Transport and logistics
Delivery driver CV (category B): example and template
This example is for drivers of cars and vans up to 3.5 t: at courier companies, wholesalers, online shops, catering firms and service companies, and for people who are just starting to drive for a living.
In this job the employer wants to know how many years you have been driving, what vehicle, in what area, and whether you take care of the goods and the customer. We show you how to say this clearly on your CV.
How to write a category B driver CV
Professional summary
Say when you got your licence, how many years you have driven for work, what vehicle and what kind of work: deliveries, courier, passenger transport, a service van. Add the number of deliveries or kilometres a day, because it shows the scale straight away.
Category B driver with 3 years of experience as a courier in Krakow. I deliver up to 50 parcels a day, plan my route well and keep in touch with recipients. I drive safely, with no collisions caused by me.
Experience: duties and achievements
In your bullet points, describe what you carry, for whom and how much. Also list the duties beyond driving: loading, paperwork, payments, customer contact. The employer is looking for someone who takes work off the logistics team, not just someone who drops off the goods.
Weaker: Driving a van.
Better: Deliveries to 25 shops a day in a van up to 3.5 t, including loading and unloading.
Weaker: Delivering parcels.
Better: Delivering up to 60 parcels a day on a fixed route, using a scanner.
Weaker: Looking after the van.
Better: Checking the van every morning before leaving and reporting faults to the workshop.
Skills worth listing
Show the skills that make deliveries easier: knowing the city, route planning, using apps and paperwork. Add the qualities that make customers happy to take the next delivery.
Professional skills
- Driving vans up to 3.5 t
- Knowing the city and the area
- Route planning in an app
- Securing the load
- Delivery notes and cash on delivery
- Using a scanner
Personal skills
- Punctuality
- Staying calm in traffic and under time pressure
- Politeness to customers
- Honesty when handling money
- Working independently on the road
Driving licence and courses
Give the year you got your licence and say that you drive regularly. If you transport food, add the food handling health certificate. Safe or economical driving courses are useful too. If you have no penalty points, you can say so in one sentence.
Delivery driver CV with no experience
Say when you got your licence and how much you drive privately. Add any job where you helped with deliveries, in a warehouse or in a shop, because it shows you know the goods and the customers.
Many courier companies and wholesalers hire people with no experience and train them on the job. Stress your availability, that you know the city and that you can start straight away.
Tailoring your CV to the job offer
A courier company looks for speed and app skills, a wholesaler for experience with unloading and paperwork, and a catering firm for food transport and punctuality. Move what the job ad asks for to the top and use its words.
Questions and answers
What should a category B driver put on a CV?
The year you got your licence, your experience with the type of vehicle and work, the number of deliveries or kilometres, duties beyond driving, courses, availability and knowledge of the area.
Can you become a delivery driver with no experience?
Yes. Many courier companies and wholesalers train new people. On your CV, stress when you got your licence, how much you drive and that you know the city.
Should penalty points go on a CV?
There is no need. If you have none, you can mention it briefly as a strength, for example "no penalty points".