At 23 years old, Josh Martin has owned and operated his own lawn care business for five years, growing a steady base of more than 100 customers. But he said soaring gas prices are cutting into his bottom line.
“It’s impacted a lot,” Martin said. “Plus I got a diesel truck, so, you know, it’s $5 a gallon. It’s, it’s hurting a lot,” Martin said.
Martin mows lawns in Lexington, Versailles, Nicholasville, and Frankfort. He is now paying considerably more to fill up the diesel truck he uses to haul his equipment…