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Most skips are used in urban environments and the truck used to deliver and collect them can travel further than most dustcarts – with drivers in an out of the cab nearly as frequently.  This means that ease of cab access combined with excellent pedestrian visibility should be a must. It was these qualities and…

A Scania has once again – for the sixth year in a row – been named “Green Truck” for its outstanding transport efficiency and fuel performance. This time Scania entered a truck with the new Super-based powertrain. All the manufacturers of heavy trucks in Europe are invited to this prestigious comparison test that is organised…

All the other truck companies involved in the alleged fixing of timing and pricing of Euro 6 technology back in 2017 simply paid up. Scania was the only company to fight against the EU ruling that would see it fined over 800 million Euros. The company must be confident in its innocence, as it raised…

Why bother with a V8 when a straight six is powerful enough? We talk to Ballymoney, County Antrim-based McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution Limited about their experience of running a fleet of 16 Scania V8s. “We are a team of dedicated logistic professionals who always do the right thing for our customers and their consignments. Our aim…

For many years too many businesses have paid lip service to green initiatives.  It seems Scania have gone further and are incorporating a ‘greenness’ throughout their business.  That means that managers are now fully rewarded unless there is a reduction in emissions in their sphere or operations. The business also monitors the targets surrounding the…

To do a job right, you sometimes have to think outside the box. That’s what Manchester-based Lavelle Waste Services have done in the creation of a unique Scania recycling vehicle that they claim is the only one like it in the world. Since 2016, the sight of Lavelle Waste Services’ striking green and white waste…

TruckEast, the Scania truck dealership for East Anglia, has been awarded Scania’s Dealer Development Award (DDA) for its network performance during 2021. Scania UK has announced TruckEast as the winner of its ‘Dealer Development Award’ (DDA) 2021, an award designed to encourage and promote the highest standards of customer service throughout its national dealer network….

Scania UK has announced TruckEast Norwich as its winner for ‘Depot of the Year’ (DoTY), an award which recognises those that consistently deliver outstanding aftersales service and customer care. It focuses on a broad range of qualitative measures including roadside assistance, workshop actions and recalls, customer satisfaction, MOT pass rate, standard repair times and more….

All the truck manufacturers are racing to be ahead on electric truck and autonomous driving technology. In Scania’s next move, the company has planned for further investments in their Södertälje, Sweden site. The plan is for a new test track where future vehicles will be tested and driven as a part of Scania’s research and…

Scania’s new drivetrain won a key comparison victory in the most famous comparison test of them all, Germany’s ‘1000 Punkte’. Just two months after its launch, the Scania Super has already won its first comparative test. The new Super-based powertrain was decisive for Scania’s fourth victory in a row in Germany’s renowned ‘1000 Punkte’ (1000…

Run your electric trucks on power that you generate and store from your huge neighbouring solar panel fields – that seems to be an excellent solution to the economic impact of operating trucks. That’s exactly what one operator is doing in Sweden. Scania is delivering an e-mobility solution including five battery electric trucks and 1.6…

Lutterworth, Leicestershire based Nationwide Platforms has turned to Keltruck to equip its fleet with Scania vehicles. The UK’s largest provider of powered access equipment has taken delivery of 69 Scania vehicles supplied by Keltruck. Comprising a mix of 19 rigids and 50 tractor units, these are the first Scania vehicles to be operated by the…

East Midlands Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service has just commissioned fleet of four Scania Chassis and Angloco bodied airport rescue and fire fighting appliances. From its base adjacent to the airport’s 2,893-metres-long runway and 350,000 square metres of taxiways and aprons, East Midlands Airport’s Rescue and Fire Fighting Service is tasked with providing a…

It is not often that a truck maker brings out a totally new engine platform, so Scania’s new 13-litre has proven to be big news.  We join Scania in taking a look at what was involved in the five years worth of design process and how the testing demonstrated the value of a total redesign….

As recently as 2018 Shayn Winsor, owner and Managing Director of Wymondham-based plant and equipment mover, Valley Services, attended an industry event with a number of local hauliers.  At the time, there were no Scania trucks at all in Shayn’s fleet.  A conversation with a fellow operator who had just purchased two would change all…

The three leading commercial vehicle manufacturing groups Daimler Truck, (Mercedes & Fuso), the TRATON GROUP, (MAN & Scania) and Volvo Group (Volvo & Renault) have now signed an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and operate a charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. EU500 Million Investment…

Scania has developed a ‘bolt-on’ hybrid system that attaches to their latest (2020) Opticruise gearboxes that can save the operator up to 40% on fuel. This good news doesn’t meant that it is available for retrofit, but the modular approach means that it will be available across a he range of truck configurations. And, with…

At the recent December auction Brian Doogue Haulage Ltd disposed of its entire UK fleet of trucks and cranes to Euro Auctions at the Leeds sale between 1st and 3rd December 2021 The decision to dispose of the fleet was made following the closure of the M1 Smart Motorway project, which Brian Doogue had been…

Scania has been busy, beavering away at revisions to their 13-litre engine range.  More than just tinkering, the company has invested some two billion Euros and five whole years in the research & development of the engine which, the company claims, will achieve fuel savings of some 8%. “These new engines bring something outstanding to…

Alongside the launch of their new 13-litre engine, Scania have revised the way that their chassis are configured. The system goes under the name ‘MACH’, Scania’s new Modular Architecture Chassis, which is much more flexible when it comes to personalising for individual customers. It’s All About the Holes The heart of the system is the…