Delivery driver CV example

A delivery driver CV, also called a van driver or multi-drop driver CV, starts with your licence categories and driving record, then shows how many drops you make, how you plan routes and how you deal with customers on the doorstep. Employers hire on licence, record and reliability, so keep all three near the top.

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Lee Bishop

Delivery Driver

Doncaster · 07700 900166 · lee.bishop@example.com · Full UK licence (B and C1), no points

Profile

Multi-drop van driver with five years on parcel and grocery routes around Doncaster and Sheffield. Completes 110 to 140 drops a day on time, plans the load in drop order and handles failed deliveries and returns by the book. Holds a full UK licence with C1, no points. Looking for a van or 7.5-tonne delivery driver role.

Work experience

Multi-drop Delivery Driver | Swiftline Parcels, Doncaster | March 2022–present

Deliver 110 to 140 parcels a day across a set route, keeping on-time delivery above the depot target.

Load the van in drop order each morning and check the vehicle before setting off.

Update the handheld tracker at every stop, take signatures and photos, and record failed deliveries.

Return undelivered items and complete mileage and fuel records at the end of each shift.

Grocery Delivery Driver | Fresh Basket Supermarkets, Sheffield | 2020–2022

Delivered chilled and frozen shopping to 15 to 20 homes a shift, checking substitutions with customers at the door.

Licences and training

Full UK driving licence, categories B and C1, no points

Manual handling (2024)

GCSEs including English and Maths | 2015

Skills

Route planning and loading in drop order

Handheld tracking devices and proof of delivery

Polite, quick doorstep service

Daily vehicle checks

Additional information

Available early starts, weekends and the Christmas peak.

Fictional example for a delivery driver. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What delivery firms look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you to	Where this CV shows it
Collect items from a warehouse or a pick-up point	Loading at the depot each morning
Plan routes and arrange items in your vehicle in order of delivery	Loading the van in drop order
Contact customers, update tracking systems and record any issues	The handheld tracker at every stop, and substitutions checked at the door
Make deliveries, issue invoices and get customer signatures	110 to 140 drops a day with signatures and photos
Keep a record of mileage and fuel details and return undelivered items to the warehouse	Mileage and fuel records and returns at the end of each shift
Have a full driving licence	Full UK licence, B and C1, no points

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a delivery van driver. If the advert you are answering describes a duty in other words, use its words for work you have actually done.

Inside this example

Profile: 57 words here
Work experience: 107 words here
Licences and training: 20 words here
Skills: 25 words here
Additional information: 8 words here

How to write yours

Licence first

Put your licence categories and points in the header. Employers screen on them before they read anything else.

Give drops and area

Drops a day and the area you know show your pace and local knowledge, which the National Careers Service lists as something employers expect.

Show you follow the process

Tracker updates, signatures, failed deliveries and returns done properly are what keep a depot's figures right.

Say when you can work

Early starts, weekends and peak seasons matter to delivery firms. Put them on the page.

Checks and qualifications to mention

Licence. You need a full driving licence, and a category C1 licence to drive a 7.5 tonne delivery lorry (National Careers Service). Give every category you hold.
Driving record. Employers expect a good driving record (National Careers Service). If you have no points, say so; if you have some, be ready to explain them at interview rather than on the CV.
Self-employed driving. If you drive self-employed, you need your own vehicle and the right insurance for it and the goods (National Careers Service). Say whether you are applying as employed or self-employed.

One page in the Plain design, because many delivery firms take applications through online portals that read plain files best.

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