Truck driver supervisor vs route driver

The differences between truck driver supervisors and route drivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a route driver has an average salary of $45,492, which is higher than the $38,833 average annual salary of a truck driver supervisor.

The top three skills for a truck driver supervisor include safety rules, CDL and DOT. The most important skills for a route driver are CDL, DOT, and pickup.

Truck driver supervisor vs route driver overview

	Truck Driver Supervisor	Route Driver
Yearly salary	$38,833	$45,492
Hourly rate	$18.67	$21.87
Growth rate	4%	11%
Number of jobs	720,342	266,899
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	-

Truck driver supervisor vs route driver salary

Truck driver supervisors and route drivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Truck Driver Supervisor	Route Driver
Average salary	$38,833	$45,492
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $51,000	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 truck driver supervisor and route driver education

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

	Truck Driver Supervisor	Route Driver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Truck driver supervisor vs route driver demographics

Here are the differences between truck driver supervisors' and route drivers' demographics:

	Truck Driver Supervisor	Route Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.8% White, 57.1% 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 truck driver supervisor and route driver duties and responsibilities

Truck driver supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and expedite the secure transportation and accountability of logistic materials and HAZMAT chemicals to commercial, state and government facilities.
Complete delivery and pickup paperwork promptly and accurately, returning say paperwork to the appropriate facility personnel.
Deliver groceries and perishables items in safe and timely manner.

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.

Truck driver supervisor vs route driver skills

Common truck driver supervisor skills

Safety Rules, 28%
CDL, 14%
DOT, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Driver Logs, 4%
Load Trucks, 4%

Common route driver skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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