When are diesel users going to get a break?
I’m pretty hot under the collar about diesel fuel prices.
Keys to tire management
A good program helps a fleet know its true cost-per-mile
Along for the improved ride
Test drive of Peterbilt’s new front air suspension
Application Specific: Alternatively Powered Vehicles
During the recent Hybrid Truck & Alternative Fuels Ride-and-Drive held at The Work Truck Show 2008, attendees had the opportunity to test drive as many as 14 new hybrid and alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs).
Delo family gets new CJ-4 heavy duty diesel engine oil
Chevron’s Delo brand of technologically advanced engine oils, lubricants and coolants, has introduced the latest member of its product family, Delo 400 LE SAE 10W-30. The new Delo 400 LE multi-grade diesel oil is specifically formulated for new low emission engines running on ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel. This is the second member of the Delo family to meet the API CJ-4 engine oil specification. Delo 400 LE SAE 15W-40, which also meets API CJ-4, was introduced in October of 2006.
Biofuels insights from TMC
I just returned from the Technology and Maintenance Council(TMC) annual meeting in Orlando full of good ideas and useful information.
International LoneStar debuts at Chicago Auto Show
Navistar International Corp. unveiled its International brand’s new flagship product, the visually stunning and technologically advanced LoneStar, at the Chicago Auto Show. The International LoneStar is the result of extensive customer research and automotive-inspired design – a new truck that changes the game for today’s trucking professional.
Equipment Technology: Test Drive the evolutionary T660
Despite their associated cost and hassles, the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2007 emissions regulations will, one day, be considered a boon to the trucking industry because they ushered in a host of new heavy-duty truck models that might have otherwise remained mere engineering drawings, at least for a few more years.
Why they stay, why they leave
Although eclipsed by the shortage of over-the-road drivers, many fleets are still having problems attracting andetaining qualified maintenance technicians
Greenhouse gas dilemma
Last month I discussed carbon footprint and some of the steps we Americans can take to reduce it. In the process of researching that column, I learned much more about greenhouse gases. Here is what I learned: