Climate Express

Yes that one person that posted stating that you can buy fuel in Texas and it’ll be fine and the fuel in the winter time that’s not the case it’s best to buy fuel up there in that area that has that winterized treatment at it for those specific type of temperatures

 

Yes there are some fuel stops up in the northern plains I know I’ve seen a bunch throughout the Dakotas there’s some in Minnesota and I believe in Wisconsin that sell what they call number one diesel which is winterized diesel fuel for extreme cold temperatures it’s usually on a separate fuel pump from the number two diesel

 

Probably what I'm referring to or really what Raider's maintenance is referring to are the states we travel to. For example, we don't go to ND or NW. But Bryan is right, if I fueled in Laredo - I'm sure it is not a winter blend & therefore, I should add an Anti Gel. But Im always thinking about where I fueled at.
Our fuel stops in Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & Ok all have the winter blend fuel during winter months.

 

What can i say, I try lol !

 

Yea I've heard that before about the fuel is supposed to be treated. Years ago all the truck stops would display a sign that would tell you what temperature their fuel was treated down to. Now ya don't see that. If you ask all they'll tell you is it was treated to what the outside temp was when they put the fuel in the ground. I've even got fuel in Illinois before at a company terminal and didn't mix in enough additive an gelled up over the weekend. That fuel was supposed to be treated when it was put in the ground. Worked at a company once that said their fuel was treated so they didn't have us use additive. Their entire fleet in rock island Illinois gelled up over a weekend one time. I've seen plenty of trucks gelled up in the dead of winter up north on the sides of the interstate. Moral of my story is i don't care what anybody says about their fuel is already blended. I'm putting additive in that way i know it's properly treated an i don't gotta worry about possible problems.

 

I've heard of blending #1 an #2 diesel before. What's #3? Also i haven't seen any places that have anything other than #2 diesel anymore. So where do you guys get anything other than #2 to blend with it ?

 

I've never blended like that. I think the #1 diesel was a higher price and using a company fuel card ya could only authorize 1 pump at a time. So i always just add additive if I'm gonna be running in temps below 20 degrees.

 

Our terminals in Fargo and Minnesota have separate pumps for the 50/50 mix. And our fuel stops in ND SD and MT sell #1 in the winter. When we fuel there we mix it ourselves when fuel up there. Knock on wood I’ve never gelled up.