Universal Lubricants Becomes the Recycled Motor Oil Supplier to Fourth Generation Concrete Company

WICHITA, KS--Nov. 15, 2011: Universal Lubricants announced today that Kansas based Penny's Concrete 150 truck fleet has switched to the company's ECO ULTRAŽ recycled motor oil products. Made in the U.S. at the company's state-of-the-art re-refinery, ECO ULTRAŽ is a green and American Petroleum Institute (API) licensed line of recycled engine oils and coolants that meets current vehicle manufacturers' specifications and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) requirements.

"Penny's Concrete has maintained a family-run operation for 84 years, with plans to run our business for at least another 84 more. For our needs, Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRAŽ blends reliability--meeting Penny's standards for a top quality motor oil to uphold fleet maintenance--with progress--our decision to use a premium quality recycled motor oil that also makes a difference for the environment we've worked in, day in and day out, for close to a century," said David Shuck, Vehicle Maintenance Manager at Penny's Concrete.

Each year, the U.S. produces approximately 1.3 billion gallons of used oil, only 10 percent of which is re-refined. The rest is either improperly disposed of (damaging the environment) or burned as an industrial fuel, wasting limited petroleum reserves and perpetuating the need to import foreign oil. Dedicated to reversing this trend, Universal Lubricants has differentiated itself as the only "closed-loop" domestic manufacturer of recycled oil. Universal Lubricants collects, re-refines, blends, packages and redistributes its own oil, the ECO ULTRAŽ line--without ever losing guardianship within the chain--in an infinitely repeatable, sustainable cycle.

With over 2.5 trillion miles of field proven performance, ECO ULTRAŽ has a number of benefits over competitors' products. It holds one of the highest TBNs for long-term protection, reduced engine wear, and extended drain intervals which all lead to less oil consumption and better fuel economy.

"Our re-refined motor oils will keep Penny's Concrete trucks on the road in top condition for a longer period of time. Plus, the average 60 quart recycled motor oil change translates to a savings of 24 new barrels of oil," said John Wesley, chief executive officer of Universal Lubricants. "For the first time, ECO ULTRAŽ empowers fleet operators to fuse, rather than weigh, environmental sensitivities and economic considerations."