Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "Bruce Wilson" channel.

  1. If it was 'very unsafe', there would not been millions of cab forward trucks in operation around the world. It's not ment for OTR like driving cross country, with this cab, they will foucs more at the vocational truck market, where cab overs will be an advantage. If they go for the Us, they will take care of service. Navistar is their sister company in the US.
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  2. Test rep knows these trucks in and out, do not worry about..He is foused at Bruce, the driver, not the camera and possible viewers out there
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  3. 80's Us cabovers didn't had much comfort. These Euro trucks is a different world. Sorry.
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  4. Well, Volvo 44 years in the US, never brought their cabovers. They have their reasions. The Us is a hooded truck country
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  5. Tragic. The channel will never be the same. Bye..
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  6. Is Peterbilt partly Chinese since Chinese got stocks in Paccar?
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  7. don't think it has to go back to Europe. Maybe they take it to Mexico, where Scania got a plant and is ell established, if it has to go out of the country
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  8. It's a 1 off demo truck, owned by the manufacturer, Bruce got the task of showing it off to his audence, and at trucks shows in the US. These trucks are ot aviable for sale in the US. Yet.
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  9. Age caught up to it. Worn. Often these are exported to Africa and the Middle east where they are repaired and given a second life. New clutch and so on.
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  10. It's not about the competiton, but they like 'made in America', as in if you are going to sell a vehicle on the Us market, come build a factory here and create work places, just don't take all the profit abroad. There is a 25 year rule, not able to import foregin made vehicles newer (except a demo vehicle owned by a manufacturer as Bruce's Scania). It was actually Mercedes Benz that made Us politicians set that rule as at a period many where buying Mercedes cars directly from European dealers instead of the US dealers, as it was cheaper due to currency at the time
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  11. Bruce's R770 6x4 would be about 225K in Sweden. With a 500 Hp engine, maybe 190-200K. In the US, no idea of possible cost)
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  12. never seen a euro truck with chromed stacks and a deck plate? I have.
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  13. well..first of all, he has not yet shown what he has done to it) He shows test fitting of a hub cover, that's it. Second, this truck is to appeal to americans first of all, not europeans. In general, americans and europeans got different cultures and styles. Trucks all over the world are styled according to local preferences. Thisis about marketing and potential sales.
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  14. Possible adjusted for the US diesel, if needed.Scania has sold their industrial engine versions for decades in North America
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  15. That would be something for sure. With this one he got a spare Scania V8 engine, will not be surpriced if one or the other ends up in US truck
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  16. International/Navistar is the US sister company of Scania, and MAN, and would likely take care of the sale. But Bruce could naturally work for them)
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  17. One can lookup 'Scania Longline'. They had it as a factory option a couple of truck generations ago, and later on some 3'rd party company has continued to custom build such extended cabs. It's said Scania now is working at similar cab for the newest series, potentially ready end of 2025. Lenght restrictions in Europe has party grown more flexible the later years, so the potential market for longer cabs have grown a bit larger
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  18. The roof spoiler, will be moved to it's top position as needed
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  19. There would been fine benefits regarding local hauling. Politics and regulations, and strong concervsticm within the truck business stops drivers from experience better options
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  20. One do not need hoods and big sleepers for driving local, inter city, vocational trucks. Transport is not all about OTR
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  21.  @mohikaan96  Let's at least give Scania time to develop ther XXL cab for the NG series. Scania needs their own mass produced version. The ducth XXL cab is a very expencive custom product, but sure, could be cool having such at shows for now.
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  22. He will transport it on a low loader trailer, now and then. Total height issues.
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  23. Because he is especially into Scania v8, and no general truck reporter?
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  24. not any big plans, but guess they have been thinking more about it since International / Navistar has become a sister company, and now there are potentially many dealer/servcepoints aviable to them around the country
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  25. It'sa one off show truck for now. Scania's possible plans for the Us is not known, but not impossible they will try sell some trucks in not too far future. It's easier now as they got Navistar as a sister company a couple of years ago and a possible access to their large network of sales and service shops.
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  26. In case a Longline it should be a S cab, and it's too tall for Bruce to haul on a trailer, as is needed now and then. Scania do not got a Longline ready themselves, so it would be no option for this Scania owned demo truck anyway. They got one in the making. It will be the same size as a basic US sleeper, large enough for most drivers
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  27. Vocational trucks, inter city, operating in thight spaces. Many would love a modern compact cabover manuvering around in residental areas, inner city.
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  28. Nope. Demo driver
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  29. Such a dircet drive willl not help increase milage and lower emissions. The point is having it run off the battery pack, be able to charge downhill, the flexibility to charge the batteries at the grid when aviable, the diesel engine can always run at the rpm of highest effiency while charging, at a stedy rpm
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  30. No, they are diferent types @Scoobydcs 
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  31.  @robmcintosh8396  In Scandinavia 90%+ of 3 axle highway trucks got a lazy axle as the 3'rd axle, they are allowed the same load as a driven axle, lower fuel usage, less dead weight, more 'pay load'. Dump trucks, timber trucks and others now and then being on less good roads usually got a tandem 6x4. Volvo in 2015 launched their solution with liftable rear driven axle which drive gets disconnected, Scania later on got the same setup, like Bruce's truck got. I guess in the US it is demanded to have a tandem drive 6x4 in order to be allowed the max load, while the possible issue of getting stuck on the flat praire highways is less of an issue
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  32. must go through a lot of tests and sertifications, years, to make it legal for commercial, bib big costs, something one would do if introducing a vehicle on the US market, to split the costs on thousands of vehicles. There is no need for making this one leagal for anything but a show truck, license limited for 1 year at the time
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  33. American truckers are more traditional. They like old style mirrors
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  34. absolutely no clue..still commenting
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  35. To have a good chance I guess Scania would had to purchased a North American brand, as Volvo took over White. Maybe there where no suitable brands, with a suitable size, to take over / for sale. Scania tried to go in on their own in the 80s but difficult buiding everything from the ground up, in a market with very strong competiton at place. Now with Scania's mother company purchasing International Navistar in 2022 there obvious are some plans. For now it's that engine they build in coperation, and which is also put in some International trucks. Guess this is the main idea, sneak in some euro tech into International trucks for now, and maybe in the future sneak in some Euro cabs. Time will show
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  36. 1:50
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  37. The engine/driveline is developed from the bottom at Scanias engine lab. Scania started prodution of the engine for it's trucks in 2021, International/Navistar in 2022, MAN supposed to start production in 2024. Scania been making trucks for 100 years before MAN/VW came into the picture. Don't worry about it. If they where not decent enough, they would been out of business decades ago.
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  38. I got no air in my seat. Still able to eat my dinner.
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  39.  @ontheroadagain4773  I think Scania will let Navistar take care of hooded trucks for those wanting the traditional look. Scania is past that, belongs to the old days, they are more looking into the future. For their cabover might focus at electric, diesel hydrogen inter city trucks, vocational trucks, and offer a cabover longline for those wanting more space. All in all I think they focus at technology, lowering energy usage, drivers comfort.
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  40. The trucks need to be custom desinged for the North American market. Not enough to do just some minor changes. The Us regulations for trucks is not generally more strict or advanced then in Europe, but just a bit different. Building a assembly plant in the US is no big deal once a decision is made to go for the US market, but there are a lot of cost involved and one need to be sure reaching a certain market share to make it profitable. So far the Euro brands do not see it for their cab over models. And it's no big deal, as they got all the rest of the world as a market more or less, staying busy enough. Someone within the US problaly need to push this route if to make it happen
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  41. Emissions, first of all. Brake system, lights, wheel bases. The US got less allowed axle weights (can just use euro spec axles, which take more load, the papers will tell what is allowed) Euro trucks are generally heavier dead weight. An ssue can be the max allowed front axle weights in the US, which is less than in Europe. But all this tech stuff is 'doable', the main challenge is getting enough sales, entering the very compatitative North American market, and if Scania want to bother with it @Battlenude 
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  42. Scania and other engine/vehicle manufacturers gives HP on the flywheel/crankshaft, it's a international standard. HP on the wheels, with the same engine, will vary depending on the driveline.
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  43. Scania do not have their trucks type approved in the Us. Lots of small details will be different. US standard not better, but different. This specific truck is temporary legal on US roads, as a demo truck. Need to get out of the country in 2-3 years.
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  44. Volvo has added a lot of Euroepean tech and ideas into their US trucks, and is problably the most 'european' truck on the US market. After 30 years+ in the US, volvo is about at a 10% market share. It's not like US customers all want to go for the 'Euro tech'.....but many likes it.
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  45. Probaly can get new parts there. With this older used engine he wanted, and upgrades, one need go to the where the top expertice is located, Sweden and Finland
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  46. There is a 25 year rule in the US regarding trucks. If an imported truck is 25 or older, it does not need to follw lots of special US rules. If newer, it quikly gets a whole lot more expencive
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  47. This truck will be Scania's demo truck in the US, they own it and serve it. Bruce takes care of it in the Us, with the help of Scania
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  48. Usual among a minority of truckers, often driving custom trucks, drivers who are above average interested in trucks and keeping it clean.
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  49. Lol...they are coming for you. Go hide.
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  50. Trump welcome all that wants to put up a plant in the US
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