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.
Beginning January 1, 2016, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 1  54 cents per mile for business miles driven (down from 57.5 cents in 2015). 2  19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes (down from 23 cents 2015).