41. Low-income parents will now face the double whammy of an increase in their own transportation costs and a new charge for each child. 42. Missouri is closer to Gulf of Mexico refineries, so transportation costs would be less. 43. Most of these plants are in the U.S.-Mexico border region to keep transportation costs low. 44. Nixon cites the staggering transportation costs of the program and says it is no longer necessary. 45. Oil prices have declined because of slowing global demand, cutting transportation costs for big companies as well as for millions of Americans filling their tanks at gasoline stations. 46. Oil swaps involve trading quantities of crude oil in different locations to lower transportation costs. 47. Outside the larger cities, trade came to a near-total halt as transportation costs soared. 48. Prices were kept under control last month, largely because of a fall in transportation costs, which include gasoline, air fares and car-buying expenses. 49. She has considered moving out of state for a job, but with no money in the bank, she cannot afford an apartment or the transportation costs. 50. So factories are reluctant to take advantage of cheaper land and labor rates in small towns because transportation costs will eat up the savings. |
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