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Brazil shipped roughly 67 million gallons of ethanol to the United States in 2025, but most of that volume was industrial alcohol rather than fuel ethanol. The new 25% duty therefore reaches a more specialized liquid-bulk trade lane than the headline suggests.
wo PHMSA tank special permits could open paths for carbon-fiber portable tanks and Section XII MC 331 trailers—but neither is approved yet.
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.
FMCSA Motus registration modernizes USDOT registration, identity verification, operating authority tracking, and fraud controls for carriers, brokers, cargo tank facilities, and supporting companies.
The renewable diesel mandate is facing production, feedstock, RIN, tax-credit, and logistics pressure as U.S. biofuel targets test fuel markets.
Operation Safe Driver Week 2026, revoked ELD deadlines, and July 2026 trucking enforcement create driver-behavior and out-of-service risks for tank fleets.
The UCR fee increase story remains a live cost-and-compliance issue for tank fleets, but current federal rules still show the 2025 fee table as the operative schedule.
Autonomous trucking expansion is moving from pilots toward regulated deployment as California opens heavy-duty AV permits and Kodiak AI scales freight, hardware, and industrial integration.
Aging truck safety is becoming a cost issue for tank carriers as older Class 8 equipment, CSA exposure and insurance pressure converge.
The Texas CDL English rule is moving English proficiency from a background qualification standard into licensing, roadside inspection, out-of-service risk, hazmat communication, and fleet compliance.
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