When you ask Gene Phrampus about the cost of operating his truck, he lets out a long depressed sigh, and then lays out his financial difficulties. Specifically, his fuel costs, which range from $45,000-$50,000 a year.
That’s as much as the median household income in the United States. After all the expenses of running his truck, what’s left for him isn’t much.
“Somebody at McDonald’s [who] gets a little check every week sometimes makes more than I do,” says Phrampus.
