Polis orders temporary highway rules for fuel deliveries as prices rise
The Oct. 9 order directs state agencies to issue overweight permits on non-interstate highways and pause some dyed-diesel enforcement through Dec. 31.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered temporary changes to fuel-delivery rules, directing state agencies to issue overweight permits for gasoline and diesel carriers on non-interstate highways and pause certain dyed-diesel enforcement through Dec. 31, 2026.
The Oct. 9 executive order directs the Colorado Department of Transportation to issue the permits. Carriers must still follow safety protocols, route limits, bridge-weight restrictions and axle-spacing rules. The order does not specify a weight limit.
The order also directs the Colorado Department of Public Safety not to enforce the state prohibition on dyed diesel in highway vehicles through Dec. 31. The pause covers inspections, citations or other actions based solely on dyed diesel’s presence or use; it does not repeal the prohibition or prevent enforcement for other reasons.
Polis’s order attributes rising fuel prices to global supply disruptions following U.S. airstrikes against Iran and Iran’s subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It says higher prices affect households, farmers, ranchers and truckers. The order describes the directives as a way to ease fuel-supply pressure, but does not promise they will lower prices.
The order also directs the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to seek a temporary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waiver of Reformulated Gasoline requirements for summer 2027. The agency’s list of fuel waivers did not include an approval for Colorado as of Oct. 10.