In 2005, the trucking industry in Kentucky Provided 126,300 jobs, or one out of 14 in the state. Total trucking wages paid in Kentucky in 2005 exceeded $4.5 billion, with an average annual trucking industry salary of $35,545. In May 2005, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that truck drivers, heavy, tractor-trailer and light, delivery drivers, held 42,180 jobs with a mean annual salary of $29.015.