Lubes/Fluids

NEW OILS FOR NEW ENGINES

The 2007 engines have their own lubrication needs.

200,000-MILE OIL CHANGES?

Everything is big with this Texas fleet including the period between oil changes.

PREMIUM BLUE IN CJ-4

Valvoline's Premium Blue engine oil meets and exceeds API CJ-4 specs.

Fleet achieves 200,000-mile oil changes

DALLAS, Tex. -- Yes, the figure you see in the headline is correct. Dallas-based Stevens Transport, a refrigerated TL carrier with 1,600 trucks is now approaching 200,000 miles between oil changes -- and to top it off, the fleet's maintenance management folks are confident these super-long oil drains are safe and not harming engine life.

DRIVING FOR DOLLARS

Fuel cost is a killer, but you've got ways to fight it -- and put thousands of dollars in your pocket.

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FUEL/WATER SEPARATORS

Fuel/water separators: don't leave home without one.

TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION

Extended drains don't limit your responsibility.

GREASE IT YOURSELF

Greasing your own truck gives you a good look at the state of your ride.

Tankless Job: The costs of new fuel hauling

TORONTO -- It's said that every time ULSD changes handlers, another 2 ppm of sulfur is added to the mix. While it's refiners and suppliers that are charged with keeping sulfur levels on spec, petroleum haulers are being counted on to keep the fuel compliant at the tail end of the distribution chain.

FUEL ECONOMY GUIDE

Kenworth offers help for fleets, drivers

ULTRAMAR QUEST 15W-40

New premium heavy-duty diesel engine oil meets '07 CJ-4 criteria.

COLD WEATHER FUELING

Frigid temperatures, and the effect it has on fuel and how your engine burns it.

LEAK-DETECTION DYE KIT

Multi-purpose kit handles 25 AC applications and more.

KNOW YOUR GREASES

Chevron's Lubricants University offers new grease courses

Bush calls for increased use of biodiesel, alternative fuels

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush wants to make America less dependent on foreign oil supplies by increasing the use of renewable and alternative fuels.