John Martin, Author at Fleet Equipment Magazine - Page 9 of 11
Going green, I mean REALLY green

These days everyone seems anxious to jump on the “green” bandwagon

Exhaust emissions, fuel economy and global warming

A recent local newspaper editorial made the comment that global warming isn’t real.

Biofuel and fuel economy developments

There has been tremendous focused on alternative fuels, CO2 and fuel economy lately

Government is at it again

A lot has happened since I spoke about alternate fuels at the 2007 TMC annual meeting

Kudos to WalMart

Opinion is always divided about Wal-Mart, one of the world’s largest retailers

Biodiesel making strides

In previous columns I’ve mentioned the fact that biodiesel fuels make sense for a variety of reasons––unlike corn-based ethanol

Urea is coming, urea is coming

Like it or not, 2010 trucks will utilize urea in theirselective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions control systems.

Lube oil filtration: doing the math

Let me finalize the third in a series of three oil filtration columns by re-viewing terminology used to determine oil filter performance.

Lube oil filtration: facts & myths

My next series of columns will focus on selecting lube oil filters based on a better understanding of what is and is not possible with current lube oil filtration technology.

Class 8 diesel fuel economy ideas

As co-holder of the Shell Mileage Marathon fuel economy record, I’ve gained some experience with vehicular fuel economy. This month I’ll use that experience to stimulate thoughts on Class 8 truck mileage.

The ethanol has hit the fan

In June I wrote a column explaining that the world is beginning to question its enthusiastic embrace of ethanol produced from corn.

When are diesel users going to get a break?

I’m pretty hot under the collar about diesel fuel prices.