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.
But for general freight I had to have $1.25 per mile. For oilfield it was minimum of $2.25 for just the truck and $2.50 and up for the trailer. If it was a short run (under 100 miles) then I charged a day rate of $450 for the truck/trailer combo.f it was me Iâd ask him point blank what heâs charging per mile, since if heâs only charging $1.75 and paying 70%, that would be $1.23 per mile to the truck. Thatâs not real good pay IMO; if heâs charging $3.00 then it works out to be $2.10 per mile at 70%, which is very decent pay for non oilfield freight.