Trucks, truckers and trucking companies are going to play a significant role in greening the supply chain in B.C. and elsewhere in North America. But how soon will they be ready, willing and able to embrace electrification and ditch diesel? The current dispute over...
Though an encouraging step in the right direction, for fleets weaned on the convenience of a five-minute diesel fill-up to fuel a day’s deliveries, these power limitations present fresh challenges, and the solution requires new tools. The need for this type of VIN-level data is rising exp...
You’re paying for more engine, among other things. It’s just the same – or at least, similar – with regard to EVs. Rather, with regard to the EVs the manufacturers aren’t allowed to sell and which you’re effectively not allowed to use – because EVs that aren’t highway-capabl...
Railroads, it seems, come to back doors, slipping unnoticed behind homes and stores and factories that do not expect the visitor there and so leave themselves exposed to inquiring eyes. Uglier but more honest. Passing along the back fence one knows the Wiebold Iron Works as it really is...
You know when scientists say that “they don’t understand certain abrupt meteorological events that pop up now and then” ask yourself if the answer lies where no one cares to look in these words: The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave th...
These were the monster trucks of their day. In a way, this subject is mostly moot, as almost all modern diesel engines are turbo-charged, with the exception of some smaller agricultural and industrial engines. Forced induction solved the inherent issue of a diesel’s inability...
SPARKS: Well, that’s a very important thing. You leave your keys in the car when you park out there. You never know if there’s going to be an emergency. You never know if somebody is going to need your car moved. The last thing you want is to find out that the place is burni...
Regulations demanding the use of low-sulfur diesel had been enacted in the '90s, but in 2006, the EPA began requiring ultra-low sulfur diesel, which contains only 15 parts per million. You may also like: Can you answer these real 'Jeopardy!' questions about the economy? 2007 Nachoman-au...
When you count the extra effort and infrastructure to transport and store hydrogen, your efficiency goes down even farther (Wikipedia quotes a 22% power-plant to wheel efficiency and modern diesels can do 25%). You also have CO2 as a byproduct, so you don’t help the greenhouse gas ...
Shut Down When You Leave the Car If it's a good idea to shut off the engine even when stopped for a minute while you're still in the driver's seat, obviously it's essential to do so when you stop and leave your car for awhile. Don't leave the engine idle while making a phone...