Thank you to all who provided feedback on the DEF Seminar. John Neal is the winner of the Keurig coffee maker. Based on the feedback that we received we will be planning future events. Thanks, Bobby Z
Feedback gives back!
DeWitt Petroleum has partnered up with Yara North America and the DeliveryOne Network to provide a free Diesel Exhaust Fluid Seminar. The Seminar will cover topics ranging from SCR trucks and how DEF works to packaging and distribution of Diesel Exhaust Fluid.
Anyone that is interested in attending needs to RSVP at DeWittPetroleum.com as space is limited.
The event will include lunch, door prizes and (2) flip video raffle prizes.
When: March 24, 2011 from 11a-1p
Quiet Cannon – Event Center
901 Via San Clemente
Montebello, CA 90640
We may have seen the end of the recession, but many of our customers are still waiting on recovery. Regulations like AB 32, push the “American Dream” that much further away for many, especially those just entering the workforce. Taxes are increasing, budgets are nearly impossible to balance, and our leaders are swayed by special interest. I would like to see the same prosperity as my parents and their parents. I would like my future kids to do the same.
Do your part, contact your state and local representatives. Find your representative by going to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html . You can contact them via their website. There is no time like the present to let them know how you feel.
My Best – Bobby
By Senator Bob Huff
Governor Schwarzenegger and 20 officials from his Administration were among the tens of thousands who recently flew to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the much ballyhooed United Nations Climate Change conference. There, California leaders made speeches and attended meetings, often touting AB 32 – a law that requires a 25% reduction in state greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
The fact that California is the only state in the union to cap carbon emissions may be something to boast about in Denmark. Here at home, however, the cold hard reality of what AB 32 will mean to our state’s economy is beginning to set in.
In order to meet the lofty goals of AB 32, Californians will have to shoulder enormous expenses. A draft report by the California Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee (EAAC) says it could cost businesses and other entities that emit greenhouse gases between $48 billion and $143 billion to comply with AB 32’s strict mandates.
Earlier this year, a California State University Sacramento study predicted that the California Air Resources Board’s implementation of AB 32 would result in staggering costs to both businesses and families. That study was dismissed by environmental activists and others. But the EAAC was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger’s Secretary of Environmental Protection, Linda Adams, to advise the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on the economic impact of implementing AB 32. $48 to $143 billion is the government’s number, and thus harder to ignore.
In his “California’s Capitol” blog, Greg Lucas did some enlightening math, using estimates provided by Cal-EPA and CARB to the committee on the likely cost of allowances that would be exchanged among polluters in AB 32’s “cap and trade” system and applying them to the carbon dioxide emissions reported by a number of specific California businesses in 2008. Alstyle Apparel, a clothing manufacturer in Anaheim would have to pay between $540,000 and $1.6 million under cap-and-trade. ConocoPhillip’s Wilmington plant would have to spend between $40 million and $120 million.
These costs are enormous, and for many employers, prohibitive to doing business in California. Other states and even countries without these extra logistical and financial burdens, will attract more new business, and welcome businesses leaving California’s hostile regulatory climate. Even those who elect to remain in California will pass these costs down to the consumer, raising the cost-of-living on already struggling families.
Out of work Californians – and there are millions of them – can’t wait for phantom “green jobs” to appear some day. The climate change California’s leaders need to be working on is improving our state’s dismal business climate, and we should start by suspending AB 32.
Happy Holidays!
We are excited to let you know that DeWitt Petroleum is supporting the U.S. Marine Core Reserve Toys for Tots program this holiday season. Our South El Monte office and Ventura office will be a drop off-sites for this year’s toy drive. We encourage you to help needy children in our area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to 1903 Durfee Ave. South El Monte, 91733 (OR) 4480 Dupont Court, Ventura, 93003 during regular business hours beginning Nov. 27th thru Dec. 17th. If you are not able to drop off a toy at our office, we would like to encourage you to hand the gift to your DeWitt fuel driver.
With the holidays around the corner, we are all getting ready for the season of giving. Now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.
Thank you for your help and best wishes for a happy prosperous and healthy new year.
Sincerely,
Cindy Muller
Ventura General Manager
What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid?
It is a nontoxic solution of 67.5% de-mineralized water and 32.5% urea. The urea used for Diesel Exhaust Fluid is automotive-grade. When injected into hot exhaust as a fine mist and passed over a catalyst, Diesel Exhaust Fluid helps convert NOx into nitrogen gas and water vapor. Diesel Exhaust Fluid is stable, colorless and odorless, and classified as a non-hazardous material.
When will I need it?
EPA 2010 vehicles equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology will use Diesel Exhaust Fluid, also called DEF. Wide production of these vehicle will not occur until mid 2010.
How is it used?
DEF it stored and a tank much like your current diesel tank and is mixed into the downstream of your exhaust to react with heat and catalyst to bring your emission to nearly zero.
How much will I need?
A safe rough estimate is 2% of your fuel usage.
Where can I get it?
DEF will initially be supplied in smaller quantities; 1, 2.5 and 5 gallons, at most fueling locations you currently use. You will also be able to order directly from DeWitt Petroleum in varying quantities including those listed previously and up to 330 gallon or bulk.
Is DEF classified as hazardous?
No, DEF is classified as a non-hazardous material, therefore you can safely store DEF at your location to fill you tanks as needed.
What if my truck runs out while on the road?
Your driver should have ample warning to get to the nearest fueling location that has a supply of DEF with lights and buzzers prior to running out. Though should the driver run out prior to this happening the truck will still run though at a much lower performance level (45mph top speed). Should the driver attempt to stop and restart the truck the driver may find that they are unable to restart the vehicle without first filling the DEF tank.
For more information see the Cummins Aftertreatment System
Source: Cummins Filtration