From the time the Environmental Protection Agency proposed that ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) be run in all on-highway diesel vehicles to when it was fully implemented in late 2006, there has been ...
Most fleets would confess to using diesel fuel additives from time to time, most likely in the winter to prevent gelling. But there are fleets, lots of them it seems, that regularly treat their fuel ...
There are many diesel fuel additive companies in North America supplying numerous different additive products formulated for diesel powered equipment. Each of these vendors claim their specific ...
Results of engine-bench tests of its diesel fuel additive showed reductions in toxic emissions that comply with or are lower than CARB (California Air Resources Board) clean air standards, said Clean ...
Before we get into this discussion about the best diesel fuel additives, it's important to understand exactly what diesel additives are. During the refining process, diesel fuel receives a rating ...
Back in 1993, U.S. government regulations required petroleum refiners to lower the sulfur content of diesel fuel from 5,000 parts per million to 500 ppm to reduce harmful emissions. But then ...
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Drivers trying to get the most performance out of their diesel trucks — and there are many things you can do — will sometimes resort to fuel ...
Following standardized TMC/SAE fuel consumption tests for trucks, a third-party researcher has shown a 3% fuel economy improvement from a fuel additive said to decrease engine carbon deposits and ...
Steam did the heavy lifting of the Industrial Revolution. Then, at the beginning of the 20th century, diesel began to take over the load and to expand into uses that steam wouldn’t have reached, from ...
This article is the second of two articles drafted to define what chemistries are needed in petroleum diesel fuel additives in order to create the best possible additive products to insure optimum ...