Posted: December 9, 2024
When you look at the roadways throughout Massachusetts, you’ll see a lot of diesel being used. Trucks move large appliances, livestock, lumber, and other goods. Public vehicles use diesel to pave roads, haul trash and perform many other crucial civic functions. Diesel-fueled buses safely carry commuters, tourists and students.
Atlantic-Pratt Energy supplies the ultra-low-sulfur diesel for these essential vehicles. In this article, we want to answer your questions about the diesel fuel that keeps the South Shore running.
Both gasoline and diesel come from crude oil, though some diesel is also made from organic and recycled materials. Diesel and gasoline are different hydrocarbons separated during refining. Diesel is denser and doesn’t evaporate like gasoline. It’s more energy-rich, producing 10-20% more energy when burned.
Gasoline is flammable, igniting with just air and a spark, which powers gasoline engines. Diesel, however, is combustible but not flammable. A lit match dropped into a bucket of liquid diesel would extinguish. Diesel engines use heat and pressure to cause combustion. Diesel engines typically last longer and offer better fuel mileage.
On-road and off-road diesel might look different, but they’re chemically the same. The main differences are how they look, what they’re used for and their prices.
Diesel fuel used to have way too much sulfur, which was bad for the environment and made breathing problems worse. But in 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in and set a new fuel standard, dropping diesel’s sulfur content to 15 parts per million or less. Now, ultra-low sulfur diesel is the norm in the U.S.
When waste management companies, municipalities, movers and other fleet managers need diesel, they know that Atlantic-Pratt Energy is the fuel provider of choice in Plymouth County. We’ve been in business for over a century and know the unique needs and challenges of commercial ventures on the South Shore.
When you come to us for on-site diesel delivery, we’ll work closely with you to develop a fuel delivery plan that will free you from sending your drivers to line up at a station to get their diesel. You won’t lose hours reconciling and reimbursing employees, and you won’t need to worry about losing money due to human error or fraud. Atlantic-Pratt will be your one trustworthy diesel provider.
Our commercial fuels team is standing by to help find solutions to your fleet fueling needs. Contact us today to begin receiving premium diesel fuel.