The Times Caddo Parish school bus driver Marlin Muslim fills up at the Caddo School Board's bus barn Wednesday afternoon. Economic forecasters expected prices to rise through summer, but the higher prices have hit earlier than expected. It s uncertain how high they ll climb, said Don Redman, a public affairs specialist with the American Automobile Association.
All bets are off if any refinery goes down.
The price of regular, midgrade and premium gasoline has jumped nearly 20 cents in the past month, and all are higher than July 2000 prices, which climbed to a five-year high. He puts about 200 miles a day on his cab. You just can t make it up. You just dig a hole in your pocket. The average motorist may adjust summer vacation plans to cushion the burden of higher fuel prices.