Barbara Kudis of Allegheny Petroleum Products Co. was elected president of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association for 2018-19. She succeeds Dave Croghan of Maxum Petroleum and will serve a one-year term. Jason Galary was named director of research and development at Fairhaven, Massachusetts-based Nye Lubricants. Chevron Products Co. announced this week that Daimler Trucks North America will begin factory filling with Chevron Delo 400 ZFA SAE 10W-30 heavy-duty diesel engine oil, which meets the API FA-4 specification, Jan. 1.