Lubes/Fluids

By Any Other Name: Fleetguard now Cummins Filtration

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Fleetguard Inc., a wholly owned business unit of Cummins Inc., is announcing a name change to Cummins Filtration effective immediately.

Fuel Conservation? Sure. Just give truckers a break on weight, says CTA

OTTAWA - A speed limiter mandate is the pet hobby-horse the Canadian Trucking Alliance has been riding for the last year, but the group and its provincial associations wants politicians to wake up to a whole other bag of possible fuel conservation ideas.

Donaldson, DaimlerChrysler ink filtration deal through ’09

PORTLAND -- Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems, replacement parts and emission control systems, has been awarded all of the exhaust and emission aftertreatment device packaging for DaimlerChrysler's MBE 900 medium-duty engines in the U.S. market for 2007 through 2009.

Low sulfur mandate could burn fuel haulers’ profits

NEW YORK -- Some tanker fleets that haul petroleum products are worried that the added costs of accommodating new ultra-low sulfur diesel may dramatically lower their bottom line.

Chevron pumped for new industry engine oil specifications

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Chevron Products says its diesel engine oils, including Delo, Ursa and RPM, have passed all American Petroleum Institute (API) and U.S. original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tests required to meet the new API CJ-4 diesel engine oil specification under new EPA rules.

Group warns of ULSD labeling missteps for fuel additives

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An alliance of automotive industry trade groups is warning diesel truck operators that fuel additives that are not clearly labeled as approved for use in model year 2007 should not be used in upcoming diesel motor vehicles required to run on ultra-low sulfur diesel ULSD.

What biodiesel is better? Researchers decide

VANCOUVER -- A new study by University of Minnesota researchers says soybean-based fuel blends are a vastly better choice than biofuel produced from corn.

SHELL ROTELLA T IN CJ-4 FORM

Lastest Rotella T motor oil meets all the criteria for the new API CJ-4 service category, ready for 2007 engines.

Research institute launches first ULSD testing

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Transportation Research Institute recently initiated a research study to track what changes occur to on-road diesel fuel properties as a result of the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD).

OTA wants scientific bio-debate before any mandate

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association is urging the provincial government not to simply assume biodiesel is a cleaner, more efficient alternative to petroleum -- but to prove it before legislating the boutique fuel on the trucking industry.

ESSO XD-3 FOR 2007

Esso XD-3 Extra 15W-40 exceeds requirements for API CJ-4 diesel engine oil specs.

SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION FLUID

Chevron Delo synthetic transmission fluid and Texaco Syn-Star TL offer extended drains and reduced maintenance.

ESSO XD-3 IN CJ-4 FORM

Imperial Oil's new XD-3 Extra 15W-40 heavy-duty engine oil will be available in October

KENDALL CJ-4 ENGINE OIL

Synthetic blend heavy-duty engine oil goes beyond industry spec.

Smooth transition to cleaner ULSD in Canada

OTTAWA -- "D" Day for official ULSD implementation in Canada came and went without anyone hardly noticing.