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Today's diesel engines perform better while being 99% cleaner than engines from just a decade or two ago. What’s the biggest difference between the common rail diesel engines of today and the engines of yesterday that leads to this being true?
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Carbon buildup in diesel engines is a prime cause of the black smoke that diesel engines have a reputation for generating. Excessive idling by diesel...
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The idea of preventive maintenance is, that you do a little work on the front end to save a lot more work and expense on the back end. We're all...
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Imagine a scenario where a hospital faces a power outage but finds its backup generators faltering due to poor fuel quality. Such a situation...
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Anyone who stores or distributes fuel, including your local gas station, has “issues” with controlling and preventing the growth of bacteria and...
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The best solution for fixing problematic stored fuel involves both chemical fuel treatment and “mechanical processing”. The chemical fuel treatment...
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Clogged diesel fuel filters are one of those canary-in-the-coal-mine problems. Filters don't clog by themselves. On a simple level, if the fuel...
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Summarizing what they know thus far... They recovered the ship’s “voyage data recorder” (VDR), sometimes referred to as the black box because of its...
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For fuel professionals, the amount of information out there on the internet can feel like an overload at times. Especially when it comes to things...
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One of the nation’s worst infrastructure disasters now threatens to put a major snarl in our country’s complex web of shipping. On Tuesday, the...
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Contamination of fuel – the presence of something that’s not supposed to be there – accounts for more than half of fuel-related problems. This...
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The finished engine oils you buy aren't just petroleum oil pulled out of the ground and slapped into a bottle. They are an engineered combination of...
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Having the right cetane value in your diesel fuel can be the difference between a good driving experience and a poor one. But even some of the best...
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Diesel engines gained a reputation over the decades of the 20th century for being dirty and making lots of black smoke. That’s one of the dominant...
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It’s well known that gas mileage goes down in winter, partly because they change the composition of winter gas to make it more volatile and burn...
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When the weather gets frigid, water isn’t the only thing freezing. In winter weather, drivers and fuel management professionals also need to be aware...
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Maintaining today's stored backup fuels is a bigger job than it used to be. With the way fuels have changed, you're much more likely to encounter...
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Grease compatibility is a key consideration when selecting a lubricating grease for an application. This is especially important in business and...
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The last decade, since 2014 when the complete transition of all off-road diesel fuel to ULSD was completed, has seen a dramatic rise across the...
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Hospitals, utilities, diesel fleets, emergency management, telecom/data centers, facilities with backup generators - all places that rely on critical...
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Back when fuel prices went sky high with no sign of coming down long term, fleets and fuel-using entities (like city governments) were forced to...
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Selecting the best grease for an important job requires knowing some important things. All lubricant applications are the same and not all grease...
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Figuring out that you have algae in your fuel is one thing. But getting rid of it and keeping it away is a whole other ball game. A game you've got...
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The days when you could take diesel fuel, put it in a storage tank, and "set it and forget it" for months or years are long in the past. And they're...
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Diesel fuel gels in cold weather because its paraffin wax components get less and less soluble as the temperatures drop. As more of it "drops out" of...
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In the course of running a business or managing facilities, there are many conflicts between doing just what you’re required to do versus doing what...
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With the modern advances in diesel engine technology, there should be no reason to ever see smoke coming from a diesel engine. You might see a small...
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Microbes in fuel are a fact of life for people who store fuel for any amount of time. Today's ULSD fuels are more prone to contamination than fuels...
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You have a diesel engine and it just doesn’t seem to be running right. Maybe it’s a little rough. It could be noisier than usual. It doesn’t seem to...
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It's a real shame when a storage tank fuel of expensive fuel "degrades" and starts to lose its quality. Whether it's from oxidation, hydrolysis, or...
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“Dirty diesel” vs. “clean diesel”. You hear about the term “clean diesel” sometimes. What are they talking about? If you don’t think you have “clean...
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Anyone who works with diesel fuel, stored or otherwise, knows that water comes with the fuel territory. Water in fuel can cause problems all year...
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With an ASE-certified master mechanic on staff, we get all sorts of questions about gas and diesel engine problems. Some of them are pretty general...
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As winter beckons, a prudent eye turns towards the fuel tanks and the specter of cold flow problems that lurk in the colder months. Understanding...
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Heading into the winter, we’ve been reminded of the problems that local and private groups (city and county governments, small to medium businesses)...
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Fuel storage and maintenance is a topic of great significance, especially for industries relying heavily on fuel-based operations. A recent episode...
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When you’re lining up plans for cold flow treatment of diesel fuel, there are two key variables you need to have a handle on. When can you expect to...
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The podcast episode, “Hot Summer Cold Winter,” astutely unveils the nuances of extreme climates, and provides insights into the living conditions and...
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In an era of erratic weather patterns and escalating climate concerns, it is essential to be prepared for hurricane season. The podcast episode...
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The world of fuel standards can be a maze of information, and navigating through it can be daunting. One of the most common misconceptions in this...
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When talking about aviation fuel quality, it's impossible to have a full discussion without dealing water and microbial growth.
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Microbiological contamination of aviation fuel is a serious issue that the aviation industry is just now coming to terms with. Not only can it...
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In any system used for fuel distribution or fuel storage, you are most likely to find microbes living on physical surfaces (like tank walls) and at...
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Central to the proper functioning of any aircraft is the Fuel Quantity Indicator System (FQIS), the series of fuel tank probes that provide fuel...
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The world of fuel management is more complex than ever, ensuring fuel quality is paramount to maintaining both the continued health and optimal...
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Fuel management is a critical aspect of various industries, including transportation, construction, and agriculture. To ensure optimal performance...
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In recent years, we've seen more attention paid to the topic of electric vehicles (EVs) - their positive environmental impact and the claims of how...
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The use of oxygenates in gasoline has been a contentious issue for decades. One oxygenate commonly used in the United States gasoline was methyl...
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Gasoline is a crucial part of modern life - the fuel that powers our cars and trucks. However, burning gasoline releases harmful pollutants into the...
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Protecting Quality and Performance In Stored Fuels Stored fuels are mostly diesel and/or biodiesel blends stored in large and small tanks for use in...
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We’ve Never Had To Do Fuel Testing Before, So Why Now? Because fuels have changed and are not what they used to be. That's the simple answer. You...
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If you're going to best take care of your stored fuel, you need the confidence of knowing how your fuel should be tested and what the results mean....
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How ASTM Is Critical To Best Practice Fuel Care Sometimes, to better understand the scope and value of the kind of fuel testing necessary for best...
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Water is the enemy of stored fuel, the tanks it’s stored in, and the equipment that uses it. Fuel storage rules that used to allow for “allowable”...
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You are concerned your fuel has degraded and doesn't meet its essential standards. You need to know what to do next. This is where talking with an...
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A new case being taken on by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) could have a big impact on numerous areas of our professional and personal lives, especially...
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Microbial growth in fuel storage tanks can lead to various problems, from corrosion and fuel filter blockages to decreased fuel quality and even...
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I had a friend who moved to North Dakota and she would post updates on what the temperature is like on a given day once she got there. She's been...
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Cold flow improvers - also known as anti-gels - are the treatment of choice to keep diesel fuel from gelling. Some parties like to dilute with...
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All summer long, we’ve heard the big story of inflation being at a forty (?) year high. We've probably said the word ‘inflation’ more in the last 5...
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If you run a business in the fuels industry, the problems of your customers are, really, your problems. When your customers think about the ethanol...
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All the changes in fuels over the last ten to fifteen years have created a situation where there is a multitude of costly problems for the clients of...
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If you run a business in the fuels industry, the problems of your customers are, really, your problems. When your customers think about the ethanol...
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These are the times that try meteorologists' souls…..not really, but hurricane season started on June 1st and so this is the time we talk about what...
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The start of the holiday season looks a little different this year than in years before. Everything isn’t shut down but we are going into our first...
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2020 was a year unlike any other, for reasons we don't need to spell out. Hospitals have been under perhaps the greatest stress they’ve ever dealt...
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Whether you're talking about a farm fuel tank or any other kind (even home heating oil), it’s safe to say that any time you find “sludge” or biomass,...
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With the differences between farm fuels of today and the past, fuel biocides are an essential and necessary part of the arsenal employed by...
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Farms rely on fuel that is clean and free from contaminants. Certainly, it starts out that way when they buy it from, for example, their local co-op....
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If you fail to eat a healthy, balanced diet, your body isn't going to receive the nutrients that it needs to thrive - hence the old cliché saying...
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This is the time of year when people on the coast and in the Southeast start thinking about hurricane season. The season starts on June 1st and lasts...
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For many years, no matter what industry you were in, microbial fuel contamination was a guessing game. We all know microbes are out there, and it’s...
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We’re all looking forward to the year 2020 finally being over – witness the abundance of memes on social media about how we can’t wait for it to end....
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Almost every sector in our economy that uses fuel has had to grapple with a hard truth - things aren’t what they used to be with their fuel. But this...
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Fuel contamination of gas, diesel, ethanol or biodiesel is no laughing matter when it reaches the consumer. Recall back in August of 2012, the giant...
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Reigning in fuel costs is always a primary goal for fleet managers trying to keep their collective heads above the fiscal waterline. It’s in the best...
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Up until recently, if you had diesel fuel for your boat or generator or any kind of “off-road” engine, you didn’t have to worry about sulfur.
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No matter if you use fuel in an ambulance or a backup generator, if the fuel quality is not up to par, then the vehicle or engine is not going to run...
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Oil is the life blood of every vehicle and every engine - gasoline and diesel. An essential part of any good rigorous fleet maintenance program is...
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If you have a problem with your stored fuel, the last thing you need is to be hooked up with someone who doesn’t have your best interests in mind....
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The nature of fuel problems are such that it’s difficult to predict when they will arise. The key is to take preventive measures to ensure that your...
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Keeping ahead of the fuel problems that have hit so many others can be as simple as just knowing how to buy fuel. Sounds elementary, doesn’t it? But...
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If you manage a business or administer a budget for a government agency on the state or local level, how much is your fuel budget? Do you ever have...
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With all the changes to today's fuels, microbial contamination is fast trending towards being the #1 most common problem with stored fuel. The market...
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Over time, all stored fuels will develop microbes in them. We mistakenly oversimplify microbial problems, underestimating the vast richness and...
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This blog post isn't about quite what you might think. We're talking about microbial testing. Today's stored fuels require a lot more upkeep than the...
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The coronavirus pandemic has put a lot of things on the back burner, including the fact that, surprise!, we’re coming up on hurricane season. It...
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We’re living in unique times with oil at twenty year lows and fuel prices reminding us of pre-9/11 days. If you use gas or diesel, you may be...
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Given that today’s fuels have changed markedly over the last decade, the issue of fuel contamination (and what to do about it) is an essential one...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on areas that may need a higher level of preparedness than previously imagined. Anyone with emergency fuel may...
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As the business landscape of the nation changes in 2020, we’re finding that we have to change the way we do a few things. For one, paying attention...
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Much of this information is taken from the helpful document ASTM D1655 – The Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels. Among the many...
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It’s impossible to get reliable or accurate fuel testing information without a good fuel sample. You might think that’s self-evident, but you would...
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Two years ago, it was Hurricane Irma, the largest storm Florida and the Atlantic had seen in almost 15 years, and the eventual record holder for the...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers, and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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Predictions for the coming Atlantic hurricane seasons come out at the end of May, for the coming hurricane season that lasts from June 1 to Nov 30....
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We're continuing our blog series on testing for microbes in stored fuel and the issues/considerations that affect what those results may mean and...
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It’s now clear that no good fuel management program is complete without a robust testing element. Fuel testing gives you the benefit of a clearly...
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Can you know for sure if you’ll have a problem if you have a high microbe count in your fuel? In our last two posts, we talked about ways to test for...
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In a recent post, we were talking about considerations that come from asking the question of ‘what’s the real significance of these microbial test...
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Up to this point at the Bell blog, we’ve written no small share of analysis of the available kinds of tests for measuring or detecting microbial...
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In the years we’ve written about diesel fuel maintenance, typical topics would include microbial contamination control and prevention and diesel fuel...
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Successfully managing stored fuel entails a lot of considerations, bringing with the territory lots of people giving advice and guidelines and best...
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These days, people are trying to quantify everything, to come up with a number that tells them in simple terms what they think they need to know. It...
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What are the requirements for diesel fuel? What properties does it need to have? On one level, there’s ASTM D-975 which lists off the specifications...
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Earlier this year, we conducted a couple of webinars on the crucial elements of condition monitoring and condition sampling for stored fuels. To put...
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The more you know about the nationwide problems of microbial contamination in stored fuel, the less it should surprise you to ever find microbial...
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An essential pare of proper care of stored fuel is monitoring its condition to pay attention to any changes that might hint at a problem developing....
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We’re now more than a decade out from the big change in diesel fuel specifications of 2006 – the lowering of the on-road sulfur limit from 500 ppm to...
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When we think of diesel fuel contamination, we consider different broad categories of contaminants. Sludge and biomass are considered soft...
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This summer we hosted a webinar called Condition Monitoring for Stored Fuels. During the webinar we explained what condition monitoring is and the...
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This summer we hosted a webinar called Condition Monitoring for Stored Fuels. During the webinar we explained what condition monitoring is and the...
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This summer we hosted a webinar called Condition Monitoring for Stored Fuels. During the webinar we explained what condition monitoring is and the...
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This summer we hosted a webinar called Condition Monitoring for Stored Fuels. During the webinar we explained what condition monitoring is and the...
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This summer we hosted a webinar called Condition Monitoring for Stored Fuels. During the webinar we explained what condition monitoring is and the...
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Diesel fuel filtration is essential to making sure diesel engines (buses, tractor trailers, drilling rigs, etc) can do their job to their peak...
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The rumor is that when the famous philosopher Socrates was on his death bed, he uttered the immortal words (which we’ll paraphrase) the more I know,...
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There are two hurricane seasons every year – the Pacific season and the Atlantic season. Since the Pacific Ocean is so large, meteorologists divide...
Fuel is not what it used to be, no matter what kind of fuel you're looking at. Extra refinery processing to produce cleaner-burning fuel,...
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Adherence to best practices is a key element to ensuring that stored fuel stays in optimal condition for as long as possible. It involves things that...
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For hospitals and critical use facilities, care and husbandry of emergency stored fuel is a hotter topic than ever before. You can’t treat stored...
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It’s that time of year again! Time for our annual forecast for how bad the coming hurricane season is going to be!
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When it comes to government rulings and regulations, sometimes it takes a lot longer for things to get implemented than was originally planned.
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The end of this summer 2018 will mark one year since Hurricane Irma made its unfortunate impression in the state of Florida. Many health care...
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Think about all the ways the fuel landscape has changed in the last 20 years. If you'v been in business storing or dispensing any kind of fuel,...
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Back in 2013, we published a blog post describing some anticipated and influential trends that were likely to be seen with stored fuel for the coming...
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After a number of years of relative quiet on the storm front, the 2017 hurricane season seemed to be aiming to make up for that. In addition to the...
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If you’re anywhere in the state of Florida or surrounding states, you’ve probably been knee deep in hurricane preparations for a few days now,...
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Diesel fuel filtration is still somewhat of a black box to many diesel users. They know it’s important but the details of it escape them. That’s not...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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Take a set of different business and service entities. Government municipalities. Backup generator users and generator service companies. Fuel...
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With everything we have going on here at Bell Performance, one of the great things we get to do is collaborate with other industry resources and...
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What’s the most important element that determines if your vehicle gets good mileage and performance? Driver behavior, of course. But beyond that,...
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Memorial Day at the end of May traditionally marks the start of the boating season. And immediately following that comes the official start of the...
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Danny O'Flaherty, the City Fleet Manager for the City of Holly Hill, FL, had a problem. He was tired of the sales people from fuel additive companies...
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Anyone in the Fleet or long-haul transportation field knows how tricky it is to balance issues regarding idling and fuel maintenance. APUs can be a...
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Jim Fitzpatrick, Vehicle Parts Manager at the City of Orlando, was kind enough to talk with us about his experience with fuel, fuel storage issues,...
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Many people do not know that gasoline and diesel fuel have different standards when it comes to the additives that go into them. And many people...
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The 2017 Florida Tow Show is coming up on April 20th in Orlando. Hard to believe folks would want to come down to Florida for a trade show, right?
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April is the usual month for the ATMC Show – the Automotive Training Managers Council. They’re the ones that, among other things, head up the...
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The first Bell Performance webinar of 2017 dealt with such an important issue that we thought it was important to share it with our blog readers....
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The first Bell Performance webinar of 2017 dealt with such an important issue that we thought it was important to share it with our blog readers:...
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The first Bell Performance webinar of 2017 dealt with such an important issue that we thought it was important to share it with our blog readers....
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The first Bell Performance webinar of 2017 dealt with such an important issue that we thought it was important to share it with our blog readers....
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Fuel filtration is the practice of using filters to remove particulates from fuel (or water if you’re using a coalescing filter). Proper filtration...
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The value of diesel fuel testing lies in the fact it tells you things about your fuel that you can’t otherwise know. That’s also why it is so...
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In its report released earlier in 2016, the EPA reminded us that there are over 100,000 diesel fuel storage tanks across the country. That’s a lot of...
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We were dreaming of a white Christmas here in Florida but we knew we weren’t going to get it. We did get an 80 degree one, though. This stands in...
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For trucking companies and diesel fleets, diesel fuel is probably the biggest consumable expense they have, the biggest operating line items in their...
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There are over 100,000 diesel fuel storage tanks across the United States, all of them holding diesel fuel that could be many years old. Over the...
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Crude oil comes out of the ground as a mixture of components formed from prehistoric plants and animals over eons of time. 142 refineries turn it...
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Oil is oil, right? If you have a diesel engine and you need an oil change, what’s stopping you from throwing in the same kind of oil you put in your...
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With common rail diesel engines becoming the norm, engine manufacturers have been advising extra vigilance on diesel cold flow issues.
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We’ve been talking about how things have changed in the fuel world with respect to protecting diesel fuel from gelling in the wintertime. This is of...
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One thing that’s clear this year for professional fuel users in cold winter climates: there are some significant recent changes that they need to...
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This has been an unusually hot summer across many parts of the country. And it’s hard to imagine planning for the winter when you’re sweating it out...
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One universal truism is that people like to do business with experts. They like to do business with people they like, and they like to do business...
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Anybody can build a filtering machine (or something that looks like it) and then attempt to go into the fuel filtration business. This fact means...
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There are thousands of old storage tanks dotting the landscape across the nation with untold gallons of old fuel inside them. How many of them have...
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One thing that sets apart a good tank servicing or fuel polishing partner from a no-so-good one is their familiarity with fuel testing. The better...
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Back in the day, the storage life of both diesel and gas was measured in years, not months. That’s not the case any more. Once you get past 6 months...
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By now, hopefully you’re convinced that if you have or are trying to prevent stored fuel problems, the best partner for you is one that uses a hybrid...
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2016 is the 25th anniversary of the number one trade show promoting the citrus and agriculture industry – The Florida Citrus Expo. You could say that...
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As a service to our customers, dealers, and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to them and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to them and their customers....
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to them and their customers....
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to them and their customers....
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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As a service to our customers, dealers and friends, Bell Performance hosts quarterly webinars on fuel topics of interest to their friends and their...
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Hurricane season starts on June 1st and is slated to last through the end of November. Each year around this time, the National Weather Service and...
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The fuel treatment and fuel cleaning or polishing markets are ultra-competitive. They’re filled with entities that will tell you whatever they think...
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Believe it or not, if you switched diesel fuel providers in the last year, you’re at greater risk for developing stored fuel problems. It’s even...
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When it comes to stored fuel management, guesswork can be the death of you. Certain fuel signs might make you suspect that something is wrong. Filter...
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One thing that sets apart a good tank servicing or fuel polishing partner from a no-so-good one is their familiarity with fuel testing. The better...
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Diesel fuel has changed dramatically over the last ten years. It doesn’t behave like it used to. It’s storage life is significantly lower than it...
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The NISTM Show visits Orlando April 20th through the 22nd of this year, 2016 - the 18th annual show for the organization that started in 1989. NISTM,...
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Started in 1957, NAFA has grown to become the world’s leading association for people who manage fleets of vehicles – police, trucks, buses, even...
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There are two major shows each year targeting the workboat market. One is the International Workboat Show, held each year in December in New Orleans....
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Considering everything that has to happen on a daily basis to make our country work, it stands to reason there are lot of things that go on “behind...
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Who trains the professionals that make sure the nation’s cars and trucks stay on the road? The Automotive Training Managers Council (ATMC) is the...
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The market is flooded with fuel additives, all claiming to be awesome and the best around. If you don’t know that much about them, then all their...
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Having a preventive maintenance (PM) program for your stored fuel is important. But many businesses and entities who have significant volumes of...
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In response to admonitions about checking underground storage tanks for water, you may say you don’t have any water problems - you check water levels...
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Is it a good idea to store fuel long term without periodic fuel testing?
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If you notice a deviation in performance with the equipment running on stored fuels, that’s an excellent sign that something may be amiss. And not...
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Getting quality fuel that’s in-spec only means you're halfway home when you're considering stored fuel quality. The storage tank you put it in has...
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The nature of stored fuel being what it is, there are thousands of storage tanks across the land with fuel that hasn’t been checked in a while. This...
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New advances make fuel cold flow treatments even more essential With common rail diesel engines becoming the normal, engine manufacturers have been...
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Lots of people store fuel with the assumption that it’s going to be useable on demand – to do what they need it to do, when they need it. When this...
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The practice of mixing up to 5% biodiesel into diesel fuel without the necessity of labeling it as such is one of the reasons biodiesel use is higher...
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For fuel storage tanks full of sludge and fuels that are dark and subpar, fuel polishing is often recommended. There are probably a thousand entities...
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You likely know well that fuels are not what they used to be. It’s easy to see that fuel – both gas and diesel – behaves differently than it used to.
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In their perpetual effort to improve air quality, the EPA is getting ready to propose new regulations aimed at requiring better mileage from the...
