Trump's Dyed Diesel Order: A Sudden Tax Break for Truckers and Farmers Amid Soaring Fuel Costs
Trump said the order would save truckers more than $100 per fill-up by temporarily waiving the federal levy on red-dyed diesel.
- On Monday, October 5, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in Nebraska deferring the federal levy of 24.4 cents a gallon on red-dyed diesel through December 31, allowing tax-free fuel purchases.
- Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen requested relief in a September 24 letter, citing record diesel prices averaging $6.21 a gallon in the state ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
- During the rally, Trump called senior aide Natalie Harp on stage, describing her as a "perfect person" and likening her to a model on The Price Is Right while suggesting they create a reality television show.
- Defending fuel prices as a cost of his seven-month war with Iran, Trump remarked, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego," prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to call him "deranged and dangerous."
- Trump also promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" for every adult citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, a proposal totaling $1 trillion that requires future congressional approval.
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Secretary Rollins Release Statement on President Trump Dyed-Diesel EO Signing
View as a webpage / Share (WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a statement on President Trump’s new executive order to provide relief for our farmers and ranchers by lifting taxes on dyed-diesel. Today’s action expected to represent approximately $640 million in combined federal and state savings…
In the USA, all motorists are now given access to tax-free diesel.
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A U.S. President's decree is intended to allow all U.S. citizens access to tax-free, red-coloured diesel, which has not so far been intended for road transport.
Trump's Dyed Diesel Order: A Sudden Tax Break for Truckers and Farmers Amid Soaring Fuel Costs
President Trump signed an executive order allowing tax-exempt red-dyed diesel on highways with deferred federal taxes through 2026. The move targets record diesel prices above $6 per gallon driven by global conflicts, offering truckers and farmers over $100 in savings per fill while raising questions about enforcement and road funding.
Donald Trump signed a decree on Monday, October 5, authorizing anyone to buy duty-free diesel, normally reserved for agricultural machinery and other non-road vehicles.
POLITICS: Trump Signs Order Allowing Tax-Free Red Diesel on Highways During Grand Island Rally – The Beltway Report
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night during a rally at the Grand Island, Nebraska, expo center that temporarily allows red-dyed off-road diesel to be used on highways and postpones federal excise tax payments on that fuel through the end of 2026, without interest or penalties. “Today I’m announcing another unprecedented step to bring down costs,” Trump told the crowd. “For many years, farm vehicles, construction equipmen…
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