How to Write the Best Truck Driver Resume

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If you think that truck driving jobs are not a place of employment that might require a resume; think again. Almost nearly every hiring manager these days is far more likely to call in a potential employee who has a resume, over one who does not.

And let me reiterate; trucking jobs are not an exception to this rule!

Here's what you need to include in a truck driving resume to secure interviews that lead to a great trucking job.

List your education; where you got your truck driving training and when you completed it. If you have no truck driving experience, you will especially want to list your place of training first on the truck driving resume.

If you have previous work experience, even completely unrelated to a truck driving job, include that below the information about your CDL training. It may not be relevant to a CDL job, but previous employment can still attest to your other workplace skills, as well as your accountability as an employee.

Detail your trucking experience. Use your trucking resume to list the CDL jobs that you have held, the length of employment, and what your responsibilities were on each job site.

Be sure not to sell yourself short by not listing the many skills that are required of an employee on a CDL job.

Think in terms of tracking shipping, monitoring your own mileage, delivering over-the-road customer service, and managing your time independently on the road.

Use your truck driving resume to talk about what kinds of trucks you have experience driving. Keep the information on your trucking resume concise, yet informative.

List the kinds of truck driving jobs you have experience in. For example, are you used to long haul CDL jobs or are you usually a driver who prefers sticking to regional routes?

Boast your knowledge of rules of the road pertaining to the DOT. If you have a clean driving record, you can also list this on your trucking resume as it lets the employer know both that you abide by the rules of the road and that you are not going to drive their insurance sky high!

List any additional CDL endorsements. Examples of CDL endorsements that can significantly enhance your trucking resume are passenger, tank, and HAZMAT endorsements.

If you can manage to get any of these CDL endorsements and list them on your resume, your employability is going to increase significantly.

Type up your truck driving resume and have at least 2 other people review it. Once you have a final draft to give to employers, you'll likely be finding yourself in a new job quickly.

Now that you've got your truck driver resume ready for distribution, it's time to start hitting the pavement in search of a job.

Be ready to get extra resourceful and to start tapping into your network of employers, old coworkers, friends and hopefully a few truck driving acquaintances.

Don't forget to always tailor your resume and cover letter to the specific job that you are applying to, each and every time that you turn in an application.

Don't get lazy; it is absolutely necessary!