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 Internal Revenue Service has released the standard mileage rate for 2015. Under the 2015 rules, the standard mileage rate for the use of a vehicle is: 57.5 cents per mile for business use. 23.5 cents per mile driven as medical or moving expenses. 14 cents per mile driven for charitable purposes.