The Rapidly Changing World of Fuel Lube Trucks
Today’s
fuel lube trucks are a world apart from what it was five years ago. A wide
range of specifications are available now for these trucks and fuel lube track manufacturers
are vying to provide the best configuration to the trucks.
There
is a fast change in the specifications and capabilities as the demand for
mobile servicing is increasing in the sector. To make it more economical,
contractors are going to the jobsite instead of the equipment coming back into
the shop. The presence of dependable fuel lube trucks
is of prime importance to counter large number of penalties from not moving
dirt due to inability to get fuel to the equipment.
DIESEL
EXHAUST FLUID (DEF)
Nowadays,
arrangements are made for DEF by most of the contractors, whether it is making
provisions to take bulk DEF to the jobsite or else filling up the Ford truck.
The permanency of DEF means builders of these trucks are adapting to DEF. Now
builders are selecting stainless steel and high density plastic for use on DEF
bulk transfer trunks and equipment instead of steel and aluminum that is likely
to hurt DEF effectiveness.
POWER
OPTIONS
Traditionally,
fuel lube trucks used to have PTO-driven hydraulics that were meant to run
delivery pumps and compressors, but resulted in idling of the truck and having
a higher RPM while servicing at the jobsite. Nowadays, the engine idle time is
not to be found due to DPF filters and contractors budget. Trucks having air
power and compressors have multiple advantages. Also the new chassis of trucks
having diesel particulate filters do not support idling.
TELEMATICS
The
knowledge of the amount of fuel and oil that a truck is consuming is big
savings for the contractor, not to mention the saving on fuel which is a bonus.
This is achieved with the incorporation of telematics and electronic fuel
controls into fuel and lube body which is rapidly gaining popularity.
The
Smartphone and tablets are being widely used on most construction sites. They
are used to relay information easily to contractors about the different
machines, including fuel lube trucks for sale that
are serviced and include location, fuel consumption, tracking of machine
utilization, and jobsite data. The
efficiency of data delivery to the Smartphone or tablets has made the job much
easier to the service managers.
CUSTOMIZATION
These kinds of industry demands are fulfilled by
the truck builders of today, and there will be continuation of the process of
product customization for the end user. With the involvement of different
activities and their specialization in other parts of the world, contractors’
need also changes, resulting in their need for a fuel lube truck body. Other
than telematics, DEP and fuel efficiency, there are also the need for heated
lube bodies, larger oil quantities, longer hose reels, and more of fuel.
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