Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Home

Urban areas of Alaska are required to use 15 parts per million (ppm) sulfur standard diesel fuel (ULSD) for all diesel powered:

  • Highway/on-road vehicles (automobiles and trucks)
  • Non-road/off-road equipment (graders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.)

Rural areas of Alaska are required to use 15 ppm sulfur standard diesel fuel for all diesel powered:

  • Highway/on-road vehicles (automobiles and trucks)
  • Non-road/off-road equipments (graders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.)
  • Locomotive and Marine engines

*Exception to the rule: Locomotives and Marine (LM) diesel engines in Urban Alaska are required to transition to 15 ppm sulfur standard effective June 1, 2012.

Click here to see the Federal Implementation Dates for On-road, Non-road, Locomotive and Marine diesel fuels for all areas of Alaska.

Click here for the summary of Dates and Federal Regulations on Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (CI ICE)

Click here for ULSD dispenser label requirements

Frequently Asked Questions on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel:

The map below shows Rural (areas not accessible by Federal Aid Highway System (FAHS) and Urban areas of Alaska.

Alaska Fuel Distribution
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Fuel Distribution Map