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ULSD Supply Problems Minimal

By Andrea Fischer

Pipeline companies said avoiding contamination of ultra-low-sulfur fuel when it is transported is less of a problem than originally thought and that they have not had problems obtaining enough of the new fuel.

Meanwhile, trucking and fuel officials said they have not seen significant shortages of ULSD, which is required for trucks with 2007 engines. Fears of ULSD shortages, based partly on concerns the fuel would pick up too much sulfur in pipelines that also carry higher-sulfur fuels, contributed to fleets' large advance buying of trucks with 2006 engines.

However, "We're having no trouble finding ULSD to run our 2007 engines," said John Drake, fleet manager for Duplainville Transport, a Sussex, Wis., truckload carrier. "Today, ULSD is all over the country, and it's not an issue at all." Drake said four of his company's 95 trucks have the new engines. Click here to read the full story.