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Article: Milwaukee-Area Taxi, Courier Firms Brace for Higher Gas Prices.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- May 9, 2001
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 9--Vince Fiore gets uneasy whenever gas prices edge higher.
His Milwaukee courier business, Action Express, uses 40,000 to 45,000 gallons of fuel a month.
"When fuel jumps a few pennies, let alone a dime, we feel it," Fiore says.
Fiore and others running area businesses that consume large amounts of fuel are bracing for frustrated customers, eroded profits and possibly lost business as they head into another summer of spiking gas prices.
The recent surge in prices and speculation that a gallon could cost as much as $3 by Labor Day have made for white-knuckle ...