Red Diesel Anyone using it?

[Just George]

Have seen some news releases recently regarding allowing use of red diesel for over the road equipment.

Curious if anyone is using it, your experience, and does the open roads fuel card work with a red diesel purchase?

Any thoughts on "long term" effect. Mostly wondering if the red dye in the system will somehow be an issue after the red dye use is once again off road only.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

The only reason for the dye is for road tax.

 

[Just George]

The only reason for the dye is for road tax.

@kevin d Penn Kevin understood, but based on recent news reports it sounds like the federal government has decided it's OK at least for some period of time, for over the road use of Red Diesel which does not have the tax. I believe there may also be some states that also do not tax red diesel. So I'm curious if anyone has begun to use Red Diesel in their travels and what their experience has been. I'm not sure how long the evidence from the dye stays in place in the engine / filters etc. but would not want to have an issue later where I'm accused of dodging the tax by unauthorized use of Red Diesel.

 

[Just George]

Answered some of my own question regarding Open Roads. I spoke with Open Roads and was told the Open Roads program does NOT support Red Diesel.

 

[Palehorse89]

The Head Cheese went about this wrong, Dyed fuel is hard to find............RV'ers and Semi's will not be able to find it very easy if at all. 5-6 State's have now dropped the Gas n Fuel tax...........this is what needs done. I live in Pa. with fuel at $6.59 right now, Ohio is a lot lower with their .47 cent tax taken off.......
Pa. has a 74.1 tax on a gallon of fuel !!!! They are talking about also dropping the tax........all the States need to.........to bring relief.....