The Thermo King Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is perhaps one of the most common generators you will find on today’s commercial trucks. APU’s are truck-mounted generators that allow drivers to run electrical components, along with their heating & air conditioning system instead of running their engine. While they do use...

We're excited to announce our two newest training classes: TEXA Off-Highway Training for Technicians and Off-Highway Aftertreatment and Emissions Systems! These classes are designed to focus on the unique quirks you'll encounter when working on off-highway equipment. Starting in September, these classes will be scheduled during the same week as our Hydraulic...

Today we will be comparing Caterpillar’s OEM software CAT ET to the TEXA IDC5 software. The TEXA IDC5 software is a multi-brand aftermarket tool that offers modules covering diagnostics for cars, heavy-duty trucks, marine, motorcycles and off-highway equipment. With the off-highway module, it covers 70+ manufacturers of equipment. This tool...

Detroit Assurance is the marketing name of the suite of Advanced Driver Assist Systems, or ADAS, for Freightliner Trucks, and specifically the Cascadia truck model. Detroit Assurance 5.0 is the first commercial truck ADAS system to offer Level 2 automation. Level 1 and 2 require a human driver to be...

Are you interested in helping us test and develop new products? If so, we’d love to have you join our Diesel Laptops Beta Test Group. We constantly have new products and services we want to test before announcing them to the public. This can include things such as new: New...

If you are not familiar with Cojali Jaltest, it is an industry-leading software that offers dealer-level diagnostic solutions for a wide range of commercial trucks, construction and agriculture equipment. It sounds great, but is it worth the money?                                         Today the Diesel Laptops team runs through the pros and cons of...