AAA said Colorado regular averaged $4.44 on Monday, up 16% from a month ago and 51% since before 28 February, with Vail highest at $4.70.
Diesel averaged $5.51, squeezing truckers, construction firms and ride-share drivers, some of whom say fuel, insurance and maintenance costs are making work unaffordable.
Senator John Hickenlooper heard concerns at a roundtable, while Uber and Lyft's temporary fuel-relief discounts, introduced in March, are due to end on 26 May.
Beyond gas prices, how does a hidden insurance crisis threaten to take thousands of gig workers off the road?
With fuel costs erasing profits, is the independent contractor model for rideshare and trucking fundamentally broken?
As temporary relief ends, what long-term solutions can prevent a mass exodus of drivers from essential services?