Diesel particulate filters (aka DPFs) have become ubiquitous over the past decade-plus. Any trucker running a rig built since 2007 likely knows well the pain points of maintaining and wrestling with ...

DPF Alternatives opened its doors for business in 2013 courtesy of founder Junior Reyes. Reyes used his previous company, Diesel Doc, as a platform for DPF Alternatives. DPF Alternatives offers ...

Note: This is the third in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

If you've been driving a diesel car made post-2007, you'll most likely be familiar with what a DPF is, as it became a legal requirement for all diesel cars at this point in the U.S. to be equipped ...

To paraphrase Pete Townshend of The Who, we're not trying to cause a big sensation; we're just talkin' 'bout regeneration. DPF regeneration, that is. It's the process of cleaning a diesel particulate ...

We’ve had 14 years to figure it out, yet diesel particulate filter maintenance remains a nightmare for many fleets. Why do DPFs elicit such gnashing of teeth and pounding of fists? Because they are ...

No one has ever taken a deep breath and said, “Man, I wish this air was a little less clean.” Whether we like it or not, vehicle emissions regulations are not going to let up any time soon. That means ...

Diesel particulate filters (DPF) are found in the exhaust system of diesel cars and work to remove particulate matter or trap soot from exhaust gases released by diesel engines. The goal is to help ...

The role of a DPF, or diesel particulate filter, in a modern automobile is an important one. As the name implies, the DPF works to filter out particulate matter in diesel vehicles — more specifically, ...