Ngokoqikelelo lwe-AAA, inani labantu baseMelika abahamba ngeholide kule mpelaveki yoSuku lomSebenzi liza kuchaphazeleka kakhulu xa uSuku lomSebenzi luwela kwikhalenda. Ngokumalunga ne-39.1 yezigidi zabahambi kulindeleke ukuba bathathe uhambo lweekhilomitha ezingama-50 okanye ngaphezulu kude nekhaya, ukuncipha kwe-13.3 yeepesenti ukusuka ngo-2008 xa uhambo loSuku lomSebenzi lwalulolona luphezulu kule minyaka ilishumi. Usuku lwaBasebenzi lwawa ngoSeptemba 1 kulo nyaka uphelileyo luvumela uhambo olude lwempelaveki ngaphambi kokuba unyaka omtsha wesikolo uqalise kwimimandla emininzi yelizwe. Kulo nyaka, nangona kunjalo, uSuku lomSebenzi nguSeptemba 7, xa unyaka wesikolo sele uqalile kubantwana abaninzi.
Kunyaka ophelileyo, i-45.1 yezigidi zabantu baseMelika bahamba ngexesha leeholide zoSuku lweMisebenzi yeveki; kakhulu kule minyaka ilishumi. Ngaphandle kokuncipha okuqikelelwayo kulo nyaka kwezigidi ezi-6 zabahambi, i-AAA ithe ilindele ukuba abantu baseMelika abaninzi bahambe kule holide kunokuba bekuqikelelwe ukuba bahambe kulo nyaka we-4 yempelaveki yeeholide zikaJulayi. I-AAA iqikelelwe ukuba i-37.1 yezigidi zaseMelika ziza kuhamba ngexesha leholide yoSuku lwe-Independence; eyona holide yohambo lwemoto exakekileyo yonyaka. Oku kuya kuba yimpelaveki yesithathu eyomeleleyo yohambo loSuku lomSebenzi kule minyaka ilishumi. Unyaka wesibini oxakekileyo yayingu-2003 xa izigidi ezingama-41.6 zaseMelika zathatha uhambo lwempelaveki yoSuku lomSebenzi.
Impelaveki yokugqibela yoSuku lomSebenzi i-avareji yexabiso lelizwe lonke lokuzisebenzela, i-petroli eqhelekileyo yehla ukuya kwi-US $ 3.68 ngegaloni emva kokunyuka kwirekhodi yexesha lonke ye-US $ 4.11 nge-gallon ngoJulayi 17, i-AAA yathi. Oku kudityaniswe nokuqala kweeholide kunye nokuvela kwezaphulelo zokuphela kwehlobo ekuhambeni, kubangele inani elikhulu labahambi ukuba benze isigqibo somzuzu wokugqibela ukuthatha uhambo lweholide. Kulo nyaka, i-AAA ilindele ukuba ixabiso eliphakathi kwelizwe lonke lokuzisebenzela, i-petroli eqhelekileyo ibe malunga nedola enye ngegaloni ebiza ngaphantsi kunonyaka omnye odlulileyo; okanye malunga ne-US $ 2.60 igaloni nganye. Izaphulelo eziqhubekayo kunye nezaphulelo ezinikezelwa ngababoneleli bezohambo nazo ziya kwenza iiholide zoSuku lomSebenzi zibe nomtsalane, utshilo u-AAA.
"I-AAA ilindele ukuba le mpelaveki yeholide yoSuku lomSebenzi ibe yinto yesithathu ehamba phambili kwiminyaka elishumi, nangona inani labahambi liya kuhla ukusuka kunyaka omnye odlulileyo," kusho umongameli we-AAA kunye ne-CEO, uRobert L. Darbelnet. “Nangona kunjalo, ngolu suku lwaBasebenzi luwela kwiveki kamva kulo nyaka apho abantwana abaninzi beza kube bebuyele esikolweni, ukwehla kunokuba nento yokwenza nekhalenda kunoqoqosho. Uqikelelo lwethu lubonisa ukuba uhambo loSuku lomSebenzi luza kuba ngaphezulu kweholide ye-4 kaJulayi, kwaye luphawu oluhle. "
