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Gas Prices Hit Food Trucks Hard | Richmond News
Gas prices are roaring back up, and food truck owners in Central Virginia are feeling the heat—especially those hauling trailers across town. Monique Sage Pecora, behind Monique’s Crepes for 14 years, says diesel hit $6 a gallon and prices swing wildly even just a few miles apart. With her truck barely getting 10 miles per gallon, fuel is a crushing cost. Instead of raising crepe prices—she knows her regulars are hurting—she’s cutting back on long-distance gigs and adding fuel surcharges when she does take them. It’s a tightrope walk: staying afloat without losing her customers. Listen in…
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