Nigel Grainger brings together a related set of skills that all fleets require, to greater or lesser
degrees, but which may not have the staffing or the skills to fulfil those needs.
Bringing his wealth of experience in all areas of fleet management he offers a bespoke service through his company Fleet Risk Consultants, providing you with a cost effective fleet that complies fully with your 'duty of care' requirements.Bio-diesel – A seasonal problem
During a discussion yesterday here on Ecademy Adrian Higgs mentioned Bio-fuels and it reminded me of a major pitfall of running your vehicle on Bio-diesel when the weather turns cold.
The more mature readers will remember pictures of trucks with small fires under the fuel tanks to warm up the diesel that had coagulated inside the tank due to the low temperature.
These days the diesel that is supplied by the fuel companies has additives to prevent it doing this, but bio-diesel containing more than 60% bio-diesel does not usually contain these additives and those of you with this type of fuel may find your vehicle grinding to a halt as the temperature plummets.
Please, if this happens to you, do not be tempted to warm the fuel tank up with a burning rag or bit of wood as you are more likely to set fire to your vehicle. That would be generally bad news for you and those around you.
Regardless of what type of fuel you are using, as the temperature drops it is a good idea to keep your fuel tank full. This will prevent water vapour from condensing at the top of the fuel tank and dripping back as water into the fuel. This water is condensing from the air that enters the tank as the fuel is drained out.
Remeber to make sure you have the correct equipment in your vehicle as we discussed a few weeks ago.
Nigel Grainger
Senior Consultant