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Channel 19
Dealing with DEF quality: Certification program turns 10, amid continued assurance work
Issues that can arise with out-of-spec diesel exhaust fluid include the perhaps most obvious one — improper urea concentration, which at a drastic-enough level can trigger derating of the engine. Other issues can include expensive repairs.
March 19, 2019
Custom Rigs
‘Career gambler’ Dean DeSantis and the aptly-named 2018 Peterbilt 389 with 124-inch ARI sleeper
When it comes to custom rigs, “In the world of everybody building gliders, I’m a guy who kind of cuts across the grain a little bit,” says Dean DeSantis.
October 30, 2018
Business
Volvo: Emissions systems running into ‘degradation’ issues, company investigating scope
Volvo Group has found that components of its emissions control systems are degrading at higher rates than expected. Learn more about the issue on Overdrive.
October 16, 2018
Business
Cummins recalling half a million engines on voluntary basis due to degradation of emissions-control systems
According to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency, Cummins has officially instituted a recall of half a million model-year 2010-2015 engines.
July 31, 2018
Channel 19
Don’t ‘drive through the lights’ — and other aftertreatment system PM refreshers, tips
Daniel Mustafa, Assistant Manager of Technical Development for TravelCenters of America, says he still sees otherwise upstanding, wonderful people doing the kinds of things with their trucks that can turn a less-than-$1,000 major nuisance repair into a soul-crushing $11,000 one. When it comes to the aftertreatment systems on trucks with engines of 2007 and later […]
July 15, 2017
Business
Blue DEF parent company purchases DEF company Victory Blue
The purchase includes seven production facilities throughout the U.S., and makes Old World the largest DEF marketer in North America, the company says.
April 8, 2016
Business
DEF or dumb?
“I am so sick and tired of literally stumbling over the trash from diesel exhaust fluid. When it’s not sold in bulk at the pump, the amount of waste involved is incredible.”
June 29, 2014
Custom Rigs
Anthony Fischkelta’s 2014 custom KW, done for now
Done and done — for now. Fischkelta’s put his custom 2014 KW to work hauling reefer freight between New Jersey and Boston. Photos of the 331-inch wheelbase beauty here. More work on the interior to come…
April 24, 2014
Voices
Acquisition, maintenance cost worries stand out in post-2018 efficiency standards conversation
Readers sound off on President Obama’s announcement of plans for post-2018 model truck fuel-efficiency/emissions standards.
February 20, 2014
Business
Peak racers outside GATS main entrance
Views on the Peak Motorsports racer, funny car and hauler as GATS 2013 gets under way in Dallas.
August 22, 2013
Business
(Not) Making friends on the road
Sometimes it’s hard, particularly when dogskin boots are involved. “I’m not good at making friends, but I had to comment to the guy wearing them.”
May 22, 2013
Equipment
A Closer Look: Diesel exhaust fluid
While it performs a sophisticated task, the basis of the selective catalytic reduction system – DEF itself is a simple blend of urea and water.
February 25, 2013
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