Truck Parts Suppliers and Component Services
Fuel economy today—Alt fuels tomorrow

Fleets should not only strive to maximize diesel fuel efficiency now to survive in today’s tough economy, but also investigate alternate fuels to survive in tomorrow’s high fuel cost market. Diesel fuel prices are down today, but the economy will recover, and the price of diesel fuel will increase significantly. Oil refiners suffered low profits

Productive cooperation: a new solution

Communication, teamwork, cooperation and other buzzwords aren’t news to those of us in the trucking industry. They represent worthy goals in many instances, but I’ve long had a bit of a problem with the way concepts have been presented. One of the cornerstones of good management has been identifying goals and deploying available resources to

One-gallon HDTC containers available from Evans Cooling

Evans Cooling System now offers its Heavy Duty Thermal Coolant in a one-gallon container. The coolant, designed for vehicles and equipment powered by heavy-duty diesel engines, permits engines to operate safely at higher than conventional temperatures and enable fuel saving strategies that include higher temperature thermostats and reduced fan-on time.

New Shell Rotella T3 NG promotes long engine life

Shell Rotella T3 NG Energized Protection oil is designed for use in compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled engines. The oil is suitable for applications such as buses and trucks fitted with engines designed to run on 100% CNG or LNG, and is suitable for use in Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Mahindra and Hyundai CNG/LNG engines.

Modern truck tires: sounds of silence

Those of you who have been in the industry for a while can remember when trucks were loud. Sometimes this was intentional, other times the trucks just came that way new. Objections to this noise resulted in the federal government regulations during the 1970s and ‘80s limiting truck noise. At that time, the three primary

Think global warming—all the time

We should approach fleet operation as if global warming legislation was already in effect, because it makes good business sense. Some of the things we can do today to reduce our carbon footprint can also make us more efficient, therefore more profitable. Some of you out there don’t believe global warming exists—I can understand your

Lubri-Gas restores engine power

Casite’s Lubri-Gas provides full-time lubrication to fuel system components, top cylinders, rings and valves, reducing friction heat and wear that robs vehicles of power and performance. According to the company, using Lubri-Gas regularly will clean and prevent deposits on fuel injectors and prevent varnish build-up in the entire fuel system. In addition, the formula improves fuel economy up to 15%, the company said.

Lubri-Diesel Plus Winterizer provides freeze protection

Casite’s Lubri-Diesel Plus Winterizer reduces emissions and increases the lubricity of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, in addition to preventing fuel gelling and icing to -35 degrees F. The formula also removes deposits from fuel injectors to maintain peak performance.

Fumoto offers quick release oil valve

Fumoto’s new quick release brass ball valve replaces standard crankcase oil drain plugs. Once installed, the Fumoto Valve allows users to drain engine oil without tools and without mess. For industrial engines, the N-Series valve comes with a hose adapter to drain the oil away from engines.

Casite’s Lubri-Diesel boosts fuel economy

Lubri-Diesel from Casite prevents premature injection pump and o-ring seal failure, in addition to boosting fuel economy by up to 15%. Lubri-Diesel adds lubricity to the entire fuel system components, top cylinders, rings and valves, which reduces friction heat and wear, in addition to increasing compression pressure, power and performance. With regular usage, it removes deposits from fuel injectors and prevents varnish and deposits in the entire fuel system.

Multiple components can influence truck handling

Change is a constant. Never has this been more obvious than in the increasing diversity of vehicle sizes and the configurations and the service conditions they are expected to endure. The days of a typical trucking fleet composed of just linehaul tractors and smaller delivery trucks are rapidly disappearing. Truck brands, many new to the

Is your oil “swelling?”

Recently, I was contacted by a reader who thought his oil might be “swelling,” because he got dipstick readings above the full mark immediately before changing oil. He wanted to know if oil could possibly “swell.” Many modern low oil-consumption diesels could easily give the operator the impression that oil was swelling in service. The