While many consumers are plagued by the rising cost of gas, they are not the only casualties of this oil war. Many trucking companies are getting slammed and are struggling to find ways to make up for their increased fuel costs. Many of these extra costs are getting passed on to the employees of these companies. Weall look at the ways that diesel costs are destroying P.A.M. Transportation.

In an article that was published in the Times Record on February 10, 2008 they reported a large loss, it is written that aP.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported a large loss of $839,909 net income loss in the last three months ending in December 2007.a

Environmentally conscious drivers will have more hybrid car and hybrid truck options this year and next, as auto manufacturers continue to roll out new versions and models. Consumer demand for hybrid vehicles continues to increase, as consumers begin to understand and accept hybrid vehicles as a viable alternative.

Hybrid cars (and trucks) are designed to reduce emissions by having at least two seperate power sources. Basically, instead of relying on burning fuel for all its power, a hybrid vehicle typically uses both an energy storage system in addition to gasoline, thereby expending less gasoline and less emissions.