Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "The First Brand-New Scania Arrives in the USA! Making History" video.

  1. that's possible trucks coming over from Mexico doing deliveries. There are quite many Euro trucks there, among else Scania
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  2. If the interest for cabovers where high enough, Euro brands would establish plants in the US, worked their way through bureaucracy. But yeah, bureaucracy stops the brands selling trucks that is just imported from Europe
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  3. Yep. Defently. Putting pressure on national truck manufacturers to improve their products, to the best for all transport in the US.
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  4. No, the euro truck manufactureres do not bother with such things that is just for the looks, it has never been a thing in Europe apart from a a few special interested customers, and there are specialized companies around that do customize trucks
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  5.  @LibertarianHoosier  If there was a high enough demand for cabovers, things would be worked out regarding bureucrats and paper.
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Possible adjusted for the US diesel, if needed.Scania has sold their industrial engine versions for decades in North America
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  9. 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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  10. There is a floor inside the cabin.
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  11. Too tall for transport on a trailer, that will be done now and then
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  12. It's the first ariving as a brand new truck to the US, that is offically known. US manufacturers might have bough some in the past to tear down. Someone commenting had seen a new Scania at a Kenworth plant 5 years ago. Notknow what engine.
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  13. It's said it was Meredes Benz that managed to make the US gov. create the 25 year rulefor foregin cars and trucks, 70s or 80s. Someone started importing new Mercedes cars from European dealers as it was cheaper, instead of taking them from Mercedes US sources. If the Us gov is afraid of competitoon, they put tarifs on imports, but no general reason to forbid it. The 25 year rule has just been at place
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  14. Nope. Not quite. Scania was all on their own back then. Now Navistar is a sister company, dealer/service point already there all around the country, and in addition Scania Engine division has been around in Noth Ameria for decades and got hundreds of dealers
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  15. No reason they would set it to UK gallons when the truck going to the US. It's US gallons.
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  16. Many US truck operators like to have all tires the same dimension, and they can rotate them all around. Wide steer tires is how ever also commonly used by many. Regarding this show truck, it's no big deal with the tires
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  17. In the US, a truck like Scania would be for fleet owners typically, who just care about economy, getting goods from A to B. Sure, a Peterbilt or Kenworth will be the better looking trucks, but there is not a need for the best looking trucks regarding all freight
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  18. Probably. Scania have been in North America for decades with their industrial engines
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  19. Yes, it is limited to 120 km/h at US roads.
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  20. If Scania will go for the US market, they will have a local plant. There has aalready been tariffs long before Trump came around
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  21.  @jerrypinnick8309  Yeah, International assembles the engine, in their own plant, that they got in common with Scania and MAN in Europe. Scania might build a plant next to a International plant for their own trucks, if going to sell them in the US
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  22. It would. Local / intercity transport, vocational
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  23. Bruce state in the vidoe title that it is the first brand new arriveing the US, from thefactory, which is likely correct
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  24. Painted front just not interesting to everyone. Some like it, others don't
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  25. There has not been a factory new 770 in the US before, certainly not on the roads. Please contact Scania for further info.
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  26. First of all Scania is not present at the US market with it's trucks. And they are not present mainly because the interest for cabover trucks is not so high, basically. There are laws and things that makes it difficult and expencive to import trucks from abroad, but if a demand high enough they would put up a plant in the US and avoid tariffs and so on
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  27. Some love, some hate, nothing in between
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  28. The established makes do not have to do anything than carry on with their buiness, it is very hard to enter the US truck marked, most customers are concervative and like to go with what they know about already. More high end truck makes entering the US market will likely push the established brands to try make better products, so it's a pluss
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  29. News is Volvo is planning opening a truck factory in Brazil in 1980. So you will soon see Volvo trucks in South America, spec'd for your part of the world
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  30. Nobody knows. This channel of Bruce is watched all over the world, it's fine general publicity for Scania
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  31. It's a 1 off demo truck, for marketing purposes
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  32. american truckers are generally more concervative, like to older style. Just have a look at their trucks
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  33.  @gabi.itanase8932  Yes, also digital in some Us trucks. Bruce just more like the older style, so he picked that dash. It works.
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  34. It came from Sweden
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  35. Scania took it in as their demo truck, they took care of all paperwork
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  36. Scania got a large stock of engine parts in the US, their Industrial engine divison. Other parts transport in as needed for this truck. It's Sania's demo truck, they get hold of parts in a few days
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  37.  @ajidamarjati  Bird-brain, you having a hard time ; US based truck manufacures. Does not matter a shite who owns the stocks of the companies, they make trucks more or less the old style American way, for the American market.
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  38. Bring it on, as long as it got a V8 )
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  39. There are about 6000 new scanias imported and on US roads already, but that in another State, so he does know, you are correct.
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  40. Much higher driving comfort first of all. He might compare later on
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  41. americans love their trucks with hoods and big sleepers, drivng cross country and living on the roads for weeks at the time. These Scanias could be fine for local transport, dump trucks and such for sure, with their compact size
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  42. Next question.
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  43. Nothing ruin the ears, back and shoulder ike sitting 10 hours a day, every day, in a Peterbilt with Jake brakes and old CAT V8 diesel. You are probably correct.
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  44. This might be a start, show casing the truck. They need a certain quite high interest before possible taking on big investments of putting up a assembly plant, which is needed to avoid tariffs, and so on
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  45. Will be stationed at Bruce's place in Jamestown, north central Tennessee. Info about truck meets he join will be aviable via social media
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  46. It's Scania's demo truck. Only way to have it road legal in the US. He is free to do some modifications, not just for fun but to make it more 'american', like exhaust stacks
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  47. Of course not
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  48. Antique US cabovers are your only reference, right... Euro cabovers are in another league regarding drivers comfort) If you talking about size of sleeper, sure, this truck got a small sleeper, but good enough for a few days or just driving local
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  49. Don't think Scania will bother developing a hooded cab for the US. They ended T-cab production in 2005. They find a market base where cabovers are okay
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  50. Higher driver's comfort, lower fuel use, higher powered engines aviable compared to average US trucks. Can be intersteing to tasks where a big sleeper is not of so high importance, local transport, vocational. But they got a 70 inh sleeper version in the making
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  51. The truck is owned by Scania, they took care of everything. Only able to get it road legal in the Us by it being registrated as a demo tuck, for marketing purposes only, no commercial freight. Allowed in the US for a limited time, 1-3 years
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  52. Lol..zero knowledge
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  53. It's a cabover, they are not so popular. Us truckers like the big sleepers. Cabovers like Scania can find a niche within local transport, dump trucks and so on
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  54. after some beers, probably they do. Can happen in any country
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  55. A different rule for a showtruck owned by the manufacturer, limited permission for 1-3 years, no commercial freight allowed.
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  56. Allowed to haul a trailer, not commercial, just for own purposes
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  57. Pure hated garbage. That's why they only sell 100.000 of them a year. If loved, easily 5 million a year, like any loved no-garbage truck brand.
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  58. that's the million dollar question. A: yes , B : no Guess it's too early to answer for sure
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  59. Scania offer a manual transmission for the Next Gen series? An old style pure manual? The ordinary automated manual transmission got a auto and manual setting, flip the lever up and down, I know.
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  60. There is no huge difference apart from US trucks having the big sleepers, and hoods instead of cabovers.Engines and crash testing at similar levels. But general a truck like Scania got some more hightech equipment as standard, and higher driver's comfort than US trucks
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  61. Setting up a dealership for new trucks is a very costly and big operation. The natural thing would be Scania / Navistar taking care of dealership, service points, and Bruce work for them as a demo driver, or something
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  62. Yeah, agreed, Nikola designers have found some inspiration in Scania, among else
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  63. No. The EU trucks are not spec'd according to the American regulations. This truck is a show truck owned by the manufacturer and is allowed for a limited time on US roads
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  64.  @dennis_nl7587  Many would like to drive euro trucks, but so far euro manufacturers have not seen enough interest for them to do the large investments needed to prepare their euro trucks for the US market, it's regulations, set up dealer network, parts supply, assembly plant in the US to avoid import duties. Navistar / International, a American truck brand now is a sister company of Scania. they got dealers and shops all over the country, could potentially make it easier for Scania to eastablish and get started, if they decide to. Most american trucks in Europe are hobby vehicles, older models that is easier to import and make road legal. It's quite more difficult and expencive regarding newer trucks. In the US on can import cars and trucks older than 25 years, with less complications. Tha's why Bruce's own Scania's are the older models, from the 90's
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  65. Always a chance, all depends on the interest from potential US customers, and how many.
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  66. First, Europe is not Canada or Mexico. Second, it's typically Trump threaths to get people to the table, 'the art of the deal', but some tariffs will come along. Third, if Scania goes for the Us market, they will establish a plant there
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  67. He is a demo driver, PR agent for Scania. A US Scania dealership is potentially some years into the future
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  68. It's a show truck belonging to Scania. It is not known what their costs are.
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  69. Getting them generally spec'd and approved for the US market, establishing an assembly plant in the US. Can make use of it's sister company Navistar's dealer and service network. Big job, big investment, if Scania would decide to go for it. They need to see a certain, big enough demand/potential first to make it worthwhile
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  70. US trucker have a different taste.
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  71. Okay. I'll write him a letter.
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  72. US trucks are better when it comes to the size of sleeper. Otherwise not quite the drivers comfort one are used to in Europe. Often old style gear stick, more noise, more narrow cab, +
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  73. Scania, MAN, International and VW Truck & Bus division (Brazil manily) are all part of the Traton Group, which is owned by VW. They coperate mainly regarding development of engines and other technology, but do compete as individual brands
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  74. No particular high tariffs for US trucks in Europe and Finland, if that's what you think of. Us trucks as not sold in Europe both because of total lenght issues and drivers comfort is not good enough for Europe, where drivers have been spoiled for years with trucks like this Scania, which is almost like to drive a ordinary sedan car
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  75. The 25% is a threath towards Canada and Mexico I guess, to get them to the table, make some good deals that is more to the advantage to the US.
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  76. Bruce is American
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  77. yeah, a foregin make need a plant in the US to stay competative. Alsowithout added Trump tarrifs, there has been quite high improt taxes for years
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