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Oils & lubricants: Page 2

Maintenance
Fleet repair shops can help improve fuel efficiency
A fleet's service shop can play a key role in improving fuel economy by focusing on tire pressure, proper engine parameter settings and oil drain intervals.
February 2, 2023
man changing a trailer tire
Oils & lubricants
0W-20 oil in a truck? It's possible, if not likely
Inbound emissions regulations could push diesel engine oil into viscosity grades most common for four-cylinder autos, like 0W-20.
December 15, 2022
diesel engine oil
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Oils & lubricants
Shell's new synthetic Rotella T6 boosts fuel economy, offers better wear performance
Shell's new 10W-30 full synthetic heavy duty diesel engine oil offers improved fuel economy and better wear performance.
November 2, 2022
Shell Rotella T6
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.
October 27, 2022
mechanic holding an oil filter
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
engine oil
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 technicians
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
Mechanic working on engine
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
engine oil
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
lab technician looking at a sample of yellow-tinted fluid in a laboratory flask
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
Semi-truck parked in a service bay
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
engine oil change
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
Techs looking at an engine
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
Semi covered in snow
Maintenance
Development of new diesel engine oil category underway
Upcoming generation of engine oils could feature even lower viscosity grades.
January 13, 2022
engine oil
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
truck driver shifting gears
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
Engine coolant
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
Testing a Mack MP8 engine
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
working on an engine
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