Amy Scott
speaker
372 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 19 Mar
Amy Scott’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Because when they're high, driving can feel like a burden, especially when it's your job.
At the BP station near LaGuardia, cab driver Raouf Qadir says rising gas prices means he is making less.
He says he needs to see prices go back under three bucks a gallon to feel good about the economy again.
In New York, I'm Kristen Schwab for Marketplace.
The war in the Middle East also has truckers feeling some sticker shock at the pump.
Retail diesel prices are averaging above $5 a gallon, according to AAA, nearly $1.50 more than they were a month ago.
At the same time, new restrictions on certain foreign-born truckers are pushing tens of thousands of drivers out of that workforce.
With more on how shifts in energy and immigration are shaping the trucking industry, Marketplace's Elizabeth Troval reports.
Diesel is a major input cost for companies like JKC Trucking, where Mike Kacharski is co-owner.
I keep getting calls from drivers, you know, saying, look, they're seeing spikes from 90 cents to over a dollar in some areas.
While a lot of fuel costs get passed on to shippers through surcharges.
The problem in the truck industry is we're already struggling because we have very low freight rates.
Independent owner-operators and smaller companies are more likely to eat that spike in fuel costs.
Avery Weiss is with FTR Transportation Intelligence.
That price pressure is happening as the Trump administration and states are moving to take certain foreign-born drivers off the road.
John Esparza is with the Texas Trucking Association.
He says a lot of foreign-born drivers lack proper training.
Amanda Shore with the trucking company Jetco says there's room for more qualified foreign-born drivers in the industry.
Analyst Avery Weiss says he's noticed the conversation around immigrant drivers shift since the new administration took office.
He does expect immigration changes to tighten trucking capacity further, while higher diesel prices take out certain small-scale operators.
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