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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 [...]

Now this is dedication to your truck! A Scania nut gets his arm tattooed with a Scania V8 symbol to celebrate 40 years of the V8. What is it about some guys they want to show their loyalty to one brand of truck? This is not the first or the last you will see. A [...]

In the transport industry driver health continues to be an issue as the sedentary nature of the work, along with the difficulty in getting good healthy food on the road, can lead to unhealthy drivers. The Trucksafe scheme here in Australia did break a lot of new ground by introducing a driver health module into [...]

In celebration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Scania V8 engine the company have put together an interesting webite with plenty of interactivity. There are animations with engines expanding out to show the components as well as downloadable sound files of the V8′s roar. The Scania V8 40 website is part of a new online [...]

more about “A vision of the future“, posted with vodpod This video produced by Scania uses only systems already available today and could be seen as either an idealised dream future or a nightmare scenario, depending upon your point of view. The intervention of electronics into trucks is now happening at quite a pace as [...]

After less than 12 months in the job, Scania boss Jan Kilstrom is leaving his post as managing director of Scania Australia to return to a job with the organisation in Sweden. He will be replaced by Roger McCarthy who arrived in April as Scania’s director of sales and marketing.

The repositioning of Volkswagen has begun with the German carmaker selling off its truck and bus manufacturing capacity in Brazil to MAN, a company of which they still own 20%. The sale, worth US$2.4 billion, has been announced this week and will take effect in the first quarter of 2009.