Even though many fleets think diesel fuel is just diesel fuel, the right fuel formulation and supplier can have an impact on operations.
Back on the rise again, the national average diesel fuel price hit $3.04 in April, 9 cents per gallon higher than March and 49 cents higher than same time last year.
The national price of diesel fuel dropped by $0.003 the week of January 22 compared to the previous week but has increased by $0.456 compared to one year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Dieselcraft’s #OX-20 diesel fuel test is designed to test fuel for oxidation to prevent sludge buildup and other harmful substances.
The U.S. Postal Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recommended four best practices and strategies for replacing vehicles based on a study of postal operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland.
The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin’s CLEANDiesel Fuel Cart is designed for pre-filtration and transfer of diesel and biodiesel fuels.
DTech’s DieselMax and DieselBoost fuel additives are designed to improve lubricity in diesel fuel for all makes and models of diesel trucks.
If you don’t take steps to keep diesel fuel clean, it can degrade your fuel economy, damage expensive fuel system components and cause downtime. That’s never been more important than today.
Alternative fuels may be more popular but diesel will still be the fuel of choice for most of trucking for a long, long time to come.
Truck users can look forward to 30% better fuel economy at 10% lower production cost, says Achates Power