Can't predict fuel price changes after tax policy shifts
Drivers who rely on fuel for work struggle to budget because tax-driven price swings are hard to track.
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- Maybe I'm overthinking this but this diesel import deal has me checking fuel prices every morning before I even load the truck. Last time it spiked like this I ate the cost for three months because the client contracts don't adjust that fast. Everyone at the yard keeps saying it won't be as bad this time but nobody said it would be bad last time either, and it was...
- Does anyone track gas price swings against what's actually happening with these fuel tax orders? Diesel dropped near me this week right when the news broke about the tax exemption order, and now I'm wondering if I should be timing fill ups around policy stuff instead of just whenever the tank's low. I drive for work so it adds up fast and I don't want to keep guessing.