Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "SCANIA 770HP V8 Truck Review: By American Trucker!" video.

  1. 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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  2. Because he is especially into Scania v8, and no general truck reporter?
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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 10 ton on a rear axle of a truck, and trailer axle, is the usual max allowed in Europe and other places, and what most trucks are built according to. 770 is not used for 2 axle trucks and 40 tones weight, they are used for trucks with more axles, 50 ton + weights, and especially in place with many hills
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  6. Wrong. As long as foregin trucks are made according to the US regulations, and certified within the US, go ahead. Import taxes is another thing, but no big deal putting up a plant in the US, Mexico, Canada. It comes down to a numbers game @Battlenude 
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  7. Yes. Scania have already an assembly plant in Mexico, for that country. And they could added to that plant or put up another one in the US. The manufacture part, at a competative price is not the bigger issue, but being able to offer a product to the US market that will sell enough to make it worthwhile. Navistar/International trucks is the US sister company of Scania/MAN, and got dealships and shop all around the country  @Battlenude 
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  8. ​​​ @virtueofhate1778 For better traction normally. In the US ordinary 18 wheelers need the tandem to be allowed to have the 80000lbs max weight, as l understand. Tag axles are allowed less weight. Tandem for better tracktion is not much needed on most roads these trucks run naturally
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  9. ​ @peto22 why not 120 years, while you are on it?
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  10. In the imagination everything is possible)
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  11. American truck manufacturers are a reflection of the american market, gives it what it wants.
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  12. so this indicates that fuses needs to be changed A LOT on Scanias. Everyday? Several times a day?
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  13. Bit of shit, but a lot of power, comfort and fun
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  14. ​Scania and MAN are seperate, but both own by a daughter company of VW Group @eje59 
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  15. Scania is not on the US market
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  16. Do he claim he is a full time trucker?
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  17. The euro trucks got automated gear change yes, on manual transmissions. Also aviable with Eaton among else. The US truck market is more concervatiove, a truck has to have a old style gear stick to be 'a real truck, for real men' and so on. In Europe one got rid of the gear stick in the 90's, people got tired of working a gear stick and sitting with a runied shouder as a 'retirement gift'
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  18. If living in the US/Canada; American truck. If living in Europe; Europe truck. Easy access to parts and service is highly important.
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  19. ​ @virtueofhate1778  you try to suggest establishing assembly plants in the US are show stoppers to foregin vehicle manufacturers....?
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  20. Setting up a assembly plant in the US to a foregin truck manufacturer is no bigger issue than a car manufacturer. It's no rocket science. But there must first be a wish from a foregin truck manufacturer to invest in a assembly plant in the US, naturally, and there has not yet been. The US market is not interesting enough, yet. Maybe in future.  @virtueofhate1778 
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  21. It's what the US market wants, I guess.
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  22. scania webshop
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  23. If going for the US market, Scania would had a version with big sleeper too.
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