States Like Illinois Want to Make Diesel Cheaper. Truckers Say the Fine Print Could Cost Them

New executive orders from the federal government and states like Illinois aim to lower diesel costs, but there’s a catch.

BY RACHEL YOON, REGIONAL REPORTER

President Donald Trump signs an executive order to lower the cost of diesel fuel during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Photo: Getty Images

With diesel fuel prices soaring to record highs across the country—up some 70 percent since the beginning of the U.S.-Iran conflict, the federal government has been scrambling to find ways to bring prices down. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order........

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