[RonMN]

I asked the fe-mail man how the us postal service was handeling the gas prices without raising the price of a postage stamp...she said she wasn't privey'd to that info.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shannymara', ' ')what they did to compensate so far was shut down over 900 of their least profitable routes.

[Andy]

Don't worry. As long as Greyhound remain in business, they will eventually benefit. A full bus can move people using 1/3 to 1/4 the fuel per passenger as the most efficient full jetliner. They are in problems now because the load factors are not yet high enough to compensate for fuel costs. Same with AMTRAK and other national passenger railroads. Simple lengthening trains and upping the load factor significantly changes the eqaution. They must benefit long term vis-a-vis air transport.

[lawnchair]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Andy', 'D')on't worry. As long as Greyhound remain in business, they will eventually benefit.

[Andy]

I hear you on that one. I think though that pretty soon, the cost of fuel will outweigh the opportunity cost of not working the extra day. I can see it particularly for shorter hauls like 500 miles or less that can be covered in about 8 hours.

[EnergySpin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') hear you on that one. I think though that pretty soon, the cost of fuel will outweigh the opportunity cost of not working the extra day. I can see it particularly for shorter hauls like 500 miles or less that can be covered in about 8 hours.

[Wildwell]

Very few reported problems so far, except for airlines which are hyper sensitive to fuel price rises. Truckers have complained, but many of the big haulage companies are starting to work with rail freight operators in the US, UK and Europe.

Car drivers have complained in Europe, but mostly the issue is tax.

Most companies are absorbing the extra costs well.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/stor ... 11,00.html

[smiley]

Surprisingly the industry which seems to be the hardest hit here is the fishing industry. Apparently the fuel costs have risen to a point where fishing is not profitable anymore.

This seems to be a global problem.

Higher fuel costs hitting New Zealand's fishing industry

Fuel protests bring ferry chaos

Fishers protest (costa rica)

Too bad, I like fish

[I_Like_Plants]

The 'dirty dog' would do much better if it were .... less dirty. As fuel prices continue to go up, maybe we'll see some bus companies with some class.

[OldSprocket]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'T')he 'dirty dog' would do much better if it were .... less dirty. As fuel prices continue to go up, maybe we'll see some bus companies with some class.