Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the U.S. attacked Iran months ago.

Industry groups said they appreciate President Donald Trump’s executive order expanding the use of a diesel now reserved for off-road work, but farmers already have access to the fuel and many have already wrapped up harvest. Truckers will struggle to navigate differing state rules.

“In the context of diesel prices that are over two dollars more than they were last year, it just doesn’t come close to closing that wound,” said Matt Perdue, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union.

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago

The truckers who aren't MAGA morons understand that tainting their trucks with dyed fuel (which persists for a long time even after being heavily diluted with non-dyed fuel) is likely to cause problems in the future, after Trump's bullshit order gets struck down or rescinded.

And that problem is even more true for truck stop owners, who will be very unlikely to want to taint their underground tanks with the stuff. Therefore, even the dumbass truckers who want to use it would have to go out of their way to actually get it.

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