GRAND ISLAND, Neb.—President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order aimed at lowering diesel prices.
“Tonight, I’m going to sign a historic executive order to officially waive the off-road requirement and allow anyone to purchase tax-free, red-dye diesel,” Trump said to roaring applause from the standing-room-only crowd during a rally at the Nebraska State Fairgrounds at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center.
Executive Assistant to the President Natalie Harp then brought out an executive order for Trump to sign at the rally.
The order directs federal authorities to expand access to tax-exempt diesel, the fuel used in tractors and off-road machinery which is dyed red to help law enforcement officials detect tax evasion if operators use the fuel for driving on roads….