Employers look at cutting down on workers’ commutes

Brent Cranfield can thank his boss for saving him money at the pump.

With gas prices so high, Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson is letting staffers telecommute one day a week this summer. For Cranfield, who works in the communications office, that means one less trip each week in his Ford Explorer from suburban Marietta to downtown Atlanta and back — saving more than $25 a month on his 16- to 17-mile commute.

Cranfield plans to use the savings to help buy a more fuel-efficient car — "I’m actually waiting for the ’09 Camrys to come out so I can try to grab an ’08 and get some of that initial sticker price taken off of it."

By Michael Hill, Associated Press Writer

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