Diesel Articles

reports of diesel-fueled trucks and buses experiencing difficulties starting due to diesel fuel gelling in the recent cold temperatures. Full story

“The 2011 Super Duty offers the widest array of solutions for the widest array of heavy-duty work truck customers,” said Chris Brewer, chief engineer. “The Super Duty lineup offers a variety of body styles and powertrains, from diesel and gasoline engines, each with a new six-speed transmission, to pickup trucks and chassis cabs, each with the towing and payload capabilities that define Super Duty.” Full story

Having recently completed more than 25 million miles of testing with its BlueTec(r) emissions control system, Detroit Diesel Corporation has filed applications with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for 2010 certification of Detroit Diesel(r) DD13(tm) and DD15(tm) engines with BlueTec emissions control systems. The company will apply for DD16(tm) certification next month. Full story

UOP’s process technology converted oil from algae provided by Solazyme, a renewable oil company, to green diesel, which will be utilized during the Driving the Future showcase organized by Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A Mercedes Benz E-Class Sedan, an unmodified, factory-standard diesel vehicle, will be powered by unblended (B100) green diesel for the duration of the event. Full story

Each and every year everyone in the automotive industry heads to Las Vegas for the annual SEMA show. It is a massive show that features anything and everything that is cool. At this year’s show, Bully Dog was honored with the very prestigious award for the best product of the SEMA show for the versatile WatchDog. Full story

Urea tanks will be standard equipment for most new diesel trucks, buses, cars, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in the United States after Jan. 1, 2010. An automotive grade of urea will be injected into the vehicles’ exhaust stream to “scrub” nitrogen oxide (NOx) from the diesel exhaust. Full story