Growth & wages: More than 57 percent in this field are women and itâs a field thatâs expected to grow 22 percent in the next 10 years. The average median salary, according to Payscale, is $81,541, with the highest pay concentrated in the San Francisco area.
$1.38 The average per mile operating cost for the trucking industry. $180,000 The average total yearly cost of operating a commercial truck. The largest operating expense is diesel fuel. A commercial truck can easily consume more than $70,000 of diesel fuel per year.
So if a driver is paid .42 per mile, our real cost of the driver is .56 per mile. Tolls vary from state to state. Our fleet is based in upstate NY â where we have tolls everywhere! We average $900/mo per truck for tolls which equates to roughly .09/mile! Plus the .025/mile for licensing and IFTA taxes.o we are paying .115 per mile compared to your scenario of .02 per mile. You also need to figure in a cost for your overhead. This includes your building, energy, phones, internet, computers, office support, etc. We usually figure a number of $150 per day per truck, which equates to roughly .31 per mile.