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Bubba Melzer swings open the door of his 18-wheeler, walks over to the diesel pumps at the Flying J truck stop and begins to fill one of the 200-gallon tanks on his truck.

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If you think gas is expensive, try filling a 300-gallon tank with diesel every time you pull up to the pump.

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Tens of thousands of truckers who flunk drug tests may still be driving big rigs in violation of federal regulations, a new government investigation has found.

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Tens of thousands of truckers who flunk drug tests may still be driving big rigs in violation of federal regulations, a new government investigation has found.

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A semi-truck driver in Vinton County wasn't about to let someone drive off with hundreds of dollars-worth of his diesel fuel.

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The latest casualty of high fuel prices is New Jersey-based Jevic Transportation, a 27-year-old less-than-truckload company known for its innovative approach to the LTL business.

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You can hear the frustration in Charlene Garris' voice. A native of Fayetteville who has been driving big rigs on and off for 20 years, Garris doesn't know what the future holds for her and John Mzyick her ...

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Paul Yurkovac put 125,000 miles on his big rig in 2007, mostly lugging cargo containers to and from the Port of Hampton Roads .

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"Gas Prices Could Pass $3.50 in Weeks," read an Associated Press headline from just a month ago.

Now, with the staggering upward trajectory drivers have faced recently at the pump, $3.50 per gallon would undoubtedly be considered a relief.

"There's only one positive thing from the truck driver's point of view -- on the road there's less traffic because less people are traveling, but the flip side of the coin is look what's going on everywhere else," said Ed Furney, a seven-year veteran truck driver for Radiology Corporation of America, after filling up in Ukiah on Thursday. "We're probably looking at 5 or 6 dollars (a gallon) before this is over."

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This is not our first fuel crisis. In 1973, right after my husband Harold and I bought our first truck, diesel jumped from around 30 cents per gallon to 50 cents! We were floored, as were many in the country's ...

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