Feeder driver vs route driver

The differences between feeder drivers and route drivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a feeder driver has an average salary of $49,183, which is higher than the $45,492 average annual salary of a route driver.

The top three skills for a feeder driver include CDL, DOT and tractor-trailer combination. The most important skills for a route driver are CDL, DOT, and pickup.

Feeder driver vs route driver overview

	Feeder Driver	Route Driver
Yearly salary	$49,183	$45,492
Hourly rate	$23.65	$21.87
Growth rate	4%	11%
Number of jobs	791,253	266,899
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	-

Feeder driver vs route driver salary

Feeder drivers and route drivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Feeder Driver	Route Driver
Average salary	$49,183	$45,492
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	Between $30,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Blank Rome
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between feeder driver and route driver education

There are a few differences between a feeder driver and a route driver in terms of educational background:

	Feeder Driver	Route Driver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Feeder driver vs route driver demographics

Here are the differences between feeder drivers' and route drivers' demographics:

	Feeder Driver	Route Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.6% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between feeder driver and route driver duties and responsibilities

Feeder driver example responsibilities.

Experience in semi driving, logging, managing bills of lading, light maintenance, vehicle inspections.
Earn CDL license with Doubles/Triples endorsements.
Perform exhaustive pre and post trip inspections.
Operate tractor- trailer combinations, including doubles and triples.
Maintain trip logs, preform pre and post trip inspections.
Hooked/Unhook trailers and converter dollies to/from a tractor and/or trailer.

Route driver example responsibilities.

Manage 100 stores as a DSD vendor, entailing presales, delivery and basic account management.
Inspect vehicle and load for safety and HazMat regulations being meet.
DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements.
Train new employees to read and follow route sheets, as well as prepare them for CDL testing.
Travel to and from designate areas to pickup and deliver parcels and packages to and from FedEx customers.
Record routes in the delivery vehicle GPS system to facilitate weekly route planning and to assist share route drivers.

Feeder driver vs route driver skills

Common feeder driver skills

CDL, 51%
DOT, 29%
Tractor-Trailer Combination, 3%
Post-Trip Inspections, 2%
Safety Committee, 2%
GPS, 2%

Common route driver skills

CDL, 25%
DOT, 18%
Pickup, 4%
Customer Locations, 4%
Cleanliness, 3%
Necessary Paperwork, 3%