AP Spotlight Rising gasoline prices a double blow for drivers who use their own vehicles for work DEE-ANN DURBIN and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Updated 19 hrs ago 0 1 of 5 Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver, fills up her car at a gas station March 23 in Alameda, Calif. Terry Chea, Associated Press Molly Kenefick, owner of Doggy Lama Pet Care, gives treats to her clients' dogs in the back of her car March 26 in Oakland, Calif. Terry Chea, Associated Press Protesting truck and bus drivers slow traffic down along Paris' ring road to denounce higher fuel prices on Monday. Thibault Camus, Associated Press A Chevron gas station in Alameda, Calif., displays gas prices March 23. Terry Chea, Associated Press Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver, drives her car in Alameda, Calif. Terry Chea, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DEE-ANN DURBIN and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a full tank of gas.kAmxE FD65 E@ 4@DE 96C 2C@F?5 Sad E@ 7:== FA 96C %@J@E2 r@C@==2] $96VD DA6?E 4=@D6C E@ Sc_ D:?46 E96 xC2? H2C 3682? 2?5 AFD965 FA E96 2G6C286 &]$] AC:46 7@C 2 82==@? @7 C68F=2C 82D@=:?6 3J S`] $96C>2?\$9276C[ 2 C6E:C65 56?E2= @77:46 2DD:DE2?E H9@ A:4<D FA &36C A2DD6?86CD 7:G6 52JD 2 H66<[ D2:5 D96VD AFEE:?8 :? 6IEC2 9@FCD E@ 4@G6C E96 5:776C6?46]k^AmkAmQ(6 5@?VE 86E C6:>3FCD65 7@C 82D] (6 C6=J @? 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