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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.

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 [...]

more about “A typical truckie’s day“, posted with vodpod Here’s a great video which includes all of the ingredients of a typical truckies day in just over a minute. In fact, it’s a video well produced by Scania to publicise their driver training. After turning up at the loading dock, the driver finds people parked [...]

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 [...]