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Article: Stevens Transport continues rollout of the oil purification system's on-board oil refiner systems to its fleet of trucks.(CASE STUDY: Extending Oil Drain Intervals)
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- Fleet Maintenance
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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As one of the largest long-haul refrigerated carriers in the United States, Stevens Transport maintains approximately 1,600 trucks. With a fleet this large, one of the most costly reoccurring maintenance expenses for the company is oil changes. Averaging six oil changes per year, or about once every 30,000 miles, each truck costs Stevens Transport approximately $960 per year in oil maintenance alone. Additional money is lost when each truck is taken off the road for an oil change.
Regular oil changes provide protection and help to increase the engine's useful life. However, contaminants begin infiltrating the oil as soon as it is changed. Left unchecked, these ...