Diesel Supply Critically Low
U.S. diesel supplies are becoming critically low with shortages and price spikes likely to occur in the next six months unless and until the economy and fuel consumption slow. Stocks of diesel and other distillate…
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Fuel Costs Have Some Truckers Teetering
Record surging fuel costs have some truckers teetering, especially among small and independent operators. U.S. average for trucking’s main fuel rises another 11.5 cents to $5.339 per gallon—as a freight market authority with a…
Northeast Diesel Shortage
The sharp increase of diesel prices has been a major stressor in America’s $800 billion trucking industry since the beginning of 2022. According to Department of Energy (DOE) figures, the price per gallon of diesel…
Boston Steel Exhibits New DEF Unit
At the last New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) show in Providence, R.I.,Boston Steel, a division of Tremcar USA, exhibited a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) unit. It was specially designed to carry DEF, a liquid, aqueous…
Trucks Winning Back Freight From Rail
Last year rail intermodel took away loads from over-the-road trucking, but now the pendulum is swinging back the other direction. Diesel prices are dropping, which makes dry van transportation more attractive and reduces the cost…
Fuel Quality Critical for Operators
As most people in the trucking industry know, clean fuel is necessary for the high-pressure common rail fuel injectors (HPCR) used in today’s Tier 4 Final engines. Fuel system pressures approaching 40,000 psi require particle…
Crisis may be Looming for Diesel Market
A crisis of sorts may well be looming on the horizon for the diesel fuel market, a growing number of analysts predict. “The real crisis may loom in January 2020, when the International Maritime Organization…
U.S. Refiners Turning To Diesel
U.S. gasoline consumption has leveled off as the stimulus provided by low and falling oil prices between 2014 and 2016 has faded, so refiners are increasingly turning to diesel…
Too much water in Diesel can be Destructive
iesel fuel will always contain a certain percentage of water The goal is to keep water levels within acceptable limits, well below the saturation point. Removing excessive water from fuel can be a challenge;...
DEF requires proper handling
Editor’s note: What follows is a quick tutorial on what diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) is and how truck operators should use it. hat is DEF (diesel exhaust fluid)? DEF is the reactant necessary for the...
