Tag: American Petroleum Institute

Maintenance

How to Handle Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) in Winter: Storage, Shelf Life & Quality Tips

When frozen, diesel exhaust fluid will expand up to 7% and can damage the storage tank.

January 12, 2021

Oils & lubricants

How to safely buy, handle and store DEF this summer

As warm weather upon us, it is important for drivers to consider proper management of the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) used in current diesel-powered trucks. DEF, which is made from a mixture of technically pure urea and purified water, must be handled and stored properly to preserve its quality. Handling and storing DEF in warm […]

July 8, 2020

Maintenance

For heavy-duty diesel engines, CK-4 and FA-4 lube oils are replacing CJ-4 formulations. Here’s what you need to know.

Of all the big changes coming at you in 2017, one of the quietest, but most beneficial may be the switch over to a new type of heavy duty diesel engine oil. For the last 10 years, all of you have been using a type of lube oil that is classified as CJ-4 by the […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pennsylvania tops national gas tax rankings

Pennsylvania has the highest total state taxes for gasoline in the U.S. according to the latest quarterly State Gasoline Tax Report from the American Petroleum Institute (API). Pennsylvania’s gas tax is 51.6 cents per gallon, while the average across the U.S. is 28.14 cents per gallon. Alaska ranks the lowest at 11.3 cents per gallon. […]

April 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

One Too Many Accidents?

You can’t prevent everything. As long as there are planes, cars, trains and other forms of transportation, you’ll hear about crashes and wrecks. But at what point do these machines’ safety records cross the line from being a fluke accident to becoming a serious concern? After a train carrying crude oil in Lac-Megantic in Quebec, […]

August 19, 2013

Equipment

New diesel lube oil category in the works

Every time emissions parameters on diesel engines are changed, the petroleum companies and engine OEMs come up with a new lube oil standard to help protect the engines against an increasingly harsh operating environment. The American Petroleum Institutes CJ-4 oil standard has held sway since the introduction of the 2007 on-road engines and Tier 4 […]

December 14, 2012

Pickups

Universal Lubricants retails environmentally-friendly motor oil

Universal Lubricants launched a campaign to bring its high performance, recycled ECO ULTRA motor oil to drivers across the country by retailing the product on Amazon.com. Produced domestically at the company’s state-of-the-art re-refinery, ECO ULTRA is an American Petroleum Institute (API) certified motor oil that boasts one of the highest percentages of recycled oil content […]

July 14, 2011

Roadbuilding

Applications and Innovations

Service intervals are not ‘one size fits all’ routines.

July 7, 2011

Business

Tier 4 Report

Deere Tier 4 Interim engines Reducing emissions with a whole arsenal of tools By Tom Jackson   With a substantial engine business, not just for Deere-branded equipment but many other OEMs worldwide, John Deere Power Systems has a significant new lineup of engines for 2011.* And the company wasted no time getting certification for and […]

November 9, 2010

Safety

Special Report

Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By  Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]

September 6, 2010

Pickups

Fuel update: Ultra low sulfur diesel — frequently asked questions

Low sulphur diesel — it’s here for on road, it’s coming for off road. Are you prepared?

October 8, 2009

Pickups

Gear Oils

While gear oils don’t fight combustion heat, soot, high acid levels and fuel dilution as do engine oils, they nonetheless operate in environments where there is extreme pressure and shock loading.

June 11, 2009