# John Deere deploys five B100 biodiesel trucks in midwest freight trial with Optimus and Penske

> John Deere launched a six-month trial using five heavy-duty Freightliner trucks capable of running on 100% biodiesel to haul parts and products on Midwest routes, in partnership with Optimus Technologies and Penske Truck Leasing. Chevron will supply the B100 from its Seneca, Illinois plant, made from soybean oil and distillers corn oil, with the programme expected to use over 85,000 gallons annually.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:24:39.337Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100433-john-deere-deploys-five-b100-biodiesel-trucks-in-midwest-freight-trial-with
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Distillers Corn Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DCO.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Dedicated biodiesel freight demand adds a modest, incremental outlet for soybean oil and distillers corn oil, which supports feedstock prices at the margin. The volume is small relative to the national biofuel market, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DCO: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-16 | [Soybean Oil’s Relevance in Biodiesel Trade when Diesel and Policy are Increasingly Tight — 605 Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/509-soybean-oil-s-relevance-in-biodiesel-trade-when-diesel-and-policy-are.md) | +2.3% | — |
| SBO | 2024-10-09 | [Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7766-higher-biodiesel-mandates-in-indonesia-to-curb-palm-oil-supplies-analyst-says.md) | -2.5% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2021-06-09 | [Will Biodiesel Demand Lead to a Paradigm Shift in Soybean Oil? \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46442-will-biodiesel-demand-lead-to-a-paradigm-shift-in-soybean-oil-news-cqg-com.md) | -8.6% | -13.5% |
| SBO | 2025-04-01 | [US oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA to seek biomass diesel boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15125-us-oil-and-biofuel-coalition-meets-with-epa-to-seek-biomass-diesel-boost-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +7.8% |
| SBO | 2016-11-25 | [Palm oil demand from Indonesia biodiesel sector to surge by 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73756-palm-oil-demand-from-indonesia-biodiesel-sector-to-surge-by-2020.md) | +2.1% | -5.6% |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-09 | [The Biodiesel Tax Credit: What Does the New Extension Mean? - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54003-the-biodiesel-tax-credit-what-does-the-new-extension-mean-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -17.1% | -21.9% |
| DIESEL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia targets three-year timeline for 50% biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15604-indonesia-targets-three-year-timeline-for-50-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -2.4% | -5.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-07-20 | [IMO boost so far elusive for US diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58285-imo-boost-so-far-elusive-for-us-diesel.md) | +0.7% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- bioenergybusiness.com: https://bioenergybusiness.com/john-deere-deploys-five-b100-biodiesel-trucks-in-midwest-freight-trial-with-optimus-and-penske/

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