OTR Truck Driver resume template

A driver-first layout: CDL class and endorsements at the top, then safe miles, inspection record and freight types. Built for carriers that pre-screen applications automatically.

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✓OTR drivers with clean CSA histories changing carriers
✓Regional drivers moving to long-haul or specialized freight
✓New CDL graduates who need school and endorsements visible

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Frank Wexler

OTR Truck Driver

frank.wexler@example.com|(555) 807-2415|Des Moines, IA|linkedin.com/in/frankwexler

Summary

OTR driver with 820,000 accident-free miles across 48 states in dry van and refrigerated freight. Runs 2,600 miles a week at 99% on-time, leads a 120-truck fleet in fuel economy at 7.4 mpg, and carries a clean CSA inspection history across five years OTR. Logs 120,000 miles a year with a clean CSA record, on-time delivery at 98.5%, and eight years without a preventable accident; hazmat and tanker endorsed.

Experience

OTR Truck Driver

Prairie Wind Transport · 2022 – Present

Run 2,600 miles a week hauling 48-state dry van freight at 99% on-time delivery across the calendar year
Passed 14 straight DOT roadside and scale inspections with zero violations recorded on the CSA profile
Average 7.4 mpg, best in a 120-truck fleet, through disciplined trip planning and progressive shifting habits
Drive 120,000 miles a year on 48-state lanes with a clean CSA record and no preventable accidents in eight years
Deliver 98.5% of loads on time including 30 temperature-critical loads a month
Mentor 4 new drivers a year through the company's 6-week finishing program

OTR Driver (Refrigerated)

Coldline Carriers · 2019 – 2022

Hauled temperature-controlled produce coast to coast for three years with zero rejected or reclaimed loads at receivers
Planned HOS clocks and 34-hour resets to make 4 a.m. grocery warehouse appointments consistently across time zones
Hauled refrigerated freight across the Midwest and South with zero temperature claims in three years
Maintained ELD logs with no hours-of-service violations across 900 inspections and audits

Regional Driver

Hawkeye Freight Lines · 2018 – 2019

Ran five-state Midwest lanes home-weekly with zero preventable incidents in the first year out of school
Backed into 100-plus tight urban docks a month without a scratch logged on the trailer or dock report
Ran regional routes across Iowa and Illinois with 8 to 10 deliveries a day

Education

Professional Truck Driving Certificate — Des Moines Area Community College2018

Skills

HOS and ELD logs|Pre-trip inspections|CSA score management|Load securement|FMCSA Clearinghouse standing

Drop and hook|Live unload scheduling|Reefer temperature management

Tandem sliding and scaling|Chains and winter kit|Minor roadside fixes

Certifications

CDL Class A (Hazmat and Tanker endorsements)

TWIC Card

TWIC card, 2023

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Should a truck driver resume list miles driven?

Yes — total safe miles is the single number recruiters trust most, especially paired with your inspection record. '820,000 accident-free miles, 14 clean DOT inspections' does the interview's first half.

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