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...

TEXA’s groundbreaking software application, IDC5 has just been updated to version 50.0.0. Thanks to major improvements in code, the new system is faster than ever, guarantees virtually instant communication with a vehicle’s control units and has greater coverage for Allison, Caterpillar, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Freightliner, Hino, International, Isuzu, Kenworth, Mack,...

Diesel Laptops is excited to announce our brand new diagnostic software application: Diesel Explorer! Diesel Explorer is a comprehensive software used for diagnostics on heavy-duty and medium-duty vehicles. The software will allow you to read all DTCs and faults from all standard vehicle modules while also giving you access to live data...