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5. Aren't high gas and diesel prices most of the driver for higher prices?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2023, 08:20 PM

Feb 2023

A truck that used to make a delivery using, say $100 worth of fuel is making that same delivery, but the fuel charge is anywhere from $150 to $250 for the same run. Doesn't that cost figure in to the price of goods on the shelves? And where is all that extra money spent on fuel, goods, and services going? Does anyone know?

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