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Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel: Great for Emissions - Here’s What's Missing
When you think of diesel engine emissions, the two elements that come to mind are soot and sulfur oxides. Both of these have negative impacts on our...
Heavy Trucks and Equipment
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Ways to Increase Diesel Fuel Mileage: Tips From The Industry
For trucking companies and fleets, diesel fuel is probably their biggest consumable expense, the biggest operating line item in their budget. It...
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Black Smoke From Stored Diesel Fuel? Try These Suggestions
Though it's not as common as it used to be, sometimes you may be driving and you notice a big diesel truck belching black smoke. Any time you observe...
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Selecting a High Temperature Grease - What to Look for?
In situations where high operating temperatures mesh with a need for effective grease lubrication, choosing the right grease is a critical decision...
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Diesel Fuel Filtration Considerations
Today's advanced common rail diesel engines rely on their diesel fuel filtration system to make sure they can do their job to their peak performance....
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8 Causes of Carbon Buildup in Diesel Engines
Carbon buildup in diesel engines is a prime cause of the black smoke that diesel engines have a reputation for generating. Excessive idling by diesel...
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Oil Additives For Diesel Engines - Are They Worth It?
The finished engine oils you buy aren't just petroleum oil pulled out of the ground and slapped into a bottle. They are an engineered combination of...
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How to reduce black smoke in diesel engines
Diesel engines gained a reputation over the decades of the 20th century for being dirty and making lots of black smoke. That’s one of the dominant...
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Why is winter diesel fuel mileage lower than it is in the summer?
It’s well known that gas mileage goes down in winter, partly because they change the composition of winter gas to make it more volatile and burn...
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How to Select the Best Diesel Fuel Stabilizer
The days when you could take diesel fuel, put it in a storage tank, and "set it and forget it" for months or years are long in the past. And they're...