Hauling contractor vs over the road driver

The differences between hauling contractors and over the road drivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hauling contractor and an over the road driver. Additionally, an over the road driver has an average salary of $62,119, which is higher than the $32,830 average annual salary of a hauling contractor.

The top three skills for a hauling contractor include DOT, and . The most important skills for an over the road driver are CDL, PET, and post-trip inspections.

Hauling contractor vs over the road driver overview

	Hauling Contractor	Over The Road Driver
Yearly salary	$32,830	$62,119
Hourly rate	$15.78	$29.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	15,433	711,143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Hauling contractor vs over the road driver salary

Hauling contractors and over the road drivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hauling Contractor	Over The Road Driver
Average salary	$32,830	$62,119
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $52,000	Between $43,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	-	Camden, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Walmart
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between hauling contractor and over the road driver education

There are a few differences between a hauling contractor and an over the road driver in terms of educational background:

	Hauling Contractor	Over The Road Driver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hauling contractor vs over the road driver demographics

Here are the differences between hauling contractors' and over the road drivers' demographics:

	Hauling Contractor	Over The Road Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 81.5% Female, 18.5%	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 3.6% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 3.9% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between hauling contractor and over the road driver duties and responsibilities

Hauling contractor example responsibilities.

Recruit, manage, train for sales & installation of Comcast services.
Research, analyze and draft multiple project specific documents and create accompanying PowerPoint presentations.
Concrete foundation, all stages; trenches, jack hammers, diamond cutters, cement mixers, mechanical hoists.

Over the road driver example responsibilities.

Experience in semi driving, logging, managing bills of lading, light maintenance, vehicle inspections.
Work OTR reefer unit with assign trainer after CDL are obtained.
Comply with all FMCSA rules and regulations to maintain CDL-A status.
Train CDL driver responsible for OTR pick up and delivery of goods.
Transport domestic freight from customer to customer, and employ industry standard HAZMAT procedures.
Action resources is a HAZMAT company that have drivers locally and over the road.

Hauling contractor vs over the road driver skills

Common hauling contractor skills

DOT, 100%

Common over the road driver skills

CDL, 34%
PET, 8%
Post-Trip Inspections, 7%
Hazmat, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Federal Regulations, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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