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Erik Bjornstad: Apr 21 2026
Quick Answer Stored diesel typically degrades within 6–12 months under standard conditions. Stored gasoline with any ethanol content can go bad in as...
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Erik Bjornstad: Mar 24 2026
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is still several months away, but the earliest forecasts are already beginning to appear. For businesses and...
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Erik Bjornstad: Mar 19 2026
For hospitals maintaining emergency generators, utilities protecting grid stability, data centers ensuring uptime, and fleets managing fuel...
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Many performance issues in agricultural tractors don’t begin in the engine at all. They begin in the fuel.
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Anyone who works with diesel fuel—stored or otherwise—knows that water comes with the territory. Water can enter fuel systems during refining,...
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Erik Bjornstad: Mar 3 2026
When we think of diesel fuel contamination, we’re talking about things that aren’t supposed to be there. These contaminants generally fall into a few...
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Erik Bjornstad: Feb 24 2026
Even by those fully on board with its importance, fuel sampling is often treated as just a routine task—pull a bottle, ship it to the lab, check the...
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Erik Bjornstad: Feb 12 2026
Most fuel tests tell you what already happened. Your fuel passed or failed on the day you sampled it. The distillation curve was in spec last...
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Erik Bjornstad: Jan 29 2026
In September 2017, a Florida nursing home lost air conditioning after Hurricane Irma knocked out power. The backup generator failed—not because of...
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Erik Bjornstad: Dec 22 2025
There's a lot we don't know about Santa's operation. How does he fit down chimneys? What's the deal with the elves' union contract? But one thing we...
