The credit, which lapsed at the end of 2024, helps lower the cost of biodiesel and renewable diesel at the point of blending, with savings passed directly through the supply chain to the pump. The bill does not apply retroactively but instead will apply to fuel sold or used upon enactment of the legislation.

For travel centers and truck stops, the BTC has a direct impact on the diesel prices that professional drivers and fleets see every day. When prices rise, those costs ripple outward to freight rates and ultimately to consumers across the supply chain. Diesel is not optional for this industry; it powers virtually every mile of commercial freight movement in the country. Reinstating and extending the BTC through 2029 would provide meaningful, immediate price relief at the pump while giving the fuel supply chain the stability needed to sustain biodiesel blending long-term.

Contact your Members of Congress today and ask them to cosponsor the Supporting Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Act.

As owners and operators of travel centers and truck stops in your lawmaker's district, your perspective on fuel prices and freight movement is credible — Members of Congress should hear it.

Along with NATSO, organizations that have endorsed the Supporting Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Act include: American Trucking Associations (ATA); Association of American Railroads (AAR); Energy Marketers of America (EMA); National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS); National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI); Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR); SIGMA, America's Leading Fuel Marketers and the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).