| Diesel trucks are commonplace in the workforce. | | | | gasoline, its properties actually lubricate motor parts, |
| From semi tractor trailers to dump trucks and flatbed | | | | which means they can run twice as long as their |
| trucks, the diesel engine is the preferred workhorse of | | | | gasoline powered counterparts. Diesel engines |
| transport, heavy hauling, and construction crews. Diesel | | | | generate less waste heat in cooling and exhaust and |
| engines have the highest thermal efficiency of any | | | | run more efficiently than gasoline ones when using |
| combustion engine, giving them a higher power output | | | | partial power output. With all of the advantages over |
| than gasoline ones because of the compression ratio. | | | | gasoline and turbine driven engines, it is no wonder that |
| Originally used to replace the steam motors, their | | | | these motors are the choice of hard working blue |
| efficiency continues to be the choice for large scale | | | | collar Americans. |
| power plants that reply on efficient power output. | | | | Replacing parts and servicing diesel power plants is |
| These types of motors can be found in ships, | | | | also relatively easy compared to gasoline types. Used |
| locomotives, and large trucks. | | | | diesel truck parts are just as reliable as original parts |
| Due to the higher energy density of the fuel, they burn | | | | for diesel engines and can be easily interchanged from |
| less fuel than gasoline combustion engines and | | | | trucks that have been decommissioned, making |
| because they do not rely on an electrical system, like a | | | | servicing diesel truck engines a relatively easy task |
| spark plug to ignite the fuel, they are more reliable in | | | | compared to servicing and replacing gasoline motor |
| damp conditions. Because diesel fuel is heavier than | | | | parts. |