Tennessee lawmakers seek relief for farmers, loggers amid record-high diesel prices

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 1,394

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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With diesel fuel prices in Tennessee hovering near all-time highs above $6.10 per gallon, two state lawmakers are asking Gov. Bill Lee to temporarily allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.

Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills, a Newburn Republican, and Bolivar Republican Sen. Page Walley wrote letters to Lee in late September encouraging the governor to allow farmers and loggers to fill their trucks with …

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