President Donald Trump’s executive order<\/a> changed the federal rules, but Pennsylvania has yet to decide whether it will follow suit.<\/p>\nHeckman has been selling red-dyed diesel at Werley\u2019s, just outside Hamburg, since the president issued the executive order temporarily expanding use of the fuel on highways.<\/p>\n
“It’s the same product, the same characteristics, the same performance,” Heckman said.<\/p>\n
The difference is the tax.<\/p>\n
The federal government is allowing red-dyed diesel, which is exempt from the federal tax of 24.4 cents a gallon, on public roads through the end of the year.<\/p>\n
The goal, the administration says, is to lower costs for truckers and farmers facing record-high diesel prices.<\/p>\n
“I think it might help. Maybe it’ll bring down the demand for on-road diesel, if more people get off-road [red-dyed diesel],” Heckman said.<\/p>\n
However, Pennsylvania hasn’t made any moves yet.<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s administration is reviewing the order and all its options.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, truckers who cross state lines could face uncertainty as they deal with different rules from one state to the next.<\/p>\n
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