Diesel prices hit highest level since August 2008The price per gallon for diesel gasoline eclipsed the $4 per gallon mark for the fifth straight week, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
For the week ending March 26, the EIA reported that the price per gallon is $4.147, which marks its highest level in three-and-a-half years, topping $4.145 per gallon from the week of August 25, 2008, when diesel prices were on the way down from record highs just weeks earlier, with the week of July 14, 2008 representing the apex for diesel prices at $4.764 per gallon. Read more of this article on Logistics Management
Ferro invites carriers to offer pilot project on sleeper berth controversyCalling all carriers! Wake up out there if you are interested in perhaps helping resolve one of the biggest frustrations among your drivers — the sleeper berth rule.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking for a carrier or carriers to propose and implement a sleeper berth pilot that might convince the agency that there’s something better out there than the current rule.
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro offered the invitation during an interview at the Mid-America Trucking Show during which she revealed that the agency is about ready to review new research on the use of the sleeper berth. Read the rest of this article on The Trucker
ARB features case study videos of truckersARB has documented three video case studies of truckers – two independent owner-operators and one large fleet company – that are recipients of financial incentive programs to clean and modernize their diesel trucks.
Demo video 2 The first case study features a long-haul independent trucker named Jaime Barajas of Barajas Trucking in Southern California. Barajas tells viewers about his cleaner-running Volvo truck that he was able to purchase with the help of ARB’s financial incentive programs. Read more of this article on California Trucking News
Diesel Particulate FiltersYou might have read in the news lately that ETS has tested DPF technology on two of its low floor diesel buses. But what exactly is a DPF and what can it do? What can it not do? Find out the facts about the DPF here. What is a DPF?
Diesel Particulate Filter DPF stands for "Diesel Particulate Filter". It is a device that can be installed into the exhaust system of a diesel engine to "filter out" a portion of the particles of combustion known as "soot" or "particulate matter". These particles are mostly too small to be seen with the naked eye, although on older diesel engines the largest of them are visible as black smoke. The particles are harmful to human health and have been linked to lung ailments, cancer and heart disease. Read the rest of this article on Trolley Coalition
Creates a fuel savings of 10-20% and increases engine Torque and Horsepower.
HEAVY DUTY, REPO AND TOW TRUCKS
Diesel series Dodge and Ford F250/2500s up to 7.6 liter engine trucks: if you have fleets with these sized vehicles, the tehflo exhaust can save you between 18 and 25% fuel savings while giving your vehicle greater torque and horsepower.
HEAVY DUTY, REPO AND TOW TRUCKS
BOX AND STRAIGHT TRUCKS
On average every 50,000 miles you drive with the addition of the Techflo exhaust system at a 10-15% savings in fuel, you can save $3500 in fuel savings per truck, if diesel prices are around $3.50 per gallon. With a fleet of ten trucks, you gain $35,000 savings every 50,000 miles.
Single Diesel Transport Trucks
This system: Is developed to give exhaust systems a new dimension in gas flow, delivering benefits for all engines. Creating its own torsional flow to maximize its efficiency.
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Heavy Equipment
The system creates a negative preasure on the Manifold, allowing the engine to breath and put work back to the engine. Giving 10-20% more Lifting, Hauling and Digging Power.
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Oversized and custom equipment
Our first results on large equipment. Tested in Indonisia on CAT 3512 and 3516 models.==>10-15% fuel savings
That's a lot of MONEY...
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NG1 Tech will set up a community forum whereby sales are registered by zip code A percentage of the profits from sales in that area will be returned (similar to a rebate program) to regions for community projects Community legislators demark projects needing funds. People from that area log in to a community forum interactive platform on the NG1 Tech Website to vote which projects the funds will go to.
NG1 technologies strategy is to interact with and support State, County and City entities amist an economic downturn.