LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Thousands of people make the daily trip from Pahrump to Las Vegas, but commuters and retirees said rising gas prices are changing how often they travel and where they fill up.
“It is just getting way too expensive,” said Elizar Estrada, a Pahrump resident who commutes to and from Las Vegas every day and regularly fills up his truck. With gas prices teetering around $5 a gallon, Estrada said the higher costs are cutting into what he brings home. He said most of his business is in Las Vegas, and he can’t afford to stop making the drive.
“We have to fill up because we have to get to work. We have to just put in some gas because we cannot stay home,” Estrada said, laughing.
Military veteran Torian Coachman, also from Pahrump, said he’s feeling the impact as well while fueling up a company truck for work. Nearly 39 gallons of diesel in the truck cost more than $236. Coachman said his personal vehicle also generated expensive receipts during a trip to California, when he moved a friend around a military base and then drove back…