Street flusher driver vs over the road driver

The differences between street flusher drivers 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 street flusher driver and an over the road driver. Additionally, an over the road driver has an average salary of $62,119, which is higher than the $33,675 average annual salary of a street flusher driver.

The top three skills for a street flusher driver include google maps, GPS and quality images. The most important skills for an over the road driver are CDL, PET, and post-trip inspections.

Street flusher driver vs over the road driver overview

	Street Flusher Driver	Over The Road Driver
Yearly salary	$33,675	$62,119
Hourly rate	$16.19	$29.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	609,630	711,143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Street flusher driver vs over the road driver salary

Street flusher drivers and over the road drivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Street Flusher Driver	Over The Road Driver
Average salary	$33,675	$62,119
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $49,000	Between $43,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	Queensbury, NY	Camden, NJ
Highest paying state	Alaska	New Jersey
Best paying company	Volunteers of America Los Angeles	Walmart
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between street flusher driver and over the road driver education

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

	Street Flusher Driver	Over The Road Driver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Street flusher driver vs over the road driver demographics

Here are the differences between street flusher drivers' and over the road drivers' demographics:

	Street Flusher Driver	Over The Road Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 78.8% Female, 21.3%	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 59.8% 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 street flusher driver and over the road driver duties and responsibilities

Street flusher driver example responsibilities.

Transport referred commodity from the pickup to its final destination in the desired time schedule while maintaining the designated commodity temperature.
Stock shelves, correctly file paperwork, inspect vehicles, and serve regular DIY customers.

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.

Street flusher driver vs over the road driver skills

Common street flusher driver skills

Google Maps, 94%
GPS, 4%
Quality Images, 2%

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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