Stuart Lingard
Professional and reliable HGV Class 1 Driver with almost 20 years of experience in logistics
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Professional and reliable HGV Class 1 Driver with almost 20 years of experience in logistics. Experienced in inter-depot trunking, curtain-side operations, multi-drop deliveries and good knowledge of vehicle servicing and preventative maintenance for both HGVs and cars.
Experience
HGV Class 1 Driver - Cml - Telford
(2026-06)
- Inter-depot trunking operations
- Trailer collections and exchanges
- Completion of transport documentation
- Daily vehicle safety inspections and defect reporting
- Consistently maintained high standards of safety, compliance and punctuality
Class 1 tanker driver - Kingsbury
(2026-02 - 2026-05)
Delivery of petroleum liquid products to retail forecourts, following safety critical procedures. Loading at the terminal, and making 2 sometimes 3 drops a day. I passed out of the Kingsbury terminal and obtained my Petroleum driver passport.
HGV Class 1 Driver - DHL - Tamworth
(2022-05 - 2026-04)
Premier Foods Contract
- Delivered food products using articulated curtain-side vehicles
- Planned efficient delivery routes while complying with Drivers' Hours regulations
- Carried out vehicle checks before and after every shift
- Loaded, secured and unloaded goods safely
- Completed transport paperwork accurately
- Maintained excellent communication with transport planners and customers
- Worked to strict food distribution and health and safety standards
HGV Class 1 Driver - DHL
(2018-09 - 2022-05)
TK Maxx Contract
- Core Class 1 driver delivering to TK Maxx stores
- Multi-drop retail deliveries
- Loading and unloading palletised freight
- Maintained excellent customer service and delivery performance
HGV Class 1 Driver - UK Mail / DHL Parcel
(2016-05 - 2018-09)
- Overnight inter-depot trunking
- Trailer swaps and collections
- Driving long distance mostly
- A small amount of handball was involved moving cages of mail and parcels
- Left following relocation from Coventry to Cannock
HGV Class 2 Driver - DHL
(2014-05 - 2016-05)
Primark Contract
- Delivered stock to Primark stores
- Completed daily vehicle inspections
- Transport paperwork and delivery documentation
- Store collections
- Left when the operation relocated to Northampton
Combat engineer, driver - British Army
(2006-02 - 2014-05)
Served in the UK, Germany, Cyprus and Afghanistan.
- Operated and maintained a wide range of military vehicles including rigid, tanker and armoured vehicles
- Performed servicing, preventative maintenance and vehicle inspections
- Built military and logistic bridges in operational environments
- Trained in first aid, teamwork, leadership and communication
Education
Level 3/Btec national diploma (CILT) - Certificate in Logistics and Transportation
HGV NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship
HGV Technician Level 3 Diploma (Entry Level)
Key Skills Level 3 English
Key Skills Level 3 Mathematics
OCR Level 2 Application of Number
OCR Level 2 Communication
OCR Level 2 Working with Others
OCR Level 2 Improving Own Learning and Performance
