Yes. Chevrolet is offering this type of truck in it's 2011 Silverado line. It can get 15 miles per gallon in the city when the truck runs on gasoline. It is currently Motor Trend's truck of the year so check it out!
Diesel trucks are generally better than gasoline trucks due to the fact that fuel is cheaper and you will pay significantly less at the pump. Diesel trucks also tend to have a high longevity in their life span and they run much cleaner than gasoline trucks. Diesel is the way to go overall for purchasing a truck.
Yes a diesel pickup truck will be more fuel efficient than those that run on normal fuel. Diesel is designed to run longer than the regular fuel however it comes at a higher cost.
Diesel fuel is the kind of fuel used by diesel engines. Its a combustible fuel refined from crude oil - just as is gasoline - but diesel has a much higher flash point than gasoline. Its grade is measured in cetane rather than octane
Diesel trucks have diesel engines. Diesel engines require mone maintenance, oil change air and fuel filter replacement than gasoline vehicles. See this website: www.autorepair.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/aa102001a_3.htm
Gas is better to use than diesel for trucks for offroading.
Tractor as classed as industrial machines and these use diesel fuel rather than petrol (gas)
The Boeing 777 uses an airplane grade of diesel similar to that of diesel trucks. Type #2 Kerosene is the diesel fuel used for the Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 has a higher fuel capacity and is more efficient at fuel consumption than earlier models like the 747.
There are two points of view: for cars or trucks. Diesel nozzles for trucks are bigger than gasoline nozzles for cars. On the other side, there are diesel nozzles for cars.... Between diesel nozzles for cars and gasoline nozzles for cars, the difference is the spout of the nozzle. For diesel it is 15/16" dia. And for gasoline it is 13/16" dia.
Yes, diesel trucks generally get much better gas mileage than regular gas trucks. They even sometimes get better gas mileage than hybrid trucks.
Aircraft fuel discharge a huge amount of energy in combustion rather than ordinary fuel such as petrol and diesel.
There hasn't really been a brand of semi trucks recognized as the most fuel efficient. Since they run on diesel a more efficient fuel, semi trucks already are more fuel efficient than cars in terms of size and power.
"Diesel oil" or "Heavy oil" is another term for diesel fuel. Not to be confused with "engine oil for a diesel engine" which means lubricating oil specially formulated for use in diesel rather than petrol engines.