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There are homeowners everywhere who are going above and beyond to reduce their carbon footprints. Similarly, businesses and companies within various industries are doing their part to be more environmentally friendly as well. The diesel fuel industry falls into this category. In fact, there are now some pretty strict standards and regulations that have been put in place when it comes to diesel fuel, some of which are helping move us towards a greener and cleaner future.
As of 1993, the United States Environmental Protection Agency started to regulate the amount of sulfur that is in diesel fuel. Prior to this point, diesel fuel had up for 5,000 parts per million (ppm) of sulfur.
In 2006, regulations become even tighter and stricter to decrease the amount of sulfur in diesel fuel to 15 parts per million. This was the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
These regulations have resulted in a decrease of harmful emissions by up to about 90% between both on-road and off-road diesel fuel vehicles.
From 2006 to 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency introduced specifications that required that the diesel fuel that is provided to the market is ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and that all on-road diesel fuel highway vehicles use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
From 2007 to 2014, low sulfur off-road diesel fuel was introduced to off-road, locomotive and marine engines. Now these engines and this equipment are required to use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
The guidelines regarding diesel fuel can vary from state to state and region to region.
Here in New Jersey we have the Department of Environmental Protection, under which the Diesel Enforcement Project falls. This project’s goal is to provide enforcement services to motor vehicles and machinery.
Here are some of the regulations that the Diesel Enforcement Project has put into place:
One additional item of importance when it comes to diesel fuel is differentiating between on-road diesel fuel and off-road diesel fuel.
On-road diesel fuel, as you may have guessed, is for vehicles that drive on the road such as buses, cars and trucks.
Off-road diesel fuel should be reserved for generators, forklifts, tractors, excavators and pavers – all of which stay off of a road.
Fredericks Fuel sells and delivers both on-road and off-road diesel fuel to customers here in the Northern New Jersey area. You can either come to our location in Wantage for fuel or we can bring fuel directly to you.
The professionals here at Fredericks Fuel are all thoroughly trained and experienced in the safe handling and delivery of diesel fuels. They will also work with you to create a customized fuel delivery schedule that meets that needs of your specific business.
Contact Fredericks Fuel today to make us your diesel fuel provider.
