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March 31, 2026

Rising gas prices are a double blow for drivers who use their own vehicles for work

  • Millions of people have jobs that require using personal vehicles, including delivery drivers, self-employed electricians and real estate agents.
    • By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MATT SEDENSKY
    AP Business Writers

    Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a full tank of gas.

    It used to cost her around $25 to fill up her Toyota Corolla. She's spent closer to $40 since the Iran war began and pushed up the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gasoline by $1. Sherman-Shafer, a retired dental office assistant who picks up Uber passengers five days a week, said she's putting in extra hours to cover the difference.


     
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