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Overdrive Radio
Weighing ECM retune options, or full-on emissions defeats, with enforcement risk
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, I went in-depth my colleague James Jaillet about his reporting on the EPA’s increasing willingness to wield the enforcement sword around heavy-duty emissions modifications, and what owner-operators should weigh when thinking about ECM retunes. Also: owner-op Dean DeSantis on improving OEM emisisons tech.
December 14, 2018
Voices
POLL: Have you utilized a device for or worked with a shop on an ECM retune or emissions delete?
What’s been your experience of ECM-retuning devices or emissions defeats in the recent past, if any?
December 13, 2018
Business
Rental kits for ECM programming needs
Diesel Laptops’ new Remote Programming Kits are available for most engine makes to fleet managers, shop owners, mechanics and individual owners and enthusiasts in need of quick, one-time solutions to atypical situations.
July 13, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Cybersecurity: Tips for greater peace of mind
Anyone plugging a device into the onboard diagnostics port, particularly an ELD that will open up a connection between the truck’s computer and the internet, would do well to follow these practices.
September 13, 2017
Voices
Letter to Trump: Parking, 14-hour rule, congestion ever more urgent issues with ELDs
Reader Clifford “Chappy” Petersen’s open letter to Donald Trump ranges through his views on a variety of issues — from parking and congestion to driver pay and more — that he says are set to be further exacerbated by the ELD mandate.
May 2, 2017
Channel 19
Foiling the truck-hackers, ELD edition: Vigilance needed from all quarters of the industry
Might the future bring malicious programming attacks on the electronic systems controlling vehicles? Cybersecurity researchers have shown it’s possible, but no actual hack has been documented. One operator’s story of ELD/ECM malfunction, however, raises question the industry needs to continue to ask.
January 26, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Stay on top of your driving data
Audio and more from attorney Rob Moseley: Failure to manage data routinely could lead to situations not at all uncommon that put the trucker at a distinct disadvantage when accused of fault after a crash.
June 22, 2016
Business
International to offer over-the-air programming for Cummins engines
Over-the-air programming, available through the nine-pin International LINK device, enables drivers to utilize a mobile interface to initiate engine programming at the customer’s facility over a safe, secure Wi-Fi Connection.
May 11, 2016
Business
Kenworth TruckTech+ enters production
Every new Kenworth Class 8 truck equipped with a Paccar MX-13 engine now comes with a complimentary subscription to TruckTech+ as long as the truck is under the 2-year standard warranty.
July 1, 2015
Voices
Do you manage your truck/trucks’ ECM data?
Do you download and examine data recorded by your truck’s electronic control module? Hard brake events, last-stop information, speed and fuel economy data are all among the parameters measured.
May 6, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Change thinking, not oil
Using oil analysis can save you money in new oil, oil disposal and overall maintenance — and can alert you to emerging engine problems.
July 29, 2013
Channel 19
Pride & Polish: Business class?
Expediting owner-operators Linda and Bob Caffee, after participating in the GATS Pride & Polish in 2012, offered up an idea for a new class focused on biz performance and professionalism.
October 1, 2012
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