One is added costs for remote service. And some of these added costs are now starting to affect a lot of manufacturers, regardless of where they’re located.
For about a year, our wastewater holding tank pump-outs have been subject to an extra fuel surcharge of $2.50 per visit. This has been universally applied to service calls since fuel prices topped $1.50/gal. In fact, maybe we should be glad the surcharge hasn’t been increased since gasoline and diesel prices have remained north of $1.90/gal for most of that last year.
