
California truck driver Alex Cardona fuels his semi-truck at a Flying J truck stop in Phoenix on Nov. 19, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
PHOENIX—Kane Dougherty doesn’t own a car—and with gas prices climbing, he figures that’s probably for the best.
The 26-year-old Arizona resident was topping off a U-Haul truck at a Costco gas station before heading to Tennessee, where he plans to live with family while attending school to become an electrician.









