Great Bay Distributors is a major beverage wholesaler in central Florida that operates a fleet of Class 7 and 8 delivery trucks serving local retailers. Their trucks endure a tough routine of frequent stops and starts in heavy city traffic.
Great Bay was searching for prudent ways to reduce capital costs and total costs of ownership for their fleet. Toward those goals, the company sought to extend the operating life of their delivery vehicles by two years, for a total service life of ten years.
The responsibility for keeping rolling stock operating reliably and cost effectively for a significantly longer time fell to Fleet Supervisor Michael Coleman. He determined that a major challenge in extending service time was avoiding engine wear that would lead to overhauls during prolonged periods of operation. To combat wear, he looked for the most effective technologies for keeping engine oil as clean as possible throughout the entire oil drain cycle.