Ice Cream Truck Robberies
Are they on the increase?
Kansas: Ice-cream truck driver thwarts armed robbery
Delaware: Ice cream truck driver robbed on street
You have to feel sorry for the ice cream truck drivers. They're losing their wallet at the gas pump, too.
For the ice-cream man, it might be time to dump his traditional Pop Goes the Weasel ditty with something more fitting, such as Stormy Weather. The mobile vendors are among the many gasoline-dependent service companies that are watching profits melt away.Whether the business is Bomb Pops, pizza delivery or lawn care, managers face the same question: How much of the fuel bill should be passed along to customers?
"We're still able to operate, but it definitely eats into profits," said Dale Lack, owner of Polar Bear Ice Cream in Columbus.
His company operates 17 ice-cream trucks, with the drivers sharing in the costs and the profits.
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Thursday June 12, 2008 at 9:43am |
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