Trucking company paying $1,000 in gas per truck with diesel prices more than $5 a gallon

“The trucks don't idle. If you don't think of it much but it all adds up. They burn almost a gallon an hour when they idle. So $5 to keep a truck idling when you got a fleet of 100 trucks. It adds up fast, governing road speed and working with our drivers on fuel economy. Just like you do with your car and to get the best fuel mileage you can keep the cost down," says Hare.