He gets calls from customers wanting to use his limo service, only to express their shock at the cost.
“Yes, they are staggering,” said Williams, pointing to his $5,000 gas bill or $8,500 gas bill at his busiest time. “How do you keep up with that? You have to raise prices.
“That’s why we’re downsizing,” he added.
Setting record highs
As of Friday, the average price for regular gasoline in Vancouver was $4,783, while the average for diesel was a whopping $5,501. Just a month ago, those averages were $3,995 and $4,192. The highest recorded average price for regular fuel in Vancouver was set March 29 at $4,798 and for diesel March 31 at $5,517, according to AAA.
Of his 18-vehicle fleet, Williams is dumping anything that’s small in capacity, anything older than a few years, as well as his mid-level shuttles.
“We are keeping nothing but our newest, best vehicles that hold a number of people that will make a per hour quota,” he said.