Trucking, Fuel, and Lives

Gail Nash and Randy Lambson are a couple who work for a trucking company based in the small town of Deckerville, Michigan. The rising cost of fuel has changed the way the trucking company operates, the way they think about their jobs, and, potentially, might change their lives.

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- Eileen Mignoni

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• economy
• trucking
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• magnum
• diesel
• propane
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• Eileen Mignoni
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[DoGoodWork]

Nicely composed shots. I think this is a story we all can relate to.  Good work!

[Slimeface2008]

Nice perspective!

[divisioneight]

Oh how I wish the politico's in D.C. could see this. There are some that understand what needs to be done, but not enough to make a difference. We had the election, the message was sent, but did it go anywhere? Was anyone listening in D.C.?

Fuel is approaching $5.00 a gallon, and truckers and their companies who deliver to our tabletops will have to pass that along to us eventually.

Let's hope in 2012, we can finish the noble work started in 2010.

And thank a trucker!

[MrCaromatic]

saveongassitedotcom

[countrymusicgtavboy2]

@DeshGTP plus it take a lot more energy to make ethonal then regular gas,diesal

[house10442]

looks like your not starving fat slabs. rumble sucks. they try to out bid other co. big time. their trucks sit in the yard now

[house10442]

burn corn to stay alive . or die fooll. same as eating it.

[rnrchickenman]

Great story I'm a trucker also of 31 years. I'm in a worst story lost everything except my job. Now im living in my big truck. if i didnt have it, I dont know what i would do. Thankyou BOSS for letting me live in my truck. i've been here 12 years and i got 17 more till im 70 when i can retire and go into the nuresing home :-)

[DeshGTP]

heard that hemp can make more fuel than corn, i never liked the idea of burning any food product for fuel because too many children and adults die from starvation around the world. and we as we burn corn to save some money to me it seems greedy and selfish. and to be clear im not talking marijuana so people can get high im talking hemp

[greenbeld]

I live in Michigan too and I can relate to what you are saying .

[Newfieguy89]

The cost of fuel is down to 83.9 cents a litre here