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Survey finds most Tennessee employers absorbing higher fuel costs

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Alan Latham, of L&M Landscape Materials of Knoxville, fuels up at the EZ Stop Exxon on East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville. Latham, 19, whose landscaping and excavation business runs 12 trucks and mows about 100 yards a week, said his fuel bill has climbed more than $1,000 a month after prices jumped about $2 in a couple of months. To cut costs, his crews are driving fewer trucks and working faster to burn less fuel. (Photo by Robert Berlin)

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