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

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

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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

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 

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(248) 888-2000 

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

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2023 National Technician Appreciation Week

2023 National Technician Appreciation Week

It’s National Technician Appreciation Week! From September 24th-30th, we recognize and celebrate the hardworking technicians that play a critical role in the trucking industry. DG Technologies appreciates all the dedicated time and passion of professional technicians.

For further information:

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

General Contact:  

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

Mark Zachos speaking about CyberUp at GVSETS 2023

DG Technologies Presents CyberUP at 15th Annual NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering Technology Symposium

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DG Technologies Presents ‘CyberUP’ at 15th Annual NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering Technology Symposium

(August 16th. 2023 — NOVI, MI) DG Technologies is proud to have been selected to present our Heavy Vehicle Cybersecurity Solutions paper, ‘CyberUP’ at the National Defense Industrial Associations Michigan Chapter, Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering Technology Symposium, NDIA GVSETS. This is the 15th Annual meeting and DG Technologies has been a proud supporter, participant and sponsor each year. It is special for the company and our employees to be able to support our Warfighters in such critical way.

Mark Zachos speaking about CyberUp at GVSETS 2023
DG Technologies President Mark Zachos takes the podium to speak about Heavy Vehicle Cybersecurity through CyberUP

 

DG Technologies’ tools are designed to ‘Protect Your Uptime’. Find out more information and detailed literature and resources at https://www.dgtech.com/cyber-security/. Stay tuned for more information regarding CyberUP.

Our customers rely on DG Technologies for the most secure solutions to their maintenance, fleet and engineering needs to interact with any vehicle system. All DG Technologies solutions have a focus on security, reliability, durability, and are packed with over 30 years of company experience and expertise. Save time and money in the office, shop, or your own garage with DG Technologies products and services.

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DPA XL: https://www.dgtech.com/dpaxl/
VSI NxGen:
https://www.dgtech.com/vsi-nxgen/
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https://www.dgtech.com/cyber-security/
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https://www.dgtech.com/tech-support/
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For further information:

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

General Contact:  

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

Announcing the All New Integrated Support Services for DG Technologies and Synercon Technologies

PRESS RELEASE
Farmington Hills, MI, USA, July 27, 2023 – Announcing the All New Integrated Support Services for DG Technologies and Synercon Technologies

Dearborn Group, Inc., Announces Integration to Enhance Customer Support

Effective immediately Dearborn Group Inc., announces the merger of Sales and Technical Support Teams and contact information for DG Technologies and Synercon Technologies.

We’ve combined our resources to improve our already industry leading technical and sales support. Our USA based group will now be available to assist you from a single phone number and email address.

You can now reach both the Synercon Technologies and DG Technologies Teams at 1-248-888-2000 or techsupp@dgtech.com! You can still reach Sales at sales@synercontechnologies.com or sales@dgtech.com.

Our fully trained and dedicated staff is here to help whether you work for a vehicle OEM, Tier supplier, Fleet, Law Enforcement Agency, Consultant, Independent or DIY’r and whether you use DG Technologies products or Synercon Technologies products.

Our People, products and services are all part of the leading Vehicle Networks Solutions group of companies under Dearborn Group, Inc.

Dearborn Group Inc, a diagnostics and vehicle network solutions provider for over 35 years, has worked in association with, and alongside many domestic and foreign OEMs, and Tier 1 & 2 suppliers to the automotive, heavy-duty, agriculture, off-road, cybersecurity and recreational vehicle transportation markets.  Dearborn Group has a long affiliation and ties to SAE International, American Trucking Association’s (ATA’s) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC), tier 1 & 2 supplier organizations, and is a leading provider of aftermarket diagnostic products, engineering development tools, DG CyberTech and heavy vehicle digital forensics.

For further information:

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

General Contact:  

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

Mark Zachos inducted to the Class of 2022 SAE Fellows!

The SAE Fellow Membership designation is awarded to an elite group of professionals in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and aerospace industries who have made a significant impact on mobility through leadership, research, publishing, innovation, and volunteering. (via SAE)

Congratulations to DG Technologies President & Former SAE Detroit Section Chair Mark Zachos, on being inducted to the 2022 Class of SAE Fellows! DG continues to participate in industry organizations such as SAE, TMC and others, providing training and consulting in Cybersecurity!

Mark Zachos in SAE March Digital Issue!

DG President and Owner Mark Zachos pictured on page 17 of the SAE March digital issue!

Mark, pictured in the center of the top photo and in the background of the first photo on the right hand side, gathered with 29 other SAE section members for the 2022 SAE Section Officers Leadership Seminar in Pennsylvania. Mark continues to provide leadership and expertise to SAE from DG Technologies, participating in several SAE meetings throughout each year and further enhancing Cybersecurity initiative.

Check it out below!

 

DG Technologies’ VSI NxGen the #1 Secure Reprogramming J2534 pass-thru device has been officially tested and validated by Toyota!

DG Technologies’ VSI NxGen the #1 Secure Reprogramming J2534 pass-thru device has been officially tested and validated by Toyota!

Toyota now lists the VSI NxGen on their Technical Information System list of approved J2534 devices, stating that Toyota strongly recommends only the tools on their list be used https://techinfo.toyota.com/techInfoPortal/appmanager/t3/ti?_pageLabel=ti_j2534_device&_nfpb=true

The VSI NxGen will replace our VSI-2534 as our most advanced tool for all vehicle reprogramming and diagnostics. You can find out more and purchase the VSI NxGen from, www.dgtech.com/shop www.dgtech.com/vsi-nxgen or by calling us directly at 1-248-888-2000.