Not way less, 10% or so. I can tell when they switch in the fall. Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Winter blend gets way less mpg doesnt it? I would think that would be a big problem for large trucking companies. I have never seen or heard of any different diesel being used in the winter here. On 12/31/2017 5:05 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > How does that work when they shut down? Have to run the heater awhile before > it will start?Back when I first got out of high school I did some work on the > railroad, they were running bunker fuel and it was a big deal to get one > started if it got shut down in winter... > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 5:41 PM, Curley McLain<126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Trucks use summer fuel all year long. Road tractors have had tank heaters >for a couple of decades now, so the only places that sell winter blend are the >places that cater mainly to farmers and contractors with Dissel peekups. >Truckstops have been selling summer fuel year round for about a decade. You >are lucky you didn't get a load of summer fuel until now. I found that out >about 2002 -2003 or so after I fueled at one of my favorite truck stops. I >went back to chew em out, and they told me the trucking world had changed. > > Some of the larger truckstops may have blended Diesel for pickups and reefer > tanks. I have not yet seen a reefer tank with a heater, but when it is 20 > below, the reefer doesn't need to run for frozen food. They still need to > run to HEAT refrigerated loads, but I routinely got frozen onions every > winter. Yuk! > > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes December 31, 2017 at 3:11 PM Doubt it unless >you're getting winter fuel all year, otherwise truckers wouldn't be able to go >north... > Curt > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
