Technology QotW: Rising Gas Prices

Which small businesses are hurt most by rising gas prices? What can they do to save money?

Mostly I would say any business that has a delivery service or orders goods to be shipped to their stores. 

One thing that can be done to save money in this case I would assume is to use smaller vehicles to make deliveries rather than a truck.  If the items can fit in the back of a small, fuel efficient, car then use the car... if the items are too big for the car I suppose there is no solution for that. 

Maintaining vehicles that are used for delivery are as important as how they are driven as well. Drivers should accelerate slow and be conservative on their rpms at higher speeds.  This causes very little time delays, but this can be counteracted by leaving early.  Also, keep those filters clean and your oil changed.  

Make sure your delivery drivers aren't going on any non-company related detours.  This is irresponsible and can cost you a lot of extra dough.  Install gps units to track where the trucks are going as well as their speeds.