Truck Driver Cover Letter Example

No preventable accidents in 118,000 miles last year, and 98% of my loads delivered inside the appointment window. I hold a Class A CDL, a current DOT medical card and a clean motor vehicle record, and I am applying to drive for Talusbrook Carriers.

At Bluestem Crossing Freight I run regional and long-haul routes in a 53-foot dry van, planning fuel, rest and traffic so loads arrive inside the window. My electronic log, kept on Motive, had no violations on the last audit. I complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections every day and check load securement at each stop. In 2023 I took the National Safety Council's Professional Truck Driver defensive driving course.

Talusbrook being family-owned and based just across the state line from me matters more to me than the lane map. A fleet of 85 trucks with drivers home every weekend usually means dispatchers who know their drivers by name, and that is a carrier I would stay with. My path also taught me to respect freight at both ends. I started in Heartland Building Supply's warehouse loading orders with a forklift, then drove a straight truck on 12 to 15 local drops a day before earning my Class A through their training program, and that is why I still check load securement the way a receiver will want to unload it.

Put me through your road test on any weekday that suits your safety team. My MVR and medical card can be in your inbox today, and I need two weeks to give notice at Bluestem Crossing.