Schaeffer's Million Mile Club

From one million miles over-the-road to 20,000 hours off-highway, the technology in Schaeffer Oil extends engine life and oil life. The dream of a million miles without a major overhaul is a reality with the technology in Schaeffer Oil. To date, there are over 30 members of the Million Mile Club.

Butch Maciewski, Wayne Transport, Rosemount, MN

Petroleum hauler Butch Maciewski was issued this 1993 - 9200 International powered with a Cummins L10, 330 hp engine when it was brand new. He purchased it for his own use at 284,000 miles and converted it to Schaeffer's 7000 15W40 motor oil, #274 Moly EP Synthetic Blend Grease and #167 and #742 Gear Lubes. Butch also runs his PTO with Schaeffer HTC Hydraulic fluid.

In addition to its 1,000,000+ road miles with the engine running 1900 RPMs at a speed of 70 MPH, this tractor has many stationary engine hours of pumping product at bulk plants in cold Midwestern states. It's no wonder that during a discussion about the truck's future, a Cummins NPower overhaul supervisor was surprised that Butch was still running an engine that was only rated for 700,000 miles. The only updates to his engine were new rods and mains due to scoring from a head gasket coolant leak at 500,000 miles.

Mike Cicero, Dirt Road Xxpress, Fayetteville, AR

When Mike Cicero watched his custom 2001 Peterbilt 379 come off the line, he knew he was going to protect his investment with Schaeffer's Specialized Lubricants. Six years and over a million hard miles later, Mike proudly confesses that Schaeffer's is the reason he can stay in business. "The cost of doing business today can mean the difference between profit or loss," Mike said. He uses Schaeffer products on every moving part because it makes them last. "I use their (Diesel Treat 2000) fuel additive, motor oil, radiator treatment and greases. And after a million miles, the only things I've had to replace were three fan belts." Mike figures the fuel economy alone from Diesel Treat has given him a 1/2 mile per gallon more or 84,500 miles of free fuel. When he decided that a million miles on his fuel injectors were enough, he invited us in to take a closer look at their success. With new injectors, Mike says there's no doubt in his mind that the truck will go another million miles.

Gus Hackler Trucking, Meridian, ID

In 1985, in Meridian, ID, Gus Hackler Trucking had the first Cummins engine to turn a million miles without a major overhaul. By the time he retired, Gus Hackler had a second Certified Million Mile Engine and had nearly achieved a third, at just under 900,000 miles - all on 24,000-mile oil drain intervals.

Other High Mileage Customers

These customers have not made it to a million miles, but they sure are benefiting from the superior quality of Schaeffer's lubricants. Check out what they have to show for it!

Dusty Wright's High Mileage 491,000 Mile Truck! Dusty bought this truck brand new in 1997 and started using Schaeffer's lubricants (bumper to bumper) in 2004 at 183,000 miles. Since then, Dusty has racked up over 400,000 miles! He's gone from 15.8 mpg
to 16.4 mpg using Schaeffer lubricants!

David Mackey's 1987 Nissan Pickup. This vehicle made it to 691,000 miles before needing major repairs!