John Martin, Author at Fleet Equipment Magazine - Page 11 of 11
Cautious optimism about biodiesel

One of the privileges of being old is that I can be a bit of a curmudgeon. So, this month I’d like to pick on biodiesel a little.

The high price of diesel fuel

I just returned from the TMC Annual Meeting with enough information to write three or four columns. If you haven’t attended a TMC meeting, I’d recommend it. The information taken back to your fleet will be well worth the expenditure.

The business side of biodiesel, ethanol

When we pick up a newspaper or magazine today, we see articles about emissions. It seems as if our entire world economy revolves around emissions reduction. That’s because it has become big business.

Clean diesels are winning

Improved emissions,good performance add to appeal

Joys of used oil analysis Part II – Soot

Last month we mentioned that TBN depletion is the primary reason modern diesel oils are “used up” or depleted in service. This month, let’s talk about the secondary reason: soot.