What This Story Is About
- A Rutherford County school bus contractor says soaring gas and diesel prices are pushing her business toward the breaking point.
Why It Matters
- Rising fuel costs are forcing owner-operators like Sandra Davis to live paycheck to paycheck and risk losing their livelihoods.
- Davis is working with county commissioners to secure more funding from the school board, while a proposed state gas tax relief bill failed to pass last session.
For Context
- Tennessee gas prices are averaging over $4 a gallon and diesel over $6 a gallon this week.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) – Gas is averaging over $4 a gallon in Tennessee this week, and diesel is above $6 a gallon. One school bus contractor said she may have to stop operating for good if conditions don’t change.
Sandra Davis has been driving school buses for 31 years.
“You do it for the kids. You do it because you love the kids,” Davis said…