July 6, 2008
A group of New York City taxi drivers wants a $1 fuel surcharge on fares.
Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance say they'll meet Monday at the Manhattan headquarters of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to propose an extra $1 on their meters to offset high gas prices.
Several other U.S. cities have implemented taxi fuel surcharges. Non-regulated industries including airlines and delivery services have raised prices because of higher gas costs.
The taxi alliance says the city's 43,000 yellow-cab drivers each use about 20 gallons of gas per shift and lose more than $1,000 a month because the TLC won't help them. It says it proposed a fuel surcharge when Hurricane Katrina crippled refining capacity and pushed gas prices above $3 per gallon in 2005 but the TLC rejected the idea.
The TLC hasn't responded to requests for comment.
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