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Reliability-Centered Maintenance Programs For Your Business

August 14, 2018

Protect Your Physical Assets with Reliability-Centered Maintenance Programs Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) is an engineering framework that allows for the creation of a complete maintenance regimen for your physical assets to understand the overall level of risk being managed by an organization. The idea of Reliability-Centered Maintenance Programs has been around since the... Read More +

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Programas de Mantenimiento Centrados en la Confiabilidad para su Negocio

August 14, 2018
Programas de Mantenimiento Centrados en la Confiabilidad Proteja sus Activos Físicos con Programas de Mantenimiento Centrados en la Confiabilidad El… Read More +

Spanish Translation – Expert Insight Posts Now in Spanish

August 9, 2018

Look for Our “Leer en Español” Links on All Future Posts To serve all of our customers and the many industries that we cater to in the best manner possible, moving forward SCL will be publishing articles in our “Expert Insight” section of our Blog translated into Spanish as well as... Read More +

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Busque nuestro enlace “Leer en Español” en todas nuestras futuras publicaciones

August 9, 2018
Spanish Translation Para servir a todos nuestros clientes y a las muchas industrias a la que atendemos de la mejor… Read More +

Truck Driver Shortage – Why This Job is So Hard to Fill

August 7, 2018

Massive Driver Shortages in the Trucking Industry According to a report by Axios, there are many industries in the United States that are having a tough time filling critical employment roles, such as construction workers, farmers, truck drivers and first responders. Despite good pay and benefits, there is a giant... Read More +

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Escasez de Conductores de Camiones: ¿Por Qué este Trabajo es tan Difícil de Llenar?

August 7, 2018
Escasez de Conductores de Camiones Escasez Masiva de Conductores en la Industria del Transporte Terreste De acuerdo con un informe… Read More +

Uber Self-Driving Trucks Are Now A Thing of the Past

August 2, 2018

Uber Self-Driving Trucks Division is No Longer In March of this year we wrote an Expert Insight piece on the rise of Uber Freight and their desire to expand the cutting edge use of autonomous vehicle technology. It was believed that this would drastically disrupt the trucking industry, and was... Read More +

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Los Camiones Autodirigidos de Uber son cosa del Pasado

August 2, 2018
Camiones Autodirigidos de Uber La división de Camiones Autodirigido de Uber ya no Existe En marzo de este año, escribimos… Read More +

3 Things to Know About the New API SN PLUS Formulation

July 31, 2018

The New API SN PLUS Formulation and Why You Should Care When it comes to turbocharged engines, it’s all about performance, which is why automakers are spearheading the newest supplemental motor oil specification – API SN PLUS – to protect against Low-Speed-Pre-Ignition (LSPI) – a condition found within Turbocharged Gasoline... Read More +

The 3 Tiers of Food Grade Lubrication – H1, H2, H3

July 24, 2018

Food Grade Lubrication – Not All Products Are Created Equal When dealing with manufacturing or packaging products that require food grade lubrication, it is essential to be conscious of what greases, degreasers, cleaners, seamers, etc that you may be using in your warehouse or facility because public health and safety... Read More +

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Los 3 niveles de la lubricación de grado alimenticio - H1, H2, H3

July 24, 2018
Lubricación de grado alimenticio Cuando se trata de lubricación de grado alimenticio, no todos los productos son iguales Cuando se… Read More +

How Houghton Fluids Keep Our Most Reputable Brands in Motion

July 19, 2018

Innovative and Sustainable Fluid Solutions For some of the world’s most reputable names and brands –  Rolls Royce, NASA, and Boeing – only the best will do, which is why they choose Houghton International fluid technology to meet their industrial needs. Based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Houghton is involved with the... Read More +

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Cómo los Fluidos de Houghton Mantienen Nuestras Marcas más Reconocidas en Movimiento

July 19, 2018
Houghton Fluids Soluciones innovadoras y sostenibles para fluidos Para algunos de los nombres y marcas más reconocidas del mundo, Rolls… Read More +

Choosing a Less Expensive Lubricant Will Not Save You Money

July 12, 2018

How Does Oil Actually Affect Your Bottom Line? With the ever increasing cost of running a business, companies will do anything to increase savings to their bottom line. When the cost of lubricants goes up – and it will – fleet managers often think that by changing their oil provider... Read More +

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Elegir un Lubricante Menos Costoso No le Ahorrará Dinero

July 12, 2018
¿Cómo Afecta Realmente el Aceite a su Balance Final? ¿Cómo Afecta Realmente el Aceite a su Balance Final? Con el… Read More +

What is the Global Decarbonization Movement

July 10, 2018

Nations Around the World Are Working Together to Minimize the Effects of Carbon Emissions What is Global Decarbonization Simply put, decarbonization is the removal of carbon from a system… whether that be your engine or the atmosphere. Why does this matter? Many scientists, economists, politicians and citizens around the world... Read More +

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¿Qué es el Movimiento Global de Descarbonización?

July 10, 2018
Global Decarbonization Naciones de Alrededor del Mundo Trabajan Juntas para Minimizar los Efectos de las Emisiones de Carbono ¿Qué es… Read More +

Understanding Biobased and Biodegradable Lubricants

July 5, 2018

Many Applications Require Biobased Lubricants What Are Biodegradable Lubricants Biodegradable lubricants have molecular structures with the capacity to degrade biologically over time thru the processes of bacterial decomposition or by the enzymatic biodegradation of other living organisms such as yeast, protozoans and fungi. These biodegradable bases are often derived from... Read More +

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Comprendiendo los Lubricantes de Base Biológica y Biodegradables

July 5, 2018
Biodegradable Lubricants Muchas Aplicaciones Requieren Lubricantes de Base Biológica ¿Qué son los Lubricantes Biodegradables? Los lubricantes biodegradables tienen estructuras moleculares… Read More +

How Your Company Can Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

July 3, 2018
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Will Your Team be Prepared for an OSHA Review? As a business owner or manager, understanding that your business is subject to both routine and unexpected OSHA inspections is important, and having a plan in place to keep your team prepared will support you in avoiding costly fines. OSHA stands... Read More +

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Cómo su Compañía Puede Prepararse para una Inspección de OSHA

July 3, 2018
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OSHA Inspection ¿Su Equipo Estará Preparado para una Revisión de OSHA? Como propietario o gerente de una empresa, es importante… Read More +

Round 3 of Lubricant Price Increase Set for July/August of 2018

June 26, 2018

  Oil Marketers Brace Themselves for Lubricant Price Increases Recently we received notification from some of our major and private label oil manufacturers that a 3rd round of lubricant price increases for finished lubricants are coming, beginning July and August of 2018. Notifications continue to trickle in, but as of... Read More +

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Ronda 3 de aumento de precio del lubricante fijado para julio / agosto de 2018

June 26, 2018
Aumento de Precio   Comercializadores de Aceite se Preparan para el Aumento en los Precios de Lubricantes por Julio/Agosto de… Read More +

California Experiences Increase in Cardlock Skimmer Theft

June 21, 2018

Skimmer Fraud on the Rise at California Cardlock Stations An industry alert recently submitted by the California Independent Oil Marketers Association (CIOMA) highlighted a rising trend in skimmer fraud at Cardlock terminals across California. As we explored in a previous SCL Expert Insight post, skimmers are “small card readers installed within... Read More +

Shell and ExxonMobil Come to Blows Over Sub-Standard Oil

June 19, 2018

Mobil-branded Delvac 1300 Super 15W-40 Under Fire Historically, major players in the Big Oil arena have refrained from taking shots at one another, maintaining a relatively cordial level of competition. But recently two industry giants took aim at one another – Shell and ExxonMobil – over heavy duty diesel engine... Read More +

Top 4 Ways to Diagnose a Cooling System Issue

June 14, 2018

Understanding Your Cooling System Your cooling system is essential to the overall health and well-being of your engine, especially during warmer temperatures, and vehicles produce a significant amount of heat during operation. They need to be regularly cooled in order to avoid overheating and other forms of engine damage. Your... Read More +

Are CFN and Cardlock Cards Credit Cards?

June 12, 2018

The differences Between CFN, Cardlock Cards and Credit Cards It’s plastic, it has a mag strip, it may even have a chip, so what is the difference between your credit cards, CFN and cardlock cards? Here at SCL we have encountered more than once a situation where a fleet manager gets caught... Read More +

3 Reasons Why Your Fleet Should Use Exception Reporting

May 31, 2018

Exception Reporting Ensures That Your Drivers Are Adhering to Internal Policies and Procedures What is an Exception Report An exception report is an internal document that points out instances and circumstances where performance deviated from previously defined parameters or expectations. Exception reports aggregate unusual conditions and alert management of activity... Read More +

Meet SCL’s Oil Analysis Expert – Troy Hudson

May 29, 2018

A Conversation with Troy Hudson on the Importance of Regular Oil Analysis Here’s a new word for you – TRIBOLOGY –  the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion that includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. An important science when it comes to... Read More +

The Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

May 8, 2018

Understanding the Potential Benefits and Limitations of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Hydrogen fuel cell technology refers to machinery and vehicles that use hydrogen as a primary source of power, converting the chemical energy of hydrogen into available mechanical energy by reacting hydrogen with oxygen. On the market today there are... Read More +
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