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Article: SOME WANT TO PASS ON BIODIESEL TRUCKERS WORRY ABOUT FUEL QUALITY IF USAGE IS MANDATED.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- January 31, 2006
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Byline: JASON McBRIDEP-I reporter
OLYMPIA -- As Washington prepares to mandate the use of biodiesel across the state, trucking and engine companies worry that low-quality fuel might have trucks sitting in the shop.
Minnesota has already learned the hard way.
When rigs there started breaking down last fall, the state suspended its rule that all diesel include at least 2 percent biodiesel. Bad batches were causing crystallization inside of engines, clogging fuel filters and shutting down whole fleets.
Legislation being considered in Washington mirrors the standards set forth in Minnesota. House Bill 2738 mandates a 2 percent biodiesel ...