@@DennisW86 yeah. That is what really makes a difference. I love to look at nice cars, but i would never really get convinced unless i took it for a ride myself.
That old guy with the white hat is one of the kindest people I've ever seen on the Internet I think the world would be a better place if we had more people like him
When i drove i had a long nose Pete went to the Volvo VN 610 back in 1998 when they were brand new. It was like going from an antique to a space ship. Especially in the city traffic and extreme cold weather. My Pete would have ice build up on the Clutch pedal where it went thru the floor. You would use an ice scrapper on the inside windshield in minus 40C just to see out of it. As soon as my company bought the Volvos there was lots of pushback but i loved them. So much more comfortable and warm and quiet. Would drive in my shorts and slippers and a tee-shirt in minus 40 across Canada. Back then i think it had the 12 speed fully synchronized transmission, with the air assist shift and air assist clutch. It was a dream to drive and maneuver around tight spaces.
Same hear, bought my first VN in 1998 and my second was an 2001 I bought is 2009 almost new. Can drive anything else now! Just over 2milion km and going strong. No highway puff either.
The pushback is standard with every company. When we got our first "Automatic" Volvos and Scania 20 years ago, more than half started to complain. After a month, they became quiet, and today they complain if it's missing electric defroster in the windscreen.
If you stand outside the cab, on the left seat on driver seat you have a switch. TURN ON AIR in the seat by pushing top side. You can damp it really hard with the levers to get the feeling you sitting on the suspensions bump stops. Seen 10+ videos from this truck, you never activate the air. //Real Scania trucker from Sweden
New Volvo you can't get rid of the air in the seat at all so I prefer driving a Scania where you can take the air completely away. Even for long way roadtrip I doesn't use the air in the seat. I can feel the truck better and it is more comfy for me then sitting jumping up and down in a seat all the day.
@Necronomous Your back is going to feel it sooner or later, back pain is a b*tch. Bruce is a promotor of Scania, then show how good Scania digital air suspension is. Best in class. But everyone who drives it sits on bump stops.... I drive to collect milk on farms with 64ton. Sitting on air is a must on bad farm roads.
@@Mad-Jam That I can understand. I often only goes on the highways or in the cities. Driving from terminal to terminal on nights. Sometimes I drive to customers daytime and well, they can live in the middle of nowhere as well with bad roads though. But never ever using the air in the chair. If I drive a Volvo I don't have a choice and air are in the chair always which I don't like.
The most important piece of the Scania for Bruce seems to be the coffee maker since he mention it for every person in every video. I guess Bruce would be the perfect guy to promote coffee makers.
@@blafoobar9997 Yeah, as if it's anything special. Idk that much about US trucks, but it's very normal in Europe. Maybe you wouldn't have a button for it, but a pedal like in the Volvo I drove, but it's pretty much the same.
I noticed that too, but that is how marketing works. In two weeks the people Bruce spoke with will not remember things like horsepower, torque, tank capacity etc, but they will always remember the coffeemaker. And whenever they talk to someone else about the truck I bet many will mention the coffeemaker to them which they in turn will remember as well, etc. So just like the 'can you hear me now' slogan is still known for cell phone service, this 'coffeemaker' could become the 'thing' to remember Scania for.
The lovely guy with the white hat getting in the Scania. His initial look around the cab is exactly how I look around a truck that I don’t know and try and view things I’ve never seen before. Interesting chat on the clutch as he is a manual driver and his thoughts on the great view from it. I’m a Scottish trucker that usually drives an older style MAN. Sometimes my company swap me to a newer Scania. I love it. Would love it if at these truck shows the American drivers could take this truck for a small drive around the showground. To really get a sense of how beautiful, smooth and powerful it is Love this channel.
You're not kidding. The VERY FIRST 'yes' already made my Dutch alarm go off. Then he started talking and all doubt evaporated. I must say he is not the best example of the famous Dutch prowess of speaking Dutch. This man literally speaks English like my father used to: basically just half Dutch with some English words sprinkled in - pronounced in a Dutch way. The fact that it sort of works also proves how similar Dutch is to English; it's literally the closest language to English.
Scania will obviously be aware any future for them in the USA lies in fleet sales. Owner operators will follow as the product and a sound reputation becomes established, but I would like to see Bruce introduce truck fleet managers, buyers and service managers to the vehicle, and observe their reactions to some test driving ...... Have any US truck magazines had an extended ride yet ? Best regards.
There won't be any Scanias or European trucks coming to America. There are massive tariffs that have been in place for years otherwise Mercedes and MAN et al. would have been selling their trucks in the US a long time ago.
@@thedriver133 Scania are in a position to organise familiarisation time with the vehicle for fleet operators, and for truckers publications to spend time on the road with the vehicle. It's what the truck is there for, isn't it ? Regards
You need to get a bunch of old school american truckers to come to a competition to use this badboy to manouver a trailer into tight spots, vs american counterparts and everyone takes turns in both. See if that swings some hearts and minds.
I'm Dutch and yeah he was a stereotype for sure ;) but it's cool meeting people from around the world. Loved the old timer, he's open and honest to new things and innovations, love that for sure. Glad you got to meet him!
I love the fact you got a R770 V8 Scania in the USA, and also seing the reaction of people. Steves comment "I bought a coffeemaker with some extras" made me laugh. (Survey done)
To the Dutchman, truck star Assen is bigger than the mid America truck show. With 2400 show trucks from Europe and a few America trucks. TT Circuit ASSEN, Netherlands
Truck star Assen is the largest exhibition in Europe, but the exhibition organized in Mantorp, Sweden is the most prestigious among builders in the field. The Nordic Trophy is the most coveted prize of every builder, owner, designer, etc.
@Alakablam, and going in Style truck parts. Bruce ordered some 24volt stuff from Going in Style. I would love it as Scania Zwolle, The Netherlands. Bruce and some of his truck shop friends, would invite for a fully paid trip to Truck Star Festival Assen 2025. And give a tour through the Netherlands. From the port in Groningen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Belgian port of Antwerp. Scania is more than a truck with a V8 motor..
Watching Mr Milton in that truck brought a real smile to my face. I know nothing about him, but he seems like the real deal, and looked like he was 10 years old in a toy shop! He's like the best bits of America personified.
Bruce did his best to spec it as American as possible, that was the whole idea. The truck is also restricted on modifications, like lights, it is on a special permit in the US, it has to stay like it was imported.
my dad was born in 43 and grew up on a farm that was stuck in the past. in the early 90s he would take me to tractor shows and his favorite things to see were what he called "poppin johns" and those hit/miss motors running
Just one thing about the the gearbox and shifting. When you shift/switch to forward, the works like a paddle. You swing up the paddle, shift goes up by one, You swing down it goes 1 shift down. if you play with it enough the gearbox will learn when to shift down or up. On the paddle there is a switch that you can push to make it paddle manual or automatic. You can also use the paddle on automatic if you think/see on the board that there is enough revolutions on the tacho. This is important for You to tell and for the future potential drivers in US. I am writing this since You have not said so in previous videos or this one. I am on 8,35. Have fun with this beast.
I love that old fella with cowboy hat. Open minded person that willing to learn something new, unlike these Facebook and UA-cam comment warrior who still brag their 1980's mechanical Cat motor + whatever manual transmission they have. 😂
Maybe a board with details all the main, features ,specifications listed would be good to place by it at truck shows . When will you install the rear camera all the extras you got with it to show it's true potential to people while you have it
@jone8626 i know :p but maybe if we complain enough he start thinking 🤔 and reading🤣 God damn when I was 10 years old I was already ready the manual of a Scania 143..... (Oke oke we had some issues underway, and I was trying to find out how it was working)
let people regulate seat height, shock absorbers , weight , memory and so on..show seat functions..people who try sit behind weel, think it is a brick the seat..turn absorbtion seat on and let people adjust..
Just a tip for audio, use the small mics for recording voice audio but then also have or use a large mic (I'd suggest RODE) ontop of the camera for capturing general audio that isnt you or other people talking. It should generally end with better audio in videos for when you're a distance away from trucks for example the large mic will capture that very well compared to the sort of compressed sound that the smaller mic captures. Great video there, and I look forwards to more scania stuff!
Hey Bruce😊 You should lift/raise your roof spoiler a bit so it dont look so square. I've definitely think it gives it a better look that way.😊😊 Keep on trucking for bro!!
I can't belive they made you buy that whole truck just to get a coffee maker. But seriously, I'm not into trucks at all usually, but learning about and comparing a modern Euro truck compared to American trucks, it so interesting. I always thought they more much lighter duty being cabovers and having such odd looking proportions, it's so wild just how beefy this truck is. I keep thinking it needs one of those toy hauler style sleeper cabs up there to take up all that extra frame space before the 5th wheel
Get a QR code for that survey and have it in front of the Scania or next to it at the show. Another QR code that shows all different types of Scania trucks to choose from. Dump trucks to 2 axle semis...Have Scania to help you out with that. Take the Scania to the big fleet trucking companies and have the bosses test drive it and talk about how much better it is on fuel economy etc. Also Scania will most likely get an America spec gearbox with more gears so you can cruise at 75mph at just under 1000 rpm. Will lower the consumption a lot. In Europe we have overdrive gears and when doing 90 kph the rpm is just under 1000. Huge fuel savings.
Im from sweden i drive a 2017 r490, you should get some reactions of people checking out all the storage, espacially the space next to the door, show how easy is is to get to your tools and gloves. The ride height on the chair, if they like the low life, show how easy it is to dump the air out of the chair. (Also pls fold the side courtains🤣) i dont know how the us diesel heater work but i like that on scania you have the ”p” setting for when you are going to eat and leave the truck outside (in cold weather) Also maybe show the sound system, would be interesting hearing som opinions on scania comparing other us trucks, and some opinions on how good the autobreaking works.
The mid America truck show, That's in Juni or so ? Eh it's in Louisville Kentucky ... That conversation was funny as hell from a Dutch pov 🤣(Juni in Dutch = June in English)
Scania (and Volvo) is the best (I say as a Swede) in the world and has the best service. I have driven Scania and Volvo since 1967 and now enjoy my retirement, fully healthy, visiting truck shows all over the world. One of the reasons that I am a healthy seventy-five-year-old is that Scania and Volvo have always, over the years, stood by their guarantees. In other words, I never had to worry about my finances. I love the attitude of the American trucks. They were always a dream when I was a child. I still dream of owning a seventies Peterbilt. I wish I could visit this meeting, but I'm busy playing bass guitar in my retirement association :)
Glad you got to meet my friends from keystone that's just a few of the trucks they have. I had breakfast there this morning definitely a place you need to visit.
Oh man such a shame the rollers didn't happen, would've been so cool seeing the Scania drive along with the other trucks from the show. Also that tractor with massive flywheel is so cool, never seen anything like it before!
i would love to see this truck modified like eurpean trucks. hibar, lowbar, side bar. leds on it maybe some good lights on the highbar. lights on the spoiler at the back of the cab. like a typical european truck of a company that loves their trucks. that would fit that truck so good and be something different to all those mirrors driving on the american roads
Should bring it to Wisconsin August 8th and 9th, local guy with a trucking company is setting up a truck show to take the place of waupun, starting this year. Called tge badger state truck'n show, will be held in Baraboo, Wi. Would be kickass to see it up close in person
Hey. You probably don't give a hoot about Australia. But we've had trucks from both the USA and Europe for decades. Kenworth, Mack and Freightliner are all still super strong here. We also have Volvo, Scania, DAF, MAN, Iveco and a bunch of Japanese truck manufacturers selling lighter trucks. They're all doing good business. Australia needs lots of trucks.
From Ireland were so use to these trucks especially where i liver about 500 pass my Town everyday!! But its so funny seen the American reaction to them!!
It's surprising how impressed you are with the factory coffee machine ☺️ You got a nice long cabin, but it's a shame it's low, the tall ones are nicer and more comfortable.
that old guy made my day.."i bought a coffemaker..with some extras..."
Would have loved to see him take it for a drive.
Yep, that was a great line
He was amazing, love him already
@@DennisW86 Thought so too! Maybe later! :)
@@DennisW86 yeah. That is what really makes a difference. I love to look at nice cars, but i would never really get convinced unless i took it for a ride myself.
White cowboy hat dude was hilarious..."So getting in a Scania you don't have to fall in and fall out of a like a regular american cab over?" lol
A point Bruce made when he compared ”blue collar” to his first Scania. I think the words he used was: ”Probably why your grandpa’s in a wheelchair”. 😅
I swear brother... he was the most american looking trucker that I've ever seen! such a character XD
"I'll buy it as a coffee maker with a few extras".
That old guy with the white hat is one of the kindest people I've ever seen on the Internet I think the world would be a better place if we had more people like him
No pretensions, no attitude, no performative bs. Just a nice guy who’s enthusiastic about something he loves.
The way that cab floats on the Scania while its driving is beautiful
It feels nice too
4 air bags
yeah, and the truck on the highway in the evening is really a beautiful sight
When i drove i had a long nose Pete went to the Volvo VN 610 back in 1998 when they were brand new. It was like going from an antique to a space ship. Especially in the city traffic and extreme cold weather. My Pete would have ice build up on the Clutch pedal where it went thru the floor. You would use an ice scrapper on the inside windshield in minus 40C just to see out of it. As soon as my company bought the Volvos there was lots of pushback but i loved them. So much more comfortable and warm and quiet. Would drive in my shorts and slippers and a tee-shirt in minus 40 across Canada. Back then i think it had the 12 speed fully synchronized transmission, with the air assist shift and air assist clutch. It was a dream to drive and maneuver around tight spaces.
Same hear, bought my first VN in 1998 and my second was an 2001 I bought is 2009 almost new. Can drive anything else now! Just over 2milion km and going strong. No highway puff either.
@@colingoldthorpe5918 Seeing much the same resistance now from some of the die hards. You can lead a horse to water ......
Precisely. No comparison.
The pushback is standard with every company.
When we got our first "Automatic" Volvos and Scania 20 years ago, more than half started to complain.
After a month, they became quiet, and today they complain if it's missing electric defroster in the windscreen.
@@ZappaSheik Funny that. Some our steerers bitched about having to wear pink panties high heels....took about 30 minutes to shut them up.
If you stand outside the cab, on the left seat on driver seat you have a switch. TURN ON AIR in the seat by pushing top side. You can damp it really hard with the levers to get the feeling you sitting on the suspensions bump stops. Seen 10+ videos from this truck, you never activate the air. //Real Scania trucker from Sweden
New Volvo you can't get rid of the air in the seat at all so I prefer driving a Scania where you can take the air completely away. Even for long way roadtrip I doesn't use the air in the seat. I can feel the truck better and it is more comfy for me then sitting jumping up and down in a seat all the day.
If only he would have read the manual.
@Necronomous Your back is going to feel it sooner or later, back pain is a b*tch.
Bruce is a promotor of Scania, then show how good Scania digital air suspension is. Best in class. But everyone who drives it sits on bump stops....
I drive to collect milk on farms with 64ton. Sitting on air is a must on bad farm roads.
@@Mad-Jam That I can understand. I often only goes on the highways or in the cities. Driving from terminal to terminal on nights. Sometimes I drive to customers daytime and well, they can live in the middle of nowhere as well with bad roads though. But never ever using the air in the chair. If I drive a Volvo I don't have a choice and air are in the chair always which I don't like.
The most important piece of the Scania for Bruce seems to be the coffee maker since he mention it for every person in every video. I guess Bruce would be the perfect guy to promote coffee makers.
And the adjustable steering wheel...with pneumatic locking
He only mentions that, because he doesn't know all the features of the truck, because he refuses to read the manual 😄
@@blafoobar9997 Yeah, as if it's anything special. Idk that much about US trucks, but it's very normal in Europe. Maybe you wouldn't have a button for it, but a pedal like in the Volvo I drove, but it's pretty much the same.
I noticed that too, but that is how marketing works. In two weeks the people Bruce spoke with will not remember things like horsepower, torque, tank capacity etc, but they will always remember the coffeemaker. And whenever they talk to someone else about the truck I bet many will mention the coffeemaker to them which they in turn will remember as well, etc. So just like the 'can you hear me now' slogan is still known for cell phone service, this 'coffeemaker' could become the 'thing' to remember Scania for.
Der neue Melittaman ! 😂
The lovely guy with the white hat getting in the Scania. His initial look around the cab is exactly how I look around a truck that I don’t know and try and view things I’ve never seen before. Interesting chat on the clutch as he is a manual driver and his thoughts on the great view from it.
I’m a Scottish trucker that usually drives an older style MAN. Sometimes my company swap me to a newer Scania. I love it.
Would love it if at these truck shows the American drivers could take this truck for a small drive around the showground. To really get a sense of how beautiful, smooth and powerful it is
Love this channel.
You didn't have to say its a dutch guy. You can hear it as soon he started talking.
Because he likes a Schmoke and a pancake.
"Yeah yeah, it was very special om dat to see", "tomorrow we waren at a truck stop", "honderdthousand people"
😂
Hello neighbour, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪🇳🇱👋
You're not kidding. The VERY FIRST 'yes' already made my Dutch alarm go off. Then he started talking and all doubt evaporated. I must say he is not the best example of the famous Dutch prowess of speaking Dutch. This man literally speaks English like my father used to: basically just half Dutch with some English words sprinkled in - pronounced in a Dutch way. The fact that it sort of works also proves how similar Dutch is to English; it's literally the closest language to English.
That wasn't too hard, Some of the sentences he didn't even bother to say in english that was just Dutch.
I love the older gentleman in your truck just beeing so full of awe of the truck!
A great guy
Scania will obviously be aware any future for them in the USA lies in fleet sales. Owner operators will follow as the product and a sound reputation becomes established, but I would like to see Bruce introduce truck fleet managers, buyers and service managers to the vehicle, and observe their reactions to some test driving ...... Have any US truck magazines had an extended ride yet ? Best regards.
@@ourfarmhouseinspain good idea/reflection👍🏻
That was indeed a great reflection, That i would love him to do .
And i do hope i do 😊
There won't be any Scanias or European trucks coming to America. There are massive tariffs that have been in place for years otherwise Mercedes and MAN et al. would have been selling their trucks in the US a long time ago.
@@thedriver133 Scania are in a position to organise familiarisation time with the vehicle for fleet operators, and for truckers publications to spend time on the road with the vehicle. It's what the truck is there for, isn't it ? Regards
The Longline would impress the owner operator but they don't offer it anymore
You need to get a bunch of old school american truckers to come to a competition to use this badboy to manouver a trailer into tight spots, vs american counterparts and everyone takes turns in both. See if that swings some hearts and minds.
THIS is what he really need to be doing
Love the old Cowboy. Recognizes a good truck when he sees one.
Also his steam engine truck is hella cool
I love the man with the white hat and the cool tractor 👍🇸🇪
I'm Dutch and yeah he was a stereotype for sure ;) but it's cool meeting people from around the world. Loved the old timer, he's open and honest to new things and innovations, love that for sure. Glad you got to meet him!
10:13 That's the angriest idle I've ever heard. Love it! Would be nice to see more about that truck
Bruce should visit the Truck Star Festival in the Netherlands, biggest (and wildest) truck show in Europe 🏆⚡️
I love the fact you got a R770 V8 Scania in the USA, and also seing the reaction of people. Steves comment "I bought a coffeemaker with some extras" made me laugh. (Survey done)
To the Dutchman, truck star Assen is bigger than the mid America truck show. With 2400 show trucks from Europe and a few America trucks. TT Circuit ASSEN, Netherlands
Truck star Assen is the largest exhibition in Europe, but the exhibition organized in Mantorp, Sweden is the most prestigious among builders in the field. The Nordic Trophy is the most coveted prize of every builder, owner, designer, etc.
He should come over and combine a visit to Truck Star with a visit to the biggest scania assembly plant in europe in Zwolle.
@Alakablam, and going in Style truck parts. Bruce ordered some 24volt stuff from Going in Style. I would love it as Scania Zwolle, The Netherlands. Bruce and some of his truck shop friends, would invite for a fully paid trip to Truck Star Festival Assen 2025. And give a tour through the Netherlands. From the port in Groningen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Belgian port of Antwerp. Scania is more than a truck with a V8 motor..
Haven't been to truckstar for a few rotations. If Bruce comes, i'll be there. 👊🏻
Watching Mr Milton in that truck brought a real smile to my face. I know nothing about him, but he seems like the real deal, and looked like he was 10 years old in a toy shop! He's like the best bits of America personified.
You needs some Hella fog lights on the roof, then it would be truly Scandinavian.
Those are auxiliary highbeam lights not foglights. But otherwise yes.
Bruce, You need the bull bar on the Scania and the hella auxiliary highbeams
Bruce did his best to spec it as American as possible, that was the whole idea.
The truck is also restricted on modifications, like lights, it is on a special permit in the US, it has to stay like it was imported.
@@carl-oscarbjorkman8923 Indeed.I guess it's because of the moose. Thanks for the correction, greetings from Hungary.
We need to see the coffeemaker in action soon. Make a special on it 😃☕️
my dad was born in 43 and grew up on a farm that was stuck in the past. in the early 90s he would take me to tractor shows and his favorite things to see were what he called "poppin johns" and those hit/miss motors running
Bruce Wilson the Scania Dealer🤝
Scania drug dealer hahah
Driving a Scania feels like being on piils😅😮😂!
- Psst, hey you come here - wanna buy some Scanias? First one on the house!
😂😂😂@@zelands
New strategy 🎉 Sell Scania coffee makers with some extras 🎉
Just one thing about the the gearbox and shifting. When you shift/switch to forward, the works like a paddle. You swing up the paddle, shift goes up by one, You swing down it goes 1 shift down. if you play with it enough the gearbox will learn when to shift down or up. On the paddle there is a switch that you can push to make it paddle manual or automatic. You can also use the paddle on automatic if you think/see on the board that there is enough revolutions on the tacho. This is important for You to tell and for the future potential drivers in US. I am writing this since You have not said so in previous videos or this one. I am on 8,35. Have fun with this beast.
that cowboy is golden. Made my day.
That bullnose Kenny is sweet! Sounds like a purring lion. Probably slow like a slug, but the looks and sound make up for it.
That Dutch guy is already a youtube hero! Love it!
I love that old fella with cowboy hat. Open minded person that willing to learn something new, unlike these Facebook and UA-cam comment warrior who still brag their 1980's mechanical Cat motor + whatever manual transmission they have. 😂
As smooth as silk on the road. We love our Scania's in the Netherlands. And our own DAF's
My boy's initials are DAF. 😂
BUT. I'm stille more of a Scania Guy in the end. Nothing beats the v8.
Maybe a board with details all the main, features ,specifications listed would be good to place by it at truck shows .
When will you install the rear camera all the extras you got with it to show it's true potential to people while you have it
I think that he is waiting on parts to install all of that stuff 🤷♂️
funny to see how many truck drivers in usa are from Europe. I didn't imagine that, every video you find ppl.
I'm hoping to be one of them this year 😂
I could've be one. But then if forgot Some certain latex thingy and yeah rest is History. 😅
We welcome LEGAL immigrants into our country!!! 🫠
There are more jobs for truck drivers in America and the salaries are higher, especially if you were born in Eastern Europe.
Europe's finest semi trucks!
They're always a beautiful sight, sometimes intimidating when you see those XL ones, they're huge!
I think those Mack planetary axles are finnish made Sisu axles. Good and robust axles.
They are part of american Marmon-Herrington these days.
I swear, this guys (Bruce) made fall in love with Scania trucks
The "BEAST" is my absolute favorite and it's as close to a STEAM PUNK truck i've ever seen. 😂
love that "70 beats per minute" idle...
Not many people around on this truck show, but every is worth of it.
You have to visit Abreu Truck Service in Newark...... And see more Scanias....
Hats off to the sir with the cowboy hat, he’s the first I see climbing in the cab the right way!!!😅
"om that te zien" is the best Dunlish i ever heard.
I love how out of all the things the truck has, the coffee maker makes all the people excited😂
"It's a Burt Reynolds Joke" damn I feel old 😂😂😂
loved the old timer with the crazy contraption still having love for the scania. what a legend
Push the air activation button on that air seat and you'll find the ride even better.
jup. just have to adjust it to his weight and its golden
I am also already looking for that for many videos! Activate the air seat please! 😂
He still hasn't read the manual on the seat.
@@jone8626 bet its still wrapped in the plastic unopened. not exactly doing a good job presenting it when all he can tell is it have a coffee machine.
@jone8626 i know :p but maybe if we complain enough he start thinking 🤔 and reading🤣
God damn when I was 10 years old I was already ready the manual of a Scania 143..... (Oke oke we had some issues underway, and I was trying to find out how it was working)
Beautiful exhibition of vehicles and great people around
let people regulate seat height, shock absorbers , weight , memory and so on..show seat functions..people who try sit behind weel, think it is a brick the seat..turn absorbtion seat on and let people adjust..
Love that you rolled in like a boss with the Tag up!
Just a tip for audio, use the small mics for recording voice audio but then also have or use a large mic (I'd suggest RODE) ontop of the camera for capturing general audio that isnt you or other people talking. It should generally end with better audio in videos for when you're a distance away from trucks for example the large mic will capture that very well compared to the sort of compressed sound that the smaller mic captures. Great video there, and I look forwards to more scania stuff!
And that´s why we love Scania here in Sweden...and old Scania-Vabis👍
Hey Bruce😊
You should lift/raise your roof spoiler a bit so it dont look so square. I've definitely think it gives it a better look that way.😊😊
Keep on trucking for bro!!
I can't belive they made you buy that whole truck just to get a coffee maker.
But seriously, I'm not into trucks at all usually, but learning about and comparing a modern Euro truck compared to American trucks, it so interesting.
I always thought they more much lighter duty being cabovers and having such odd looking proportions, it's so wild just how beefy this truck is.
I keep thinking it needs one of those toy hauler style sleeper cabs up there to take up all that extra frame space before the 5th wheel
Get a QR code for that survey and have it in front of the Scania or next to it at the show.
Another QR code that shows all different types of Scania trucks to choose from.
Dump trucks to 2 axle semis...Have Scania to help you out with that.
Take the Scania to the big fleet trucking companies and have the bosses test drive it and talk about how much better it is on fuel economy etc.
Also Scania will most likely get an America spec gearbox with more gears so you can cruise at 75mph at just under 1000 rpm.
Will lower the consumption a lot.
In Europe we have overdrive gears and when doing 90 kph the rpm is just under 1000.
Huge fuel savings.
Im from sweden i drive a 2017 r490, you should get some reactions of people checking out all the storage, espacially the space next to the door, show how easy is is to get to your tools and gloves. The ride height on the chair, if they like the low life, show how easy it is to dump the air out of the chair. (Also pls fold the side courtains🤣) i dont know how the us diesel heater work but i like that on scania you have the ”p” setting for when you are going to eat and leave the truck outside (in cold weather)
Also maybe show the sound system, would be interesting hearing som opinions on scania comparing other us trucks, and some opinions on how good the autobreaking works.
The mid America truck show, That's in Juni or so ? Eh it's in Louisville Kentucky ... That conversation was funny as hell from a Dutch pov 🤣(Juni in Dutch = June in English)
Just before he also said 'bijna'. 😂
13:55 Very nice old Ford!
10:06 The left truck isn't all that dissimilar to an older 1950s Scania. Nice looking.
Scania (and Volvo) is the best (I say as a Swede) in the world and has the best service. I have driven Scania and Volvo since 1967 and now enjoy my retirement, fully healthy, visiting truck shows all over the world.
One of the reasons that I am a healthy seventy-five-year-old is that Scania and Volvo have always, over the years, stood by their guarantees. In other words, I never had to worry about my finances.
I love the attitude of the American trucks. They were always a dream when I was a child. I still dream of owning a seventies Peterbilt. I wish I could visit this meeting, but I'm busy playing bass guitar in my retirement association :)
It was awesome to see you new videos there about Scania and truck Show. Greetings from Finland.
Man I love the older guy with the steam engines. Salt of the earth.
It's like explaining can opener to some indigenous secluded Amazon tribe... 🤣🙂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Cute hoor paddy on the phone.... "Tell'm knothin...... Walk away...."🤣🤣🤣
Glad you got to meet my friends from keystone that's just a few of the trucks they have. I had breakfast there this morning definitely a place you need to visit.
Love your videos, so good to see the opinions of American drivers for the Scania. Also, loved the camera work and music right at the end.
Fred Dibnah would’ve been proud of the Beast!
Love your Scania videos. Shout-out from Gothenburg, Sweden 🥳🥳🥳🥳
He goes bijna every year 😂😂 lekker geéngelst keerl
That ol boy in the cowboy hat need to be on the show more 😂
Oh man such a shame the rollers didn't happen, would've been so cool seeing the Scania drive along with the other trucks from the show. Also that tractor with massive flywheel is so cool, never seen anything like it before!
maaan, amazing content, so love such things.
Imagine You go to a truckshow and You see the future!
"Södertälje near Gothenburg." It is about 500 km away.
Its more about 400 km...
@ Just checked Google maps. 446km
@@Groza_Dallocort It is a 5 hour drive.
@@Logai74 derp, brain fault yeah you are correct
Now if you can only sell buses, hehehe.
BTW, I think it's wonderful that you pushed on getting this truck approved.
12:40 we recently delivered a 6x6 mercedes arocs offload camper. Those things are sick. There are builders upto 8x8
I listen to the voice of a Dutch guy and it's understandable, but I also live in the Netherlands, the best country!
i would love to see this truck modified like eurpean trucks. hibar, lowbar, side bar. leds on it maybe some good lights on the highbar. lights on the spoiler at the back of the cab. like a typical european truck of a company that loves their trucks. that would fit that truck so good and be something different to all those mirrors driving on the american roads
For what it's worth Bruce, the heavy Mack tractor appears to have Berliet hub reduction diffs. They are rated for 200 metric tons.
Should bring it to Wisconsin August 8th and 9th, local guy with a trucking company is setting up a truck show to take the place of waupun, starting this year. Called tge badger state truck'n show, will be held in Baraboo, Wi. Would be kickass to see it up close in person
Its verry special om dat te zien. I don't expext dat hier.
Very nice engels gesproken man.
Older scania conventional trucks were the most amazing trucks to drive…. I took my cdl test in 1992 in one
3:25 thats the new Peter 2025..All green and good to go
You killing it Bruce.
The bullnose Kenworth sounds like a bulldog snoring! Its very cool
As a non-truck driver, I have seen all versions of Scania here in Northern Europe. From fire trucks to garbage trucks😊 and buses.
it really needs the light and bullbar. it just make it look 10x better.
agree. totally. and a strobe bar on the roof,
That show is really cool.
Hey. You probably don't give a hoot about Australia. But we've had trucks from both the USA and Europe for decades. Kenworth, Mack and Freightliner are all still super strong here. We also have Volvo, Scania, DAF, MAN, Iveco and a bunch of Japanese truck manufacturers selling lighter trucks. They're all doing good business. Australia needs lots of trucks.
Kinda off topic, but I loved the Beast! Weird mechanical stuff makes me happy!
From Ireland were so use to these trucks especially where i liver about 500 pass my Town everyday!! But its so funny seen the American reaction to them!!
THIS IS SICKKK!!!! LOVE THE SHOW REACTIONS!!!!!
Now you have Scania truck
and tomorrow you have Zoega coffy 😎
what a lovely sound from that bullnose cab.😍
Ryan is looking like he's getting in shape as compared to before. Way to go dude!
The beast and the cowboy owner are the best.
We talking Swedish power king here - state of the art Truck - and the road cowboys running a Peter B with a hood that can hold a mustng under it
That bullnose cabover was sick AF!
It's surprising how impressed you are with the factory coffee machine ☺️ You got a nice long cabin, but it's a shame it's low, the tall ones are nicer and more comfortable.
Truck looks great. I can’t wait to see it all lit up.
Beautiful scania❤❤❤
"I bought a coffee maker today" 😂
Awesome 👌 truck 🚚 Bruce at the truck show bro.😊😊😊
Man you gotta bring this to Carlisle truck nationals in pa in the summer