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Heavy Duty Protocols Training: October 2nd & 3rd

September 8, 2025EventsNick Kozoro

Heavy-Duty Protocol Training
October 2nd & 3rd, 2025
At DG Technologies in Farmington Hills, MI

Join us for a two-day, hands-on training course designed for engineers, and industry professionals who want to strengthen their understanding of vehicle protocols, CAN development and testing, and other vehicle network fundamentals. Taught by industry leader and DG Technologies owner and founder Mark Zachos. The primary focus for your learning objectives will be to gain a thorough understanding of heavy-duty vehicle communication networks that power all trucks and equipment on the road today.

Over the course of two days, participants will:

Build knowledge of vehicle networking history, terminology and key standards
Gain hands-on experience with J1708/J1587, J1939, CAN, CAN FD and LIN
Learn how to troubleshoot physical and data link layers for developing and testing calibrations
Explore transport/diagnostic layer concepts and vehicle cybersecurity
Working with industry standard software

Whether you’re new to heavy-duty protocols or looking to bolster your existing engineering knowledge, this course provides the technical insight and hands-on exercises you need to confidently work with vehicle networks.

LOCATION:
DG Technologies
33604 W 8 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI

DATES:
October 2nd and October 3rd (Two day course)

Email sales@dgtech.com or call (248) 888-2000 for a quote

Seats are limited, reserve your spot today!

DG Technologies at TMC Fall 2025 & National Technician Skills Competitions

September 4, 2025EventsNick Kozoro

DG Technologies at TMC Fall 2025 & National Technician Skills Competitions

DG Technologies at TMC Fall 2025 & National Technician Skills Competitions
Raleigh, NC | September 14th-18th

DG Technologies will be at the TMC Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions on September 14th through the 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina.

President & Founder Mark Zachos will once again serve as Chairman of the Cybersecurity Test Station (PT8 & FT8), competitors will face cyber hacking scenarios and hands-on testing.

“It’s a privilege to volunteer for the TMC skills competition as the Cybersecurity Test Station Chairman and participate in the industry standards Study Groups as the Cybersecurity Task Force Chairman to help bring new levels of efficiency to the trucking community.” Zachos said about the event, “ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council adds tremendous value and we encourage everyone to get involved.”

DG Technologies is proud to sponsor the Vehicle Cybersecurity Station, we look forward to not only attending, teaching and sponsoring, but also donating a prize to the winners. The SuperTech and FutureTech winners will each receive a 1-year subscription to DPA Health software (retail value of $2000!) along with a special, one of a kind DPA XL diagnostic tool, valued at over $820.

We are committed to help our customers ‘Protect Your Uptime’, and many of our expert staff members participate throughout the year in Cybersecurity panels, committees and events to help technicians, fleets and the entire industry move forward securely.

For further information:

Dearborn Group, Inc.
33604 West Eight Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
1 (248) 888-2000
sales@dgtech.com

General Contact:

Mr. John McNelis
Sales and Marketing Manager
jmcnelis@dgtech.com

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DG Technologies to Spotlight New Products at TMC’s Spring Meeting

March 4, 2025Events, Industry News, Product NewsNick Kozoro

DG Technologies to Spotlight New Products at TMC’s Spring Meeting

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH., March 04, 2025 – The DG Technologies team is excited to head to Nashville next week to introduce the latest in its line of secure diagnostic fleet tools at TMC’s 2025 Annual Meeting.

The company’s new DPA XL PRO device and new DG Diagnostics (DGD) PRO enhanced diagnostic software feature DoIP for faster Wi-Fi remote diagnostics and reprogramming, J1979-2 and J1979-3 BEV and ZEV trucks as well as all heavy-duty gas, diesel and hybrid vehicles.

DG Technologies, which specializes in vehicle network engineering, fleet cybersecurity and diagnostic and reprogramming tools, is a longtime participant in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Technology and Maintenance Council’s (TMC) annual event, held this year from March 10 to 13 at Nashville’s Music City Center.

The DPA XL PRO and DGD PRO contain built-in CyberGuard technology and use Diagnostic over Internet Protocol (DoIP), a modern standard for vehicle diagnostics that facilitates communication over a network. The DPA XL PRO device also works with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and supports J1979-2, J1979-3, J1939, ISO15765, J1979 classic and J1587/J1708.

The new DGD PRO software will be introduced on the DG Technologies’ Truck-Connect portal, a secure online dashboard that offers all of DG’s advanced software applications in one place for fleet compliance, predictive maintenance of trucks’ electrical charging systems and even an Android mobile app. The web portal houses all of DG Technologies’ and partner Synercon Technologies’ cloud-based applications and products on one easy-to-navigate site, including DPA Inspect, DPA Health, DPA Mobile and DGD PRO, which each work with DG’s DPA devices to provide fleet analytics, mobile diagnostics and crash investigation data.

To find out more about the new DPA XL PRO hardware and DGD PRO software, DG’s Truck-Connect dashboard and more ways to Protect Your Uptime stop by and see the DG team at booth #1735 at TMC’s 2025 Annual Meeting.

Contact: John McNelis, DG Technologies Sales and Marketing Manager, 248-888-2000, sales@dgtech.com

For more information on DG Technologies’ new DPA Inspect software and its CARB-approved hardware and software kits for Clean Truck Check, visit www.dpainspect.truck-connect.com.

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies to Showcase Clean Truck Check Tools at TMC in Nashville

January 27, 2025Events, Industry News, Product NewsNick Kozoro

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DG Technologies to Showcase Clean Truck Check Tools at TMC in Nashville

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 27, 2025 – Secure vehicle diagnostics leader DG Technologies is gearing up to spotlight its expanded Truck-Connect series of fleet analysis tools at TMC’s 2025 Annual Meeting this March in Nashville, Tenn.

This year, as an exhibitor at booth #1735, the Detroit-area company will feature its new DPA Inspect (www.dpainspect.truck-connect.com), an application certified last fall by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for use in the state’s Clean Truck Check program.

DG Technologies, which specializes in vehicle network engineering, fleet cybersecurity and diagnostics and reprogramming tools, is a longtime participant in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Technology and Maintenance Council’s (TMC) annual event, which will take place this year from March 10 to 13 at Nashville’s Music City Center.

DPA Inspect software works with DG Technologies’ long-trusted DPA XL and DPA 5 PRO diagnostic and reprogramming devices to extract and encrypt on-board diagnostic (OBD) data from trucks and send the information directly to CARB for a pass/fail determination.

Compliance testing for CARB’s Clean Truck Check started last fall and will involve regular testing of most non-gasoline heavy-duty vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 14,000 pounds that operate on public roads and highways in California.

DG’s approved DPA Inspect software and DPA devices went through extensive testing to be certified and are permitted for use as part of Clean Truck Check only by technicians who are credentialed through CARB’s no-cost tester training course and have received a Tester ID.

Truck-Connect is a web portal that houses a customer dashboard and all of DG Technologies’ and partner Synercon Technologies’ cloud-based applications and products, including DPA Inspect, DPA Health, DPA Mobile and DPA Diagnostics, that work with DG’s DPA devices to provide predictive fleet analytics, mobile diagnostics, crash investigation data and utilization optimization.

Contact:

John McNelis, DG Technologies Sales and Marketing Manager, (248) 888-2000, sales@dgtech.com

For more information on DG Technologies’ new DPA Inspect software and its CARB-approved hardware and software kits for Clean Truck Check, visit https://www.truck-connect.com/.

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DG’s Mark Pope Awards SAE Collegiate Cup to SVSU

April 5, 2024Events, Industry NewsNick Kozoro

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. April 5, 2024 – DG Technologies product specialist and education coordinator Mark Pope was in Frankenmuth in February and awarded the winning mid-Michigan school with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Collegiate Cup.

The cup is presented each year at the SAE Mid-Michigan’s National Engineers Week Annual Banquet and Meeting to the team that places highest in the SAE Collegiate Chapter Project Presentation Competition at the annual meeting. The event’s competition is judged based on the quality of the oral presentation of the teams’ “Design Series” projects, with top honors this year going to Saginaw Valley State University.

Attendees and judges saw presentations by Central Michigan and Kettering universities’ teams for their BAJA SAE Series, in which each team designed and built a prototype of an all-weather, rugged, single-seat, off road recreational vehicle for competition this fall. Students from Central Michigan, Kettering and Saginaw Valley State universities gave presentations on their work in the Formula SAE Series, for which they conceived, designed, fabricated and developed small formula-style vehicles for competition this May. And students from Kettering presented on their participation, in partnership with General Motors, for the AutoDrive Challenge, in which they developed a full autonomous driving passenger vehicle to navigate an urban driving course this summer.

“They actually use what they learn in the classroom to build these vehicles,” Pope said of the student competitors. Pope, one of many at DG Technologies who volunteers time and expertise with SAE, organized and presided over the banquet meeting this year.

Pope noted that companies hire students from these competitions because they know the students already have training and experience. “They know they can hit the ground running,” he said.

DG Technologies works in association with many domestic and foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and tier 1 and 2 suppliers to the automotive, heavy-duty, agriculture, off-road, cybersecurity, military and recreational vehicle transportation markets and has a long affiliation with SAE International, the American Trucking Association’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and tier 1 and 2 supplier organizations. The company is a leading provider of secure aftermarket diagnostic products, engineering development tools and heavy-duty vehicle digital forensics. In 2019, DG Technologies’ parent company, the Dearborn Group Inc., acquired Synercon Technologies, which specializes in vehicle crash data extraction. Zachos runs both companies from his offices in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Contact DG sales: 

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

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DG Technologies at #TMCAnnual24 Preview

March 1, 2024EventsNick Kozoro

DG Technologies at #TMCAnnual24!

DG Technologies is proud to be among the experienced industry leaders heading to Louisiana next week for the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. Billed as the premier technical conference for maximizing fleet performance and efficiency in the trucking industry, the event will be held March 4-7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans.

“There are always new recommended practices that are presented, discussed and balloted, and all of us are looking forward to offering our ideas that will improve maintenance in the industry,” said John McNelis, sales manager for DG Technologies. “Personally, I’m also looking forward to talking with friends and colleagues at the exhibition about what is new at DG Technologies and how these new products and services can optimize truck maintenance and uptime.”

DG Technologies employees — Mike Jewell (left), Mark Zachos (Middle), and John McNelis (Right) of DG Technologies pose in front of the DG Technologies booth at TMC in 2023.

McNelis says the company plans to make new product announcements at the exhibition, from its booth (#3832) at the event. He is excited to introduce others in the industry to DG Technologies’ new product lineup that will join the company’s catalog that includes the trusted DPA XL heavy-duty diagnostics device and Synercon Forensic Link Adapter crash data extracting tool.

Mike Jewell, DG Technologies’ senior sales engineer, said he looks forward to this event for the chance to continue marketing and promoting the company to further grow brand awareness and to maintain and grow its stellar reputation. “It’s also important to attend because it allows DG to learn firsthand what’s going on from industry leaders and also to influence it with our expertise and product know-how,” he said.

DG Technologies cloth draped over the booth table with products and literature on it. — DG Technologies will be in booth #3832 this year at TMC in New Orleans

TMC’s annual meeting draws more than 5,000 leaders in commercial vehicle transportation, including presidents and CEOs, senior maintenance and equipment executives, directors of maintenance, fleet managers and other key decision makers. TMC calls it “the one-stop shop for fleet education, supported by the industry’s only member-driven best practices.”

Mark Zachos, DG Technologies’ president and founder, will be in attendance representing the company and as the chair of TMC’s Cybersecurity Issues Task Force, which will meet on Monday as part of the event. Zachos, an expert in the field of vehicle cybersecurity and electronic network development, is a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) fellow and past chairman of SAE’s Detroit Chapter. He also teaches at University of Detroit Mercy and is the director of the school’s Vehicle Cyber Engineering Lab, which he helped create.

At the meeting next week, Zachos and the TMC Cybersecurity Issues Task Force will explore preventive cybersecurity methods, develop guidelines for fleets to create their own cybersecurity programs, standardize over-the-air engine control module (ECM) programming through specific protocols that allow fail safe options and secure messaging, work with other associations to strengthen related standards by fleet user influence, examine the development of a reporting and responding alert program for industry users and examine the possibility of developing a cyber-intrusion challenge track as part of the TMCSuperTech competition, held each year as part of TMC’s fall meeting.

“DG Technologies plays a key role in offering expert information that is used to create new industry standards,” McNelis said.

Contact DG sales: 

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

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Mark Zachos at ETI Winter Tech Week

December 18, 2023Events, Industry ExpertiseNick Kozoro

ETI Winter Tech Week

With DG Technologies’ trusted line of secure diagnostic and engineering tools, like VSI NxGen for cars and Beacon for Developers, company president Mark Zachos made it a priority to be at ETI’s annual Winter Tech Week.

Zachos was in Torrance, Calif., last week for the event, organized by the Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) and the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association to communicate new information, technologies and tool requirements for servicing current models and future vehicles.

He said being at Winter Tech Week is beneficial to “stay current with vehicle maintenance technology including potential regulations both in the U.S. and abroad.”

The event each year gives attendees an opportunity to meet and collaborate with OEMs, engineers, service tool providers, regulators and designers.

The main focus for us at DG Technologies is to actively participate to ensure that our tools, equipment and information are available to repair shops by the time the new models hit the streets. Through OEM presentations, panel discussions and hands-on demonstrations, industry professionals discuss the upcoming service needs of new makes and models, and the changes necessary in the tool and equipment industry to meet those needs.

Current DG Technologies customers that participate include AVL, Burke Porter, Continental, Denso, Hino, Honda, Isuzu, Matco, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Fuso, Nissan, Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries), Suzuki Toyota and Kia.

DG Technologies supplies products to both vehicle manufacturers and aftermarket companies and the event is a great way to confirm that our products are out in front of any changes coming and to help confirm they work with all vehicles.

While he was in town for the event, Zachos was able to visit the American Honda Collection Hall at Honda’s U.S. headquarters in Torrance. “The new Honda Museum was outstanding,” Zachos said.

According to Motor Trend Magazine, the collection, which opened this fall after being stored for the last 20 years in an undisclosed warehouse and continually added to by American Honda staffers, “might be the best-worst kept secret in the California car scene.”

Contact DG sales:

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
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33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

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DG Technologies’ Upcoming Heavy-Duty Protocol Training

November 17, 2023EventsNick Kozoro

Elevate your Expertise with DG Technologies’ Heavy-Duty Protocol Training

Are you an engineer who works with CAN networks in the heavy-duty automotive industry? Are you looking to enhance your skills and knowledge to stay ahead of the curve in this field? Join Mark Zachos, industry expert and DG Technologies president and founder, for our two-day Heavy-Duty Protocols training class Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at our Farmington Hills, Mich., location. In the course Zachos will dive into the fundamentals required for developing heavy-duty vehicle communications protocols. With cybersecurity at the forefront of everything DG Technologies does, as well as a part of every DG diagnostic tool, Zachos incorporates it specifically into this class.

Course Highlights:

Introductory CAN knowledge: Learn about Controller Area Networks (CAN) and their heavy-duty applications.
Practical hands-on training: Get experience with the latest tools and techniques.
Industry-relevant content: Explore real-world scenarios to apply your knowledge effectively.
DG Technologies expertise: Benefit from the extensive experience of DG Technologies, a renowned leader in the field.
Networking opportunities: Connect with others in the industry and expand your professional network.

By attending this training, you will be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to troubleshoot CAN network issues and contribute to the success of your organization.

Don’t miss the opportunity to take your expertise to the next level. Space is limited so secure your spot today!

For more information on the classes we offer, visit www.dgtech.com/training. To register, call 248-888-2000 or email sales@dgtech.com.

Contact DG sales:

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

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CAN for Vehicle Applications Training by DG Technologies’ Mark Zachos!

November 14, 2023EventsNick Kozoro

Controller Area Network for Vehicle Applications Training from DG Technologies’ Mark Zachos

DG Technologies president and industry expert Mark Zachos was at the SAE World Automotive Headquarters in Troy, Michigan, last week teaching Controller Area Network (CAN) for Vehicle Applications.

Approved for use as an International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) diagnostic network, the Controller Area Network has become the standard of choice for most automotive manufacturers, and its usage continues to grow.

Geared toward validation engineers, test engineers, embedded programmers and those working with applications using CAN, Zachos’s course covers the theory and use of the CAN protocol and its applications in the automotive industry. Zachos uses DG Technologies’ CyberTech Truck in a Box training tool kit, which contains diagnostic and simulator tools – including DG’s trusted DPA XL CAN tool – gages, cables, modules and more, to demonstrate CAN network hackings.

Coming up: There are still spots left in Zachos’s Heavy-Duty Protocols training class Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 at DG Technologies in Farmington Hills, Mich. For more information or to register for the class visit: dgtech.com/training.

#VehicleControllerAreaNetwork #VehicleCAN #AutomotiveCANProtocol #SAEInternational #SAEDetroit #SAETroy #TruckInABox #VehicleCybersecurity

For more information on the classes we offer, visit www.dgtech.com/training. To register, call 248-888-2000 or email sales@dgtech.com.

Contact DG sales:

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000

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Training from DG Technologies

October 24, 2023EventsNick Kozoro

Training from DG Technologies

Along with our expansive catalog of products and services, DG Technologies also offers world-class industry training.

This fall, DG president and founder Mark Zachos will teach Heavy-Duty Protocol Training.

In the course, Zachos will dive into the fundamentals required for developing heavy-duty vehicle communications protocols. With cybersecurity at the forefront of everything DG Technologies does, as well as a part of every DG diagnostic tool, Zachos incorporates it specifically into this class.

Zachos has more than 30 years of engineering experience in automotive electronics, cybersecurity, vehicle diagnostics and communications. He has authored technical papers on On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) and in-vehicle networking and holds more than 10 patents in vehicle communications technology. He heads several advisory groups and standards teams within the Society of Engineers and the American Trucking Association, and sits on the Oakland County (MI) Connected Vehicle Task Force, where his focus is secure connected vehicle deployment. He has been directly involved with the development of more than 25 light and heavy-duty vehicle technical standards.

A well-known instructor, Zachos teaches embedded programming, CANbus and vehicle cybersecurity at The University of Michigan-Dearborn and instructs hackers at the U.S. Army TARDEC CyberTruck Challenge. DG Technologies also offers classes in Introduction to Car Hacking with CANbus, Automotive Ethernet Basics, Diagnostics CAN-Basic OBD, and CAN and Higher Layer Protocols.

Classes are taught in Metro Detroit, and can be customized to be offered elsewhere on location.

For more information on the classes we offer, visit www.dgtech.com/training. To register, call 248-888-2000 or email sales@dgtech.com.

Contact DG sales:

John McNelis
sales@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Technical Support:
techsupp@dgtech.com
(248) 888-2000

DG Technologies
www.dgtech.com
33604 W Eight Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
(248) 888-2000