By Ian Berry
Staff Writer
People who mow lawns and landscape for a living say the rising cost of gas is forcing them to make some tough choices.
High gas prices mean they have to spend more to get from job-to-job and to fill up their lawnmowers’ gas tanks.
“It’s raising the prices (for customers) and eating up the profit,” said Todd Carter, owner of Carter’s Lawn Service. “It’s really killing us.”
Other lawn care professionals say it’s causing them to rethink their career in the business or to focus only on specific areas instead of traveling all across the region.
John Gibson, president of the Professional Landcare Network, a national industry group, said many businesses are looking to cut down on travel costs by making trips more efficient, while others will just accept the gas increase as a cost of doing business.
E-mail Ian Berry at iberry@timesfreepress.com
See tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press for full coverage.
Staff Writer
People who mow lawns and landscape for a living say the rising cost of gas is forcing them to make some tough choices.
High gas prices mean they have to spend more to get from job-to-job and to fill up their lawnmowers’ gas tanks.
“It’s raising the prices (for customers) and eating up the profit,” said Todd Carter, owner of Carter’s Lawn Service. “It’s really killing us.”
Other lawn care professionals say it’s causing them to rethink their career in the business or to focus only on specific areas instead of traveling all across the region.
John Gibson, president of the Professional Landcare Network, a national industry group, said many businesses are looking to cut down on travel costs by making trips more efficient, while others will just accept the gas increase as a cost of doing business.
E-mail Ian Berry at iberry@timesfreepress.com
See tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press for full coverage.
