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On etruck’s continuing trek across Australia, the latest stop is at Iron Knob. This is a well known name on the Australian map and the source of occasional giggles in primary school geography lessons. The name comes from the giant hill in the background made from pure iron ore and quarried out for export to [...]

This is a quick snapshot of one of the great trucking journeys of the world, crossing the Nullarbor Plain from Perth in Western Australia across to the Eastern States. This shot was quickly grabbed as the sun was rising, as the truck travels East along the ‘Ninety Mile Straight’, 146 km of dead straight two-lane [...]

It’s great news that the Scania Young Australian Truck Driver is on again this year. Open to any truckie under 40 who wants to give it a go, the YATD 2010 will be a chance to show off trucking’s positive image to the wider world while rewarding those who take a professional attitude to truck [...]

This video is the first chance we, here in Australia, have had to take the new Scania G Series out on the road to see how it performs. This is also the first successful filming in a cab whilst driving, thanks to etruck’s new Gorilla tripod.

The tour of Western Victoria sees our Scania R480 semi test drive parked up for a late breakfast in Warrnambool on the coast in SW Victoria. The Henty Highway gave the truck’s suspension as well as the cab’s a considerable workout. It is quite a fast road but with a terrible surface. It’s easy to [...]

For the next couple of days etruck is out testing the new Scania R Series in Western Victoria. The model is an R480 pulling a single trailer at about 40 tonnes. It is pretty new and the picture shows the odo just about to click over the first 1000 km while sitting in the Melbourne [...]

etruck has spent the day test driving Scania trucks fitted with the new two pedal Opticruise automated gearbox. The test track in Anglesea on the Victorian coast is not really big or rigourous enough to really get a handle on the new gearbox but the changes seem to be very quick and smooth when compared [...]

more about “Sliding bed demo“, posted with vodpod One of the issues to dog the Scania R series in recent years has been their cab bunk. The complex system of removeable inserts led to an unsatisfactory and cramped bed when compared to the competition. In Australia, the Volvo big cab gave them some extra space [...]

On the latest website update from Scania, publicising the release of the new up-dated R Series there is a section where visitors can make a short movie with their name on it and their face behind the wheel. etruck couldn’t resist the opportunity to create a virtual test drive well before we actually get a [...]

The latest version of the Scania R Series truck has been unveiled in Sweden and features an upgrade of the model range. Apart from a few exterior design changes, Scania have listened to criticism of the previous model and tried to come up with solutions. One of the aspects to receive an upgrade is the [...]