Start chargin a fuel surcharge!
I'm with ya. I had someone who wanted me to put an addition of for them 45 minutes away. I said here's the price, here's the fuel charge. But it stinks. I dont like doing that, but I cant have it falling out of my pocket either. I figure I average at least a hundred bucks a week on fuel as it is. Thats certainly up. I can go look back at 04 and it was only about $3K in fuel for the whole year.
Listen to me. I'm trained. I said only. Hows it feel to know that Shell and BP have you right where they want ya and theres not much you can realistically do about it?