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.
An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2013 Update 2In summary, tables ES1 and ES2 present the marginal cost per mile (CPM) and cost per hour (CPH) for 2012 juxtaposed with 2008 - 2011 data for comparison purposes.n Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2013 Update ii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES Table ES 1. Average Carrier Costs per Mile, 2008-2012 ............................................ 2 Table ES 2. Average Carrier Costs per Hour, 2008 - 2012.........................................