Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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commercial carrier journal | october 2016 27 PRODUCT REVIEWS, OEM & SUPPLIER NEWS, AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT TRENDS BY JASON CANNON WANT MORE EQUIPMENT NEWS? Scan the barcode to sign up for the CCJ Equipment Weekly e-mail newsletter or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK. product to feature the DT12 automated manual transmission and Detroit drive axles – making the Detroit Integrated Powertrain a thing. The next-generation Cascadia will bring with it yet more handfuls of new technology and innovations, keeping its place at the head of the line for bringing such things to market for Freightliner. The iPhone doesn't get a new name with every new launch; it simply gets a series update – 6, 6s and 7, for example. Instead of iOS10, the new Cascadia's introduction will roll out an updated Detroit Connect platform that includes analytic capabilities. Software updates on the new truck are just as important and sophisticated as its aerodynamic engineering. Updated IPM4 transmission management software now uses GPS-based technology to maximize the DT12's fuel economy performance by anticipating changes to road terrain. Not changing the name capitalizes on all of the fuel-efficient equity that Casca- dia has built – and continues to build. New Cascadia versus old. Classic or next generation. You can call it what- ever you want – as long as you call it Cascadia. JASON CANNON is Equipment Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jcannon@ randallreilly.com or call (205) 248-1175.