Tow Truck Driver resume examples for 2025

Tow Truck Driver resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your tow truck driver resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Tow Truck Driver Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your tow truck driver resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Automotive Technology

   23.6%

   Business

   14.3%

   General Studies

   11.8%

   Criminal Justice

   10.2%

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   Tow Truck Driver Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Certificate In Business 2011 - 2012

   Strayer University Washington, DC

   Tow Truck Driver Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   High School Diploma 2011 - 2013

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   3. Next, create a tow truck driver skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an tow truck driver resume

   • Customer Service Skills.
      

     Customer service is the process of offering assistance to all the current and potential customers -- answering questions, fixing problems, and providing excellent service. The main goal of customer service is to build a strong relationship with the customers so that they keep coming back for more business.

   • AAA Skills.
      

     American Automobile Association, commonly pronounced as AAA or triple A, is an organization in North America. AAA is a privately held non-profit driven public party affiliation and administration association with more than 60 million members in the United States and Canada. AAA offers types of assistance to its individuals, including emergency aide.

   • Motor Vehicle Skills.
      

     A motor vehicle is a mode of transportation such as a car, truck or bus.

   • Law Enforcement Skills.
      

     Law enforcement is the task of certain members of the community who work together to uphold the law by identifying, preventing, rehabilitating, or prosecuting others who break society's laws and norms. The phrase refers to the police, the judiciary, and the correctional system.

   • GPS Skills.
      

     GPS stands from Global Positioning System. It is a navigation system comprising of satellites that helps in determining the location, velocity, and synchronize time data for different modes of travel like air, sea, or land.

   Top Skills for a Tow Truck Driver

   Transport Vehicles, 22.1%
   CDL, 16.9%
   Customer Service, 14.2%
   Loaders, 10.4%
   Other Skills, 36.4%
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   4. List your tow truck driver experience

   The most important part of any resume for a tow truck driver is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of tow truck drivers" and "Managed a team of 6 tow truck drivers over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Wrecker Driver

   Uber Technologies

   • Followed all navigational directions from GPS and customer requests/preferences.
   • Picked up clients and took them to their new destination -Used GPS to find destinations -Pampered guests with food and drinks.
   • Received certification of CDL licensing.
   • Maintained Valid CDL Driver License and Up-to-date medical certification.
   • Operated tractor-trailer (Class A-CDL w/ X-T Endorsements) to deliver freight to customers nationwide in a timely and efficient manner.

   Work History Example # 2

   Tow Truck Operator

   Asplundh Tree Expert Co

   • Received AAA Tow operator certificate of achievement
   • Received my class A CDL with haze mat classification (top 5 of the class) and became an employee.
   • Participated in Continual Improvement projects.
   • Practiced defensive driving, utilizing CDL class A training with multiple endorsements and drove over 500K miles without an incident/accident report.
   • Operated flatbed and wrecker tow trucks four times a week for AAA.

   Work History Example # 3

   Tow Truck Driver

   Schneider National

   • Maintained constant communication with customers regarding merchandise and any changes in scheduled delivery time.
   • Followed all DOT and OSHA guidelines related to handling and transportation of hazardous material and chemicals at the firm.
   • Trained in defensive driving, logging, and mapping routes for local and OTR trips.
   • Hauled chemicals all over the US and Canada (some HAZMAT).
   • Maintained exterior and interior cleanliness of transport vehicles OTR driving

   Work History Example # 4

   Truck Driver Supervisor

   United Parcel Service

   • Completed legible and accurate daily DOT logs and E-logs.
   • Operated tractor-double trailer combination transporting freight between hubs in the UPS network.
   • Certificated, Hazmat trained and certified
   • Ensured 100% compliance with all OSHA, FAA, and DOT regulations as Officer of the Safety Committee.
   • Participated in yearly HAZMAT and monthly safety training to retain DOT certification.

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   5. Highlight tow truck driver certifications on your resume

   Specific tow truck driver certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your tow truck driver resume:

   1. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
   2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
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   6. Finally, add an tow truck driver resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your tow truck driver resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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