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Mth prices hovering around $1.30 per litre, it isn’t hard to see why, Mr. Sadorsky said. Fuel costs are quickly taking a toll on truckers, Ontario Trucking Association spokesperson Rebecka Tom said. Airlines and taxi com- panies are also hurting, he added. “Eventually, you'll have a situation where other prices will shift to reflect the higher costs," Mr. Sadorsky said. on other goods will go up.” The big concern should be how higher energy prices will influence the cost of other commonly purchased goods. Aside from the obvious impact of paying more at the pumps, Mr. Sadorsky warned the higher cost of fuel will have a trickle-down effect that will drive the price of other goods much higher. “Oil is a factor in just about everything we use,” he said. ‘ “It's used in the produc- tion and the transportation of goods.” The average North Amer- ican's fuel bill is still actually rather low in relative terms, according to Mr. Sadorsky. That’s the word from economics professor Perry Sadorsky at York University’s Schulich School of Business. BY SEAN PEARCE Staff Writer You’ll be feeling the sting of gas prices in more ways than one this summer. Not' just gas prices on the rise, drivers Markham Stouffville Hearing Services Established 1990 377 Church St., Suite #203 The Audioiogy Contra Established 1986 1333 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite #340 ' MARKHAM 905-471 -4327 Wont End Hearing Established 1991 1243 lgllngton Av... Suite 871 1 NORTH YORK 41 6-498-41 51 ETOBICOKE 41 6-233-858 1 “The competition within the sector right now is pro- tecting the consumer," Mr. Wilkes said. “It will be difâ€" ficult to sustain the current price stmcture." “It’s not just in the trans- portation, if you like, as the cost of building new facilities is going up, too," he said. “Petroleum is often the base for packaging, so that cost will eventually go up as well." The grocery indusz is, indeed, feeling the impact of higher oil prices, senior vice- president of the Canadian Council of Grocery Distribu- tors Dave Wilkes said. According to Mr. Wllkes, other aspects of their busi- ness are also being hit hard. “They have been trying to internalize the cost so far," he said. “Eventually, they’ll have to do something." In many cases, those added costs for trucking companies are gradually being passed along to other companies, such as grocery retailers, Mr. Sadorsky said. It's only a matter of time until consumers, in turn, pay more as a result. Many companies, Ms Tom said, have tried to miti- gate rising costs by improv- ing fuel efficiency through the use of speed limiters, auxiliary heating and coolâ€" ing systems, a reduction in idling and other methods. In the end, however, many have little choice but to try and pass the added cost along to customers in the form of fuel surcharges. “Many trucking compa- nies are falling behind in recovering this cost as cusâ€" tomers try to take advantage by balking at the full fuel surcharges," Ms Tom said. “No doubt this is putting many companies, especially those that do not have the resources to weather this storm, at risk." labour. The cost of fuel has been gaining on labour as the top cost and is now in the range of 40 per cent to 50 per cent for most trucking companies.”