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Oils & lubricants: Page 2
Maintenance
Filters often an unintended casualty of extended intervals, forgetfulness
Joining Matt and Jason on this week's 10-44 is NationaLease Vice President of Truck Technology and Maintenance Joe Puff.
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Maintenance
How low-viscosity lubricants can boost your organization’s bottom line
Changing your fleet to lower-viscosity lubricant formulations can dramatically lower the total cost of ownership of equipment and help everyone from the maintenance bay to the executive suite.
October 12, 2022
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Maintenance
Cleaner, hotter engines add stress to the DPF, maintenance
The success of the aftertreatment system relies heavily on the diesel particulate filter (DPF), and cleaner, hotter-burning engines are putting more stress on a component that, while expensive, is also increasingly difficult to find.
September 22, 2022
Maintenance
Fleets should be proactive in leveraging relationships with vendors
Transportation is a relationship business, and vendor reps can provide more than donuts and tee times.
July 28, 2022
Maintenance
Fleets aren't the only ones testing engine oils
As long as you're using the right type in the right application, and have good fundamental maintenance practices, engine oil isn't an exact science – but its formulation is.
June 23, 2022
Maintenance
Not testing fluids? You could be missing a 150% ROI
Testing and sampling is fairly inexpensive, and the industry average is about a 150% return on what fleets are spending on those samples.
May 26, 2022
Oils & lubricants
Rising diesel cost puts fuel economy back in focus
With diesel fuel is at its highest point in nearly 15 years, fleets have had to take a hard look at miles per gallon.
March 24, 2022
Products
Delo debuting new 15W-40 synthetic
Delo 400 XSP SAE 15W-40’s soot dispersancy and wear control helps protect the engine’s cylinders, pistons, rings and valve train components against wear and corrosion.
March 21, 2022
Maintenance
Fleet shares its story of how it went from 15,000 mile oil drains to 100,000
Ozark Motor Lines used oil sampling analysis and data to push its oil drain intervals more than six-times further.
February 24, 2022
Maintenance
Winter weather influences fleet maintenance practices
January is usually the coldest month of the year across the U.S. with average temperatures of just under 35 degrees, but February is not too far behind.
January 27, 2022
Maintenance
Development of new diesel engine oil category underway
Upcoming generation of engine oils could feature even lower viscosity grades.
January 13, 2022
Maintenance
Transmission fluids are 'set it,' not 'forget it'
Chevron Lubricants Technical Specialist Penney Do said going as far as 750,000 miles before changing transmission fluid is largely enabled by an AMT's optimized and standardized shifting.
December 23, 2021
Maintenance
As winter driving season approaches, it's time for a coolant checkup
About 40% of all engine-related problems can be tied back to the coolant system.
October 28, 2021
Maintenance
Still on the fence on FA-4? It might be time to reconsider
API FA-4 engine oils have been proven to deliver fuel economy benefits. Here’s why the pros outweigh the cons for adoption in commercial truck fleets.
October 19, 2021
Maintenance
Benefits of synthetic engine oils include fuel economy gains, reduced maintenance
Aside from diesel fuel, engine oil might be the most critical fluid in a truck because it influences two of the top three equipment-related costs for fleets: fuel and maintenance.
September 23, 2021
Maintenance
Holy moly: Proper grease compounds critical in lube application
Moly particles are solid additives that are normally larger than the fluid film developed by the base oil in a high-speed bearing. The higher the relative linear speed, the lower the viscosity required to provide an adequate lubrication film.
August 26, 2021
Maintenance
Oil sampling offers insights into engine health
There are more benefits to engine oil sampling than just evaluating how far you can push drain intervals.
July 15, 2021
Maintenance
Extending engine oil drains could be as simple as opening the owner's manual
Depending on engine OEM and duty cycle, recommended drain intervals have skyrocketed by more than 300% over the 25,000 mile benchmark.
June 17, 2021
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