Equipment Managing the lubricants that flow through a shop April 11, 2022 Truck maintenance facilities are home to many fluids and lubricants, each presenting an opportunity for a costly mix-up. Putting the wrong oil into an engine, used coolant into a reservoir,…
Equipment Coolants can represent a misunderstood pain point for fleets March 4, 2022 If you feel coolants are a confounding and challenging piece of your fleet’s maintenance program to master, you’re not alone. “Coolants are the least understood truck fluid,” says Brad Jordan,…
Sustainability Pursuing a zero-emissions future March 25, 2021 Shell has an ambitious plan to become a zero-emissions energy business by 2050. Selda Gunsel, vice-president of global commercial fuels technologies with Shell Lubricants outlined the roadmap to that eventuality…
Lubes/Fluids Shell unveils e-fluid portfolio October 16, 2020 Shell has unveiled a portfolio of E-fluids to support battery-electric and fuel cell electric powertrains. The Shell E-Fluids for commercial vehicles include e-transmission fluids, e-greases, and battery thermal fluids. Commercial…
Equipment Understanding the dark art of engine oil analysis August 13, 2020 Every oil analysis tells a story — and the plot is one of destruction under the hood. The related fluid samples identify the by-products of an explosive combustion process, the…
Business Management Shell Lubricants announces Canadian charitable contribution program March 5, 2020 SASKATOON, Sask. – Shell Lubricants launched the new charitable contribution program Shell Rotella’s Rugged Ride for Charity as part of the company’s continued relationship with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR)…
Shell offers free training academy October 31, 2018 Shell Lubricants has introduced a new training academy for maintenance managers, technicians, and owner-operators. It has been under limited release, and was fully rolled out at the American Trucking Associations’…
Transportation Virginia to host SuperRigs January 30, 2018 RAPHINE, Va. – Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held June 14-16 at White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va. The 36th edition of the truck beauty show will be themed: Tribute…
Equipment Shell SuperRigs to be held in Tulsa March 3, 2017 TULSA, Okla. – Some of the most spectacular show trucks in the US and Canada will roll into Tulsa, Okla. May 18-20 for the annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition. The…
Equipment PC-11: WILL IT BE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE AFTER ALL? June 19, 2015 It wasn’t all fun and games in San Antonio with Shell. In addition to checking out the beautiful iron at SuperRigs, we had important work to do! Shell gave us…
Equipment VISITING SHELL SUPER RIGS June 19, 2015 It’s always a pleasure to take in the Shell SuperRigs truck show, wherever in the US it happens to be held. There’s nothing else quite like this roving truck beauty…
Equipment Extensive field testing giving Shell confidence in new engine oil category June 11, 2015 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The PC-11 engine oil category has yet to be fully developed, but Shell says it has run enough miles using prototype oils to gain confidence in…
Equipment Shell provides PC-11 update June 10, 2015 Backwards compatibility for PC-11B fuel economy oils has not been ruled out
Sustainability Shell backing visionary truck designer’s plans to shatter existing MPG records March 26, 2015 Concept drawing of Starship tractor and trailer joined together as a single integrated unit LOUISVILLE, Ky — Looking to go where no one has gone before on fuel economy…
Equipment Shell launches educational PC-11 Website February 19, 2015 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shell has taken the wraps off a new Website designed to educate customers about the upcoming PC-11 heavy-duty engine oil category. The Web site, which can be…
