{"id":7262,"date":"2023-10-31T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/shopconnection\/mitchell-1-enhances-truckseries-with-quick-abs-engine-and-transmission-identification\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T22:41:04","slug":"mitchell-1-enhances-truckseries-with-quick-abs-engine-and-transmission-identification","status":"publish","type":"shopconnection","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/mitchell-1-enhances-truckseries-with-quick-abs-engine-and-transmission-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell 1 Enhances TruckSeries with Quick ABS, Engine, and Transmission Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64482\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ID-Tags_TS_WEB-1.jpg\" alt=\"Truck Identification Tags locations\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>San Diego, CA (October 31, 2023) \u2013 Mitchell 1 has unveiled a new feature within its TruckSeries maintenance software designed to assist technicians in finding and recognizing ABS, engine, and transmission identification tags on trucks undergoing service.<\/p>\n<p>When trucks are brought in for diagnosis and repair at service centers, this new feature helps technicians quickly locate and identify the system control module. The enhancement enables technicians to diagnose and repair trucks faster with confidence, which benefits shop owners as well as vehicle operators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe spend a lot of time with customers to ensure that TruckSeries is user-friendly and meets their expectations. Sometimes we hear about tasks that cause a minor bump in the road, and addressing these issues is a priority for us,\u201d said Kristy Coffman, Director of Mitchell 1\u2019s Commercial Vehicle Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding these ID tags was fairly easy to accomplish and has been very well received,\u201d she added, \u201cIt saves time so technicians can get trucks back on the road faster. This frees up service bays for additional jobs, and in turn, boosts overall revenue for the shop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ID-Tag_Screen-1-TOC_ABS-1.png\" alt=\"where to find NEW ID Tags in Mitchell 1 TruckSeries\" width=\"596\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new ID Tag identification and location feature is accessible within TruckSeries, both in the <strong>1Search<\/strong> and <strong>Service Manual<\/strong> sections. Under the \u201c<strong>Common Spec\u2019s<\/strong>\u201d button for the current vehicle in 1Search, there\u2019s an option named \u201c<strong>ABS-Transmission-Engine-Identification Tag Locations<\/strong>,\u201d leading users to the ID tag information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64488 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ID-Tag_Screen-2-1.png\" alt=\"ABS-Transmission-Engine Identification Tag Locations\" width=\"506\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon selecting the link, an article with headers for <strong>ABS<\/strong>, <strong>Engine<\/strong>, and <strong>Transmission<\/strong> tag locations is presented. Clicking on the ABS Identification Tag Locations reveals a list of available ABS manufacturers for the truck makes and models in TruckSeries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ABS-Engine-Transmission-Drops-1.png\" alt=\"ABS, Engine, Transmission Identification Tag Locations TruckSeries\" width=\"1199\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the controller is located and identified, the user can confidently open up the TruckSeries vehicle selector, and select the correct controller from the menu selections. Additionally, users can open and enlarge images of the controllers for easier, <strong>detailed viewing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64503 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ID-Tag_Screen-6-1.png\" alt=\"Caterpillar engine ECM identification tag locations\" width=\"1721\" height=\"501\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About TruckSeries<\/h3>\n<p>The TruckSeries suite of software helps service professionals estimate labor times, diagnose and repair all makes of Class 4 through 8 trucks. This all-in-one online solution delivers comprehensive information for every stage of the repair process, including intelligent diagnostics, accurate mechanical labor times, and tools like color wiring diagrams, digital photographs, testing steps and connector views.<\/p>\n<h3>About Mitchell 1<\/h3>\n<p>As a member of the Snap-on\u00ae TOTAL SHOP SOLUTIONS brand family, Mitchell 1 has been a leading provider of repair information solutions to the motor vehicle industry for more than 100 years. Mitchell 1 offers a complete line of integrated repair software and services, including vehicle repair information, business management and shop marketing services, to help commercial truck and automotive professionals improve productivity and profitability. For the commercial truck segment, TruckSeries software provides information required to estimate labor times, diagnose and repair all makes of Class 4-8 trucks.<\/p>\n<h3>Media Contacts:<\/h3>\n<p>Janet Dayton<br \/>\nMitchell 1 Marketing Communications<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Janet.Dayton@mitchell1.com\">Janet.Dayton@mitchell1.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Kemmer<br \/>\nCK Marketing &amp; Communications<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:chris@ck-marketing-communications.com\">chris@ck-marketing-communications.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-64482\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ID-Tags_TS_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"Truck Identification Tags locations\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Introducing the latest enhancements to TruckSeries, designed to streamline truck diagnosis and repair. With Quick ABS, Engine, and Transmission Identification, this new feature assists technicians in locating and recognizing crucial identification tags. Learn how to utilize this new feature and save valuable time in the shop to ultimately boost revenue and productivity! \u27a4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10324,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"shopconnection-category":[1626],"shopconnection-tag":[1550],"class_list":{"0":"post-7262","1":"shopconnection","2":"type-shopconnection","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"shopconnection-category-truck-repair","7":"shopconnection-tag-abs-system-identificationengine-identificationid-tag-identificationidentification-tagstransmission-identificationtruckseries","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection\/7262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/shopconnection"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-category?post=7262"},{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-tag?post=7262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}