Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "Scania STOLE the SHOW at This American Truck Event!" video.

  1.  @Muck006  Not worried about competiton, but want to see the production in the US, if for the US market
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  2.  @MyCastleHepworth  oh no, heaven forbid, not thinking that at all!
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  3. 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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  4. Trump welcome all that wants to put up a plant in the US
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  5. They got millions of RVs and buses, no nose, surely many can be able to lve wth a cabover. Older US cabovers have grown popular in recent years among some truckers as there has been very few of them to be seen on the roads for a couple of deades now
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  6. Not so. A foregin brand can put up a plant in the US, anytime, start selling. Scania has not seen it as good economically to go for the US market, not seen a large demand for cabovers, and focused at the rest of the world
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  7. Luckily you are not a business leader. To arrogant and under-estimating the competition.
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  8. and welcome any foregin truck assembled in the US
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  9. Been fine tuned in wind tunnels for decades, can beat any other truck when it comes to milage. It's hard/impossible to tell by just 'looks' in many cases if low wind drag or not, it's all in the small details
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  10. Trump or not, a manufacturer like Scania would see it natural to put up a plant in the US, if going for that market.
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  11. Go tell it to the Scania leadership. It's not up the the US government. They have not made the effort to get their trucks built and allowed according to US regulations, likely as they have not seen the market potensial large enough for them to bother. But things can change. Easier now as they got a well establishe US brand as a sister company, International/Navistar, that got serviceandsales points all over
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  12. The US market majorly wants the hooded trucks with big sleepers. And that's what they get. Volvo has not seen it economial profitable enough to try introduce their euro cabovers.
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  13. The US market gets from Volvo what it wants, and deserves
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  14. Time will heal. You'll be fine again.
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  15. why vaste your time and energy by hating old ladies.Get a life
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  16.  @MrCamponio  just trying to help out sir..Let the old ladies go.
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  17. Practical in narrow streets and towns, as a local, vocational truck. One do not have to like the looks, just like the comfort and easier days at work
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  18. She's not a truck driver, is at the show along with her son or husband, that is a truck driver
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  19. Are you stock owner in Scania/VW ? Apart from that, who cares
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  20. Volvo happened to come over a established US brand to purchase, White Trucks, about 1980. Scania did not find a US brand for sale. It is much more difficult to start from the bottom with a new unknown brand in a truck market like the US, as Scania experienced themselves. They better focused at 'easier' markets around the world.
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  21. He got interested in the Scanias due to the V8, which is unusual in the US
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  22. Because he wants to show his fellow americans what he thinks is a higher comfort and more modern truck than most are used to . He wish US truckers to have a easier days at work, less health issues, like sitting with a painful right shoulder when retired
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  23. The boss is not against building more production and work places in the US, woever is the owner. A foregin vehicle manufacturer wouldby nature prefer having a plant in the US, to serve tha market, avoiding import fees, current boss or not in the White House. You by the way eem to have been hit by what they call TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrwom. Cute;)
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  24. Not so sad about the otr market. There is a big market for inter city, voccational trucks. They got day cabs too. Also working on a larger sleeper cab of about 70 inch, that possible to be launched end of 25
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  25.  @CobraBubbles801  Keep in mind the demo truck is the largest engine 770 hp, which is way overkill what is needed for the average otr truck in the US, and it's also brand new and got a way to go running in to come down to it's optimal milage. The brands 500-550 hp engines got no problem matching the best milage of competition. It's a potential new brand in the US, hard competiton in a market with several well settled brands. don't know if Scania is serious about trying their luck in the US. More possible seeing Scania tech put in their US sister companys truck's, Navistar/International
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  26. You initially did look at her as a potenital expert, then got terrible disapointed. I know the feeling.
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  27. You actually think that's the reason why the Scania leadership has not made the effort of getting their trucks built and allowed accordingto US regulations...?;) they have a good heart and do not want to ruin the day of american manufacturers?)
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  28. Living in the US for 30+ years, and an US citizen. Not many US citiens in that war, but a few free lancers naturally
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  29. Not every US trucker needs a hood and long gear stick to do their job. Some just want comfort, silence, and easier drive. Sure, a smaller cab like this not for the long over the road travels, but plenty of lintercity, vocational tasks. And thousands of euopean in the US, foregin, truckers that would prefer a euro cabover, what they are used to from the past
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  30. Nah...they would see Scania as a niche brand, having no traditional hooded cab with a big sleeper.
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  31. Trump or not, a Euro truck brand would establish a assembly plant in the US, if going for that market. Scania got plants in Mexico, Brazil, among else. In the US Navistar International is their sister company, would be natural to build something along that brand inthe US, use their service point and so on
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  32. Trump or not, Scania would put up a plant in the US, to avoid ordinary tariffs + Trump tariffs
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  33.  @tijmen6947  You are joking, right? Lots US truckers having wet dreams about euro cabovers, but their government says 'no, you will only be allowed to drive hooded trucks with chromed stacks, it's the law' ? Okay, maybe some foregin truckers. The US government, just like the governments of for example EU, European countries, has set their technical standards for vehicles like trucks and cars. Then it's for the different brands that wants to sell on the US, and EU, markets, to make vehicles fullfilling those standards, and also with a design that the different market's customers prefer. To make it on the US market, for the last decades, one got to have hooded cabs with big sleepers , which is wht the majority of Us/Canadian customers prefer, it's their culture. This in practical means a truck brnd needs to design models specifically for the North American market. Volvo VNL is not an americanized 'Euro Volvo', it is based on White Trucks'' that Volvo purchased about 1980, but later added 'euro tech and design' into it. Scania did not find a US brand for sale, for a 'flying start', and have not done an effort since the 80s to go for the US market, it's very strong competition, building a hooded US style truck, as they have focused at markets they have seen more profit. Both US and EU like to see vehicles being manufatured in their countries, and have more or less tariffs for foregin vehicles. This said, I do not mind Scania giving the Us market a try again, doing the job of getting trucks allowed on that market. Things have changed, many foregin drivers now in the Us, that are used to euro style cabovers.
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  34. Scania has not made the effort of getting them built and allowed accordng to the North American rules for on road trucks. Have not seen a big enough interest yet for euro cab overs. But things can change. there are some new Scanias inCanada,operating in a mine, off road, where rules are different
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  35.  @macjonte  The US regulations are not in general much more or less stricter than the EU regulations, but main thing is they are different to a degree that's it's the most economical the manufacturer implement those different details in the production, at an early point. Main issue is the emissions. EU and Scania emissions standard is possible even higher than the US standard, but they are set up a bit different. Otherwise many smaller details as the dashboard 'air buttons', setup and placement of lights and so on. All is achiveable thecnically to Scania, but we will be talking about a seperate production line, or plant, for trucks for the north Amerian market, and there are conciderable investments involved, making them wanting to see a certain market/sale potential first. To keep prices down, the optimum would be setting up a plant in the US
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  36.  @macjonte  In general the US government wants 'smooth transportation', getting goods from A to B at a low cost. They have set their tehnical requirements for vehicles, like EU and other countries, and it's up to the manufacturers to line up with that. Both US, EU and most countries prefer manufacture in their countries, if not there are tariffs. Ideally foregin vehicle manufatureres would prefer most production for the US market to hppen in Mexio with it's much lower costs, but US leadership, especially current, is not too keen on that, and there is the tariffs.
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  37. They will focus at International, and put more and more euro tech in those. But won't be surprise if the cabovers at some point will beoffered as vocational trucks. Paccar do offer a small cabover from their european DAF factory.
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  38. Volvo Cars headquaters is still in Sweden, same place as ever, where development and design is happening, and the largest number of Volvo cars are manufactured in Sweden. The Chinese stock owners wanted the brand to keep being 'Swedish', not interfere too much in the culture and heritage of the brand. Volvo Trucks and Constrution Equimpent is seperate from Volvo Cars, and has always been Swedish based and owned.
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  39. They would if they felt there was enough money to be earned to make it worthwhile
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  40. It's about money and profit. They focus at markets where they see the potential sales and profits are better
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  41. Many US truckers loves the vintage looks, that's why the brands manufacture them that way, but with their modern equipment under the hood. Those trucks maybe not practial and as comfortble as the Scania, but someone who really like trucks, anywhere in the world, will think some of the US trucks looks cool.
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  42. Trump won't stop Scania from building a plant and invest in the US, which will be the natural thing Trump or not, but come to the opening and do a speech.
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  43. I had no idea. Guess one need be interested in culture, dance, theatre, to tell.
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  44. As a offroad vehicle, mining. Not onroad.
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  45. Paccar have their strong customer base more or less, of which many would never think of sitting in something else than a Pete or Ken. Freightliner (Mercedes)and Volvo would been Scania's main competition
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  46. Scania is now working on a new Longline cab, possible ready by the end of 2025. Scania is no also a sister company of a well established US brand, Navistar/International, that got service points all over North America. Possibla a better chance now if Scania wants to try the US market again. But guess first of all Scanias, and MANs, effort on the US market will be via putting euro tech and equipment in International trucks, that got the hood and sleepers the americans are used to. The Dutch company fills a market gap by custom manufacture hooded truks and Longline Scanias, but that is a small market only for the biggest enthusiasts that are willing to pay + 30-40% for a new Scania
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  47. To many US truckers good old american style and big sleepers comes before modern high tech and drivers comfort. Many would not concider a Scania. But still a potential market.
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  48. How are americans able to drive RVs and buses with no hood, millions of them, but when it comes to tractor trucks, 18 wheelers, it's suddenly almost impossible to operate it if there is no hood?
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  49. Scania is not in the US because Scania has not made the effort of getting their trucks built andallowed according to the US regulations. No bigger problem too them, but it costs money, and they must see a potential big enough market there to make it worthwhile. Sofar, not. but can change.
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  50. Even if we Europeans find the T-cabs super cool, it is not given the americans share that idea of a hood truck. But who knows.
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  51. One got to give the americans what they are used to, sitting low. They can disover the air for themself in the future and maybe convert from sitting like gorillas..
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  52. Would be natural to a truck manufacturer to establish a plant in the US, if going for that market, Trump or not.
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  53. looking away from a couple of hundred thousand truckers that thinks cabovers are pretty cool, no one likes them. The US cabovers got no good drivers cabovers compared to modern euro cabovers where deades and billlon have been spent to improve and finetune them
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