Driver's in Atlanta are spending about $1500 per month on gas. "It's tough when you see it going up, and then they talk about it being $5 a gallon before summer time," says Abdul a driver for Yellow Cab of Georgia. He tells us his average ride brings in about $12. Gas prices shrink his profit, and he has to cut back on some of his trips.
He predicts that enough drivers cutting back will begin to hurt customers. Relief at the pump can't come soon enough.
I have been driving a cab over eight years. Gas prices are at a record high. Yes we should charge fuel surcharges. Our costs don't go down, our cost go up just like everybody else's. All other companies, when their cost go up, what do they do? They pass it on to the customer, right, so we should be able to do the same thing. As gas goes up, profits for cab drivers come down. Limousine companies can implement a surcharge to help make up for climbing gas prices, but taxi companies must wait for the city to approve a surcharge. The city's taxi companies are at the mercy of political forces and are not allowed to raise rates, which are regulated by the city and enforced by a bureau of taxicab standards.
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