Making calibration changes to Freightliner Cascadia highway tractors spec’d with Detroit engines just got easier as Detroit Connect Remote Updates is now being made available “over-the-air” so truckers don’t have to visit a dealer location and park their vehicle for engine software upgrades.

“Our goal is to help trucks stay on the road and out of the repair shop,” noted Jason Krajewski, director of connectivity for Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), of which Freightliner and Detroit are subsidiaries.

“Customers don’t need to call us to make updates; our Remote Updates service is cellular-based, so parameter changes, DDEC (Detroit Diesel Electronic Control) reports and the forthcoming powertrain firmware updates can be made securely via the Detroit Connect portal, anywhere, at any time so long as there is a cellular connection,” he explained. “We are putting control directly into our customers’ hands so they have the tools they need to be as productive as possible.”