A technician with Polaris Labs pulls a sample of extended life coolant for testing. ELC should be monitored as closely as conventional coolants since some mechanical malfunctions in equipment can ...

In 1984, the Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations, Alexandria, Va., formed the Tomorrow’s Truck Task Force. This group took on the chore of consulting with truck and ...

NASHVILLE – Valvoline Co. has added a new product to its Zerex line of heavy-duty diesel engine coolants, one designed to last longer under punishing operational conditions. At the annual Technology ...

Elizabeth Nelson, coolant program manager at Polaris Laboratories, a fluid-analysis company in Indianapolis, Ind., tells a story that would strike fear into the heart of any fleet manager. A class-8 ...

Shell Rotella has introduced its ELC HD high-performance extended life coolant. The new coolant is designed to meet the rigorous demands of heavy-duty diesel, gasoline, natural gas and LNG engines, ...

CHEVRON Products Company introduced its new, patented, global Extended Life Coolant (ELC) formulation that significantly exceeds current performance levels for products claiming extended life ...

Coolant is generally the most neglected fluid on a truck, and it leads to significant woes downstream. In fact, Lawrence Wong, product technical specialist for Chevron Lubricants, said about 40% of ...