TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Rising diesel prices are hitting local school systems in the pocketbook.
“Our CFO does build in a cushion every year when budgeting, but no one can build in this kind of cushion,” said Tiny McCool, the director of transportation for Tuscaloosa City Schools.
Unlike trucking companies, which can use fuel surcharges to offset higher diesel prices, schools have to continue providing the same level of service with the amount that they had budgeted for the year before…