Average startup cost?

You have the right thought process
I would say 75 to 100 is more comfortable. And be prepared to flush it all down the crapper if the shtf real bad.

 

Add some extra zeros it never hurts.

 

money to pay off corrupt DOT officers lol

 

After drivers pay their down payment $5k-$15k for their truck I guarantee you most have less than $10k in operating expenses and probably less than $5k for a lot more drivers

 

Truck Ins $900?

You can finance part of the truck.

Ifta pay per quarter. I think you meant plate.

 

Have you confirmed this number?

 

Insurance for a startup probably 12k a year for low valued equipment and 18-22 for high dollar equipment. Plates 3000 a year or so. Ifta and road taxes are peanuts. 2290 is 550/year and ucr about 75/year.
Just don't be one of these guys that gives his business a big interest free loan to buy a truck and gets himself a job for company driver wages and never repays the lender for the equipment purchase. Then you're actually going backwards. Lots of folks do it and don't realize it til they need to replace the truck and uhoh the lender has no money. Or you save up your company driver earnings and buy the next one..........lol.... happens every day..