years
Turn duties into results
Weak
Drove a truck
Strong
Delivered [X] loads a week nationally and internationally with a clean licence
Action verbs to start your bullet points
- Drove
- Delivered
- Completed
- Maintained
- Secured
- Planned
- Achieved
- Complied
Qualifications and certifications to list
- Class C or CE licence
- Driver CPC
- Digital tachograph card
- ADR certificate
Typical education: Class C/CE licence and CPC
Common mistakes on a HGV Driver CV
- Licence class missing
- CPC expiry not stated
- Routes not described
- No safety record
Build your HGV Driver CV
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I am applying for the HGV Driver role because it matches the work I do best, and I can show results in the areas this job asks for most.
Questions
What skills should a HGV Driver put on a CV?
Lead with the skills named in the job ad. For most HGV Driver roles these include: Articulated and rigid driving, Tachograph rules, Load securing and Vehicle inspections, each backed by an example in your work history.
Which qualifications help a HGV Driver CV?
Employers often look for Class C or CE licence, Driver CPC or Digital tachograph card. List the ones you hold in a Certifications section with the year you achieved them.
How do I show results as a HGV Driver?
Use the measures employers in this field recognise, such as Driver CPC, tachograph, EU driving hours, and say what changed because of your work. Replace every [X] in the examples with your real figures.