Xtreme Fuel Treatment

Successful truck owner operators and trucking fleets understand the importance of saving every dollar wherever possible.  Most owner operators will fail due to not running their business as a business.  Truck drivers who do succeed in their own trucking business will know where every penny goes and are constantly discovering ways to lower their costs and raise their profits.  Squeezing even one more gallon per mile out of every tank full can lead to a big savings.

Truckers are no strangers to fuel additives, with several brands available on the market.  A gas and diesel fuel treatment, recently opened to the public and catching the attention of many drivers is the XTREME fuel treatment.  Used in large industrial operations for years, it has now become available to the general public.  After being contacted by Mike Garcia of diesel treatment, I agreed to test the Xtreme additive on my own to see how and if it really worked.

Over a seventeen day period, I recorded the miles driven and gallon fill-ups, with the average miles per gallon per tank full.  The first five days were operated normally with no Xtreme added, in order to clarify the current MPG average.  For the next five days, Xtreme was added with those results being recorded as well.  The final seven days included running without the Xtreme fuel treatment, in order for the treatment to work itself out of the system and see what the MPG results would conclude.

Within the first 24 hours, the first noticeable aspect was that the engine ran much quieter and smoother.  Once the Xtreme was added, you can see an increase in the MPG performance with each passing day.  Once the Xtreme started working itself out of the system, you will note that the MPG average began dropping.  The average MPG reading of 5.78 was listed on the first day of testing, August 1st, 2010.  By the tenth day of August, having started the treatment on 08/06/10, the MPG reading came in at 8.07 MPG.  Having to end the testing on this date, I was unable to actually see what reading the MPG average would have plateaued.

With an average MPG of 6.5, the Xtreme fuel treatment had reached an 8.07 reading, resulting in a 1.57 MPG increase.  With two 100 gallon tanks, this would result in a 314 miles per tank increase.  As of August 30th, 2010, the U.S. average for diesel was $2.989 per gallon, which would result in a $116.00 savings per tank full.   Having achieved these results with only a five day treatment, I plan to do further testing over a six week period.

You can see the results of this first test with our PDF file – Xtreme Fuel Treatment Test Program.

To learn more about the Xtreme fuel treatment for both gas and diesel engines, contact Mike Garcia at diesel treatment dot com.

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hourly pay for truck drivers

It has been debated by truck drivers waiting in line at the shippers and receivers and over a cup of coffee at their favorite truck stop.  Some like the idea, while others are adamantly against it.  It will likely never happen, but it makes for good conversation . . .

What are the pros and cons of having all truck drivers paid by the hour, instead of CPM, per load or other means.  By what pay do truckers really prefer?   Stay with cents-per-mile or would having all drivers pay at an hourly rate work for the millions of professional truck drivers who keep America moving?

Trucking talk radio, Truth About Trucking “LIVE” discussed the hourly pay for truck drivers debate on Thursday, August 26th, 2010. Are you for it . . . or against it?

Also, for the first segment of the show, our special guest was Mike Garcia of diesel treatment dot com about the new fuel additive, XTREME.

John Winterholler

Also joining the show was CEO/President of Syntek Global, John Winterholler.

Xtreme fuel treatment

Allen tested this product and the results were disclosed on the show as we learned more about this diesel and gas fuel treatment.  Owner Operators should check out the Xtreme Fuel Treatment and compare the cost to savings as was described in the show.

We will posting the test results in an upcoming post . . . catch the show here:

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No Idle Law on Blog Talk Radio

Truth About Trucking “LIVE” talk radio show discussed the safety and health concerns that truck drivers face with the no idle law, on Thursday, July 29th, 2010.

Rules and policy makers suggest that professional truckers can simply “plug in” at the truck stops or get a motel room . . . the problem, however, is that the majority of truck stops across America do not have plug in locations and those that do charge a fee which comes out of the drivers’ own pocket.  Furthermore, the reason semi tractors have a sleeper, is so the driver does not have to obtain a motel room . . . which,  by the way, also would come out of their pocket.

The no idle law is being pushed by the Smart Way EPA program and many trucking companies are beginning to instigate their own policies on this issue, placing all of the burden and expense on the truck driver.  Is it really all about the green movement and protecting the environment, or is it more about greed?

Any driver who has been driving long enough has experienced the ordeal of spending a night in the sleeper birth with no air or heat until they could get to a repair shop and have the problem fixed.  Try sleeping in 100 degree heat or -25 below zero, without the proper comfort devices . . . at the same time, truck drivers are expected to get the rest and sleep needed . . . after all, this year has been declared as the “Year of Safety,”  right?

Some drivers have pointed to an amendment to the no idle law which allows the truck to idle if the driver has a pet in the cab of the truck with them.  Perhaps this is the way for truck drivers to get around this law?  It is OK for the driver to suffer in immense heat or cold, but for an animal . . . absolutely not!  However, this may not be the case in all states.  California, for instance, has stated that as of January 1st, 2009, that a driver can no longer use a pet for an excuse to idle.

All of the shows are archived, or in case you missed it . . . you can catch it here:

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Smart Way EPA

The last year for the professional truck driver has been filled with many challenges.  The recession has caused many drivers to take a significant cut in pay, drivers still endure negative retaliatory DAC comments by former employers, “fleecing” scams still exist, owner operators maintain their struggle with high fuel costs, HOS rules that cause conflict with shipper and receiver appointment times (creating fatigue from lack of sleep), the talk of new DOT medical requirements, and lets not forget CSA 2010, which has the entire industry buzzing.

With all these issues to contend with, I find none more inhumane than the “no idle” and “limited idle” laws and rules which are being enforced for large trucks by either the states or the trucking companies.  These regulations are disguised  as “being green” and “environmentally friendly,” attracting praise and recognition  from the general public towards the trucking companies  who voluntarily enforce them.

These trucking companies are more than happy to enforce  such idling regulations, as it not only gives a positive recognition from the general public and the conscientious “go green” advocates, but it also creates a larger profit and bottom line. How perfect is that?

Trucking companies are so concerned with the environment that they have teamed up with the  Smart way EPA program, creating their own strict limited idling rules for their drivers. This program gives awards to companies that are most compliant and “eco friendly”, and many times you will see these company trucks proudly displaying their partnership with Smart Way, sharing their enthusiasm for caring for “Mother Earth” and fuel conservation….But here comes the truth….the other side of the coin.

What the general public doesn’t realize is that by carriers creating limited idling rules, truck drivers health and safety is being placed in harms way. I don’t need to tell you what it feels like to be in your vehicle when it is either extremely cold or hot. Many of us turn on the ignition and cannot even wait the 5 minutes that it takes for the air or heater to work, and yet these laws and “carrier idle driver rules” are being enforced against their drivers, expecting them to sleep in 90+ degrees and sub-freezing temperatures without air or heat.

There are some companies that have trucks with an APU ( Auxiliary Power Unit)  on board for their drivers, but not all companies and not all of their trucks.  If you think about it, why would they?  The APU’s are too expensive.   After all, they do not have to sleep in these inhumane temperatures, right?  It is only the dog sleeping in there, I mean the driver . . . wait, I forgot, you are not allowed to have an animal in the truck under those conditions . . . drivers ok, pets not ok . . . what’s wrong with this picture?

Many of the Smart Way Partners are winning awards for being the “best ” in compliance ( SMART WAY EPA AWARDS), by forcing their drivers to abide by limited idle rules so they can receive and be recognized for their gallant efforts towards improving the environment and conserving fuel.  Yet, they are risking the health and safety of their driver employees.

So the next time you see a truck proudly displaying their Smart Way Partnership, give them a call and ask them what percentage of their trucks have an APU for their drivers, ensuring their drivers’ health and safety?  It is  just another way of asking them, ” Do you treat your drivers humanely?”

Many others within the trucking industry are concerned about this limited and “no idle” enforcement. Here’s another post by TruckerDesiree  of RealWomenInTrucking who has also written in detail about it.

Also Rhianna Weir, the Madison Trucking Examiner, has an interesting challenge for those of you  who may or may not believe just how serious a problem this is.

2010-  The Year of Safety!!!

For your additional reading enjoyment I wanted to share this article in the McDowell News, ” New State Rules Have Truckers Sweating.”

The article explains new rules in the state of North Carolina:  The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission now requires that operators of heavy-duty trucks refrain from idling their engines.   I wrote a lengthy response to the article, however, it was not posted, so I’ll post my response here.

Response 7/17/10  by Allen Smith

“I find it always amazing that those who wish to appear to be advocates of various causes or missions, will often do so at the sacrifice and expense of others, not to mention the total lack of respect and the disregard of another human life.

I wonder if Sheila Holman would be quite as emphatic and passionate about her remark, “Exhaust from idling trucks is a significant source of air pollution that we can’t ignore,” … “The idle rule will help improve air quality while conserving large amounts of fuel”,  if she or her family and friends were the recipients of the sacrifices required to reach these goals. In other words, I would like to know how she would feel if she and her children were made to sleep in a 100 degree closed truck ( 60 days consecutively) and then be expected to work a 14 hour day, driving 80,000 pounds down the highway safely and alertly.

Tell me Ms. Holman, would you be quite as worried about the air quality or saving fuel then?  Answer:  I DOUBT IT.  How easy it is though, for Sheila Holman, National director of the NC division of Air Quality, to so boldly, proudly and confidently share this air quality improvement solution with so many, accepting applause and recognition for doing such a marvelous and sacrificial job as she rides off in her air conditioned car and sleeps in her air conditioned home.

My suggestion to her is that if she truly believes this is the way to improve air quality, then she should request that herself, her staff, her family and friends, refrain from turning on the air at night, so they may also share in this much needed conservation and sacrifice.

Now, as far as the other statements:

“The EMC points out that some truck stops have power connections, so truckers can plug in their rigs and not have to idle the engine to keep warm or cool.  The release also points out that a truck can have more than one source of power installed.”

Let’s start with the “some stops have power connections”. Well EMC, that means that “some do not.  It also means that the driver pays for that, not the trucking company. . . Which brings up another fact that the general public should be aware of . . . drivers continually survive on limited wages, which by the way, the trucking companies have significantly reduced further because of the recent economic recession. Many of these drivers are new drivers, receiving sometimes as low as 18 cents per mile (between 200-400 dollars per week, depending on how many miles they drive).  Figuring that many send home most of this to their families, how much do you feel they would be able to spend keeping themselves cool or warm, depending on the weather?  I doubt many can even afford the 10-15 dollars per night for these luxuries of heat and warmth, let alone a motel room, which some extremely ignorant and naive folks have even suggested.

Let’s move on to the APU units which would solve all the idle problems, right?  Well yes they would, in a perfect world that is.  Company drivers have no authority over this. The Carrier decides whether or not they want to place APU’s in their trucks in order to accommodate their drivers health and comfort. MOST DO NOT!!  Yet, many of these companies are receiving awards for their “green efforts” again, on the backs and sacrifices of others while they themselves enjoy the comforts and luxuries of daily life.

I will end with this:  It is this kind of inhumane thinking and treatment which contributes to the former 128% turnover rate of drivers as an ongoing problem. Many people do not stay in trucking, or bounce from company to company, hoping to find a “good company”.  What is ironic, is that they define good as one which will not exploit or abuse them.

What keeps the trucking industry moving is the continuous influx of new drivers, those who do not know that they will be treated badly because they have been told the sugar coated “happily ever after” recruitment story. Many of these drivers leave the industry, and so the truck driver turnover rate continues.  One day, drivers may get fed up . . . and God help us all if that happens. Think about it, and then be concerned: No food, medicine, NOTHING!

What’s the saying?  “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”  Furthermore, stop telling truck drivers want they can or should do, until you have lived their life.

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natural gas for the trucking industry

Before the modern trucking industry came along, the world moved by ships and trains.  Steam engines made up the large portion of the movement of goods, but years earlier German engineer Rudolf Diesel was working on a much better alternative. On August 10, 1893, his prime model, a single 10-foot iron cylinder ran on its own power, using diesel fuel,  for the first time.  Five years later, in 1898 Rudolf Diesel had become a millionaire and the future of transportation had changed forever.

The United States would not come into the full diesel insurgency until 1933, when Kenworth became the first American truck manufacturer to install diesel engines as standard equipment.  Diesel engines literally changed the world.  Now, 117 years after the first diesel engine cranked to life, the U. S. trucking industry may very well be on its way to seeing another revolution in regards to modern day transportation.

On May 12th, 2010, Senator Joe Lieberman and Senator John Kerry introduced the American Power Act.  Hidden in the proposal is a  natural gas provision.  According to T. Boone Pickens, the legislation could result in 236,000 natural gas trucks on American roads, as well as adding 600,000 new jobs to the hurting economy.  Based on stats, there is a 200 year supply of natural gas, right here in America.  Not only could this create much needed jobs for this country, but it could have a sizeable impact on stopping the funneling of money towards terrorists activity through-out the Middle East.  With thousands of American trucks running on domestic natural gas, money spent on fuel would stay here at home.

The problem with the proposal is that they are pushing it as a means to solve global warming, thus creating much bashing from various sides of the political realm.  The proposed bill includes coal, natural gas, and nuclear in its definition of clean energy and will push for extended offshore drilling.  Perhaps the entire bill  is a variable product of the Cap and Trade proposal?

I am all for the production of new energy resources, especially those that will keep the money spent right here at home and not abroad.  Legislation always has a way of taking, what could be a very good provision for the future of America, and placing it in a massive bundle of political rhetoric.  The provision for the natural gas venture could very well get lost within the very bill that it exists.

If so, the 117 year diesel tradition will live on.

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I enjoyed my days of working in the oilfields of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas back in the late ’70s and early 80’s.   Back when the oil boom was going full force before President Reagan brought it all to an end.   Working both in trucking and other various jobs, one of my favorite was working as a mud logger.  As a mud logger, you would spend 24 hours on and 24 hours off, working on-site at the drilling rig.  My job was to periodically take mud samples and looking through a microscope, draw out a log showing what percentage of what formation was being drilled through at any specific time.  The mud logger would also help determine at what point a section of gas would be found and at what depth . . . as well as testing the drill samples through a gas chromatograph and under a UV light and other various tasks.

As a mud logger, you would basically live out on the drilling rig through its completion, which could be months.  You dealt directly with the “driller,”  “tool pusher” and “company man.”   They would rely on the mud logger to keep them informed of the geological formations being drilled through, how much “gas” was being produced at any given time and most importantly . . . was there anything showing the possibility of a sudden “hit” coming up?    It was fun work . . . but there was danger involved as well . . . it was no game anybody was playing, and we always knew that.

Once, while working on a rig in Western Oklahoma bordering the Texas line, I began noticing more and more sandstone showing up.  According to drilling logs of previous rigs from the area and the depth that we were at . . . there should not be any sandstone.   Shortly after noticing it, the company man called me over the intercom and asked, “What are you showing coming up?”    I went out to meet him on the platform of the drilling rig and showed him and the others what I had . . . still some shale, but ever increasing sandstone.   We all knew what was coming . . .

Things started moving real fast, but a few minutes later the entire rig started shaking and seconds later . . . the earth began moving.   Somewhere in the distance we heard someone shouting, “RUN RUN RUN!”    One of the first things you learn when working on an oil rig, is that when you hear somebody shouting, “RUN” . . . you run.  So . . . we ran.

They had drilled into a large section of sandstone and, of course, gas . . . and it was coming up fast.   The guy who had shouted to run, was the worker over at the BOP (blowout preventer), who could see real quick that the BOP was not going to do its job on this one.  Everyone made it out safe and we were now about a half of a mile away and once things settled down a bit, I was able to take a photo of the experience with my Canon AE-1 and telephoto lens.  The blowout was so great, that it was left to burn itself out and the fire was so intense, that it eventually ended up even melting a large section of the rig and platform.  What happened, was one of the largest blowouts in Oklahoma history.

I still keep this photo hanging up on my wall, as well do several members of my family.  Why?  It’s always a reminder that our dependence on foreign oil is all done on purpose.  It tells me that our leaders of this country are more concerned about appeasing special interests groups than they are for bringing relief to millions of Americans.  It relates to me the fact that many of those who talk about finding ways to bring gas prices down and cutting our dependence on foreign oil, is just talk.   Talk means nothing when there is no action.  Furthermore, it is always a reminder that there are so many talkers out there who have no idea about the real world experiences of petroleum production.

I’m all for keeping our planet clean and doing whatever we can for its protection.   On the other hand, it has been here for 6 billion years and will be here billion of years more, long after mankind is gone.   Technology has come so far, that we can now put up a drilling rig, drill, cap it off, tear it down and remove it and you can barely tell that it has been there.  There are pumping units from the 1930’s out in Texas and Oklahoma that are still producing oil to this day.

So for all of those who have never even seen a drilling rig, except in pictures . . . for those who have never stood on a rig’s deck as the Earth shook because Mother Earth was about to release her fury . . . and for all of those who have never dipped their hands through drilling mud and experienced the sense of raw petroleum from the shale, lime and sandstone . . . you really want to bring gas prices down?   Are you really serious about cutting our dependence on foreign oil?

The answer is so simple and is right here on this page . . . DRILL.

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Ethanol producers are feeling the crunch that was only a matter of time . . . the profit does not beat the yield.  With one acre of land producing about 7,110 pounds of corn, that works out to being able to process 328 gallons of ethanol.  Breaking it down further, it takes about 26.1 pounds of corn to make just one gallon of ethanol.  You won’t hear much about it from the main news media, but ethanol manufacturers/producers are dropping along the wayside . . . they simply cannot make any money doing what they are doing.   Huh?  Who saw that coming?

Nearly every publicly traded ethanol company has filed for bankruptcy over the last year. These include VeraSun Energy, Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings and Pacific Ethanol, just to name a few.   Ethanol producers are unable to survive.  Large subsidies from Federal and State governments could help, but is still no guarantee.   It was a huge undertaking across the country to move to the 10% ethanol/gas mixture, even when the “no-profit” talk was being discussed.   Now, we see many ethanol producers filing bankruptcy.

What is also ironic, is the fact that some of the ethanol producers going belly up, were actually sold to oil companies . . . imagine that.

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Better fuel mileage and cleaner emission control is always on the mind of trucking companies and many owner operators, especially these days.   BetterFuel.org is an organization providing and promoting fuel saving technologies with the use of Ethos.   As their site explains:

“Ethos is a product that is added to fuels to help engines burn fuel more completely.  Ethos is non-toxic, non-hazardous and works with any fuel used in cars, trucks, buses, ships, trains and generators.  Ethos is free of carcinogens and is not derived from petroleum.  It utilizes cleaning and lubricating esters suspended in a mineral oil base.”

One gallon of Ethos FR treats 1,280 gallons of fuel, while four gallons will cover 5,120 gallons.   Studies have shown that this product are the following:

• Non-toxic, Non-hazardous

• Extends Engine Life

• Reduces Maintenance

• Bridges the Lubrication Gap

You can see the difference that Ethos FR had when tested on two separate engines.   BetterFuel.org will come to your place of business and provide testing on your vehicles showing you the end results.  They will then implement a technology of your choice or one that they have tested and proven to be sufficient.  They will then compare the difference between the two test results.  This will allow you, as a trucking company or owner operator, to view what is really happening within the vehicle’s engine.

BetterFuel.org is showing proven technologies for fuel saving and emission control products.  Technology is getting bigger and better with products that will increase the life of your truck’s engine which, without a doubt, will lead to more dollars staying in your pocket as a professional driver or fleet owner.   Stay up on the newest technology for trucking fuel and emission products.  Check out:  BetterFuel.org

Allen

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The trucking industry is changing or at least let’s say that it better change.  Thousands of trucking companies went out of business in 2008 and many more are still struggling to hold on.   New CDL drivers right out of school are discovering that there are few openings available for recent CDL graduates with little driving experience.  Many drivers are finding themselves sitting more than making the wheels turn and of course, the age old problem of “cheap freight” is still going strong.

There are still those trucking companies out there that continue to treat drivers as nothing more than a number … just something that they can toss away when they are ready to move “old” drivers out and bring in lower pay earning truckers.   At least the days of $4.67 per gallon diesel is gone, but for how long?  All it will take is just one little ‘blip’ on the Middle East radar screen and we will be right back to the high cost of petroleum fuel.

Many professional truck drivers can read the writing on the wall . . . but can the trucking companies?   There are millions of Americans out of work and who are one step away from being homeless.   The Government is spewing out trillions of dollars, more so than ever in history, and still . . . there are no jobs.   Exactly what is being done to really bring America back where it once was and should be?  Where are the factual ideas and innovations that will get this country moving?   Millions of people are waiting . . . millions of Americans are hoping.

Yet, hope is not enough.  It takes action.  It takes partisanship, which sadly, we do not see from any of  our “leaders.”   No matter what the idea is, there are always those who prefer argument over logic.  If we do not start looking for solutions toward the future, and then begin implementing those solutions,  where will this country be taken to?

TruckerDesiree writes about The Truck Stop of the Future and sums it all up better than anyone I know.   The Pickens Plan is an innovation for the future.   Is the Government really serious about limiting our importing of foreign oil?   Instead of shelling out billions of dollars for a Cash for Clunkers program, why are they not gearing up for this plan that is a viable and very doable solution?   The Pickens Plan is actually a “stimulus” plan that will stimulate!  Imagine that?

The Cash for Clunkers program was a success.  Or was it?  The first part of the plan was suppose to last through November, yet the first monies were gone within two weeks.  The number of new autos sold in the two weeks were the same amount sold in an average year.  Now, two billion dollars more is being considered to add to the plan, yet, the number of auto dealers associated with the program only averaged between 12-16 new sales each.   I hardly consider this as a stimulus.

Instead of building an impossible debt for our children and their children, why are they not working toward  a real, stimulating plan that can get America moving again and get the people of this country back to work?

Allen Smith

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As summer gets closer, the Federal Energy Information Administration is forecasting that price of gasoline and diesel fuel will increase slightly, but still remain much lower than seen in the previous year.

Nationwide, gasoline this summer is predicted to average $2.23 a gallon compared to $3.81 last summer.  Diesel fuel is expected to average $2.27 a gallon compared to $4.37 a gallon last summer, nationally.  According to authorities, there has been less demand for all refined products, due to the recession.  They also noted that they are seeing a slight increase in demand for gasoline, indicating consumers are driving more as prices have moved lower.

In other recession news, trucking firm, USA Truck Inc., have reduced employment and other operating expenses. USA Truck showed a first-quarter net income loss of $1.88 million, according to their statement released on April 16th, 2009.

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