What other travel/shipping industries had the opportunity to purchase gasoline insurance?

Question

I know southwest did purchase the ins. aganist the price of fuel rising now they are keeping costs low because of their savings. http://oilguru.blogspot.com/2005/06/southwest-fuel-hedging-low-fares.html

Answer 1

UPS  and Fedex, DHL,  I believe.

Answer 2

No. truckers  do not have the option.  We are moving into a phase of corporate feudal serfdom.  Independent truck  owners are kind of like cowboys.  There are still a few of them around but they are mostly extinct. There are a whole lot of Peterbuilts parked in back yards.  The smarter ones have leased themselves to the 5 big companies.

Fuel prices are to Truckers like fences in the West were to cowboys.  Gotta hire on with a big outfit to stay alive.