HGV driver cover letter example
An HGV driver's cover letter is short: licence categories, Driver CPC and points first, then the work you have done, how you keep to the rules, and the shifts you want.
Fictional letter from Darren Pike, the applicant in the hgv driver cv example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Class 1 night driver role at Aire Valley Distribution. I hold a full licence with categories C and C+E and no points, a current Driver CPC card and a digital tachograph card, and I have seven years' HGV experience.
Licence, Driver CPC, points and years first.
At Calder Valley Haulage I drive night trunks to depots in the Midlands and the South East, about 600 miles a shift, and make regional multi-drop deliveries of chilled food to 8 to 12 stores with a tail-lift.
The work you have done, in the terms a transport manager uses.
I carry out a walk-round check before every shift and report defects before driving, and I have had no drivers' hours or tachograph infringements in the last two years. I also hold a lorry loader certificate.
Checks and compliance, which protect the operator's licence.
I prefer nights and can start at short notice. My CV is attached. Thank you for considering my application.
Shift preference, start date and the CV.