C.V Update, What to add as a driver

[big_nige]

Hi everyone Hope your all doing ok. I have decided to update my C.V but with the type of work I have done in the past none of it has involved driving. My C.V is pretty good but I haven’t added my current job to it yet (I’m doing trunking in a C+E).

What information do you put on it as a driver? Obviously the company you work for but what else?

Value of goods that your transporting about?
The unit you drive?
Hours you work?
Routes you drive?

Could you point me in the right direction please?

Cheers, Nige

[simon]

You put -
Good time keeper
Reliable
Trustworthy
Willing to learn
Willing to travel for the right job (meaning money)
Know areas of the country

Had experience with -
types of work (trunking, tramping, multi-drop(how many in a day))
types of trailer (curtain-sider, tipper, tanker, flat, fridge, etc)
types of unit (don’t bother if you’ve got experience with a lot of different gear, the same with boxes, just put 'most makes and gearboxes)
types of gearbox (if appropriate, might be included with unit, eg Volvo i-shift or Volvo with 12 speed manual, or both),
extra equipment, (lorry mounted crane type, roping and sheeting, etc),
Some particular loads require particular skills, if you are experienced with those loads, include those too (eg steel plate needs chains and tensioners, Shell fuel tanks have their own particular procedures, which are different to BPs etc)[/list:u]

Your prospective new boss will probably know what value of loads you carried from the name of your last company, if it’s of any interest to them.
The hours you work for your last company are of no interest, unless you expect to do exactly the same hours, which would be covered at interview anyway. Definitely not in your CV.
The same for the routes you cover. Routes are of no interest, unless those are the only roads you know, which you don’t want to put in your CV either. That you know particular areas well (like London) might be, if the company works that area. There’s no point telling them you know London well, if they only do to Scotland and vice versa.

Keep it simple, neat, relevant and short. Two pages of A4 at the most, one side of each page, a top page and a second page, I don’t want to have to muck about with a CV, turning things over. Top page with contact details and important stuff, lift that up to see second page with brief extra details, so I can glance at the top page for who and the second page to see what you’ve done.

[wheel_nut]

Dont forget to include:

Have own Hi Viz vest and Safety Boots.
Willing to pay to park company truck from subsistence.
Sat Nav Trained

[muckles]

Big Nige:
What information do you put on it as a driver? Obviously the company you work for but what else?

Value of goods that your transporting about?
The unit you drive?
Hours you work?
Routes you drive?

Could you point me in the right direction please?

Cheers, Nige

I’ve nver actually needed a CV to get a driving job, normally done by knocking on doors or word of mouth, but I suppose large Haulage Companies, (you the one’s that say logistics ) have HR departments and they expect CV’s.

The general rule with CV’s is to keep it brief, but cover the main points, initially it will be read very quickly, so they to stand a chance they need to pick out the relevent points quickly.

Simon covered it really well,

I personally wouldn’t worry to much about the truck driven or boxes used unless you know they have a fleet of the same or you’ve been on a course for that type of vehicle.

Cover qualifications and courses, these big companies like that type of thing.

Briefly the type of work you’ve done.
If you know an area of the country or done all UK or Europe or further.
That you understand both WTD and Drivers hours regs, (it would be a lie unless you’re Coffeholic )

And maybe that you can use digital tacho’s and have digi card.

[big_nige]

Well guys thats brilliant info Simon your a star. Cheers wheel nut and muckles. I never have asked advice on C.V’s before as I have always had it covered but with driving I didn’t have much of a clue as to what they are looking for.

I will be updating my C.V over the weekend . Simon tbh theres not that much I can really put on as I have only been driving for 3 months ish and only driven a renault premium and box trailer…no side curtains or anything like that. I’m getting a new unit though in march so I can add that.

I’m not looking for a job as I am very happy with the one I have but its always handy to have an upto date C.V.

Thanks again guys. Nige
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