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Rising fuel costs a burden on truckers and railroads ... and their customers Rising fuel costs a burden on truckers and railroads ... and their customers 4/20/07 Quote: The increasing cost of fuel affects not only the day-to-day driver and commuter, but it has a definite impact on the local and regional freight industry. From Freightliner purchases to the coast-to-coast delivery of merchandise, everyone is feeling the pain, said Danny Sousa, regional manager for Hercules Forwarding Inc., a shipping company with hubs all over the United States and Canada. article continues

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Anything that uses petroleum derived fuels is up including water transport and this is also affecting everyone. Our local electric generating plants are surcharging heavily because it is costing so much more to transport the coal by barge to power stations along the Mississippi. Energy cost has to be factored in and budgeted for, it doesn't matter who you are or what you do, you still need energy to live and produce. AJ

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