That is one of the smallest cabs Scania makes. The biggest one has a completely flat floor, and you can stand upright in the cab with more than a foot of room between your head and the roof. Plus plenty of storage. They are super nice
It's not going to happen. They tried and they are not going to try again. Just to many issues involved and Scania is not going to start installing American drive train as they say, Scania want's to Keep everything Scania.
Josh, one or two things I would like to point out, for better understanding of the European trucks, obviously to get your American, Canadian and other followers into the swing of things. That Scania is a vehicle designed for hard work, of road, deliveries and pic-ups, mainly construction, therefore it as no bed, we call it day cab, the same truck in a semi, we call it artic, usually as a bed, even two, one above the other, you mention the mirrors, Scania mirrors are like that, Volvo, DAF, MAN, Mercedes, Iveco, the mirrors are fitted the other way round, the larger mirror on top instead. Another thing, most recently, Mercedes started that trend, new trucks come with mirrorcams, meaning instead of mirrors, you get cameras and to see what's going on around you, you get two monitors inside of the cabin one on each side, very high tech our trucks this days. One more thing, you've asked Martin if that was a radio, on this new Scandia's the radio is on the dashboard, to the right of the steering wheel, that unit you saw, is the Tachograph, here in Europe we use digital cards, like a credit card, at the start of your day, you insert the card into slot one, that's for the person driving, there's a slot 2 in case of two drivers working together, when they swap seats, they swap the cards from slot 2 to slot 1 and slot 1 to slot 2, it registers everything, when you finish your day, you get the card out and by the office you do the download into a scanner into the system. Long comment I know, but the idea was to inform our friends from across the pond.
You made a Good point in everything you Said. THE sad thing is that THE American truck drivers Will never understand and they don't Care either so Sadly again, No point. Scania tried to enter THE US market, I even bought One bur ok, let me Keep this Short and sweet. Life and living and being and rules etc etc is so different in THE US. Canada, is more like Europe THE US is by itself another country. Again, in general and I'm trying to be really polite here again but People in THE US, they don't Care about THE Euro system about almost everything. Even those really poor gosh, living in tents out in THE Snow and you ask Them get, with country is THE best and THE greatest country on Earth ? They answer THE USA so there it is 😊
In Europe , automatic lubrication was popular in the 1990s , but you have to lubricate the PTO ( cardan ) shaft again by hand. Nice greetings from Croatia..
The “radio” is a Tacógrafo. It’s the European E Log Book. All drivers have they own personal card to put inside the tachograph and control the working hours and speed limit also the place that you started and finished your trip. When the police stops you so they will request you to print the last 90 days of your tachograph information and so you can be charged if you run over your working hours. Older trucks had a paper tachograph.
We can all see your enthusiasm in your eyes when you got in the Scania truck. Glad you're enjoy all the truck eye-candy at the show. Hello to Martin from Germany.
Ok, Martin probably doesn’t drive trucks. Just to help inform any Canadians.The gadget above the drivers head isn’t a radio it’s called a tachograph, the driver puts his tacho card into the machine and it records everything from speed to hours of duty and rest periods to comply with European working time directive laws. Secondly the truck was class 2 (rigid or dz in Canada) so it’s a much smaller truck and living space. The (articulated or az in Canada) has a decent sized bed and more living space.
Now it would be great to see you in an American Volvo truck!! 😁 Would that be good to drive on the Swedisch roads instead of the Europeon trucks?🤔 Greetings from Netherlands, both keep up the nice vlogs on the channels!
@@nijpels Definitely! More living space for the drivers. What I wonder, though, is why they don't use European style trucks in the urban centers of the Eastern seaboard (similar conditions as in Europe) and US style trucks in the rest of the continent. Every NA trucker hates going to the East as the roads there are simply not made for big trucks.
There is a company in Europa that specialize in modify Scania trucks. where you can for example get the biggest cap, Scania make and double it in size. You can also get a nose variant. Scania stopped producing the nose variant in 2005 (but mod. companies does it now, instead). The nose version of scania is called T(orpedo), so if you for example search "Scania T580" you will find one. Note on Scania's the model number (R580 or T590 or G500 etc.) stand for horsepower. That mean that this little dump truck hava a inline 500hp engine and with that wheel setup, I think it will not do any long range driving, but more offroad driving (construction/mines/quarry/etc.)
The European cabovers are simply the best. We still have KW COEs over here in NZ, still manufactured in Australia. But we have lots of Volvos, Scania, MANs, DAFs, and other European trucks. All of the cabovers easily beat the KW as they all have completely flat floors, no massive doghouse between the seats. And very quiet as well. Love your channel Josh!
I'm thinking that if you made a Cab Over truck with the same wheelbase as a conventional truck you have WAY more room for a sleeper! Could be pretty cool!
That's one of the smaller cabs, though. The G-cab is basically a day-time truck. It has the same chassis as the R and S, but has a lower cab with a bigger engine tunner. Some come with a bed as well, but not all of them. The step bigger would be the R-cab. Higher cab, lower engine tunnel (about 15cm on 5- and 6-series and about 10cm on nextgen) and comes with a bed. Optional fridge and freezer under the bed. You can also get a microwave that's usually placed in the central storage space over your head. Some also have coffee machines and you can put them wherever you want almost. Some have them over over by the passenger side and some have them in the right storage space. Those are the ones I've seen. In a Volvo FH, you can have the coffee maker under your bed, as well. Bigger still, is the Scania S-cab. floor is completely flat. No engine tunnel. Bigger storage under your bed (usually fridge and freezer if you're a highway driver). You sit about 15cm higher in the S-cab than you do in the R-cab. Only difference is that they elevate the driver and passenger positions so that it's in level with the engine tunnel. Scania and Volvo are, by far, the best truck manufacturers in Europe. Hell, I'd say they're the best n the world. They are the only ones in the "How-powerful-can-we-make-our-engines-competition" and they are the only commercial truck manufacturers that produce engines with over 700hp from factory. MAN had a 680hp V8, but retired the engine and now has a 640hp I6 as their most powerful instead. Merc are still straggling in the low 600s, DAF are still in the low 500s, as are Iveco and Renault.
The speed limit in Germany is a very tricky one ,the law says you may not put any other motorist in danger. So speed limit is at the discretion of law enforcement .If they find your driving erratic they stop you end of story.
I would love to see Scanias on the road here.. who knows, maybe they'll sell an extended sleeper version here. But just seeing Scania dump trucks and such here would be highly cool.
Peterbilt cabover is a 1981 362. It's initial 'in-service' date is June 16, 1981. Has a 3406B block with an 'A' injection system. 3:55 rears Thanks Josh for your time at the show.
What you thought was the radio is actually the digital tachograph where you insert your digical tacho card, same as a credit card , keeps records of drivers hours,speeds,breaks etc,.That is the construction spec cab, the long distance models come in lots of dlffernt variants,L,XL,XXL sleeper cabs with high roofs and v8 engines up to 770 hp, all auto box,s,. usually 12 speeds ,. They also have a bonneted T cab which you may prefer ,. You mentioned the mirrors, well on volvos they are your favored "other way round", i love american trucks especialy that old peterbilt 362 coe, and i like the older 352 coe to, uk/european drivers mostly dislike usa trucks and laugh at the way american drivers dont understand euro trucks (check out Bruce wilson),. old scania YT videos,.
They've had automatic greasers for almost 100 years now. The Duesenbergs had automatic greasers, they had a button on dashboard that you push and automatically greases the chassis.
That Peterbilt brought back some good memories. Pulled a reefer around the Midwest and southeast in 93. Loved that truck. 400 Cummins with a 10 speed. Enjoyed the video brother and safe travels to Martin 😎
Wonder if we ever ran across one another. Same engine and trans and it was a 93 Pete cabover, and I pulled a reefer. I stopped a lot at the truckstop at the 76 mile marker on I-65 going north out of Louisville. Finally retired after 30 years in 2003.
Scania is nice trucks, even the European Volvos that I drive every day. If you visit Europe/Sweden one day ill let you testdrive my truck. greetings from Gothenburg Sweden // Martin
FSC TRUCKING channel is about a 1984 cab over Pete named "Orwell". If you drive a CO you are the first one at the scene of the accident. Scania was sold in northeastern US in the early 1980 s. Here in VT we had an inch of snow on 04/28/22. Great Vlog Tom
Hey Josh. Glad to talk to you Saturday afternoon about ice roads. Those automatic greaser systems have been around for years although not all that popular. I have also seen them used on multi axle tanker trailers.
US trucks are built for ease of maintenance (the nose for instance provides easier access to the engine) and durability/reliability, while in Europe, every little new piece of technology is stuffed in there. If you have a breakdown in Europe, the next shop is only a dozen miles or so away (I know Scandinavian readers will disagree here), while in North America, it might be hundreds of miles away. Notwithstanding the different regulations as to weight, turning angle, clearance height and width, and above all: length! Eurotrucks need to be shorter due to these regulations and thus need to accommodate the engine under the cabin to have more space available for the trailer. So, the perceived lag is intentional. They'd have the means in North America to put more technology in trucks, yet, it would backfire. Electronics nowadays is the major source of failures. North America applies the KISS principle for a reason.
@@Trucker_Joshyou were in one of the smallest cabs Scania makes, you gotta check out their bigger v8 trucks, bunk beds and all the luxury you could need!
Cab overs are normal for me, got my hgv ticket in an old Volvo cab over. So hood trucks and aero’s are exciting to me but Scania’s are beautiful trucks and a dream to drive. That’s a tiny Scania the big highway trucks are huge and you can stand up in them! And they have over 700 hp! You have to have the autobahn experience! I’ve done it multiple times but I have two stand out memories. My first memory is taking a V8 Jaguar at 150 mph, the other was a TVR Griffith that for a very short time got over 170 mph! Love to you, Brit and the doggies!
Hello there , it’s too early for me now so I’ll just go back to my sleeper birth and get some more zzzs, as I have a long way to go and , a short time to get there , by the way there are some of those European trucks on the road here in Canada as I have seen a nice green one up on hwy 17 close to Narrian Centre Ontario , ok back to bed all the best boys and girls good night !
finally we have real trucks in America, they are much superior to ours, a lot of power, comfort and low consumption (mercedes actros mp5 with 510hp 40Tons has a consumption of 10mpg approx, it's crazy)
Engineering is way more advanced in European trucks but I think the cab over style doesn't make sense in the US/Canada market due to the geography and the infrastructure. I'll like to see v8 Scania engines in conventional trucks. Maybe small Cab-overs could cope the cities, not the long haul.
What a wonderful vlog. Martin was such a nice gentleman. But then again almost all German peoples are. My husband lived in Germany while his dad was stationed there in the Army and they still after more than 40 years of being back in the states keep in contact with their German friends. That Scania truck looks pretty sweet. I could see you totally loving driving one on a regular basis. Maybe one day and maybe you'll get to drive the autobahn as well. My MIL who is 84 still regails me with stories of driving it and of living in Germany in the 1970's. So glad your having a blast at Truck World.
Hi Martin from Germany! Nice to have you over and thank you for helping us see the Scania. Their design is top shelf. One of the case studies we read and discussed for my MBA explored Scania's modular systems design philosophy. I cringed a bit too when the Scania rep was almost humble-bragging about how small the sleeper was. A small sleeper is no bueno in US/Canada OTR. I do hope that the Scania team listens to you and others. If they want to sell intracity trucks they could focus on importing their Euro model direct (with safety mods as necessary) as their Euro-sleeper is a daybed by NA standards.. Do not think for a minute a small sleeper is an asset in the US or Canada for OTR. Our OTR drivers want a mini-condo on the road to be comfortable. The majority of Canadian and American truck drivers (except for SW US) are solid blue-collar generational Canadian or American, not fresh-off-the-boat. They expect more comfort. I want to see Scania succeed and compete so I hope they listen to feedback like you as well as feedback from test markets and focus groups.
THE Scania People is not going to listen. They did not DO it back Then in THE -80 and -90sh when they tried to enter THE US market. I even back Then tried to till Them what they did wrong and that's another story. They don't want to mingle in with American whatever. As an exeple and here it is: Back Then, they should have shipped över only Scanias Daycab and had American sleeper cabs installera beyond THE Scania Daycab as a exemple. And Then, alloved THE American to chose witch drive train they want just like Volvo aloves THE drivers or buyers to DO. You never ever see a American Volvo having that Swedish engine and drive train. Yes, you see THE CAB ok that American Volvo CAB but THE engines are ok Cummins, Catepillar etc etc. And Scania as being Scania and THE Scania Swedish People being very proud stubbern People, they Will never have anything else in a Scania only Scania everything. End of story 😊😂
I think you need to come down from your cloud. I doubt that VW will go out of its way to adapt its flagship brands to the demands of American truckers - it's simply not worth it. They have another company in South America that manufactures large trucks, they simply don't need to tickle the Americans' balls......
American trucks are excellent, they are made for life, they are passed from father to son, from son to grandson, from grandson to son-in-law but really good but Scania and Volvo in Europe have excellent options, the Scania 770 and Volvo 750 are excellent. Well thought out. Lots of comforts.
Good vlog Josh, that Peterbilt was very nice. Those automatic greasers have been around for years. We used them on our engines and compressors. Have a great day. Thanks.
This Scania was not much to show at the fair. It would have been a Scania with the largest cab and the 770 horsepower engine. They also impress American truck drivers.
Auto lube systems been used on construction and mining equipment for a number of years now. Several companies sell this products. Works great until somebody doesn’t check the grease container and goes empty. -40 does cause few issues
Hello Josh!! Another wonderful exciting day at Truck World and meeting a new friend Marcus was very interesting as well!! Very nice truck and especially this European truck -very imaginative !! It was quite an exciting honor to meet Marcus and for him to allow a famous well liked and popular Canadian famous The one & only Trucker Josh!! You’re well liked and popular and so happy that you’re enjoying the truck show and I can just see you driving the truck of your dreams as you can drive any truck my friend-THE AMAZING TRUCKER JOSH!! Hope to see you driving the Audubon someday oh yeah and no speed limit? Life doesn’t get any better than that though. Diesel would just LOVE ❤️ sitting beside his daddy in that truck as KING DIESEL. as he’s follow you anywhere. Much thanks to you for your support and representing your company at this important event so take cate and again,what a pleasure to meet Marcus. Looking forward to day 3 my friend!! Excuse my lengthy comment but I had so many kind thoughts about this event and what exciting things this day has brought you. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Hi Carla! It's Martin. And yes, you never know. If Josh comes over to Germany, we might see a follow-up video on this channel one day. As a professional driver, he's got the necessary situational awareness to drive on the Autobahn. I'll give him an intro and that should be it. The rule of thumb is: Always check your rear and side mirror. No matter how fast you drive, there might be someone faster as there are always bigger fish in the pond.
This Scania is G series, the R and S series would be more long drive sleeper cab long haul (not as much as American trucks but in Europe there is less space for the nose and it can be tricky enough with eu trucks as it is) . G series is like the dump truck that be more local use or rougher terrain.
Here in Ireland we have them Self Greaser on all the truck's for year's and they work great. But just check every time you are refilling it that all the point's are getting Grese because sometimes a pipe can come lose or the point can be blocked and not getting Grese. They work great.
I remember the self greaser back in 80s, on one Merc my father had. It was the top of the top model back then, with all the comforts and features that Merc could offer.
HI BRO. in scania's what you thought was the radio was the truck tachograph . the scania i drive over here has the exact same interior as the 1 you were in. that 1 is what we call a class 2 rigid HGV
Scania do make a cab with a hood its called a bull nose, and also there is new legislation in Europe allowing extra length to the cabs, its only about 8 inches but it makes quite a bit of difference, DAF which is part of Paccar is the first manufacturer to inroduce it.
Yes theire good trucks, i drive one every day a 2017 scania R500, it was excited to see you in a scania, if you were given the chance to drive in one you should definitely do it, greetings from the netherlands
This was neat! It would take some getting use to, this truck looks so comfortable. I guess the grease gun gets to retire? Interesting. Neat! Exciting meeting Martin, he came all the way from Germany to see you & Truck World, awesome! It looked like fun.
Hi Nick! Precisely. It was a matter of linguistics. To say something is like the "Cadillac of ..." would be conveyed in Europe as being the "Mercedes of ...". But you are absolutely right, the comparison limped a little. BTW: Daimler Trucks and their North-American brand Freightliner was just behind Scania at the show.
Don't like memory seats unless you can also set them yourself. The one in my truck never adjusts right because I'm tall and it drops down every time you get out of the truck. Then I have to readjust it higher than it will on its own for my weight.
I hope scania become successful in America because I would love to have one down here where I'm at because I go to a lot of neighborhoods so having the shortness of a day cab but the space of a sleeper and a smoother ride of a modern truck would be great.
@@tcb1017Paccar is bringing their DAF trucks under "Peterbilt" badges but only as Class B trucks and Scania is putting their technologies in International trucks. Even as we speak there's Scania trucks sitting in International yards waiting to be shipped here in America. As much as my generation of truckers keep asking for Cabovers I'm sure that "never" might not last long.
If a European truck manufacturer gets into North America and companies see the quality, capability and toughness you could see US manufacturers with a MAJOR problem in years to come. European trucks are light-years ahead of US built trucks. It happened to UK established truck manufacturers, the European trucks came in and demolished them, i can see the same happening to US makers.
Lol... agree to disagree on that one. They've tried before. They can't come close to American made trucks in any competition. They wouldn't sell here. They're uncomfortable, unappealing to the eyes, very plain and simple, cabovers, very expensive to maintain like any other European vehicle and extremely unpopular. I don't think you could sell North Americans on downgrading to European trucks.
@@Trucker_Josh crikey, delusional or what 🤣🤣🤣🤣. US trucks are rattling shite, over chromed heaps with antiquated gearboxes 18 speed Eaton's that don't know what real torque is.
Scania will enter the Canadian market after the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in 2016. For the CA market, as mentioned in the video, for highway trucks, Scania needs to add bigger sleepers. For mining trucks, though, they are big enough. And that's the focal point.
Have had automatic grease lub on my latest trucks for ten years now. :) looks sometimes that you guys on that side of the water is way off when it comes to some technics :) You should check a real european Scania tractor as you guys call it. Bigger cab and much nicer
