Ian Proudfoot
Carlisle,Cumbria
Summary
Skilled HGV Driver with strong driving and time management skills. Works with minimal supervision and completes timely assignments. Proven to safely deliver good and maintain quality of truck. Full clean license as well as ADR tanks and packages except 1 & 7.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work history
HGV class 1 driver
DA Harrisons C/O F Brown
Carlisle, Cumbria
07.2025 - 11.2025
- Secured loads effectively to prevent damage during transit.
- Delivered goods promptly, ensuring customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Communicated effectively with dispatchers, maintaining constant communication during trips.
- Improved fuel economy through careful driving habits and efficient route planning.
- Offered flexibility in working hours, covering evening and weekend shifts to meet logistics demands.
- Manoeuvred and parked vehicles safely, using hazard control.
Multi drop delivery driver
Beaches Logistics
Carlisle, Cumbria
07.2024 - 07.2025
- Participated in regular safety training sessions for improved on-the-job safety practices.
- Ensured timely delivery by effectively planning routes and managing time.
- Followed traffic laws diligently for safe transportation of goods.
- Communicated effectively with customers, resolving any disputes or complaints professionally.
- Delivered packages to various locations, ensuring accuracy and promptness.
- Reported any mechanical issues immediately to ensure quick resolution and minimal downtime.
- Handled fragile items carefully, preventing breakages during transit.
- Loaded and unloaded parcels, safeguarding goods from damage.
- Scanned and processed deliveries using POD, ensuring accuracy prior to drop-off to avoid mis-delivery.
ADR/HGV class 2 driver
BOC
Carlisle, Cumbria
11.2011 - 12.2023
- Reduced vehicle running costs by adopting fuel-efficient driving techniques.
- Conducted Daily Vehicle Checks to ensure vehicle roadworthiness.
- Reported discrepancies to management at time of delivery.
- Assisted with efficient loading and unloading company vehicles.
- Multi-drop deliveries in a timely, professional manner
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with customers
- Drove vehicles responsibly and safely, following British and EU Road transport regulations.
- Performed numerous full load and multi-drop deliveries, consistently working within company targets.
- Loaded and unloaded goods using forklift trucks and following safety standards.
- Transported goods, liquids, or materials in line with delivery requirements.
- Planned and navigated routes using excellent road network knowledge.
- Hospitality, industrial & medical gases
ADR driver
BP
Carlisle, Cumbria
04.2001 - 08.2011
- Calculated load capacity and distributed weight safely.
- Assessed delivery weights to maintain compliance with load limitations.
- Manoeuvred and parked vehicles safely, using hazard control.
- Transported goods, liquids, or materials in line with delivery requirements.
- Multi-product loads
- Completed delivery documentation promptly to track orders and incidents.
- Reported lorry faults and issues for swift repair, minimising vehicle downtime.
- Planned and navigated routes using excellent road network knowledge.
- Coordinated movements with team and members of public.
- Updated customers of service delays for optimised clarity on delivery times.
- Kept accurate, up-to-date logbooks for personal workload monitoring.
- Secured lorry loads appropriately to eliminate damage and risk.
Education
GCSEs - Maths
Hawick High School
Scottish BordersGCSEs - English
Hawick High School
Scottish BordersGCSEs - Metal work
Hawick High School
Scottish BordersSkills
- Working time regulations adherence
- Cargo loading and unloading
- UK transportation laws
- Transport Law knowledge
- Digital tachograph operation
- Heavy lifting
- Loading and unloading
- Fuel-efficient driving
- Vehicle security
- Logbook maintenance
- Road Traffic Act compliance
- Route and schedule planning
- Vehicle defect reporting
- Tanker ant-roll over course and skid pan
- ADR
Languages
6
Languages
English
Timeline
HGV class 1 driver
DA Harrisons C/O F Brown
07.2025 - 11.2025
Multi drop delivery driver
Beaches Logistics
07.2024 - 07.2025
ADR/HGV class 2 driver
BOC
11.2011 - 12.2023
ADR driver
BP
04.2001 - 08.2011
GCSEs - English
Hawick High School
GCSEs - Metal work
Hawick High School
GCSEs - Maths
Hawick High School