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Dick Taylor has been hitting the road as a sales rep for 35 years. But now he's slowing down — not because he's tired. Fuel is just getting too expensive. In the last month, Taylor's company told him to cut his business road trips and flights back by a third. "I'll try to keep in touch by phone and e-mail," says Taylor who lives in Jacksonville. "They could see the fuel prices going up … so we're between a rock and a hard place." With a gallon of gasoline costing an average of $3.80 nationally on Monday, according to AAA, some businesses are coming up with a plan to keep rising costs at the pump and in the air from eating into their bottom lines. Some are forgetting about airline loyalty, choosing instead the carrier offering the lowest fare. They're renting local trucks rather than driving long distances with their own fleets. If they know they're bringing the rental car back on 'E', they're prepaying for gas. And some businesses are starting to cut back on trips. "All of our...