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Bus driver CV: example and template

This example is for bus drivers on city, regional and intercity routes, coach tours and school transport, and for truck drivers and people after a category D course looking for their first job behind the wheel of a bus.

The employer wants to know which licences you hold, which buses you drive, on which routes, how many years without a collision and how you look after passengers. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: bus driver

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Zbigniew Wasiak

Bus driver

Lublin +48 123 456 789 zbigniew.wasiak@example.com

Professional profile

Bus driver with 12 years of experience in city transport and coach tours. I hold a category D licence, a current professional qualification and a driver card, and drive articulated, electric and touring buses. I have not caused a collision in my whole career and have commendations for passenger service.

Work experience

Bus driver

03.2016 - present

City transport company, Lublin

  • Driving city and night routes in articulated and electric buses.
  • Keeping to the timetable and passenger safety rules.
  • Helping passengers with disabilities and operating the ramp.
  • Checking the bus's technical condition before departure.
  • Collision-free driving and commendations for passenger service.

Coach driver

05.2013 - 02.2016

Coach company, Lublin

  • Domestic and foreign tours, groups of up to 55 people.
  • Planning stops in line with working time rules.
  • Working with tour leaders.

Education

Motor vehicle mechanic

2006 - 2009

Automotive School in Lublin

Skills

  • Driving city buses and coaches
  • Articulated and electric buses
  • Passenger safety
  • Working time and tachograph
  • Passenger service
  • Basic vehicle checks

Licences

  • Driving licence, categories B, C and D
  • Initial qualification and periodic training, valid until 2029
  • Tachograph driver card and current medical and psychological tests

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Shift work, including nights and public holidays

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How to write a bus driver CV

Professional summary

Write which licences you hold, how long you have driven and which buses: city, intercity, coaches. Add collision-free driving, because it is the most important information for the employer. Mention passenger service, because a bus driver is responsible for people, not cargo.

Category C driver with 5 years of experience in distribution who has just obtained a category D licence and the initial qualification. I drive safely and know the working time rules. I am looking for work as a city bus driver.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the type of transport, bus types, routes and years of work. Show safety, punctuality and care for passengers. Add commendations or no complaints, if you have them.

Weaker: Driving a bus.

Better: Driving city and night routes in articulated and electric buses.

Weaker: Helping passengers.

Better: Helping passengers with disabilities and operating the ramp.

Weaker: Tours.

Better: Domestic and foreign tours, groups of up to 55 people.

Skills worth listing

List bus types, types of transport, working time and safety. In your soft skills show calm in traffic and difficult situations, politeness and punctuality.

Professional skills

  • Driving a bus
  • Vehicle types
  • Safety
  • Working time
  • Passenger service
  • Vehicle checks

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Politeness
  • Punctuality
  • Responsibility
  • Resilience to stress

Licences

List your category D licence, the initial qualification or periodic training with its expiry date, your driver card and current tests. Without the professional qualification you cannot carry passengers by bus professionally.

Bus driver CV with no experience

Describe your experience driving other vehicles, for example a truck or a minibus. Give your years without a collision.

Many transport companies fund the category D course and the qualification. Write that you want to join such a programme.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

City transport looks for shift work and passenger service, an intercity operator for longer routes and punctuality, and a coach company for foreign trips and work with a tour leader. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a bus driver put on a CV?

A category D licence, the qualification with its expiry date, the driver card, tests, bus types, types of transport, years without a collision and availability.

Which licences does a bus driver need?

A category D licence, the initial qualification and periodic training, and current medical and psychological tests.

Can you become a bus driver with no experience?

Yes, many companies train new drivers and fund the category D course.

Is collision-free driving worth putting on a CV?

Yes, it is one of the most important pieces of information for the employer.

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