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.
The rate is adjusted annually by the IRS. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven.For 2014, the rate is 56 cents a mile. 23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, down from 23.5 for 2014.he rate is adjusted annually by the IRS. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven.