In today’s article, we will be going into the specifications of the diesel engine. What makes diesel engines different from standard gasoline engines, and what role do they play in the current economy? It’s not privileged information to know that there are a great many industrial vehicles and equipment that use diesel engines, fuel and…
Lubricants are a very common fluid found in the industrial or commercial workplace. Their use is without a doubt vital to the success of any piece of equipment or machinery; however, industrial lubes and fluids are at their purest form chemicals and additives that are meticulously chosen to produce a fluid that keeps engines running…
Over time, the quality, consistency, and color tend to change on your oil-based lubricants this is because of many factors that directly “age” your oil. As a rule of thumb, color does not dictate the efficiency of oil. The color will change for a variety of reasons from heat, additives, and contaminants to something as…
What Is Octane? Octane is a flammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, obtained in petroleum refining. That’s a long way of saying a higher octane rating means a higher explosion point. That also means you want more of it for your combustible engine. Octane numbers tend to change as additives improve and the quality of oil refining increases. One way to track the type…
How to Properly Store Your Lubricants Maintaining the quality of your oils, greases, and other lubricants is important to the longevity of your vehicle or machine. What Happens to Lubes if They Aren’t Stored Correctly? Contaminates, Gelation and exposure will ruin any store of lubricants, so are you doing all you can to combat them?…
What is Biodiesel? Is it sustainable? And is it cost-efficient? These are all very common questions fleet managers, and company owners should be asking when considering the use of biodiesel for their trucks or fleet programs. Renewable and alternative fuels are all the rage these days. Lowering our carbon footprint, and contributing to the longevity of…
What are some of the things that you do to make your everyday life easier? Do you set an alarm to wake you up at an early time? Do you have notifications turned on for an app that you use frequently? Do you have a bill set to automatically pay each month, rather than manually…
How often do you find yourself using your debit card, your credit card, or any other form of plastic currency? Credit card companies are constantly renewing and improving their encryptions and safety measures in order to maintain your information’s safety; however, the less savory folk in our society are always developing new insidious ways to…
It’s cold outside! Winter is in full swing and spring is not looking to warm up. A remarkable phenomenon occurs when the temperature drops in liquids. Fluids condense and shrink in volume when the temperature is cold. Interestingly, the volume of fuel and gas drops as well, the same is true for the opposite. What…
Diesel fuel is an interesting compound that acts very differently from gasoline outside of its difference in combustion within a chamber. Its properties have very interesting effects and applications that many do not know. Today we will explore 5 interesting facts that everyone should know about diesel fuel. 1. Diesel fuel has a very low…
