DEF Derate Debate Puts Tanker Safety and DEF Distribution in Focus
Tank carriers and fuel marketers outline different safeguards for DEF faults, opening a focused debate over highway operations, maintenance access and distribution economics.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) News Archives
Tank Transport Trader presents the latest news from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulations, fines, politics, research and findings, environmental concerns, hazardous goods– and more news for the transportation & liquid dry-bulk industry –
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EPA Exempts 1.76 Billion RINs, Extends 2025 RFS Deadline to October 1
EPA granted 29 full or partial small-refinery exemptions and gave all obligated parties another month to reconcile 2025 RIN positions, without changing physical fuel specifications.
EPA Pulls Winter Gasoline Forward to September 1
EPA’s August 20 action opens an early September 1 transition to winter-grade gasoline, with location-specific RVP limits, state-law caveats and document-based inventory runout rules for terminals and marketers.
EPA Proposes Full Approval of Maricopa Gasoline Cargo-Tank Rule
EPA proposes full approval of Maricopa County Rule 352, which would put its annual gasoline cargo-tank vapor test, decal and repair records into Arizona’s federally enforceable air plan.
EPA Extends Arctic Diesel Waiver Through September 14
EPA’s third consecutive 20-day Arctic diesel waiver keeps controlled higher-sulfur fuel relief in place through September 14 for qualifying older engines north of Alaska’s Arctic Circle.
Bio-Lab Fire Report Finds Five Failures Behind the Conyers Chemical Disaster
Federal investigators traced the 2024 Bio-Lab disaster to a corroded sprinkler, excess oxidizer inventory and safety systems allowed to fail. The findings carry direct lessons for shippers, warehouses and bulk carriers at the receiving end of a hazmat move.
EPA 2027 Diesel Rewrite: 12 High-Stakes Changes to DEF Derates, Warranties, Truck Costs, and NOx Compliance
The EPA 2027 diesel rewrite would change DEF derates, warranties, useful life, truck costs, emissions penalties, and fleet planning while retaining the core NOx limits.
Renewable Diesel Mandate Reality Check: 7 Critical Pressures Facing U.S. Fuel Markets
The renewable diesel mandate is facing production, feedstock, RIN, tax-credit, and logistics pressure as U.S. biofuel targets test fuel markets.
Heavy-Duty Truck Excise Tax Repeal: 7 Powerful Benefits and Risks for Tank Fleets
Heavy-duty truck excise tax repeal could lower upfront equipment costs for tank fleets, but it would also reopen major Highway Trust Fund and road-funding questions.
Water Tank Transport Demand Faces 7 Critical Shifts in a Strained Infrastructure Market
Water tank transport demand is rising as data centers, drought, wastewater compliance, reuse policy, and PFAS scrutiny reshape potable and waste liquid logistics.
