• Low-sulfur diesel put to use

    Trucking companies concerned over how low-sulfur diesel fuel performs in heavy-duty diesel engines can look to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for some answers this year. CTA expects to start using 21.2-million gallons of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) every year starting this March under a new contract signed with Warrenville, IL-based diesel fuel supplier BP. That's because CTA plans to integrate
    Feb. 10, 2003
    Trucking companies concerned over how low-sulfur diesel fuel performs in heavy-duty diesel engines can look to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for some answers this year.

    CTA expects to start using 21.2-million gallons of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) every year starting this March under a new contract signed with Warrenville, IL-based diesel fuel supplier BP. That's because CTA plans to integrate 226 new buses this year into its fleet designed to operate on ULSD.

    BP's refinery in Whiting, IN, produces ULSD under the brand name Emission Control Diesel. The fuel meets federal clean air regulations of 15 ppm set to take effect in 2006, compared to the current standard of 500 ppm of sulfur.

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    Sean Kilcarr

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    Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

     

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