Gas Price Outline

 

Story Outline: Gas Prices Cause Distress for Truck Drivers. 

Subject: Cost of gas is affecting truck drivers and now some drivers are rethinking their professions.

Scope: I will research how trucker businesses are being affected by the cost of gasoline and how many drivers are changing the way they operate in order to keep a profit instead of loss. Some drivers are completely getting out of the business and others are changing the routes and distance they are willing to travel.

Need: Since drivers are changing the way they run their business and the places they are willing to travel, consumers are being affected as well and may not be able to get products as easy or quickly as they had, before costs skyrocketed. This includes products that are delivered nationwide and locally.

Methods: The most reliable way to get information pertaining to this topic is to contact the businesses themselves, or to even go to truck stations. I also plan to search the Internet and for information on the actual costs of gasoline and the changes over the past few months or years.

Sources:  I will contact a few drivers that I know are being affected and the local truck stations. The local stations are TravelCenters of America, Go-Mart, both located in the Teays Valley area, Oliver Fuels & Oils Inc. and the station located right off the Nitro exit. AAA would be the main source online to find the costs of gasoline.

Presentation: This will be a one-part article that begins with the overall affect that gas prices have had on truck drivers and then lead into what changes the drivers are making. The affect that this has on consumers will most likely be the closing of the article.

Follow-up: The affect that is being made on consumers from this situation may change in the future with regards to how much truck drivers continue to be affected with the prices.