Ravaging the globe in biblical proportions is the Fuel Flu epidemic. Early signs include depleted budgets, indecision whether to drive or eat for the day, incessant complaining, and fear of the future.
Transport industries such as trucking, shipping, etc., found a temporary solution to the Fuel Flu – pass the rising fuel costs down to us consumers of such necessities as food, clothing and shelter.
If you are an owner operator with just one truck or if you own a company with one to a thousand trucks, you are out there on the road every day trying to make money. What I am about to show you is that if you are running a Kenworth W900L, a Peterbilt 379-127, an International 9900, a Western Star 4964EX, a Freightliner Classic or any other brand truck with a hood, you are leaving money out on the road rather then in your pocket. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am here to tell you that with the rising cost of fuel and the rising cost of maintaining a truck you must get creative with what you drive. In today’s truck market, you can invest in a more aerodynamic truck like a Kenworth T2000, Kenworth T600, Peterbilt 387, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia or any other aerodynamic truck and you can get all of the interior features and sleeper configurations that you can get in a truck with a hood. What you get by switching to a more aerodynamic truck is INCREASED fuel mileage. Take a look at these conservative calculations.
Single Truck Owner Operator – Poor Fuel Mileage •Run one truck that averages 5.0 miles per gallon 100,000 miles per year at $2.50 per gallon. –20,000 gallons of fuel purchased –20,000 gallons x $2.50 per gallon = $50,000 yearly fuel cost
One of the most reliable internal combustion engines around is the diesel engine. In many industrial installations, diesel engines are used as prime movers for the generation of electricity and for emergency air compressors.
It’s true that they are rugged, but one of the most important advantages of these engines is the fact that they can be started by manual cranking. In remote areas, diesel engines can be counted upon for starting up from scratch.
When you see the traffic light is red, bring your car to a stop slowly and smoothly. Don’t be a hero. Heroes are only for cinemas. Do not cross over the pedestrian line when you are approaching a red traffic light.
Start moving your car only when the traffic light is completed green. Do not move before it turns green.
If you watch or listen to the news, discussions come up all the time about the price of a barrel of oil and the cost of fuel at the gas pump. The sale of large SUV’s has plummeted and manufacturers have been giving huge rebates to manufacturers just to get rid of them. With gas prices climbing, people are seeking other ways to save on fuel such as buying small or mid-size SUV’s, smaller cars or Hybrids. When listening to the news, you may also hear about alternative fuels such as E85, Hydrogen or anything else to reduce or dependency on foreign oil.
Crude oil is pulled from the ground and sent to refineries to create our fuel. The sludge that is left at the refinery is then used to create oil to lubricate the internals of the engines in our vehicles. Did you know that conventional oil from the ground is full of impurities, paraffin’s and waxes? Crude oil from the ground has millions of different kinds of molecules. Many of these molecules are similar in weight but not in structure. Refining the oil does not remove all of the critical impurities. The lubrication and performance qualities of refined petroleum are limited. The refining process cannot distinguish such molecules, so a wide assortment of molecules is present in the finished lubricant made from crude oil. Many of the molecules from the crude oil contain paraffin (a wax-like substance harmful to your engine), which cause the lubrication to thicken and flow very poorly in cold temperatures. There is also sulfur, nitrogen and other nasty elements in refined crude oil that cause the build up of sludge and varnish inside of an engine. The sludge and break down of molecules are what significantly cause wear and breakdown of the oil in your engine.
Ok, let me start by saying that I just recently purchased a brand new car! What’s the big deal you ask? Well the car does 30 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway. Filled up my gas tank 10 days ago (moderate driving) and I still have a quarter tank of gas left. Went to the gas station several hours ago and it cost me 25 dollars to fill her up! In New York! With oil prices and the price of a barrel of oil at just under 60 dollars, that’s pretty good in my opinion.
What type of car is it? No it’s not a hybrid, its a Honda Civic 2006. Ok close enough. Your probably wondering what the heck I’m talking about, but in my opinion I’m talking about something very important which will effect my life, your life and our grandkids lives in the future. Stop complaining about high oil prices and do something about it! That means not buying a Hummer or an SUV, but buying a fuel efficient car. Empower yourself and stick it to the big oil executives and there counterparts in the middle east.
Do you start shaking and breaking out in a cold sweat every time you go to the gas station to fill up? Will the price of gasoline or diesel fuel ever become affordable again?
Whether or not fuel prices change there is some help for you with the release to the general public of a fuel additive proven to increase mileage and reduce pollution. So you can now not only save money at the pump but you can also become pro active in the fight against harmful vehicle emissions. This is a win-win situation.
After getting your car you now have the responsibility to keep gas in it…that is if you can afford it these days! Here is a quick review on filling up at the gas station.
Make sure you know which side your gas cap is on.
I don’t know about where you live, but here in Deep East Texas, USA, gas is unreasonable.
We put 4.5 gallons in two different gas cans yesterday and it was $25…that makes mowing the grass expensive.
Fuel prices are skyrocketing out of control and everyone is looking for a way to put some of that money back into their pockets. No matter what your economic structure may be, people the world over are concerned about the soaring fuel prices. Do you realize within about ten years we could very well be paying around $10.00 per gallon.
Unbelievable! Just think about it, if you are a two or three car family you are in all probability paying more money to drive your cars then you are spending on groceries to feed your family in a month. In most cases it costs more money to drive your car then it costs to heat your house, and guess what folks we all continue to drive, most of us have no choice.
Drive considerately and courteously.
Be polite and well mannered when driving on the road. Don’t copy road bullies. They are not a good example to follow. Like the saying goes: “Do unto others what you like others to do unto you.”
In this article I’m going to discuss the properties of the diesel and gas engines, and compare them to each other. I’m specifically referring to their use in automobiles.
Looking at them from a distance both the gas and the diesel engine work in about the same way. A fuel made from refined crude oil is burned inside a cylinder and the hot expanding gasses forces the piston to move. The movement of the piston is then transferred to the wheels through crankshaft, gearbox and transmission.
I used to be an over-the-road, long haul truck driver. For a while, I even owned and drove my own truck. As an owner-operator, I became interested in fuel economy, and very aware of how personal choices can affect fuel economy and fuel costs.
I’m off the road now, although I still travel a great deal, mainly by car. Like everyone else, I have listened to, and watched, news stories, discussions, and interviews on the present and future state of energy and energy sources.
Classic symptoms of engine liposuction candidates:
· Sluggish response · Diminished engine performance · Decreased mileage per gallon · Increased fuel requirements · Increased toxic emissions
Buying a new car is spending a considerable amount of money for most people, and with the ever rising oil price it is becoming a more and more expensive affair to own your own car too. With an oil price that works in a way so that a rain in north America raises the price people in Finland pays for gasoline from Russia, it is not strange that the market is eager to be offered more economical cars.
As if that were not enough, we are today well aware that the large scale use of fossil fuel like oil is very bad for the environment. Burning up things that have taken hundreds fo thousands of years to accumulate within a couple of hundred years is obviously not a very good idea.
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