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Now this is how most shippers figure out the fuel surcharge on mileage. The base cost of fuel starts at $1.25 a gallon and is also based on a truck getting 5 miles to the gallon and is figured on the avg. national price of fuel as per the DOE every week.
For the current ads in the trucking mags they are advertising around .90 cpm plus fuel surcharge. If the surcharge is .35 cpm and the company gives 100&#37; to the operator then you can see revenue of around $1.25 per mile.Remember though there will be many unpaid miles driven each week as variance plus idle time to figure in. Both of these factors will reduce your profit even further.f the surcharge is .35 cpm and the company gives 100&#37; to the operator then you can see revenue of around $1.25 per mile. Remember though there will be many unpaid miles driven each week as variance plus idle time to figure in. Both of these factors will reduce your profit even further.