If you thought diesel fuel additives were merely store-bought products at your favorite auto store, you'd better think again. Fuel suppliers, refineries, and manufacturers are the biggest market for ...

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 ...

The appearance of the pumps may not change but the diesel fuel they dispense will soon undergo a seasonal shift. Pilot Flying J, Love’s and TravelCenters of America each use cold flow, broad spectrum ...

Diesel fuel goes bad with time, but additives can make it last longer and improve performance. Photo credit: David Traver Adolphus / AutoGuide.com. If your diesel car, truck, or even farm equipment ...

Winter’s approach brings truck fueling systems into a different focus. Although fuel filters and water separators get routine checks year round, as ambient temperatures begin to drop, the actual fuel ...

The central truism regarding any fuel additive is that sometimes you need it—and sometimes you don’t. Aside from the untold legions of snake oil substances touted to improve fuel economy, there are ...

I’m at the FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee’s joint meeting with the Medical Review Board today — watch my Twitter feed for updates from the meeting, where committee members are slated to ...

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 ...

For many years now, diesel engine manufacturers have continued to allude to equipment buyers about avoiding the use of diesel fuel additives. This position is expected, given the fact that engine ...

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 ...