In canada, the lubricity issue is dealt with by having a lubricity minimum for #2 and #1 fuel up here. This is a government standard.
CGSB minimum for #2 is 1.9 cst. During the summer the average for #2 is 3.0 - 3.2 cst. During the winter, it often will go below this for fuel that is blended for the prairies and colder regions. So the oil companies must then add lubricity additives to bring the value up to the minimum.
In ontario lubricity additives are rarely added at the refinery since it naturally won't go below the minimum rating.
Diesel in canada are blended to meet CGSB specifications for the different weather regions for canada ( meeting minimum low temp ratings ).
The CGSB has added these lubricity values to the #1 and #2 spec in 94 when we switched to 0.05 ( low sulfur ) diesel.
This is also why we don't add #1 or keroscene or any other thinner distillate to our fuels up here in the winter...we just use whats at the pump. The paranoid, or people who drive between regions, however will add antigell / de-icer to the fuel.
I am not aware of similar government standard in the states for lubricity.
I do know that ECD1 ( the new ultra low sulfur diesel just recently being sold in the states ) does get tested by ARCO with BOCLE ratings. 3100 BOCLE is the target they say they meet with or without lubricity additives ( depends on time of year. In comparison Biodiesel (B100) is 7000, and 0.05 ( low sulfur ) diesel is 4250.
So even with new 15 ppm diesel its still provides decent lubricity values. Though I'd still want to add more lubricity additive to bring it up to at least low sulfur levels.
Numbers quoted from the Cytoculture marine biodiesel page.