Transport and logistics

C+E HGV driver CV for international transport

This example is for drivers of articulated lorries who drive routes across Europe: on one-week or two-week rotations or on cabotage, and for people who are just moving into international transport.

A transport planner or company owner reads a CV like this in a few seconds. They look for licences, countries, trailer types and whether you know the driving time rules. We show you how to lay it out.

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Example CV: category C+E HGV driver

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Marek Nowicki

Category C+E driver, international transport

Konin +48 123 456 789 marek.nowicki@example.com

Professional profile

Category C+E driver with 9 years of experience in international transport, mainly Germany, France and the Benelux. I work two-week rotations with reefer and curtainsider trailers. I know the driving and rest time rules, use a digital tachograph and keep CMR documents with no remarks at roadside checks.

Work experience

Category C+E driver, international transport

04.2019 - present

Haulage company, fleet of 40 trucks, Konin

  • Transporting goods in a reefer on routes between Poland, Germany, France and the Benelux, about 11,000 km a month.
  • Planning breaks and rest periods in line with the rules, working with a digital tachograph.
  • Keeping CMR documents and staying in touch with the transport planner during the trip.
  • Checking the load temperature and the reefer unit records.
  • Checking the truck and trailer every day before setting off.

Category C driver, domestic transport

06.2015 - 03.2019

Building materials wholesaler, Konin

  • Delivering building materials to sites and depots within 200 km.
  • Unloading with a truck-mounted crane (HDS).
  • Securing loads with straps and edge protectors.

Education

Driver and mechanic

2010 - 2013

Vocational school in Konin

Skills

  • Tractor unit with trailer: reefer, curtainsider
  • Digital tachograph and driver working time
  • CMR documents
  • Securing loads
  • Checking the reefer unit
  • Basic repairs on the road

Licences

  • Driving licence categories B, C, C+E
  • Driver CPC (code 95), periodic training valid until 2029
  • Driver tachograph card
  • Basic ADR, valid until 2027
  • UDT licence for a truck-mounted crane

Languages

  • German: A2, enough for the road
  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Rotation: 2 weeks on the road, 1 week at home
  • No accidents caused by me

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a category C+E driver CV

Professional summary

In the first sentences, give your licence categories, years of experience in international transport, countries and trailer types. Add the rotation that suits you. This is the most important information for the planner and the company owner.

Category C+E driver with 4 years of experience on routes to Germany and the Czech Republic, with tarpaulin and curtainsider trailers. I have code 95, a tachograph card and ADR. I am looking for a weekly rotation, home at weekends.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the routes, countries, mileage and type of load. Say whether you have done cabotage, carried dangerous goods or driven a reefer with temperature control. Add duties beyond driving, such as paperwork, contact with the planner and unloading.

Weaker: Driving around Europe.

Better: Routes between Poland, Germany, France and the Benelux, about 11,000 km a month, reefer.

Weaker: Watching my driving hours.

Better: Planning breaks and rest periods in line with the rules, with no remarks in tachograph checks.

Weaker: Unloading.

Better: Unloading building materials with a truck-mounted crane (HDS) on building sites.

Skills worth listing

Under professional skills, list what every haulier checks: vehicle combinations, the tachograph, paperwork and securing loads. Under personal skills, list what lets you work calmly far from home.

Professional skills

  • Tractor unit with a trailer
  • Digital tachograph
  • Driving and rest time rules
  • CMR and transport documents
  • Securing and distributing loads
  • Operating a reefer unit

Personal skills

  • Working independently on the road
  • Staying calm in difficult road conditions
  • Good communication with the planner
  • Responsibility for the load and the vehicle
  • Punctuality at loading points

Professional driver licences

In this job, licences decide whether you are invited to an interview, so list them in a separate section with their expiry dates. The most important are the category C+E licence, code 95 (driver CPC), the tachograph card and, for dangerous goods, ADR with its classes. If you have a licence for a truck-mounted crane or a forklift, add it too.

C+E driver CV with no international experience

If your licence is new, describe the course, the initial qualification and any time you have spent driving a lorry, for example in domestic transport or as a category C driver. Add any language skills, even basic ones.

Many companies hire drivers with no international experience, starting them on domestic routes or with a driver trainer. Say that you are ready for this and give the rotation that suits you.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A company with reefers looks for experience with temperature control and paperwork, a building materials haulier for crane unloading, and a cabotage company for long trips and language skills. Move what the job ad asks for to the top.

The most common mistakes on a C+E driver CV

Questions and answers

What should a category C+E driver put on a CV?

Driving licence categories, code 95 with its expiry date, the tachograph card, ADR, countries and trailer types, mileage, the rotation you want and your language skills.

Where should code 95 go on a CV?

In a separate "Licences" section right under the professional summary, with the expiry date of the periodic training.

Does a C+E driver need a foreign language?

Not always, but it helps at unloading points and checks. Even basic German or English is worth listing.

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