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16 | Overdrive | May 2018 Logbook Many fl eets are switching to 10W-30 engine oils from traditional 15W-40 oils. The reason is fuel economy. Thinner viscosities mean the engine doesnʼt have to work as hard and uses less fuel. Think of it like swimming through honey vs. water. Honey is thicker than water, so more energy is used to move through it. The same goes for an engineʼs moving parts. A 15W-40 oil requires more energy to move through it whereas 10W-30 oil produces less drag on your engine. But can a 10W-30 protect as well as a 15W- 40? You bet. It comes down to quality additives and composition of base oil. In fact, Shell ROTELLA ® T5 10W-30 can protect as well or better than industry-standard 15W-40 oils. Give it a shot in your fl eet. To learn more go to ROTELLA.com/products ROTELLA ROUNDUP The 411on10W-30 By Dan Arcy, Shell Lubricants Comments, questions or ideas? Email us at RotellaRoundup@JWT.com 1151572_A136_Jan_2018_OVERDRIVE_2_25x79_5.indd 1 12/12/17 3:50 PM Untitled-25 1 12/13/17 9:51 AM The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last month that no personal information on drivers was exposed in a recent attempt by an unauthorized party to access the agency's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. The registry, which is used by drivers to find U.S. Department of Transportation-certified medical examiners, now has been down for nearly five months. A simple search for examiners by ZIP code remains available. FMCSA said in December there had been "unauthorized ac- cess" to the system, prompting the site's outage. The agency has not provided further details, nor has it provided a timeline for when the site will come back online. Howev- er, it said that it is "conclusive" that no personal information was exposed. "There was an attempt by some- one to compromise the [registry], but it was unsuccessful," FMCSA said. The outage should not cause issues during roadside inspections, said Collin Mooney, executive di- rector of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. "Medicals are still able to be verified at roadside through CDLIS, not the national registry," Mooney said. Though the hack and outage haven't caused problems with in- spectors checking drivers' medical certificates, the issue has forced examiners to backlog exam re- sults until the site enables them to upload the results to the website. – James Jaillet FMCSA: 'Conclusive' that no driver info was compromised in outage Peterbilt announced Rick McCler- kin of San Jose, California, as the winner of its SuperFan search. In a ceremony at the Mid-Amer- ica Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Kyle Quinn, Peterbilt general manager, presented Mc- Clerkin with the keys to Peterbilt's one millionth truck, a Model 567 Heritage. The five finalists for the top prize were chosen out of more than 1,500 submissions. Four runners-up were award- ed $10,000 each, courtesy of sponsors Bendix, Eaton, Meritor and Michelin. Each finalist was presented with a commemorative gift from Peterbilt. Paccar Parts and Chevron also sponsored additional giveaways for the five finalists. The four runners-up were Jake Bartos of Columbus, Nebraska; Cathy Bauder of Harmony, Penn- sylvania; Josh Hainstock of Al- bertville, Minnesota; and Sheldon Hyatt of Campbell River, British Columbia. – Overdrive Staff SuperFan wins Peterbilt's one millionth truck The Peterbilt Model 567 Heritage is equipped with a Paccar powertrain and custom chrome finishing work by Chrome Shop Mafia of Joplin, Missouri.