Pain at the pump as truck drivers deal with high diesel costs

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Thursday, truck drivers at the Petro truck stop on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in Northwest Atlanta were filling up their tanks and shared that these diesel prices have made it much more expensive to do their job.

Like Terrence Thompson, who has been a trucker for more than 6 years, hauling Amazon loads across the United States. Thompson said the price of diesel to fill up his truck right now is shocking.

“It was quite instant to be honest. There was no creep to me, next thing you know I looked at my app and thought it was a typo I said $5.50 for a gallon? Wow,” said Thompson…

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