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Primo Brands

Route Delivery Driver

Milpitas, CA · On-site

$25.83/hr

The Route Service Delivery Driver's primary responsibilities are to provide premium customer service to residential, commercial, and retail customers, accelerate growth through upselling, manage ...

Culligan 16CA

Route Driver

Santa Maria, CA · On-site

$21/hr

The Route Driver performs deliveries along a specific route and handles invoicing and collections. Additionally, drivers are expected to deliver a high degree of service that exceeds the expectations ...

Mammoth Distribution

$21/hr

We're hiring a full-time Delivery Driver or Route Driver to handle daily B2B stops and weekly long-haul routes out of our North Hollywood location-convenient to Burbank, Van Nuys, Glendale, and the ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

San Leandro, CA · On-site

$22 - $24/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

Petaluma, CA · On-site

$22 - $24/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

Hayward, CA · On-site

$19 - $23/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

Winebow

Route Delivery Driver

Pico Rivera, CA

$21 - $22/hr

Operate trucks for the delivery and pickup of Winebow's products * Perform required before, during ... Valid Driver's License. * Minimum of one year experience as truck driver * Ability to operate and ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

Inglewood, CA · On-site

$20 - $23/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

Northridge, CA · On-site

$19 - $23/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

DAIOHS U.S.A., INC.

Route Driver

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$22 - $25/hr

S., delivering premium coffee experiences right to their break rooms. We're currently seeking a Route Driver to join our growing team! If you're energized by a fast-paced environment and have a ...

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How much do delivery route driver jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for delivery route driver in California is $19.99, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.59 and $20.14 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a delivery route driver do?

A Delivery Route Driver is responsible for transporting goods, packages, or products from a distribution center or warehouse to various customer locations along a designated route. Their duties include loading and unloading items, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries, obtaining delivery confirmations or signatures, and maintaining records of deliveries. They must also inspect their vehicles for safety, follow all traffic regulations, and provide excellent customer service during each delivery. The job often requires good time management skills, physical stamina, and a valid driver's license.

What does a delivery route driver do?

A delivery route driver works to transport products via a light truck on an assigned route. In this career, your responsibilities include working to load product onto your vehicle, driving to each customer’s location, and delivering the product to the customer. Depending on the job, you may also unload the product and place it in a predetermined area. Your duties as a delivery route driver may involve communicating with customers to ensure proper delivery. You must also count delivered items to ensure that each customer gets the amount that they ordered.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a delivery route driver, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Delivery Route Driver, you need a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, and good knowledge of local routes and navigation. Familiarity with GPS devices, route optimization software, and basic vehicle maintenance is typically required. Strong time management, customer service skills, and reliability help drivers excel in this position. These skills and qualities are crucial to ensure timely, safe, and accurate deliveries, leading to customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

What are some common challenges faced by delivery route drivers and how are they typically managed?

Delivery Route Drivers often encounter challenges such as navigating traffic, managing tight delivery schedules, and handling unexpected changes like last-minute route adjustments or package issues. These challenges are typically managed by using GPS technology, maintaining open communication with dispatch teams, and following efficient time-management practices. Many companies provide ongoing training and support to help drivers deal with these obstacles, ensuring a safer and smoother delivery process.

What is the difference between Delivery Route Driver vs Delivery Driver?

AspectDelivery Route DriverDelivery Driver
CredentialsValid driver’s license, sometimes commercial licenseValid driver’s license, often same as Route Driver
Work EnvironmentPre-planned routes, regular schedules, often within specific regionsVaried routes, flexible schedules, may include one-time deliveries
Employer & IndustryRetail, food service, logistics companiesRetail, courier services, food delivery

Delivery Route Drivers typically follow established routes with scheduled stops, focusing on efficiency and consistency. Delivery Drivers may handle more varied routes and delivery types, often with less emphasis on route planning. Both roles require valid driver’s licenses and are common in logistics and retail industries.

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Infographic showing various Delivery Route Driver job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 68% Full Time, 29% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 97% Physical, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $41,588 per year, or $20 per hour.

Route Delivery Driver -Benecia

Pacific Seafood

Benicia, CA • On-site

$26/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 19 days ago

Pacific Seafood rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 19 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

199th of 445 rated food and drinks producers

Job description

Route Delivery Driver -Benecia
Department: Sacramento Delivery
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Benicia
Reporting To: Felipe Pineda
Compensation: $26.00 / hour
Description
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members' personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence-which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary:
The Route Delivery Driver at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Transportation team supporting efforts to maintain operational efficiency, enhance brand reputation, and help drive sales. This position involves providing accurate product and pricing information, taking orders, and ensuring product is delivered in a safe and efficient manner and is ideal for someone who is customer service oriented, safety conscious, and pays close attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities
1. Efficient Operations:
  • Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork) and promote teamwork.
  • Ensure goods are loaded into trucks in a safe and logical order communicate needed changes to manager.
  • Ensure the load is properly secured.
  • Verify order to ensure correct products loaded and delivered.
  • Deliver orders to customers according to predetermined route delivery schedule. Communicate any needed routing changes to the manager.
  • Responsible for handling merchandise in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Unload products from delivery truck and place product as the customer desires.
  • Provide efficient, accurate and productive service to the customer.
  • Perform backhauls, airport pickups, etc. as needed.
  • Ensure all necessary delivery paperwork is completed accurately and in full. Complete credit/debit documentation accurately.
  • Return all shipping documents, return product and credit documentation to designated area on completion of deliveries.
  • Maintain cleanliness of vehicle and report any maintenance problems to manager.
  • Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the company-customer relationship as it applies to the scope of the job function.
  • Address and/or communicate customer issues and requests promptly to the appropriate individuals to facilitate resolution.
  • Represent the company positively in all customer interactions.
  • Perform all other duties, as may be assigned.

2. Quality and Compliance:
  • Performs all required safety checks (i.e. pre/post trip) to insure they meet company safety standards and take appropriate action as needed.
  • Reports all safety issues and/or repairs required.
  • Follows all DOT regulations and company safe driving guidelines and policies.
  • Knowledge of and adherence to all company, state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.
What you bring to Pacific Seafood
Education and Experience
  • Required
    • High school diploma or GED
    • A minimum of one year of related experience in delivery and sales of perishable food products
    • Valid driver's license
    • Clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) for past 3 years
    • The ability to pass a road test
  • Preferred
    • Proven track record of succeeding in time-sensitive situations
    • Familiarity with local area, including streets, highways, and buildings

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:=
  • Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
  • Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
  • Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the distinction in sound.
  • Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
  • Office, as well as warehouse environment.
  • Moderate noise level in the work environment.
  • Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
  • Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits
Total compensation: $26.00 per hr.
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
  • Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
  • Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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