President Trump signed an executive order on October 5, 2026, letting truckers, farmers, and other qualifying highway users fill up with dyed diesel, the red-tinted fuel normally reserved for off-road equipment, without immediately paying the federal highway tax on it for a limited period.
Federal energy data shows national on-highway averages up one-third from January levels. Trump's order defers that tax on qualifying dyed diesel used in highway vehicles between October 5 and December 31, 2026, and tells the Treasury Department to explore ways to cancel the deferred bill entirely.
