When fleet managers are faced with tightening their budget

When fleet managers are faced with tightening their resources, they begin to cut their budget to be more effective by using cheaper oils and following generic maintenance protocols across their fleet that ends up not fitting the right specifications.

Instead of saving money, this produces the opposite effect from what is expected like unplanned equipment downtime and increased maintenance costs which may end up affecting overall operational efficiency and adversely effect the customer retention strategy for the business.

Today fleet managers need to be savvy in their approach and avoid buying random brand lubricants that are not necessarily tailored to their specific applications, operating conditions or maintenance objectives. The downside will not only result in inadequate drain intervals, fuel efficiency and downtime but also ends up affecting their revenue when it comes to the accumulative annual fuel costs.

By using a lower quality lubricant and not optimizing drain intervals, operation efficiency may end up costing additional oil changes, thereby additional downtime and a gap in operations.

While it is challenging to keep up with industry trends and updates such as the transition to lower viscosity oils, environmental protection regulations, new OEM specs and drain optimization, choosing the right lubricants, in turn, improves business objectives like service uptime and extending equipment lifetime.

With Chevron’s expert advice on new technology, combined with testing protocols, you’ll be able to identify the right products to deliver optimized drain intervals, fuel efficiency, and downtime. And you’ll enjoy the peace of mind knowing that you are running your fleet consistently with OEM recommendations while maximizing your fleet’s performance.

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Shawn’s career spans nearly 20 years focused exclusively on research and engineering dealing with heavy-duty engine lubricants, fuels, and materials. Before joining Chevron in 2013, he spent 12 years leading global fluids and materials engineering activities for Cummins. He also spent five years conducting lubricant, fuel, and emission research for the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. At Chevron, he is a Senior Staff Engineer primarily responsible for product formulation of the Delo Brand of Heavy Duty Engine Oils. He is currently the lead formulator responsible for development of Chevron’s PC-11 product line upgrade. Whitacre is the new chairman of the ASTM Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Classification Panel, which is tasked with the final development of the Proposed Category 11 (PC-11) requirements that take effect in late 2016.