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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kenneth Axl

Trump Says $100-Plus per Fill-Up, but Truckers Say Red-Dyed Diesel Offers Only 'Minimal Relief'

Trump’s dyed-diesel order may defer federal fuel taxes, but truckers say it offers limited relief and leaves state compliance questions unresolved (Credit: Wikimedia Commons; Photo taken by Joyce N. Boghosian Official White House Photo)

President Donald Trump claims his new fuel plan could save truckers more than $100 (£75.60) on a single 250-gallon fill, but industry groups warn that temporarily easing penalties on red-dyed diesel and deferring some federal fuel taxes will offer only 'minimal relief' while prices stay near record highs.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to ease diesel costs by temporarily relaxing federal penalties on highway use of red-dyed diesel and directing the Treasury Department to determine whether qualifying federal fuel-tax payments can be deferred through the end of the year.

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