Money | brothel Gas Prices Screw Nev. Brothels Shed a tear for the lonely trucker... or don't By Sam Gale Rosen Posted Jun 30, 2008 11:00 AM CDT Copied Rob Daniels sees the end result of $4.99 per gallon for diesel fuel for his fleet company truck for a $175.01 total at a gas station Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Green Valley, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Here's one more casualty of soaring oil prices: Nevada brothels catering to lonely truckers are seeing business plummet. Sky-high diesel prices means that long-haul truckers have less discretionary income, so many brothels are offering promotions to give business a boost. At one establishment, customers get double what they pay for if they use a government stimulus check. "We're calling it double your stimulus," says brothel owner Dennis Hof. "The brothel industry is having to get more creative just like all consumer products in America." Read These Next Ex-political candidate mired in sex tape scandal now has legal woes. Eisenhower Library boss is out after dispute over king's gift. Skydivers remarkably survive after both parachutes fail. A megachurch pastor is going to jail for abusing a girl decades ago. Report an error