[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he surge in fuel prices has been downright painful for independent truckers like Hattiesburg resident Richard Harless.
He says it costs between $375 and $400 to fill both tanks on his truck. But there's not much he can do but grin and pay.

[turmoil]

At $400 and $2.50/gallon thats 160 gallons or two 80 gallon tanks.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stupid_monkeys', 'A')t $400 and $2.50/gallon thats 160 gallons or two 80 gallon tanks.

[turmoil]

yeah i know... i'm not suprised at the size of the tanks. it's just a lot of gasoline when you multiply it out. There are probably millions of trucks on the road...

160 * 100 = 16,000 gallons (~380 barrels) for 1 truck for 100 trips

380 barrels * 1,000,000 = 380,000,000 barrels for ~100 trips.

And 160 gallons may not be enough for some trips...

[Peak_Modernity]

160 gallons is a truck with relatively small capacity. Some trucks have dual 150 gallon tanks. $3.00/gallon diesel x 300 gallons = if you have to ask...

[MD]

Grocery prices are jumping around here in a big way. Inflation is here!
Economy is going to tank and oil prices will then be back to $40 by the first of the year

[MicroHydro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'G')rocery prices are jumping around here in a big way. Inflation is here!
Economy is going to tank and oil prices will then be back to $40 by the first of the year

[Cool Hand Linc]

I saw a man interviewed on the news at the beginning of the summer. He filled his boat up at the lake. Fuel was over 4 dolars and his boat had 2 V8 engines. He spent 350 dollars to fill up. He must have had 200 gallon fuel tank.