Driving the SCANIA 770S, Most POWERFUL Semi Truck in the WORLD!
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Bruce will single-handedly reintroduce Scania to US market lmao
I almost became a typical UA-cam commenter and tell you something that wasn't true but I actually did my research first and boy did I not know that Scandia was in the US in the 80s. Bring them back. 😀
yeah, and Bruce probably be most hater person in US take jobs and work from American workers
Something is going on, that's for sure. But not sure if America is ready for this kind of upgrade.
if Scania starts selling to the US market the incumbent manufacturers are going to have to seriously up their game or be eaten alive.. you'd soon see some texas cattle hauler in a 770s doing 85mph hauling cattle..
American trucking lobby will never have those trucks over there, it would crush their industry.
It was a pleasure guiding you at Scania chassis assembly, and I'm glad you enjoyed the tour! Nice discussions and good luck with your own Scania Truck!
I just wonder who you are related to (as I happen to know some with that surname)!? I have followed Bruce for some months.
Cool that you watched video😎
He was responsibly for the guiding Bruce at the chassis line
@@alexeigustafsson6279 Did you you answered to me or that Leif?😮
Throughly enjoyed the tour. You guys build amazing trucks!
I’m an American truck driver, and own a small trucking company in Alaska, we do a lot of oilfield work running the famous James, Daulton Highway, AKA “the haul road” so I’m really familiar with driving in the snow. I am also a commercial aviator, I fly business class jets part time, and I’ve been all over about every other continent there is, I’ve even been to Antarctica a handful of occasions. I have a driver that is from Sweden, and even got to go over to Sweden with him for a visit, and his old boss met me and let us run a load in one of their trucks, was also a Scania truck. I am here to say that from what I have seen in all my world travels, the United States is very far behind on their technological advancements in the transportation industry. The system we have works for what we do, but for the road that they have to travel, the system we have would never work there. It is pretty neat that you got to go do something like this, it is very rare for an American truck, driver to experience the transportation industry in Europe. If more Americans got to see how they do it there, it will open their eyes too better ways of doing things for sure.
Interesting and well stated.
Well put!
i was gonna say this but i didnt want to sound like a condescending European. However american trucks, european trucks, they all keep us fed. Huge respect for our big boys from America. Hope we will share roads again
What about the roads? That it's shorter distances between locations? Other kind of traffic? Smaller roads?
what? what is it that you try to state? :)@
I work as a design engineer at R&D at Scania in Södertälje. The guy instructing you at the test track used to be my manager's manager and head of the axle development at Scania. He has lots of experience and knowledge. Now he's retired so I was surprised but pleased to see him in this video.
Hoppla. Har Scania någonsin haft någonting att göra med axial- eller OP-motorer?
Elis och tidigare pumptekniker, jobbat med vakuumsystem och nu ser det ut som vi ska hoppa tillbaka på att köra service på Arlanda på en installation jag hjälpte bygga för några år sen. Men daggörat har jag mest bara för att ha råd med egna tankeverksamheten. Har lyssnat litet på en del av vad folk håller på och klämmer på ute i Uppsala med HCCI, och efter att ha öppnat upp en del Rexroth själv och sen sökt vidare på gamla designer bl.a. Commer TS3, så fick jag litet idéer om vad man skulle vilja testa.
Tänker att man skulle kunna göra ganska likt vad Achates har jobbat på, bara att man istället för att slösa på synkdrev till ena vevet skulle man istället lägga saker i en revolveruppställning runt central axel och bara köra med en annan överförning ("inte riktigt viskplatta," så att säga; stag/stjärna och presslager) med några graders offset. Färre delar, linjärare kolvmotion, skippa topp och kunna borra och forma kolvtoppar till att göra praktiskt taget perfekt hemisfäriska kammare. Kunde vara värt något?
Hi, I'm the instructor who is in the video and it was a pleasure to be there to show Scania's products. Thanks also for the nice post from my former co-worker.
Once upon a time I also worked at Scania. Sibbhult.😀 Good times. @@larsw4428
Damn, what building, if you don't mind sharing? I know a few people down at 075, awesome work there, probably switching over soon.
Do you design the seats? The drivers seat(ing position) in my right hand drive R series is really uncomfortable and I get chronic lower back pain from it.
It’s incredible how welcoming they were to a US UA-camr. I can’t imagine they have a lot to gain by being featured on an American channel. I know people watch channels from all over the world, but still I’m impressed with the hospitality.
The Swedes are a great bunch of lads ...
From economic perspective getting several hundred thousand views for the price of driving several trucks on the test track and hourly wage of the two Scania employees still makes for an ultra cheap commercial. Even if one truck gets sold because of this video, they will make profit.
American UA-camrs, surprisingly have non-American viewers!
@@E_Dtl Yes I understand that. And after thinking about it, even though you can’t buy a new SCANIA in the us, you may be able to in Canada.
@@dandunlap8638 It doesn't hurt to have goodwill among Americans as well, even if they aren't currently selling trucks in the USA. But let's say an American company operating in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia/New Zealand needs a truck or two for its facilities. Might as well go for Scania!
Makes me proud to be Swedish,even though i work for the "opposite team" Volvo Trucks in Gothenburg 😄 Scania is great trucks!
Seems to me you should just be proud of your country in general. Your country has produced Volvo, Scania, and of course the legend that sits in my driveway SAAB.
@@BAYBAY_316 Yeah its a great country and people but has been let down by the government for some time facing great challenges now. But thats another story 😊
Scania 1 Volvo 2 Mercedes 3 Iveco 999 XD
tell please your bosses to make a proper cab in Volvo :D no table, bed so small and cab is pretty small :D make like in Daf XG+. please please please :D
I wish I could work in a factory and assemble cars or trucks too. I would definetely love this job so much!!!
I'm a car mechanic (with degree) from Greece and I also have truck driving lisence.
Greetings from Athens, guys!
The big difference between American trucks and those from Europe, apart from the legal requirements for dimensions and weight, seems to be that the trucks from Europe try more to take the strain off the driver and make his already hard job as pleasant as possible. And Scania is certainly at the forefront of this.
It was nice to see that the American visitors were so well received and that they were able to see and try out everything that interested them. That's how it should be.
all of the top tier euro trucks are at this level. i'm driving a new actros this month with all the goodies, and its probably the smoothest truck i've ever experienced
@@ivarmarkusson382 Just wait a year or 2 and it will not be smooth anymore.
First year they are good, after that they go downhill fast.
They are cheap for a reason.
@@jone8626 yeah too much electrical problems, and i hate the cameras instead of regular mirrors, we have 2 actros trucks on my job with mirrors but ones that driven them hate them, the truck wont even start if you have the zepro tail lift on
@@jone8626the Mercs yes. Scanias..no. not in my experience.
I am sure there are older cities in US that are not sprawling, where you would maybe want a truck with tight turns and shorter total length. I hear that Boston is the most "European-like" US city in terms of density and road layout. Maybe it would not be a bad idea for a company operating in that area to use European trucks?
I was obviously hesitant being an older truck driver from America, but I gotta tell you, I’m sold! I am very impressed! Even the little detail of having a built in phone holder on the dash. Well done Scania!!
Its actually for your ipad. I mean, you can use your phone there aswell.
But most people use it for ipad, bigger screen for google maps or whatever.
It's because driving a truck in Europe is stressfull as hell so the trucks are engineered to not make the drivers go insane - most US trucks wlll enjoy nice big empty roads for most of their life, while every time I see a large truck here in Rome I cringe inside, it's hell!
Not saying this isn't amazing btw. Just that it's necessary to make these trucks nice to drive in such conditions
Also the phone works! Perfect sound out of the microphone stalk attached to the seat.
Pretty standard and cheap to do. for all the technology EU trucks have and amarican ones lack, its kinda funny that you put out a phoneholder😂
not that much of a hell but the weight limits are a menace in the towns@@Galf506
This just shows how far behind we are on technology. With this horsepower and torque and effortless driving
and weight limits
Proper lorry European heavy duty vehicles are called lorries not trucks
@@brucelittle2025 no one calls a truck a lorry on mainland europe. We dont call them trucks either because we dont talk english
It is just adaptation to the working conditions. As a European, I love your trucks. The ease and access to the engine in American trucks are awesome, we have to lift the whole cab just to do basic engine maintenance. It's not always easy. When I'm working on older trucks, 20+ years, the cab sometimes gets stuck in the lifting process, or the guys don't always clear the cab, so it can get messy. The tech in the cab is awesome for our guys, but when maintenance comes, I would rather work on an American-style truck with the ease of access to the engine and not deal with the cab lifting process, especially on older trucks.
@@brucelittle2025It’s the Americanisation of our language. Even the BBC does it. Train station instead of Railway station is one example I hear all the time. I’ve heard English kids call lorries, trucks. Then again, many still refer to their lorry as wagon
A fun detail is that Scania lets employees drive around this track for a day with different trucks/buses when you get any kind of promotion. Driven around it twice so far and it's amazing how smooth they are to drive!
I'm glad you got to try it!
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I got to drive around it a few weeks ago as well (I work as a consultant) and it was really fun.
That's awesome to experience your own products. :)
I wish more people would experience truck driving. I left it as its just too damgerous now days in australia. People dont have any idea of the lack of vision, stopping and maneuverability trucks have or dont have.
As a Swede I'm really impressed about the Scania factory and your humbleness for the Scania trucks, thanks Bruce!
and we all know how difficult it is to impress a swede. so all in all this is impressive
Having driven and owned Scanias for 50 years my first being a 140 with the V8 until my last an S650 V8 , absolutely no comparison whatsoever to any other trucks …Mountain climbing is always a nightmare up and down for drivers but with a Scania V8 no mountain is a problem up or down because the retarder will always hold it going downhill leaving the service brakes cool…Having done those 50 years my nightmare would be going back to manual gearboxes , automatics make the job easy and stress free …Trucking today is difficult so why not use every modern advantage to reduce the difficulty…
And I thought the peterbilt factory in Denton was awesome. Scania is definitely over the top, much more sophisticated. Beautiful trucks. Thanks for the rad content brother
There are a lot of tunnels in Sweden and Finland especially. For ex, there is a second city under Helsinki that can house 600k people, there are hundreds of miles of tunnels. The bed rock is some of the oldest on the planet, 2-4 billion year old and the formations are called cratons. They are geologically stable, solid granite and gneiss, no earthquakes, no volcanoes to worry about and the tunnels don't need any support material. Just dig a hole and it will be there until the sun devours the Earth...
And still Norway has the most tunnels per capita and the longest tunnels. (Lærdal tunnel, 24.5 kilometers)
Side effect of being a country that can't function without a billion tunnels.. (as a Norwegian, I hate them)
The country with the most tunnels overall, is China. Japan being close behind I believe.
I'm sorry to correct you but the last part is wrong, this market is dominated by the German company Herrenknecht. Herrenknecht controls about 70% of the worldwide order volume in this sector with it's machines. @squidcaps4308
That huge amount of urban tunnels is because Nordic countries and Switzerland were only countries that actually built enough bomb shelters during the Cold War to protect entire population in case of it turning into Hot War with nuclear weapons. Rest of the world didn't even try to protect everyone. Too expensive.
@@762rk95tp Yup, a lot of the underground facilities are part of Total Defense doctrine, there is room for 3/4 of people of Finland in bombshelters, that is all of urban population (including tourists and expats, EVERYONE is counted in that...When Bruce is in Finland, there is room for him too if a war breaks out). National Stockpiles have 6 months of food, water, medicine and fuel, vital industries have to keep their own stockpiles of raw material, and last part are the secret facilities like roads that connect military bases to large nuclear proof underground warehouses, weapon caches for designated and trained partisans... Helsinki is like a fortress, with underground lakes and roads. 70 years of preparation for the worst.
There are a lot of tunnels in the Nordic...
When the sun explodes its going to incinerate the earth, no tunnel is going to save you lol. All that will be left is some dust and debris that will move on to help for new planets. Nobody will know we even existed
This is only my opinion, but to me the fundamental difference between euro and US trucks, especially the Swedish ones, is that euro ones are engineered from the bottom up. Volvo and Scania design, engineer and make all their own components. Plus, the competition between Scania and Volvo is intense. They push each other on. This is evident in the video by the new 560 super Scania which is a direct competitor to the FH D13 turbo compound from Volvo. Not to mention of course the FH16 750 to the 770S.
Really, what's the difference between Kenworth, western star, peterbilt. They all seem to offer 3rd party engines, transmissions, axles etc. They're basically all the bloody same, lumps of steel with 3rd party components just bolted on.
Fantastic video though Bruce. I believe you've become a big Scania fan. But just for balance you should do the same thing with the Volvo truck line up.
Paccar which is the parent company of Peterbilt and Kenworth offers integrated power trains with a paccar engine and transmission and paccar is the parent company of Daf as well. Volvo owns Mack trucks and offers Volvo engines and transmissions in those. Freightliner also owns western star and they offer their own integrated power trains. Traton is the parent company of Scania and also happens to own Navistar International.
@@ChrisHarding-lk3jj Freightliner is owned by Daimler Benz, though.
@@tntfreddan3138 Pretty much every truck manufacturer has merged to include a major European manufacturer.
Where do people think Volvo or Scanias drive line comes from
@@mechniackdo you really think from U.S. companies?
Volvo make the transmission by themselve...
Scania also i think...
One of the things that you haven’t mentioned is just how good these Scania trucks are on fuel. I run Scania’s in the UK and the economy on these trucks is fantastic. Great video lads 👍
Rough idea of how many litres per 100km or mpg?
@@davecom3 Depend on the load and road condition/terrain, they could manage up to 25-26l per 100 km (roughly 10-11 imperial mpg).
on smoother roads like where my trucks drive, in Netherlands i get down to even 23l per 100km and that is the older looking Scania Euro 6@@davecom3
What a cool experience. Shout out to Matt for helping Bruce out..
Indeed! I'm glad they got in contact and could arrange this for Bruce and Ville!
This is the best publicity in the US for Scania, very smart :)
Well I wouldn't be surprised if most viewers actually come from outside the US.
But I might be wrong.
Im telling you, our man Bruce is going places with this scania adventure. Scania partners and relations manager for the United states in the making
I can already see it happen.
I guess there is a lot of European and other global english speaking followers, so don't think Bruce will become a US Scania salesman too soon. He is already a Scania salesman though! 😅
I’m not a “truck guy” in the slightest but I’m hooked watching Bruce be fascinated by Scania trucks.
@@grantc8353same 😂
My thought is: What, not already? 😉 Of course this is good promotion.
And I don't mind at all. With the USA pushing hard into EU economy (especially Germany is worrisome), it is very important to have the USA understand what great stuff we are making, and these trucks will be so appealing that it's probably wise to invest in popcorn stocks.
With Bruce Scania has got more visibility in USA than in history before that. New era for Scania in USA
This summer you should tour Europe and get test drives from other truck manufacturers like DAF, Volvo and Mercedes and MAN companies!
IVECO alsow
I dont think volvo have a simular closed down test track. Bruce is not alowed to drive trucks on public roads in europe due to the licensing is very difrent.
In usa they only have cdl. In sweden for example you have to have a specific truck license, then a specific truck trailer license, than a comersial operation certificate if the truck is not a private vihicle.
But since he started with the best he will just be dissapointed...... 😂😂😂 just kidding they are all good..
Yeo he should visit the "Gaggenauer" and Drive a UNIMOG Up
the Hills with 100% incline....😂😂😂
I agree totally.
I was a field test driver for Scania before, it's fun to see some of the things I tried years ago finally being in the trucks :D
Sounds like an interesting job.
I myself worked in the automotive manufacturing industry, Ford, to be exact. I'm now retired. What I am getting at is seeing all the automation and watching Scania being built. It reminds me of how everything is made here in the good old USA. I don't know why the semi trucks here are almost pre-assembled then painted. Light duty trucks, suvs, and cars with frames are painted before anything is added to them. Maybe Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner should take note as to how Scania assembles their trucks. Just my opinion. 😊 Thank you, Bruce, for the great video.
They should take plenty of notes from Scania to be honest 😅
The Quality Control is amazing.
@@mohis5664💯👍🏻🤣🤣🤣
In New Zealand we, as a small country, have a huge range of different trucks with Scania being our greatest selling heavy duty truck. We used to have a lot of what you call long nose tracks but now mostly have cabover trucks.
We have a great selection of trucks here in NZ. Euro cabovers, American conventional and cabovers and Japanese cabovers.
Also good axle combinations too
Scania are amazing trucks here in New Zealand, I see them on the road everyday, they look soo good!
New Zealand is a village. It’s so small. Women are big and strong though.
@@KA-om9oz ahhh not sure where you got the idea that woman in New Zealand are big? Please elaborate?
@@KA-om9ozThen Uk ,Japan Romania are villages too? Same size.
And again I’ll say it again. It’s mind boggling they have 770 hp and 2700 ft lb tq engines from the FACTORY reliably and we struggle to make anything over 600 reliably with tuning in America. Never mind me trying to make almost the same horsepower as the engine in the video on my c15
Same V8 engines are used in marine applications and make over 1100hp reliability, Volvo and Scania sure has large diesel engines figured out
@@kalle5548 yeah that’s crazy! I know we have the c18 that makes 800 but you have to convert to run in a truck. It’s just nuts to see they have the reliable horsepower like that, and I’m telling people before seeing these videos high horsepower reliably can be done, meanwhile they all argue it can’t lol.
@@kalle5548cv90 V5 use the same engine, its make 1000 hp there. And that is kind of a tiny vihicle, its really not that much larger than a car (but well.. really heavy)
@@austinmoffatt7878 The most insane thing is that that 770hp V8 with 40 tons in the United States makes you consume more than 9mpg, maintenance is every 100,000 miles, it does not have oilers... The cat C18 does not generate that massive torque with that smoothness, a elegant sound, low consumption, durability, low pollution... It's impressive, my previous truck was a T800 with a cummins ISX 600hp, I currently have a scania R620 HP, really friend, the difference in performance is insane, I'm from Mexico, I am considering going to the United States and using European trucks in the USA.
@@stark3855 yeah and that’s why, I believe, they don’t want them in the US. Way more reliable which doesn’t equate to money in their pockets constantly having trucks broke down. In this video they said they had to change stuff to have them in the US. Why? Everything then Vs now is better than what we have in the US. It’s money related
Glad your having fun Bruce! Cant wait to see you shopping for Scania stuff/parts as well! 😂
well done scania for letting the American boy have some fun in a proper truck
Scania have the test track and trucks on the track as a permanent feature for larger costumers to come and try there newest trucks. Specially so with the steap hil abd tight corners
Its not a proper truck. A proper truck is a long nose peterbilt with an 18 speed manual gearbox and straight pipes
@realkilju just abouta say this. Or a mack super dog with mack e9 in her
@@realkiljuyou need that 18 speed because your trucks over there doesn't have much torque 😂.
Less gear is better for efficiency.
Well,in european language we have Scania XT Longline with manual and open pipes. Search on google for this truck.
We have also manual transmission with 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18 gears depend of manufacture or size of truck.
In school we learn on manual geabox but we don't like to use them.
At a traffic light 2 trucks with same weight and same power,the auto will leave you far behind.
Also the mentality of manufactures is to make trucks eco friendly to have more clean air in city's and auto transmission help alot for this.
Driving around Europe from Norway many years in my early day's. I am just amazed, how old school the American trucks are. Not even have air lift options to rise or lower the trucks in US, is just mind Blowing. And the gear shift systems in us trucks, are so old school 😂😂
At least Bruce is honest and admits he’s never drove in snow, unlike his buddy Timmy Gentry who has done everything and done it better than anyone else, even if he hadn’t. I appreciate the honesty.
Yeah thats what I like about this guy. He does not pretend to know what he does not know. Even the 'steering trailer wheels' (they were not steerable) he was talking about but admitted he was not sure, he was not familiar. Thats honesty and being humble.
Love you, Bruce. Welcome to Europe! I wish that you have an awesome stay here and that you can get all the parts for your Scania that you wish for.
Seeing you all jittery about the truck reminds me of my sister's little boy. He is the same when it comes to tractors, trucks, or any heavy equipment. The same spirit and enthusiasm in the eyes.
Great to see Bruce behind the steering wheel.
You see the enthousiasm for Scania all the way..... 👍
“Some guys taking some pictures of their truck” THATS ME!
I feel so sad that I didnt meet you there! Hopefully next time! Greetings from Holland 🇳🇱
I'm a Peterbilt fanatic, my last truck when I had my Rollover accident that ended my career was a 379EX 300"WB she had very long legs but ha5ed the hills lol. Those V8 Scania trucks are very impressive to say the least. Very well built and very very powerful!
Bruce, you should do something with Trucker Tim on YT. He is a Brit who is also big on Scania and he is currently doing several truck rebuilds.
Bruce your White scania has the retarder and can also auto adjust the force down hill just from tapping the breakpedal
I'm a heavy equipment operator in Arkansas, and I'm currently driving a Doosan 30 ton Articulated haul truck that is powered by a Scania 13 liter inline 6 cylinder. I am very impressed with that engine so far. It definitely has plenty of power and torque and the ZF transmission that it is mated to gets the power to all 6 wheels. I've almost come to like the sound of that engine amost as mutch as I love the caterpillar engines in the other trucks. The sound of the 8 cylinder engines in the Scania semis is definitely in my top diesel engine "music".
Its made in Norway. Doosan bought Norwegian company Moxy
@AndreBakke1 did not know that. I was aware the trucks were built in Norway, and the Scania engine is produced in Sweden.
I think it's kind of interesting. How a South Korean company is doing this. Machine built in Norway with a Swedish engine and transmission. So far. I am very impressed with the machine itself.
Minus one or two things, very small replaced under warranty
All that power and gobs of torque. And good fuel efficiency. What can't we do this in the states. All the money charged for American rigs and they aren't nearly as well engineered as what Scania has going on. Respect to Scania
I do find it weird why our EU style of trucks isn't more popular in the states.
I mean, a Volvo FH-16 750 would do perfect in the states for someone who does HEAVY loads or even a smaller one FM or FL as examples for more city/town deliveries.
Maybe Bruce will start a trent of making the cap over more popular
@@zaarkeru3391 Over here in the states, Volvo and Mack have some collaborations they've worked on. Big trucks built here now are a joke. Really is sad
@@zaarkeru3391 They're straight up illegal.
That money went to lobbysts in order to introduce trade barriers preventine EU companies from selling trucks in the US.
Those trucks are awesome and they look very cool. Wish we had these in the states, love the visibility of a cab over.
Be a disaster for US truck manufacturer’s!
time to make better trucks then...@@aaronbrown6637
@@aaronbrown6637Most of the US manufacturers are owned by European manufacturers. It’s mainly market choices that keep the US trucks this way. living spaces is of course much bigger in the Us truck yet you can see some European trucks with larger cabs even though they are flat nose.
As the regulation regarding length is different it actually wouldn’t be any problem making a flat nose with same size sleeping area as the US trucks and have it only for Us markets. Then you would gain increased visibility for the US truck. Though I have to say that it’s hard to beat an old school peterbilt though the V8 Scania is pretty dope.
I think they look ugly. compare to American trucks.
@@funtyes1970 maybe it's because Americans have a different sense of taste, more coarse.
My dad was a test driver there in the late 60:ies. The place has evolved a bit since then. :-)
Electric Scania definitely looks better than Tesla semi
Not to mention Edison’s ”thing”
And the Scania electric truck is roadlegal in Europe
Tesla lacks the lineage, history and reputation.
@@_BangDroid_ And sane bosses.
I think its so cool that he went from buying an old Scania to actully get to drive Scanias on their own test course and be toured around in their factory. Thats a privilige very few persons got. I am impressed. Thanks for sharing another great video.
Great video Bruce. I was lucky enough to drive a Volvo truck at their test track in Gothenburg about 10 years ago weighing 165,000 lbs ( 75 tonnes) fitted with a 750 bhp straight six engine developing 3550 Nm of torque ( 2618 ft lbs) . I kid you not it was like driving a car, absolutely no effort at all. It looked like you had a similar experience
Still we Swede´s see Volvo trucks as the 2nd best and our Scania´s the absolute best trucks 😄
@@PulkaSkurken But why? Wasn't Volvo and Scania both Swedish? As I understand now both are owned by foreign companies so why is Scania more Swedish than Volvo?
@@Renee_R343 I do not think he said Scania is more Swedish, I think he meant most swedish truckers prefer Scania, so they are viewed as the better of the two
@@Renee_R343 Volvo Trucks is owned by Volvo AB, a 100% Swedish company. Volvo Cars is a separate company that belongs to Geely.
In South Africa its split between Volvo and Scania. Benz and MAN make up the rest
Very impressive and interesting trucks on the test track. The best thing about these videos is that we get the perspective of a professional trucker, and the perspective of a truck fanatic at the same time, Thanks Bruce👍💪💪💪
It's unbelievable that american manufacturers don't have models to compete with this SCANIA 770S😲
Nope. Scania do not sell in North America.
The dashboard is geek heaven. A lot of info on your driving and the state of your truck. a lot of tools to make the best use of your truck.
You get scores on how you manage inertia of the truck, anticipation, gear use and all.
You get tools like a score on how much your eyes are on the road.
Every mechanical part of the truck is monitored. You can see how much wear the brakes have on each wheel and the clutch wear as well.
And it goes on and on...
edit: oh and the standard sound system...really good!
Dude... So cool.
As one of the engineers that were in charge of the infotainment, radio and audio system on these new Scanias, it makes me happy that you like the sound :)
@@youresushi Oh I love it! To the point of almost hurting my ears after a stressful day and needing to decompress...
I love the function of being able to switch between low/medium and high volume with one touch on the screen. Very practical...don't remove that!
@@youresushithe bass is amazing quality is crisp 💪💪
Wow…I wonder how it all got done before all of this indispensable scoring and information about a driver. I went somewhere twice this summer where the S7000 would have vainly been searching for a wifi signal to upload all my information and get its update north of the Arctic circle, once the ferry operator got me unstuck from his deck ramps.
So glad you were able to come to Scania and drive the trucks. I work at Scania in Södertälje and as others has told, we as employees at some times are able to go up to the Demo Center and drive the trucks and busses, no need for any promotions :)
Last time I was there I drove a 64 ton timber truck. And this we can do without a driver license for trucks as we are at the Scania Demo Center.
Sother-ye!
@@jonasthemovie 😂🤣
i dont even drive trucks but i love watching these videos, such cool technology!
I also have no need to be interested in large trucks, or semi's. But after watching this series of videos, I chuckled to myself when I walked past our local fire hall/station, and said to myself 'Oh look, a Scania' (I'm in Costa Rica).
Here in Finland maximum weight WITHOUT any trailer is 42 metric tons and with trailer 76 metric tons. Road condition in Finland are sometimes quite a lot of relatively long and steep hills after hills. That is why we need here in Finland the powerful trucks.
SISU ist the best!Greatings from Hungary!
SISU is just a rebadged Actros nowdays.@@zsoltpocman6673
Seeing the blue 112 that came back from the States reminded me of when I was in Boston (on holiday) some years ago I couldn't believe it when I saw a 112 6 x 2 parked in a transport yard. I asked if I could go in and get a few photos and the guys were just fine. They asked me what I did and when I said I worked at a Scania dealer they were full of questions. So in we went for coffee and I answered as best I could. What great lads!
I think after the test drives Bruce needs no further convincing that Scania engineering is way ahead of anything in the US truck game. It shows that big isn't always best. I would love to see a 44 Te 6 x 2 Scania tractor unit complete with Euro spec trailer (ie 6 axle rig) do a month's haulage in the States and see the faces of US hauliers. Especially when they see the fuel consumption figures.
Must be an insane experience... not everyone gets to do this. This is really special!
That is so weird hearing that 560 automatically going through the gears like someone is shifting a manual trans, but it does it all by itself (and never misses a gear!).😄 What a unit!😉
At the end of the day it's not that weird when you think about it. Automatic transmissions have been a thing for a long time. The military in Sweden uses a Scania truck with an auto-transmission shifting just like a normal torque-converted auto and that truck is from the 70s.
@@tobias_dahlberg Well the old military trucks in the 70s had Allison auto transmissions, today Scania uses Opticruise and it's a manual gearbox that have clutch and shiftforks. But the clutch and gear selector are operated by small robots and electronics.
@@SwedesGarage The specifics don’t really matter. What I am saying is the technology has been there for a long while and it’s not like it would be impossible for US manufacturers to start doing a little catch up.
The roboboxes have been standard for about 20 yeard now. In the olden days. Like the 90s they have to choice between a semi-manual and a normal slush-box.
It is a manuell gearbox who a robot shift gear it have a normal clutch also who the robot use
I'm sure you've learned a big lesson and never destroy Trucks especially your red Scania ,you saw how much time,effort and pride it takes to make them amd that my friend is "THE KING OF THE ROAD" without a doubt
DUUDE this was more then i ever expected, what a wonderful crew of folks an how welcoming they are, also all the knowledge they pass onto you while your there,
i cant wait to see more of whats going on over there an what your up to, this is so awesome to be able to see this all from the usa all thw way from sweden, stay warm !
A great video with some insight into the making of the trucks.The 770 is a beast of a truck. The gear changes with the automatic box are seamless and so quiet. Incredibly light steering and a small turning circle. Electric braking with retarder. All air suspension with air ride seat makes for a smooth drive. Trucks are becoming more like driving a large SUV than driving a truck. The big question is are you a Peterbilt man or a Scania man now, which do you prefer Bruce? 🤔 Glad you had a great time at the factory👍
Hi Bruce.... nice to see you here in the "kingdom" of heavy duty trucks...
I myself have been working in European long-distance transport for over 30 years.
Most of the time (over 20 ish years) with Scania Trucks.
In 1981 I've had my first Scania (110) and soon after i've got the 111Series....mid 80s I got the most powerful Scania at that time, the 141 V8 with 375HP.
In 1994 i've got the 143 "Streamline" ( V8-420HP )..
In 2000 i changed on to a "Topline" ( also a V8 with 530 HP ) and the next one was a 580 Topline again.
So you can see/imagine that i'm a "Scania Fan Boy"...😉
But Time goes by...i'm retired now...but will never forget the/my glory time of trucking.😎
Greetings from Austria....
Great stuff as always from Bruce. I'm a Swedish (SCANIA) truckdriver. Every time as far as i can remember; i always tip my hat to the SCANIA factory building in Södertälje -when i pass it. All the new trucks on the parking lot -just makes me feel all good. The entire thing just oozes absolute quality!
Just the joy of seeing Bruce and Ville on the SCANIA test track today -was pretty special. What a NICE DAY boyz! And to all the folks at the SCANIA factory: Just PURE RESPECT to You all! You make us proud to drive 'the eagle'!
Really nice to see all the Scania trucks. I guess it was a bit cold and icy in Stockholm compared to Florida. But you handled the trucks just fine. We Swedish people are very proud of Scania, a small country producing high quality trucks. I hope you continue to Finland and Ylivoimala. That will be very interesting o see! Nice video as always😎
He should be happy he was nor here a week earlier when it was -20C
@@matsv201 What is -20C in Fahrenheit, I guess the US viewers like to know?
@@crazypict like +5 something
-20 c is -4 F.
It is so cold you get frost forming on your nose hairs when breathing in.
It was insanely cold for this early in the winter. It is typically between +5 and -5 in december, with temperatures dropping below -10 on some days in January.
Stockholm is relatively warm for being on such a high latitude.
Scania is of course in the city of Södertälje, just south of Stockholm.
@@matsv201 At the start of the year it's apparently going to be -30C. Personally coldest I have experienced has been -42C but I don't live in the north where it gets even colder from time to time.
I assume that talks are already underway and that you will become a Scania dealer for the USA 😊💪😉. Greetings from Germany Michael
I don't know why I find this so interesting, but it just is. Thanks for keeping such an open mind about "euro" tech
Here is my two cents: A long time ago in a world, far, far, away from me, I drove commercial charter Motor Coach. If you are driving a cabover or a typical Scania truck, you get a very similar experience while driving a coach with 45 feet behind you and 55 people sitting behind you. Yes. I was driving a 45 long straight truck. But holy moley! I could see everything! Of course, the engine was in the rear of the coach, but I could hear and feel it. I believe, we should get some new cabovers in the U.S. Yes, I know to jack the cab up, everything needs to be stowed securely. But then, when I was young we sailed in both fresh and saltwater seas. Before you set out for a day of sailing, you must secure everything. There were several times we had to close the cabin hatch to keep it from flooding because we were sailing that close to the wind and my feet were on the bench on the lee side and my arm was wrapped around the winch on the topside. Let's bring back the cabovers.
Very very good from former 730 v8 driver in Sweden! Much fun BRUCE 🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍
And i think i heard him carrying a 730 V8 crate engine to the US at 42:50
Maybe he’ll 730 swap his 144 xD
European trucking is top tier, best comfort and luxury thats for sure.
for rest during long trips in my opinion american trucks better, since it have huge cub, but anyway for example in Russia truckers pretty ok living in their eurotruck cabins
@@tsugumorihoney2288 the space is used so smart in eurotrucks though.
@rogerk6180 yes i know, but still we all can admit that US trucks usually have much bigger sleepers, and if use EU truck tech, you probably can make pretty awesome apartments
Man if only you could bring these brand new units to the US.
Someone tag Peterbilt and tell them to step their game up !! Awesome video Bruce
Of all the trucks out there,Scania has impressed me the most, I used see them when was overseas,now they here,hope to see more of them,they are a leader in innovation for trucks.
I’m glad you enjoyed your stay, hopefully it sparked your imagination on what could be possible and what you want to do with your truck
Glad you had awesome time Bruce.
What an amazing adventure it must be for you Bruce! I am so happy for you to get the opportunity to check out the whole operation that Scania has from the factory floor to the test track and the museum. I assume you are going to Finland now and i look forward to see what you will experience there. I think you will be a great ambassador for Scania in the US even though they don't have any business there these days. But maybe you will be able to import a brand new Scania as a show truck which i think would not be totally impossible. All i know that is that it is basically impossible to import one to use for hauling goods commercially in the US due to regulations. I would suggest you bring your whole family here for a longer trip in the summer and check out all the classic American cars that Sweden is quite famous for. There are numerous motor shows all over Sweden during the summer, one of my favourites is the drag racing weekend at Mantorp park in late july. Cheers from Eksjö which is in the south of Sweden.
Excellent video. We need these trucks in America. Competition will force US manufacturers will step up their game. No competition is not good. Love Scania. Greetings from America!
will make no sense for Volkswagen to build up a infrastructure for Scania or MAN trucks in North America. For this area they have Navistar in the truck business. Same with the biggest truck player Mercedes. For the North America market the have Freightliner and Western Star with there infrastructure.
Not a huge Scania fan, but the Scania People in Sweden are so sweet 😄
Drive one and you will be surprised how much better it drives quality handling and maneuverability not to say anything about the power to climb hills like you drive a long nose on a flat road
keep up making great scandinavian videos , super cool that Bruce go to sweden!
For a country with only 10 million people, I think we punch above our weight. We have a lot of stuff to be proud of. Very nice to see an american coming here and enjoy our trucks!
It's a Volkswagen dude you sold the shit to Germany
@@mechniackThe parent company is German, yes. The product is still fully built in Sweden. Scania is still Swedish in all ways that matters
@@Ornithoptera
Who own the company, if you bought a company in another country,will be your or not
So it's Volkswagen yes
@@mechniackowner is one thing. Who does the research, development and production is another thing. For example, is Italian fashion designed and produced in Italy still not Italian fashion even if there is a foreign shareholder somewhere in the background. Yes it is.
@@scepticalwalker3984
Nothing are what it looks like, follow the finances
Thanks for the very informative video of Scania - It's awesome that they allowed you to drive all of the vehicles and showed you through the plant! Thanks for taking us along!!
Ask Ville to show you the different setups we have for trucks here, lengths,heights and weights
I see no comments regarding the retarder, so in Europe we spec trucks with a hydraulic retarders on the gearbox, in this way you can have continuous braking all the time because it applies the torque directly on the shaft exit in the gearbox, so it is very smooth and you have also compression brake, they work together for maximum efficiency.
It was covered in the video if I remember correctly.
Yes.I can tell you I drive a Scania 730/770 V8 the long one 25.25 meters, sometimes with 75 tonnes on long valleys with 7% will go only 2 km/h (1 or 2 mph) over cruise control. Same when is rain.
Impressed that you managed to make such an awesome video while being jet lagged!
Glad you get to experience some Fika! That's the most important part of our days xD
You kno Peterbilts next long hood model is terrible when When the UA-cam content creators are turning to scania 🤣🤣🤣
@Bruce Wilson wait noooo come back…we still have W900’s lol
It's fine to be open to new things, but still not forget about the old things
I like peterbilt don't get me wrong but they just ain't what they use to be.
Nice episode for sure! Being Swedish I’m more astound by your small comments about the American trucks than by the Scania that you see on the roads every single day. How come you don’t have the same automation in your trucks as in cars? Being mind blown by automatic wipers is just mind blowing 😂😂😂😂
That’s what stood out to me as well. If you’re paying €150,000 for a truck, surely rain sensing wipers are a given? American trucks sound like they’re little better than tractors.
I'm a German driver who moved to North America about ten years ago. The culture shock in trucking was immense. Trucking here is easily 20+ years behind Europe. Drum brakes are still the standard here, hydraulic retarders are completely unknown, automatic transmissions are just now starting to become mainstream. Oh, and the noise levels inside the truck would actually be illegal in Europe (well, the EU anyway). There are many positives to trucking here in North America - much bigger cabs, the job itself is so much more stress free, parking is plentiful except for some select parts of the country - but the technology is incredibly far behind.
@@Dreyno You should see modern tractor such as Valtra before comparing an American truck to a tractor...
For example, see ua-cam.com/video/CrfxzZmRzzI/v-deo.htmlsi=8jB1Us4okAEdWCib
@@MikkoRantalainen Well aware of them. And Fendt, Deutz etc. But you know exactly what I meant. A 1960s Massey Ferguson 165 or equivalent.
Wow I didnt expect you to meet the ex CEO of Scania New Zealand, Mattias was amazing to work for. Tell him I'm still waiting for him to bring Scania to Edmonton Alberta so I can work for him again.
Wow, thats cool. Yes Scania are getting big here in New Zealand. Mattias has very good english.
Very nice to see, makes me proud. And great work by the Scania guys also!
"First time on a train." Bruce, go see the world. It’s amazing. Also, you would truly go global -you've already seen what a Scania can do to capture European viewers. Go to India, Brazil, Antarctica, anywhere and see trucking through your lens.
That was a surprise to me. Shows how dependent one is on the automobile outside the largest US cities.
That's the tipical "Such an American thing to say" moment there.
I'm certainly not a trucker, but I'm so happy to see your video as a Swede. Scania is an amazing company, and everything they produce breaths quality. And I bet you liked the "fika" ☕
Great video, Bruce. What a trip! You are definitely blessed. Thanks to Scania for the hospitality!! Thanks for sharing!!
What an amazing video, I always loved I’m from Mauritius 🇲🇺 an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, I love watching your man It was very nice to see all this different types of Scania’s. I started watching your videos a couple of years ago and it was very nice to see how far you when from the international cabover to now those Scania 👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's super to see you enjoy this adventure. Welcome to Europe, enjoy the trip, have a lot of fun and make memories.
Those electric trucks would be great for day delivery city driving, none of the pollution and no sound either so a win win.
Any Electric vehicle is only good for Local Work, as you say none of the pollution and no sound, using them for Distance Work is just giving yourself grief.
Another brilliant Scania video Bruce....good on you ...ive lived and breathed Scania and Volvo for well over 3 decades...🚛🚛🚛
So cool to see that you are doing this amazing tour! Greetings from germany👋🏻. Have fun in Sweden/Europe. Your Content is great!
Thank you all at Scania for making Bruce a very happy bunny 🐰 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great video. Thanks for sharing it with us. It makes me wonder why people from the US are always about business and profit. Swedes are just lovely. They don't care about the cost or reach of such videos. They are proud of what they do and love to share it with the world. And Scania is doing very, very well with or without UA-camrs. In Europe, we are not all about economics all the time. Just enjoy.
Brilliant ... Welcome to you guys from across the pond ... Scania's are well respected in the UK ... kind regards from England.
Hey Bruce, you are like a little kid driving its new Tonka Christmas truck in the Sandbox. Love it. Appreciate you for mentioning little design details like there is little plastic but aluminum like the table coming out of the glove box.
These things exactly show the Quality and love for the detail of european truck manufacturers.
Finally someone from the US showing other US truckers what a real truck is and what's possible.
U don't know it yet but you will be a major part of why the cab over will have a huge reincarnation in the US market in the future just alone due to your excellent content.
So one just can hope a lot of US truckers and Fleet operators see your Videos and make better decisions on what trucks to use in the future to make it better, easier for their drivers and themselves costwise due to the way better durability and longevity of these vehicles.
Imagine to run thru the hills of Pennsylvania or the Blue Ridge Mountains with these trucks.
Bruce in your Video u asked what the longer combination is called. The instructor said truck and trailer. That's what we know as Rocky Mountain double.
The little table is actually made of magnesium and a Scania patent. ua-cam.com/video/E3M5BUnNgQc/v-deo.html
Amazing that they let you film in the factory, this is truly unique footage. Impressive!
WOW Bruce, very nice content, great to see an American SCANIAST, a SCANIA Enthousiast, a very very very big WOW to you.
Keep up this great stuff 🤙🏼
I’m loving this scania series. One thing I’ve always thought about is if anyone has tried to put a Scania V8 into a Peterbilt or Kenworth. It would definitely make for an interesting build and something different for the show scene.
Then, the full scania driveline should be used for the best effect.
Or put a inline 6 in a scania 😂
@@spiritwolf7Scania has already inline 6 engines (13 liters)
I’ve driven for 42 years cabovers for the first 15 i always loved them but these are mind blowing what I would give to drive one of those
Seeing videos of trucks reminds me how efficient rail units are. I often operate an old 1960s class 08 loco that only has a 350hp diesel/electric unit and pull 500t daily but have moved 1000t loads with it. Would love to get into driving trucks too just the experience something new.
That blue frame just ABSOLUTELY did it for him😅
Yes there are crane trucks in the USA , after the Hurricane Sandy hit , we saw a company from I think Alabama came up to the Northeast to clean up the debris from the storm, it was the first time I saw that arrangement they were very efficient in loading up the dump / trailer with the storm debris. I have also seen a couple in SC used by companies clearing trees and brush from a construction site
There is a video, i cant find it now, but its a cran of a truck that lift a 7 meter i-beam into a window on the 7th floor throw the entire flat and out side the window on the other side to install the i-beam on the balcony.
Those crans are very popular in the EU every 4th truck big or small have it. Some know crane producers in the EU are: Hiab, Fassi, Palfinger, etc
@@altergreenhorn Very common in NZ too.
When i was learning too drive the semi trucks, my drivershool had the semi and truck + trailer. The semi is normaly at 17.5 meters long, and the truck + trailer were 19.5meters long. Then you have the diffrence of weight between 45 and 42tons. (legaly you can have a weight upto 60 tons) unless if its special transport, with loads upto 100-200Tons. Such as machines, buildings etc.