Executive Orders
Presidential actions that affect trucking: executive orders, proclamations and memoranda since January 2025, what each one does, and what FMCSA and other agencies have done under it. New orders appear here the day the White House posts them; the official Federal Register copy is added when it is printed.
Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
Directs Treasury to decide by October 10 whether it can defer the federal tax on highway use of dyed (off-road) diesel from Oct. 5 to Dec. 31, 2026, without interest or penalties; FMCSA coordinates with states and keeps enforcement running.
FreightFiles coverageAdjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the United States
The proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on imported medium/heavy-duty trucks and key truck parts and a 10% tariff on buses, raising costs for carriers buying imported trucks and parts.
Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers
FMCSA must within 60 days reissue guidance enforcing English-proficiency requirements (with out-of-service violations), review non-domiciled CDL issuance irregularities, and pursue actions improving truck drivers' working conditions.
What agencies have done under this order- October 7, 2026FMCSA · NoticeHours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time
- August 10, 2026FMCSA · Proposed RuleEnglish Language Proficiency; Out of Service Criteria
- February 13, 2026FMCSA · RuleRestoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) ↗
- September 29, 2025FMCSA · RuleRestoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) ↗
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Checked every morning against the White House presidential-actions page and the Federal Register. 35 presidential documents that mention trucking or the Department of Transportation were reviewed; only those that directly affect trucking are listed.