Scania Australia Journey #1

Scania Australia

JOURNEY [ S U S TA I N A B L E T R A N S P O R T S O L U T I O N S ]

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Ready to roll A revolution in road transport and an efficient business asset like no other

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Welcome

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elcome to the start of a new journey for Scania in Australia.

I am very proud and excited to introduce this New Truck Generation to you. It is a milestone for our company in Australia, as much as it has been for Scania globally, and it has been exceptionally successful right from the start.

In 2017, Scania internationally enjoyed a record year of sales with the New Truck Generation in its first full year, coinciding with a record year for Scania P/G/R truck deliveries in Australia, too.

Proof that Scania has met the market in terms of technology, safety, efficiency, sustainability, driver satisfaction, and most importantly, total operating economy, is the fact that the New Truck Generation was voted International Truck of the Year in 2017, by the most highly-respected panel of judges.

Immediately after, in its first full and independent comparison against its direct rivals, the new Scania came out top in the famous 1,000-point test, organised by a coalition of senior testers from Europe’s premier truck magazines.

We have put 127-years of know-how into the new range, we have made it safer with our unique side curtain airbags, standard across the range, and added convenience features such as the power tilt for the cab.

In recognising the need to reduce our impact on the natural environment, and save you significant amounts of money, our engineers have worked magic to make our revised engines even more economical to run.

We are offering the Australian market all our vehicles in Euro 6 and Euro 5 emission levels across all our cabs. We are also

introducing an all-new range of 7.0-litre 6-cylinder Euro 6 engines for our P-series, with a significant weight saving, ideal for local distribution applications.

On the services side of our business, we are offering you a range of business tools to ensure your vehicles run in the most efficient manner possible, using our Scania Maintenance with Flexible Plans programme.

When this is combined with Scania Fleet Monitoring and Scania Optimise, you are able to maximise the benefits of all of the technology we have built into the trucks to help reduce your running costs and improve your business sustainability.

Please take the time to read about our innovations and the new range for Australia, and be sure to make time to have a conversation with our enthusiastic, and knowledgeable sales team. The entire team has just returned from a visit to the factory

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in Södertälje, and is fully equipped to answer your questions.

Our goal at Scania is to assist you to transition towards a sustainable transport future for the only business that matters; yours.

I wish you success in your on-going business development, assisted by our Scania people, products and services.

Mikael Jansson Managing Director Scania Australia

Our goal at Scania is to assist you to transition towards a sustainable transport future for the only business that matters; yours.”

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THE NEW PREMIUM

With a completely new truck range, Scania is setting a new standard for what is regarded as premium in the transport industry. “It is with hearts bursting with pride that my colleagues and I are presenting the products and services that will carry us and our customers far into the next decade,” says Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO of Scania.

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WITH THE NEW TRUCK generation

Scania takes a giant step into the future, introducing new technologies, services and insights that help customers to get an overview of both costs and revenues.

Sustainable profitability, regardless of the type of assignment or the conditions they work in; that’s Scania’s aim for its customers to achieve.

“Customer first is a true core value for Scania. While developing this new truck, our customers’ operations and their resource efficiency has been at the centre in every single step we have taken; from research and development, sourcing and production to tailoring the services meeting up to each customer’s needs. This will take us closer to our aim – that in partnership with our customers change the world of transport,” Henrik Henriksson declares.

The new truck range is the result of more than ten years of development work and project costs in the range of AUS$3 billion. With it, Scania is extending its offering and can now, thanks to its unique modular 5 percent fuel system, more reduction performance thanks to steps, improved powerconnectivity and train and better a comprehensive aerodynamics.

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palette of productivity enhancing services, offer sustainable transport solutions that are precisely customised for each type of customer in the highly competitive transportation industry.

From now on, Scania’s customers will always be able to carry out their work in the most sustainable and profitable way, regardless of industry and area of application.

“THIS IS NOT JUST a new truck range.

It’s also a unique, ingenious toolbox of sustainable solutions in the form of products and services that Scania is first in the industry to really be able to deliver.

We are directly focusing on our main task: to give our customers the necessary tools for achieving profitability in the one business that really means something to them, namely their own,” Henrik Henriksson continues.

Among the improvements Scania is introducing in the new trucks is a 5 percent reduction in fuel consumption, thanks to factors like improved powertrains and better aerodynamics.

“This is undoubtedly the biggest investment Scania has made in its 127year history. It is with hearts bursting of pride that I, and all my colleagues, are presenting the products and services that will carry Scania well into the next decade!” Henrik Henriksson concludes.

Admiring the efforts: Henrik Henriksson, Scania’s President and CEO.

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Customer first is a true core value for Scania. While developing this new truck, our customers’ operations and their resource efficiency has been at the centre in every single step.”

Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO, Scania

CONNECTIVITY AS STANDARD Scania’s new trucks are all connected for the benefit of customers and drivers, but also for the planet. Connected vehicles provide valuable insight into operating conditions, as well as the necessary intelligence to develop vehicles for even better performance – useful insight for Scania’s continuous research and development work. www.scania.com. au

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TAILORED FOR EVERY NEED

The only business that matters is the customers’ business.

And their ­business is more than just ‘freight’. It’s the business of carrying ­bulk goods, temperature-sensitive food, wood chip, fuel, ­chemical products or vehicles. Each specialised operation requires a truck specifically tailored for the assignment.

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WITH THE CUSTOMER OPERATION at the fore, Scania’s new truck generation has been designed, planned and will be offered to meet the multitude of opportunities needed to ensure the best possible total operating economy.

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make well-substantiated tailored specification recommendations,” says Alexander Vlaskamp, Head of Scania Trucks. “In an industry with squeezed margins, this will enable transporters to optimise their earnings.”

These analyses have been undertaken in collaboration with the industries in question, closely monitoring typical

routes and transport patterns. Scania Fleet Management has proven to be an excellent tool to monitor vehicle and driver performance in highly varying situations, providing the necessary insights to tailor products optimally.

Added services such as Ecolution by Scania, driver training, driver coaching and individually planned maintenance

Scania Fleet Management proved to be an excellent tool for giving Scania’s delevopers vital insights on routes and transport patterns.

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“We’ve thoroughly analysed all major heavy transport operations and feel confident that we can make well-substantiated, tailored specification recommendations.”

Alexander Vlaskamp Head of Scania Trucks

Bulk freight, liquids or timber – Scania’s new truck generation is developed to meet all transport needs and situations.

will help the transporter to reach reliable uptime objectives while substantially saving on fuel consumption. “The business is undergoing a shift whereby the truck increasingly is viewed as a part of a production flow with stringent demands on delivery,” Vlaskamp says.

“This requires a holistic perspective of the entire logistics process.” www.scania.com. au

Each truck is a production unit; the better adapted it is for its unique assignment and the more supported it is by applicable customised services, the greater the operator’s chances of receiving a healthy return on investment. The truck operator’s finances are determined by a range of different factors. Some of them are relatively simple to control. Others

are influenced by factors that lie outside their control or are so complex in their nature that the consequences can be difficult for an individual to foresee.

Instead of exclusively focusing on costs, including vehicle procurement, as well as variables such as fuel, the earning potential is easily overlooked. These are to a large extent determined by the vehicle being optimised for its transport purpose, which greatly impacts on bottom line results. The right specification and the right maintenance contribute to the vehicle being available and being used effectively.

Scania has concentrated its entire combined expertise about trucks, optimised transportation solutions, industry conditions and actual customer needs in its new sales support system. This toolbox is the result of several years’ work compiling, analysing and consolidating knowledge, insights and customer needs with regard to the global, multifaceted transportation and truck industry.

“The basis is of course Scania’s enormous trucking expertise, our modular system and vehicle data that has been collected from tens of thousands of vehicles in actual operation for more than ten years,” says Vlaskamp.

“To this, we have added knowledge from industry studies, customer interviews and marketing workshops, in close dialogue with our existing customers. The result is a Scania-unique toolbox that gives our sales staff, regardless of market or customer type, access to expertise that enables them to not only offer a truck, but also a customised solution that, based on each customer’s unique needs, has full potential to become profitable.”

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LOADED WITH NEWS

With its new truck range, Scania introduces its next-­generation cab family. Brimming with new features, the range is stronger, safer and aerodynamically optimised.

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A wheel arch trim panel that can be tailored to reduce the gap between the trim panel and the tyre.

The electro hydraulically-manoeuvred steered tag axles (available on 6x2 trucks) provide a number of benefits, such as increasing the steering angle from 14 to 19 degrees. The installation also offers great flexibility and easy rebuild for bodybuilders.

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cab range has been fundamentally redesigned to meet demanding and varying customer requirements for now and the years ahead. This new generation has been specifically developed for the utmost performance, with a pronounced focus on driver environment, interior space, safety and reliability.

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operation, regardless of whether the focus is on interior space, fuel economy, maximum comfort or load capacity.

The new truck generation is the fruitful result of ten years’ development.

“Designing premium heavy vehicle cabs is highly complex,” says Göran Hammarberg, Head of Cab Development.

“Visibility, comfort, legal requirements, ergonomics, good reparability, low weight and high safety are just a few of the many areas that must be accommodated, regardless of the area of application. We are pleased with what we have achieved and we are convinced that these trucks will set a new benchmark in the industry.”

The basic configuration for long-distance vehicles is 30” brake chambers for the disc brakes on the front axle. This ensures good braking performance, regardless of whether the driver or the AEB system acts. The actual braking distance is always affected by factors like tyre and road condition, but, all else being equal, the new truck has a shorter braking distance.

The standard position of the front axle has been moved 50 mm closer to the front, which, for example, has a positive impact on the degree of diving under heavy braking. The new axle generally also delivers better ground clearance.

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User-operated adjustable air deflectors facilitate alignment between the cab and trailer roofs, which reduces aerodynamic drag.

The reworked combustion chamber and new injectors help save fuel. A generally higher working temperature and thermostatic oil cooling contribute to additional savings.

The layshaft brake system is standard in automated gearboxes for Scania Opticruise.

Instead of using synchro rings to synchronise the different speeds of the countershaft and main shaft in the gearbox during gearshifts, Scania uses a layshaft brake when upshifting. This shortens the actual gearshift time and maintains the turbo pressure in a better way. It means that the vehicle will upshift with greater power and smoothness than before.

Without sun visors for optimal aerodynamic performance, available as an option to customer request.

LED headlights for greater intensity and precision. The spotlights and fog lights are flush-mounted to minimise air drag. There are spotlight positions above the windscreen and in the grille. The 3-diode LED fog lights incorporate cornering lights that are activated when turning the steering wheel at low speed.

The shape of the cab and its corners help reduce aerodynamic drag.

Effortless tilting of the cab thanks to a new powered system makes life easier for the driver and service technicians.

The slip-proof entry steps – four up to the S-cab or three to the R-cab – are perfectly designed for comfortable and safe cab entry and exit.

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Chassis improvements to reduce drag include more performance steps for bumpers to address varying ground clearance, a new chassis air deflector that shields the undercarriage from airflow and a wheel arch trim panel that can now be tailored to reduce the gap between the trim panel and the tyre.

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New design and shape of the front and close-up mirrors for a greater field of vision and improved aerodynamics. Electric adjustment is available as an option. The cabs are ready for the installation of cameras as an optional extra or in place of some of the mirrors.

Vastly improved ­visibility thanks to a larger s­ urface area of windscreen glass.

The new climate systems ensure the highest comfort for the driver both when driving and resting.

The cab range is prepared for the installation of auxiliary cab heaters and can be ordered with a completely integrated system for charge cooling. The system is integrated with the standard climate system via the standard air vents and controlled via the standard climate panel.

The new design of the A-pillars helps optimise critical side-angle field of vision.

The dashboard has been lowered slightly to enhance forward visibility.

New-model rear view mirrors with a focus on aerodynamics and optimum visibility in the actual mirrors, as well as past them. The mirrors have a wide angle function, are electrically adjustable as well as heated, and have effective vibration suppression.

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The infotainment system with its 7” touch screen will satisfy both work and off-work needs. It can be controlled via the steering wheel as well as via voice activation. Both the driver’s private and the operator’s mobile phones can simultaneously connect via Bluetooth.

Even more generous interior space thanks to more efficient packaging and 10 cm greater ceiling height in the normal cabs. In the higher ceiling models the difference is an additional 16 cm. The S-cab features a completely flat floor and maximum interior space.

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Rollover curtain airbags are integrated into the wall above the doors. Together with seat belt use, the availability of an escape hatch in the roof is a crucial safety feature in preventing the driver being trapped beneath the cab if the truck rolls. Scania is first to introduce rollover curtain airbags.

A COMPLETELY NEW INTERIOR Scania has a strong tradition of putting the driver first in its development work.

Naturally, this is reflected in the interior of the new truck generations.

Enhanced safety, visibility and interior space thanks to the driving position moving 65 mm closer to the windscreen and 20 mm towards the door.

A new, larger refrigerator can chill, cool or freeze food, and the driver can easily extract a bottle of water or a drink, while on the move.

Driver’s seat adjustment options are now even more generous. The driver’s seat extends further back to accommodate those who are taller, while those who are shorter will also find a comfortable position. All drivers regardless of height all will find a comfortable driving position.

Extended storage options, with a particular focus on volume and accessibility. A wide range of flexible options for storage boxes, shelves, hooks and nets can be added depending on cab type, choice of bed and other specific needs.

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More space behind the seats for ­wider beds. The fixed main bed is now 800 mm, with three mattress options: foam, bonnell and pocket springs to suit all preferences. The extendable bed is up to 1,000 mm, the widest on the market.

“OUR DRIVER FOCUS has manifested itself and been demonstrated in earlier models,” says Mårten Bergström, Senior Industrial Designer with Scania’s Design division. “We were the first in the marketplace with an asymmetrical, driver-oriented dashboard. We have now taken this a step further by connecting and integrating a ’wing theme’ to the top of the dashboard.

Using the wing theme, Scania’s designers have been able to visually disconnect the driver’s seat from the passenger side while creating a characterfilled design element. The focus on the needs of the driver has been further strengthened through a whole new level of detail and cohesive design.

Anna Börjesson Bodestig, Team Leader for Interior within Scania’s Design division explains, “Thanks to the fact that we were able to work with every detail in the interior, and were therefore able to develop everything at the same time, we have got a new interior that feels unique and extremely exciting. At the same time, we have been able to develop Scania’s key character lines and design elements, taking them a step further forward.

Everything in this interior is new and unique.”

The dashboard is modular, ­making it simple to customise ­according to the customer’s needs, with regard to ­ergonomic design, buttons, controls and storage.

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“ ALL IT NEEDS IS A PAIR OF WINGS!” During the development of Scania’s completely new dashboard, the company’s designers drew inspiration from the aviation industry in a bid to improve functionality and user-friendliness for drivers. With this in mind, we let a commercial airline pilot test Scania’s new ‘cockpit’.

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THE DASHBOARD in Scania’s new ­generation of trucks provides drivers with a whole new level of functionality and user-friendliness. Developments in the aviation industry were studied as part of the process of further improving the interaction between the driver and the truck.

“The guiding principle of our work with the new generation of trucks has been that Scania drivers should always be able to say that they perform best because they have vehicles that support them in the best and most efficient way,” says Anna Selmarker who is leading Scania’s work within Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) – the digital interaction between the driver and the truck.

The aviation industry is home to significant HMI expertise, something that Selmarker and her colleagues at Scania closely monitor to find the right design expression to help truck drivers in their daily work. The design of the new dashboard 12 SCANIA JOURNEY • NTG 2018

is characterised by accessibility and functionality which, in combination with the sweeping lines, guides the eye and the hand to the right place.

Joakim Hellstig has worked as a commercial airline pilot for 10 years. As a pilot with ultimate responsibility for thousands of passengers’ lives, he is very accustomed to continuous HMI development.

“One of the most important things when working with HMI is to create simplicity,’ he says. “Pilots must not misinterpret information. Doing so can have devastating consequences.

So, it’s important to be able to work with the machine – the aeroplane in this case – in a way that’s so simple that it’s not possible to make wrong decisions. And I imagine that the same thing applies for drivers of big, heavy trucks.”

The professional pilot’s first reaction to the driver’s position

Welcome to work: The latest Scania office is spacious, well-equipped and beautifully put-together. The premium cab is a very attractive workplace for drivers.

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Take-off for Scania’s new truck Watch the film where airline pilot Joakim Hellstig takes the new dashboard for a test flight. youtube.com/ scaniagroup Commercial airline pilot Joakim Hellstig says he was ­immediately struck by the logical and spacious layout within the new Scania cab.

and dashboard in Scania’s new generation of trucks is a big smile of recognition.

“I’ve never driven a truck before,” he says. “But I was ­immediately struck by how spacious and simple this truck ­driver’s workplace is. The dashboard feels really ‘clean’ and functional. The instrument lighting is clear but also ­subtle, which is important when you’re spending long periods of time behind the wheel.”

THE DASHBOARD in Scania’s new cab is modularised. This means that the different performance steps are easy to adapt to the needs of customers and drivers regarding everything from ergonomics to buttons, controls and storage. All materials and gaps have been executed with a fit and finish rivalling premiumclass passenger cars. www.scania.com. au

“I like the logic behind how the functions are clustered on the dashboard,” says Hellstig. “You quickly know where all the most important controls are. I recognise that from cockpits in the passenger planes that I’m currently flying.”

Hellstig is also impressed by the range of options for positioning the driver’s seat.

“From a safety perspective, it’s incredibly important to be able to create a completely individual and optimally restful driver position. Nowadays, we talk a lot within aviation about fatigue, which can affect our ability to interact with the aircraft. And it must be just as important for truck drivers to not lose focus.”

In summary, professional pilot Joakim Hellstig says, ”This feels like the perfect working environment for a professional driver. The only thing I think is missing is a pair of wings!”

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WHEN EMOTION MEETS LOGIC

With the new V8 engine Scania reinforces its V8 programme. The V8 has become more rational and logical than ever.

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Load-carrying capacity

Introduction of oil thermostat

Clutch compressor

Pilot-controlled oil pump

Variable coolant pump

While the 16.4-litre cylinder block remains the same, the complete engine weighs approximately 80 kilograms less than its predecessor.

A simplified engine layout means fewer parts overall, and the exhaust gas recirculation unit has now been removed.

Consequently, the new V8 trucks have a higher loadcarrying capacity.

The introduction of an oil thermostat has reduced the fuel consumption between 0.5 and 1 percent. The thermostat provides faster oil-pressure build-up during cold starts and, more importantly, maintains an optimal oil temperature under normal operation.

The new clutch compressor engages automatically when needed. This helps to reduce fuel consumption by approximately 0.5 percent, while at the same time reducing noise emissions.

The new pilot-controlled oil pump adapts the oil pressure to the necessary amount at every moment. This helps to minimise the friction losses in the engine and results in a 0.5 percent reduction in fuel consumption.

The coolant pump utilises a viscose coupling that is only engaged when needed. This results in adjustable cooling, which means that less coolant is pumped through the engine when it is not needed. Lower friction losses and the reduced energy used for pumping help to decrease fuel consumption by up to 0.5 percent.

• Out of approximately 650 components, 200 are completely new.

SCR only The new V8 engine meets emissions legislation together with decreased fuel consumption by increased aftertreatment efficiency.

This results in better engine breathing, which helps to improve fuel consumption.

The new aftertreatment system includes improved evaporation, improved SCR catalysts (selective catalytic reduction) and an improved diesel particulate filter. The new aftertreatment system is an enabler for reaching Euro 6 emission levels without the need for an EGR.

• Improvements in the new V8 focus on four key areas: fuel efficiency, serviceability, robustness and contemporary design.

Rotated twin-scroll fixed geometry turbo The new rotated twin scroll fixed geometry turbo is common in the racing industry, but this is its first use in the heavy vehicle industry.

The fixed geometry increases efficiency and results in a

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0.5 percent reduction in fuel consumption. The new turbo unit also allows for a higher boost pressure, resulting in improved combustion.

With the introduction of a single bank exhaust gas

manifold, the overall weight of the engine has been reduced, while at the same time the legendary V8 sound has been improved.

Miller camshaft The Miller camshaft used in the new 520 hp V8 engine reduces airflow through the engine at low load. This in turn increases the exhaust temperature, which helps to reduce the fuel consumption

by 0.5 percent. At high load, compression work is moved out from the engine to the turbo compressor. More energy is extracted from the exhaust gases, which increases engine efficiency.

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THE NEW KING

Scania has introduced a new top model to its range of truck cabs, in the form of the S-series. Featuring a completely flat floor and maximised interior space, the S-series is the clear choice for those customers and drivers with the h ­ ighest demands for space, ergonomics and living comfort.

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REGARDLESS of which cab Scania

customers choose under the new truck range, they’ll receive a more generous allowance of interior space than before.

This is partly due to more efficient packing of components and the fact that the interior of the cabs have become a little over 65 mm longer, but also because ceiling heights in general have been increased in the new generation. ”The ceiling of the new normal roof height ceiling is 10 centimetres higher than previously,” says Kristofer Hansén, Head of Scania’s Styling and Industrial Design division. “And the higher roof variants are even more spacious, with a difference in ceiling height of 16 centimetres. This, of course, will be especially appreciated by those who both live and work in their vehicles.”

Sitting at the top of the new truck generation is the new S-cab, which both internally and externally feels like The Biggest.

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obvious choice for the most demanding customers and drivers.

“We’ve observed how perspectives are constantly changing and how our customers’ demands are increasing,” says Göran Hammarberg, Head of Cab Development at Scania. “Our new S-cab, without a doubt, puts everything that we have previously done in the shade in terms of factors such as comfort, storage, spaciousness, ergonomics and field of vision.”

Hammarberg continues, “A userfriendly and ergonomically shaped set of four boarding steps leads up to a workplace that we believe will be loved by every driver who gets the chance to try it.”

The storage facilities have been expanded with a particular focus on volume and accessibility. The cabin space has been thought through, down to the smallest detail. A wide variety of flexible options regarding storage boxes, shelves, hooks and nets can be chosen, depending on the type of cab, bed choice and other specific needs. www.scania.com.au

The visibility provided by the new cab design is amazing, thanks to a larger ­surface area of glass and repositioned A-pillars.

The options for choosing a bed are particularly extensive. In the S-cab, two 80-centimetre beds can be specified, the lower of which can be extended to 100 centimetres.

All beds are equipped with Scania’s most advanced mattresses, and in two driver operation comfortable and wide beds are available for both drivers.

The spacious S-cab is also equipped with extra insulation, and right down to the smallest detail offers extremely well thought-out, comfortable solutions that create the best possible conditions for a good night’s sleep. The flat floor in the S-cab, meanwhile, makes it easy to move about in the cab.

AS PART OF THE NEW truck generation, Scania has expanded its investment in connected vehicles, with services that make life simpler for both drivers and transport companies. A messaging ­system connects the truck directly with fleet management at the fleet operator’s office.

Drivers receive assignments, routing information, and pickup and drop-off addresses via a 7-inch touch screen, which also provides infotainment and camera support. The ability to use voice commands to operate the system means that drivers need not take their eyes off the road.

“The truck range that we’re now presenting is the result of the work of thousands of people and a very large investment over a number of years,” says Hammarberg. ”We are extremely proud over the results and just dying to tell you in detail about all the new solutions and services for prospective customers.” www.scania.com. au

Inside Scania’s new S-series Experience the feel of Scania’s new topof-the-line model in this film. youtube.com/ scaniagroup

Totally flat floor With its maximised interior space, the S-series is the obvious choice for the most demanding customers and drivers.

Department S Australian operators may specify the S-series from launch in 6-cylinder or V8 guises.

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Specifications: Scania R-series

A powerful Scania V8 engine is the clear choice for transport operators demanding low fuel consumption, maximum productivity, and sustainability across the board.

Engines 16-litre V8 Power/ Torque

Euro 5 520 hp / 2700 Nm 620 hp / 3000 Nm

16-litre V8 Power/ Torque

Euro 6 520 hp / 2700 Nm 580 hp / 3000 Nm 650 hp / 3300 Nm 730 hp / 3500 Nm

Gearbox GRSO905R Opticruise Economy & Standard Modes

SCANIA is now the sole supplier of V8 truck engines for on-road application, and the reasons for selecting one of this range of torque-rich, fuel efficient and clean engines continue to grow.

The new V8 engine is available in a variety of outputs to suit a wide range of applications, offering excellent driveability, driver satisfaction as well as that distinctive rumble.

The R-series cabs will be the default choice for Australian customers keen on V8 power, while the larger S-series will appeal to those seeking even more spacious accommodation.

The new R-series cab is bigger in most dimensions, with at least 100 mm greater headroom, a pocket spring bunk that expands to 1000 mm wide and all the other benefits that come with the new generation cab.

The Scania V8 is a favourite of long haulage customers, as well as ownerdrivers who want to reward themselves with the combination of power and efficiency.

Responding to the need for higher productivity vehicles, Scania has been able to offer customers very high payloads thanks to the muscle and flexibility of its V8 engines.

For long-distance line-haul work, the Scania V8 rolls along efficiently and quietly, reducing driver fatigue.

The Scania V8 range for Australia will comprise 520 hp and 620 hp with Euro 5 emission compliance, and 520 hp, 580 hp, 650 hp, and the now legendary 730 hp as Euro 6 compliant engines. www.scania.com. au

“Choosing a Scania V8 engine is primarily about making a logical choice and being able to rely on optimised lifecycle costs; and in this respect no customer with vehicle combination weights over 50-tonnes is going to be disappointed,” says Björn Fahlström, Vice President, Product Management, Scania Trucks.

“The higher levels of productivity can be directly measured, and the same goes for the lower fuel consumption per tonne-kilometre. Other gains, such as increased driver comfort, higher availability, and exceptional secondhand values, become more apparent as time goes by.”

With the introduction of the 650 hp Euro 6 many V8 fans will find a new favourite. The engine provides a full 3300 Nm (2434 lb/ft) from just 950 rpm, without torque limitations on any gear.

Ever since the first generation V8 was introduced in 1969 with the then mind-blowing power level of 350 hp, Scania V8s have built a solid reputation for excellent operational safety and robustness – characteristics that are reflected in high mileage and industry leading residual values, not to mention impressive fuel economy.

Scania V8 engines have been the logical choice in demanding driving conditions for decades. At the same time, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that they also appeal to customers for other reasons: due to their sound, their power, and the feeling that a driver gets sitting behind the wheel.

Retarder R4100 D Configuration 6x4 Rear axle 3.42:1 Suspension Parabolic leaf (front), 2-spring

air (rear), Load Transfer Fuel tanks Up to 1100-l Euro 6, up to

1210-l Euro 5, 73-l AdBlue Axle distance 3150 mm Bogie distance 1350 mm Wheels and 22.5 x 8.25 (F&R), Alcoa tyres Durabright, 295/80 R 22.5

(F&R), steer and drive pattern Braking Discs all round, Hill Hold, ABS/EBS

Standard Advanced Emergency Equipment Braking, Electronic Stability Safety Control, Lane Departure

Warning, Driver Airbag, Driver

and Passenger side curtain

airbags, seat belt

pretensioners, Adaptive

Cruise Control with Active

Prediction topographical sat

nav mapping

Standard Powered Cab tilting, manual Equipment roof hatch, remote central General locking, automatic air

conditioning with auxiliary

cab cooler, premium grade

seats with black velour,

refrigerator, 1000 mm

expandable pocket spring

mattress, leather-wrapped

steering wheel, 324-litre

storage boxes on the back

wall of the cab, Bluetooth

connectivity, USB slots

12/24V sockets, rain sensor,

LED headlamps, LED

DRLs, LED fog lamps, LED

tail-lamps, Communicator C300

Hear the rumble The distinctive Scania V8 rumble is back and is unmistakable.

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Specifications: Scania G-series

Engines 13-litre 6-cylinder Euro 6 Power/ 370 hp / 1900 Nm Torque 410 hp / 2150 Nm

450 hp / 2350 Nm

500 hp / 2550 Nm 13-litre 6-cylinder Euro 5 Power/ 380 hp / 1975 Nm Torque 410 hp / 2150 Nm

450 hp / 2350 Nm

500 hp / 2550 Nm Gearbox GRS905R Opticruise Economy & Standard Modes Retarder R4100 D Configuration 6x4 Rear axle 2.92:1 Suspension Parabolic leaf (front)

2-spring air (rear)

Load Transfer Fuel tanks Up to 400-l (left), 300-l (right)

Euro 5 & 6, 105-l AdBlue Axle distance 3150 mm Bogie distance 1350 mm Wheels 22.5 x 8.25 (F&R) and tyres 295/80 R 22.5 (F&R),

Alcoa Durabright, Steer and

Drive pattern Braking Discs all round, Hill Hold, ABS/EBS

Standard Advanced Emergency Equipment Braking, Electronic Stability Safety Control, Lane Departure

Warning, Driver Airbag

Driver and Passenger side

curtain airbags, seat belt pretensioners

Adaptive Cruise Control

with Active Prediction

topographical sat nav mapping

Standard Powered cab tilting, manual Equipment roof hatch, remote central General locking, automatic air

conditioning, premium grade

seats with black velour,

refrigerator, 800 mm foam or

pocket spring mattress,

Bluetooth connectivity,

USB slots 12/24V sockets,

rain sensor, H7 headlamps,

LED DRLs, LED fog lamps

LED tail-lamps,

Communicator C300

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THE Scania G-series cab has been a huge success in Australia since its launch earlier this decade. It is right-sized for a huge number of applications, using the highly-efficient 6-cylinder engine range to power it through urban and regional delivery duties, as well as for vocational and construction industry uses.

The new G-series cab is available as a Day cab and Sleeper cab, offering a mid-point in cab spaciousness between the urban-focused P-series and the longhaul focused R-series. For customers looking for the ideal compromise between weight and space, easy access and driver comfort, the G-series adds up perfectly.

The G-series is powered by a range of 12.7-litre capacity Euro 6 compliant engines comprising 370 hp, 410 hp, 450 hp and 500 hp outputs, while 380 hp, 410 hp, 450 hp and 500 hp outputs with Euro 5 compliance are available. All engines use SCR aftertreatment.

“The G-series makes a valuable addition to customers who may want a lower boarding point,” says Björn Fahlström, Vice President, Product Management, Scania Trucks.

“The G-series is like a multi-tool that can undertake lots of different tasks.”

Like the new R-series, the G-series gains an additional 100 mm in ceiling height across the Sleeper models for greater in-cab comfort for the driver.

Also like the new R and S-series cabs, the G-series also shares the innovations in cab layout, quality, materials, and customisation.

“Irrespective of how customers choose to specify their G-series, they will see a substantial quality increase on the previous generation,” says Fahlström.

“All the features have been improved, with larger glass surfaces, better line of sight, and more storage, regardless of the basic design.”

Customers can select from a wide variety of comfort, storage and safety options and accessories. The storage options include new front and rear compartments as well as the muchvalued under bunk refrigerator.

The G-series offers six power outlets: two for 12/24 volt and four USB outlets strategically positioned in the cab. The door pockets can now accommodate a typical 1.25-litre drink bottle.

The new Scania G-series is the solution to a myriad of application questions, powered by the latest 6-cylinder range of highly-efficient engines.

The Swedish MultiTool

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Step up to quality Easy entry and exit is important for urban delivery trucks where drivers are in and out of the vehicle all day.

the new G-, R- and S-series New Truck Generation vehicles in Australia is the all-new P-series, the stalwart of Scania’s vocational and distribution business.

The multi-role P-series comes as both a rigid and a prime mover, and is very popular among supermarket chains for urban distribution.

It is also the basis of the 700 activeduty fire-fighting appliances employed by in capitial cities across in Australia.

As a twin steer 8x2 rigid 14-pallet delivery truck it has become very poular in recent times, and is also the basis for many hooklift and refuse applications.

“While there isn’t evenly weighted demand for all the versions of the P-series we can produce, for us at Scania it’s a matter of credibility to be able to offer the right variant for applications and requirements that are not so common, as well,” says Henrik Eng, Product Director, Urban, Scania Trucks.

“The entire Scania philosophy of always being able to offer the best total operating economy, thanks to customised solutions for all applications, is based on the diversity and customer benefit provided by the Scania modular system,” he said.

JOINING

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Specifications: Scania P-series Engines 7.0-litre 6-cylinder

Euro 6

9.0-litre 5-cylinder

Euro 5 & Euro 6

220 hp / 1000Nm 250 hp / 1100 Nm 280 hp / 1200 Nm

13-litre 6-cylinder

Euro 5

Euro 6

380 hp / 1975 Nm 410 hp / 2150 Nm 450 hp / 2350 Nm 370 hp / 1900 Nm 410 hp / 2150 Nm 450 hp / 2350 Nm

280 hp / 1400 Nm 320 hp / 1600Nm 360 hp / 1700 Nm

Standard Advanced Emergency Braking Equipment ABS/EBS Safety Driver Airbag, side curtain airbags

Seat belt pre-tensioners

Adaptive Cruise Control with

Active Prediction topographical mapping

Electronic Stability Control

Lane Departure Warning Standard Powered cab tilting, refrigerator, Equipment rain sensor, premium grade seats General with black velour, 800 mm foam

or pocket spring mattress,

Bluetooth, Communicator C300

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Performance protection perfection

&

Ready for action The new CrewCab comes in two lengths and can seat 6 fire-fighters.

It is available in Euro 5 or Euro 6 compliance.

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The P-series is mainly intended for customers who rarely stay overnight in their vehicles but who often climb in and out of them.

The new CP17N or CP20N provides a cab that has 100 mm more interior headroom than previous versions. This is consistent with all of Scania’s new generation cabs where interior space has increased.

Concurrent with the reveal of the new P-series cab is the unveiling of the revised and updated 5-cylinder engine family, which is a popular choice for many P-series operators.

Additionally, the P-series will be available with an array of 13.0-litre 6-cylinder engines.

In Australia the P-series will be offered with standard Euro 6 compliant 5 and 6-cylinder engines at launch, with the new 7.0-litre lightweight 6-cylinder engine also available, with power outputs of 220 hp, 250 hp and 280 hp.

The New Truck Generation 5-cylinder engines offer fuel efficiency improvements of around 3 percent compared with the previous model of this 9.0-litre engine.

The new P-series is available to order in Australia now, along with the rest of the New Truck Generation range.

CREWCAB TO ANSWER CALL OF DUTY

Scania’s globally acclaimed CrewCab has been re-invented from the ground up and is now safer, stronger and more customisable for individual customers.

Once again offered in two sizes and able to carry up to eight occupants, the fire-fighter’s favourite cab-chassis can now also be manufactured more quickly, reducing part of the order-to-delivery wait.

“Scania’s new CrewCab offers the same quality, comfort and safety as our other cabs,” says Henrik Eng, Product Director, Urban, Scania Trucks.

The Scania CrewCab offers up to 500 hp engines, as well as excellent handling, especially vital for fire crews in a rush.

In manufacturing the new CrewCab, Scania has prepared it for routing of electrical and air connections needed by fire appliance body-builders. There are numerous robust attachment points, and an upper row of holes is provided on the vehicle’s frame for the bodybuilder to make use of.

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A/C and heating systems, controlled either manually or automatically. There’s a choice of bucket or bench seats, the former can be configured to cope with breathing apparatus.

The rear boarding step has been improved, and there are a number of clearly visible handles to help entry.

Like all Scania’s cabs, in addition to the usual crash tests, the new CrewCab is tested to the more stringent Swedish impact regulations. The new CrewCab is available in CP28 or the longer CP31 length, the CP31 being offered in a choice of low or normal roof heights.

The new CrewCab can be ordered with all versions of Scania’s DC09 and DC13 engines, combined with either Allison automatic gearboxes or Scania’s own automated gearboxes with Scania Opticruise. Slighter larger solutions with an electrically steered third tag axle (6x2*4) can be ordered directly from the factory.

The new CrewCab can be ordered in Australia from launch.

MAKING THE CITY SAFER

Scania is introducing a major innovation in the field of road user safety: the Scania City Safe Window. It can be optioned on all P-series trucks and is a window inserted into the lower portion of the passenger side door. This enhances the driver’s ability to see if cyclists have positioned themselves alongside the front of the truck, for example at a set of traffic lights, or if there are small pedestrians, such as children waiting to cross who have positioned themselves out of his natural field of view.

“For drivers in urban environments, a window in the door provides greater safety margins and significantly reduces stress levels,” says Henrik Eng, Product Director Urban, Scania Trucks.

“Solutions involving cameras and sensors do not in any way reduce the value of being able to see and even establish eye-contact with other road users. Anything that helps to increase the driver’s vision can be of decisive importance to those caught in traffic,” he said.

The Scania City Safe Window is heated and can be ordered for the passenger door of all P-series cabs, the cabs most frequently used in urban applications such as distribution, waste collection and various maintenance vehicles.

The Scania City Safe window can be ordered for Australian delivered P-series.

Spacious interior and safety glass A bigger interior, with a choice of colours. P-series cab now features cup-holders for the first time.

City Safe Window gives increased visibility at the kerb.

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TRUE GRIT Scania’s new XT models are perfectly prepared for a life of hard work in the mining and resources sector.

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THE introduction of the XT range by Scania marks the start of a targeted offensive, with tailor-made solutions focused on demanding customers in the construction materials logistics sector.

“We’re now moving up a gear in construction,” says Anders Lampinen, Product Director, Scania Trucks. “We’ve got the right products, we’ve got the right services and we’ve got the right skills – we’re now aiming to match the position that we have in long-distance vehicles in all markets.

“The Scania XT range is the perfect offering when dealing with tough challenges and customers who need a solution that can always be relied on and always delivers.”

Scania is now introducing XT, a model that can be chosen for all cab versions of P, G, and R-cabs, regardless of engine option.

The foundation of Scania XT is a highly robust heavy-duty bumper that protrudes 150 mm in front of the cab. It lends the vehicle a distinctive appearance that signals both strength and robustness. In addition, Scania XT customers can opt for different local interior and exterior trim packages, which contribute enhanced productivity and reinforce the impression of unyielding solid force.

The bumper provides an impressive attack angle irrespective of the configuration in term of choice of tyres

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and chassis, and will be FUPS compliant.

In combination with a skid plate and headlamp protection mesh, the XT version has a particularly robust and rugged front, which easily copes with any fairly heavy impact or collision with objects without any damage to the underlying structure. At the centre there is an easily accessible towing bolt that is rated for 40-tonnes, useful if the vehicle has to pull equipment out of the mud.

“The Scania XT model is really tailored for construction vehicles in a range of different applications, which often work under demanding conditions both on-

and off-road,” says Anders Lampinen.

“Their challenges involve everything from poor road surfaces to narrow passageways, added to which the vehicle also needs to withstand tough conditions and a few bumps and scrapes without needing a visit to the workshop.

Construction hauliers do not always have large margins on their side and unplanned downtime can be devastating both for the building contractor and for the haulier’s finances.”

Construction vehicles make special demands not only in terms of configuration and different driving

Comfort and safety take priority The new XT revels in extreme conditions, whether they be a mine site or quarry, or just a long haul down a dirt road.

The steel bumper is a no-nonsense affair designed to take hard knocks and protect the truck

Office space The cabin is designed to accommodate additional equipment and is also dirt restistant.

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characteristics, but also in terms of back-up in the form of services: maintenance and repairs must also meet high expectations. Vehicles are used under tough conditions such as in gravel pits and on construction sites and the equipment takes a lot of wear.

But at the same time typical tipper and dog configuration sets often cover 150,000 km per year or more on normal roads, and thus they have everything to gain from low fuel consumption. Added to which there are also other kinds of challenges such as construction sites often being located in cities, demanding good visibility, manoeuvrability and constant starts and stops.

“Scania offers a number of different services to construction hauliers – services of a kind that are crucial to obtaining good total operating economy in a construction vehicle,” Lampinen says.

“The Scania workshop and a repair and maintenance contract, preferably with Scania’s innovative solution involving Flexible Plans, which are tailored to the specific application each individual vehicle undertakes.

“With Scania XT as an obvious spearhead for all the products and services we are now introducing, we also expect to reach potential construction customers on the markets where we are not currently always at the forefront from a market share perspective,” he says.

“Scania’s construction vehicles are not only perfect tools but part of a solution and a partnership that provides both the best total operating economy and a good night’s sleep for the operator.”

Whereas construction vehicles in different applications are initially the

XT is the face of Scania’s toughest trucks • Scania XT stands for robustness and tough work • Scania’s XT design can be combined with all cabs and engines • The best fuel economy is also crucial for construction vehicles • Services and close partnerships are the cornerstones of Scania’s solutions • Construction hauliers deal with more kinds of challenges than most operators, both on- and off-road

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most obvious XT candidates, Scania’s modular systems also provide great potential for tailoring a solution in dialogue with Scania.

“We at Scania let the customers themselves define what they regard as a tough challenge and which features they think they need,” Lampinen says.

“As a result, XT-type vehicles can carry out a number of different tasks. Many logging contractors are likely to be drawn to it, but a typical 4x2 municipal vehicle with a platform and a crane might also be what the buyer chooses to order in the XT version.

“The point is that it’s up to the customer, not us at Scania, to make that choice.”

The freedom of choice does not, of course, stop at cab options and axle configurations. The range of engines is also extremely comprehensive, and a Scania XT can boast anything from the new generation of fuel-efficient 16-litre V8, 13-litre 6-cylinder or 9-litre engines available in both Euro 5 or Euro 6 compliance.

Two XT-unique equipment packages can be added in addition to the basic design: an exterior and an interior package.

The exterior package is characterised by rear view mirrors in an extra-robust version, an external sun visor and additional recessed roof lights.

The interior package includes, special XT designed and trimmed seats, rubber mats with high edges, storage units and a unit that can, if required, extend the instrument panel and make room for controls to operate equipment and bodywork.

Try me Designed with Australian conditions in mind, where off-road can often mean a quarry or construction site, the new XT is ready for action. www.scania.com. au

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KEY WORD:

“ATHLETIC” One of the guiding principles in the development of S ­ cania’s new generation of trucks was to create work vehicles for ­professionals, featuring the world’s best driver environment.

The result, after a more than a decade of work, shows all the signs of ­setting a completely new industry standard.

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S SCANIA PREPARED to

launch its R-Series in 2004, work had already begun on the next generation of trucks. Working within a number of new projects, the company’s designers sought a deeper understanding of the qualities that distinguished Scania as a brand and characterised its products.

Customers and drivers in different segments and markets around the world were interviewed about what Scania meant for them.

“We also looked at what assets from our own history could be developed and we studied how society might look over the coming the 5, 10, 20 or 50 years,” says Kristofer Hansén, Head of Scania’s Styling and Industrial Design division.

In parallel with these more theoretical studies, Scania’s designers conducted a number of projects involving experimenting with the layout and functionality of the cab. Based on in-depth studies from ergonomists, different conceptual ideas, and personas (imaginary typical customers), a number of proposals were developed for possible solutions for how the driver environment, sleeping area, storage and other features could take shape, design-wise, in the future.

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One particular important decision in terms of the design that was made very early on was to move the front axle 50 mm further forward in the next generation of trucks. This has allowed the driver’s basic position to be moved 65 mm closer to the windscreen and 20 mm out towards the side compared to earlier cab generations.

“Above all, this allows for major improvements in terms of driver safety, vision, and interior space,” says Hansén. “We also got more space for seat adjustment, storage and the bed. Overall, it helped produce a truck that’s even easier to manoeuvre and has a whole new field of vision from the driver’s position.”

The starting point for work on the next generation was that Scania is one of the best trucks to drive and use – and that it should become even better. A big part of the development work, therefore, involved creating an absolutely worldclass driver environment.

“With our work we aimed for what we sometimes called “masterful control of majestic power,” says Hansén. “It was a description of an outstanding driver environment. It’s what you, as a driver, feel when you have climbed up into the cab and have all that power under you. It communicates directly with you through

Inside Scania’s design studio Watch the film where the company’s designers explain the development of the new Scania. youtube.com/ scaniagroup www.scania.com.au

NO UNNECESSARY FAT Scania’s new generation of trucks has been designed and developed by the company’s own designers. The guidelines for the design of Scania’s new trucks were to continue to emphasise the powerful engines, but within a slimmer and more athletic form.

“The new trucks communicate a sense of power, but in a new, more efficient and more flexible way than the previous generations,” says Anders Lundgren (left), Team Leader for Exterior Styling on the new generation of trucks. “There’s no unnecessary fat around the muscles – these are thoroughbreds.”

Anders Lundgren, Team Leader for Exterior Styling with Allan MacDonald, Exterior Lead Designer, examine the new truck generation’s styling features in virtual reality at Scania’s R&D department.

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We aimed for what we sometimes called ‘masterful control of majestic power’.

Kristofer Hansén, Head of Styling and Industrial Design, Scania

HUMAN TOUCH Anna Selmarker leads Scania’s efforts in the field of Human Machine Interface (HMI) – the digital interaction between human beings and machines.

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where drivers can simply and intuitively find the information they require.

“Our vision is for Scania drivers to always be able to say that they perform best, because they have vehicles that support them in the best and most efficient ways,” she says. “That’s been the guiding principle in our work with the new generation of trucks.” www.scania.com.au

PASSION FOR DETAILS Håkan Kåreby and the Appearance Approval team literally put on white gloves to examine Scania’s new trucks in detail. The team is responsible for the final quality check on all incoming articles.

“We thoroughly investigate all parts to check that they are consistent with the idea and the vision that we have for the next generation of Scania trucks,” says Kåreby. “In practice, this means that we examine every visible item, about 2,600 parts. We work with our eyes, which are our primary work tool. We have digital verification tools, we use CAD and other support systems, but our eyes are always superior when it comes to judging colour and shape.”

PASSENGER CAR FEEL Christina Isomaa is Team Leader for Colour and Trim for the new truck generation. She and her team work on the colours, textures, and materials of a variety of different details, both within the cab’s interior and on its exterior.

“There have been lots of changes in terms of colours and material choices in the new generation of trucks,” says Isomaa. “We have textiles and other materials that can withstand dirt and heavy wear, leathers with fantastic qualities, and small details that create that little bit extra like wood and metal.

These are things normally only seen in exclusive passenger cars, so we’re really pleased and proud of these new features.” www.scania.com. au

Clay modeller Henrik Olssson working on the roof shelf for the new truck interior.

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Mårten Bergström, Senior Industrial Designer, Kristofer Hansén, Head of Styling and Industrial Design and Anna Börjesson Bodestig, Team Leader for Interior Design, discuss the interior features of the new truck generation.

the wheel, the interior, the sound, colours and functionality.”

Hansén continues, “So, the new interior and the driver’s position don’t try to hide that this is a working environment for professionals. The feeling behind the wheel should be like steering a big, powerful premium car, while also simplifying and strengthening functionality through the new digital interface integrated into the driver’s position.”

FIELD TEST DRIVERS, customers and

other test personnel have, during development work, experienced a level of quality and design in Scania’s new truck cab that is completely new for the industry. Repeatedly heard comments include that the design is well crafted and well thought out, and that it gives the driver a strong sense of being well looked after.

Hansén explains, “Every part and every feature has been exposed to an intense process of questioning and evaluation, and we haven’t taken the easy option of using solutions that after a short period of use will be perceived as meaningless and irritating.”

When it comes to the new truck’s exterior, Scania has placed the greatest emphasis on aspects related to aerodynamics and, as a result, fuel consumption. All surfaces, including the front, the sides and even the underside, are optimised for the lowest conceivable drag.

The exterior design of the new generation of trucks is also built on an approach of asking the question what the product stands for and what Scania wants to convey. But what can designers do with the square box that a truck cab literally is? ”Early on in the project, we determined that we were more agile in our expression than our competitors, and also in our way of looking at what we offer as a brand,” says Hansén. “It’s not just a truck, but rather a whole transport service.

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DRIVER’S BEST FRIEND Scania’s Styling department has spent a lot of time improving ergonomics and the user-friendliness of the driver environment in every conceivable way.

“We work with biomechanical ergonomics, adapting the driver environment to the driver’s bodily requirements and limits,” says Fredrik Pehrson at Scania’s Physical Vehicle Ergonomics division. “Typical questions were how the driver’s seat should be designed. But we also work with macroergonomics, adapting the entire cab environment to the drivers’ overall needs in terms of living in and moving about the cab.”

“Over the years, we have met and interviewed many drivers to identify their needs in all aspects: direct and indirect sight, space within the cab, the work involved in getting in and out of the cab, the ability to sleep well and store their things, and so on.”

wrestler – but rather a first-class race horse – a thoroughbred – without an ounce of extra fat around its muscles.

This, of course, all corresponds with the fantastic engine that we’re known for.”

The guidelines for Scania’s new trucks were, thus, to continue to emphasise the existence of the powertrain, with a clear, big front cover and the surfaces around the truck serving as the aerodynamic coverings to a powerful interior.

“For this reason, the design language is now more controlled, with sharper lines but at the same time a more accommodating roundness, instead of extreme angularity or simpler, trendier, round areas, which it would have been significantly simpler to build up a design around.” www.scania.com.au

Another goal for Scania’s designers was for the new truck to be a market leader in terms of aerodynamics while at the same time incorporating features that were previously applied separately, such as the sun visor or extra wheel trim. the basic configuration, position lights and extra lights are now located within the chassis, without negatively impacting aerodynamics.

This opened the way for using specific form elements that allowed for the integration of new types of lamps in the cab and chassis, something that heavily contributed to how the new truck is perceived as a whole.

The design of the new dashboard is also built on a desire to avoid the clumsy

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and huge dash units that are often found in trucks.

“We have also tried to express a sense of ‘Agile Strength’ and ‘Flexible Power’,” says Hansén.

“Seen from above, the instrument panel has a wing profile that clearly delineates the driver side from the passenger side, or living room if you like.”

Hansén concludes, “The panel that the controls sit on is divided up into two segments, an upper and a lower part with an elegant horizontal step in the middle.

“This makes it easier to find what you’re looking for, you can support your fingers on it, and it makes selection easier and clearer than if we had used a big flat surface with the controls placed wherever.”

The exterior design of a Scania should always strengthen the feeling generated by the powertrain and engine, according to Allan MacDonald, Exterior Lead Designer, and Anders Lundgren, Team Leader for Exterior Styling.

The feel communicates directly with you through the wheel, the interior, the sound, colours and functionality.”

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BLOWN AWAY Aerodynamic characteristics were a key focus for Scania as it developed its new generation of trucks. The record-low levels of air drag in the range significantly reduce both fuel consumption and environmental impacts.

Text: Conny Hetting Photo: Dan Boman

VEHICLES WITH an aerodynamic shape use less

fuel. Air flows easily over them and less energy is required to propel them forward. Even small changes in design and shape can make a big difference.

In 1991, Scania Streamline was launched, a truck and cab that set new industry standards for both design and fuel consumption. The concept was further refined in 2013 with the release of a completely new Streamline, which in turn has been the reference vehicle as the aerodynamics for Scania’s latest generation of trucks have been tested.

In Europe’s biggest wind tunnel – located north of Amsterdam, among the cows and wind farms on the coast of the Netherlands – a Scania team is working against the clock. With time in the high-tech facility strictly limited, conducting as many tests as possible in the time available is crucial.

“This wind tunnel in the Netherlands is the only facility in Europe where it’s possible to test the aerodynamic performance of full-sized trucks with trailers,” says David Söderblom, Senior Engineer Aerodynamics and test leader for the all-important wind-tunnel tests.

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Blown away in the wind tunnel Watch the film from Scania’s aerodynamic testing. youtube.com/ scaniagroup

Like a James Bond film set. A new generation Scania truck is ferried into the gigantic wind tunnel. www.scania.com.au

REDUCED AIR DRAG SAVES FUEL The new generation of Scania trucks has been designed to provide the best aerodynamic performance ever, and the trucks include a range of new, innovative features for reducing drag.

Scania now offers three adjustable air deflectors to enhance alignment between the cab and the roofs of trailers. Customers can adjust the alignment themselves.

Other drag-reducing features on the cab are: • integrated auxiliary lights and end-marker lamps placed just under the roof and windscreen - an external sun visor is not needed • smaller gaps and tolerances between all components and lights, with the windscreen mounted flush to the cab • optimally-shaped rear view mirrors.

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The gap between the cab and chassis has been further reduced to control the air flow.

This reduces the drag and helps minimise contamination of the cab side.

Ragnar Glav, responsible for the sound environment in the new Scania, checks the monitors at the wind tunnel in Amsterdam.

Among the most important aerodynamic improvements in Scania’s new truck generation are the new optimised corners of the cab. “We have also modified the roof and increased the number of performance steps for things like air deflectors, the shape of the bumper, and wheel arches,” says Per Elofsson, Senior Technical Manager Aerodynamics.

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Improved aerodynamics, with a view to obtaining better fuel economy, is one of the main innovations in the new generation of trucks. And while the tests in the wind tunnel are costly, the work is being carried out for the sake of customers.

Per Elofsson is Senior Technical Manager Aerodynamics and responsible for the aerodynamic qualities and characteristics of the new generation of trucks. He explains that as early as 2006 a basic study was conducted, which was then followed by styling proposals and prestudies. Now, 10 years on, the last tests are being conducted in the wind tunnel.

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vehicles that are already considered industry benchmarks in terms of fuel consumption,” says Elofsson, pointing out the most important aerodynamic improvements.

“A KEY FACTOR is the new optimised corners of the cab. But we have also modified the roof and increased the number of performance steps for things like air deflectors, the shape of the bumper, and wheel arches. We’ve also done a lot of work on the underside of the vehicle.

We have more panels and inner seals and side air deflectors with a lengthened lower edge to reduce the gap between the side skirts and the air deflector. It all combines to produce what we believe is the most aerodynamic truck on the market.”

Good aerodynamics also contributes to reducing the noise level, both inside and outside the truck. Ragnar Glav is Scania’s Technical Manager Acoustics and responsible for the sound environment in the new Scania.

The wind tunnel allows him to conduct aeroacoustic measurements in a controlled and quiet environment.

“I work with the sound environment within the cab, partly to ensure a good working environment but also to communicate Scania’s character,” he says. “To evaluate the acoustic characteristics of the vehicle we conduct measurements both on the road and in wind tunnels. Our goal is always that the driver should feel he or she is driving a premium product. This should also be reflected in the sound quality.”

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THE SAFEST TRUCK EVER Scania has significantly enhanced both the active and passive features of its vehicles as part of the new truck range. The company is now the first to introduce rollover curtain side airbags to protect drivers against serious rollover accidents.

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HE MOST SERIOUS types of accidents for modern truck drivers are when their trucks rollover either at high speed on corners or in conjunction with running off the road, or when they drive into the truck in front when a queue suddenly pops up. Scania has enhanced both its active and passive safety through the new truck generation, with a series of measures aimed at protecting both cab occupants and other road users.

Scania’s new generation of cabs offered in Australia will all be equipped with rollover curtain side airbags, a security system integrated into the door apperture, and never before used in trucks. Together with seatbelt use, the rollover curtain airbags are a crucial safety feature in preventing one of the most common types of accidents with serious consequences for trucks: the driver being trapped beneath the cab if the truck overturns.

In addition to the mandatory auto-braking function, the majority of the trucks purchased by customers in Europe are also equipped with a range of other active, safetyenhancing driver-support systems.

Regardless of how well things like the different electronic systems work, really good basic material is needed in order to create optimum levels of safety performance.

Thanks to a generous use of high tensile steel and modern assembly technology, the engineers have created an extremely robust cab structure.

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The rollover crash tests were meticulously documented by the Scania Crash Test Engineers.

“Belt-use and the new rollover curtain side airbags reduce the risk of injury significantly for passengers in case of a roll-over accident,” says Dan Loftén, Team Leader of Scania Accident Investigation team. “Rollover accidents correspond to 45 percent of all accidents with severe and fatal injuries. The potential to come out well from such an accident has never been better.”

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Rollover accidents correspond to 45 percent of all accidents with severe and fatal injuries.

The potential to come out well from such an accident has never been better.

Dan LoftĂŠn, Team Leader of Scania Accident Investigation team

Scania in Australia is fitting all new generation trucks with side curtain airbags.

The unique feature protects drivers in serious roll-over accidents.

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Safety has always been a part of Scania’s DNA. The new generation of trucks have undergone five years of advanced crash testing, with technologies and equipment never before used for heavy vehicles.

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A TOTAL OF SOME 40 trucks had to give up

their lives during the development phase of the new truck generation. Every single crash test is planned for over a year, takes six to eight weeks to prepare for – and is over in half a second.

To prepare for these brief but important moments, a large number of sensors and other test equipment is rigged in and around the test vehicle and crash test dummy. Because the crash process goes so incredibly fast, dozens of highspeed cameras are used so that the crash can be studied in detail.

“We test the truck’s crash safety in a number of different ways,” says Dan Loftén, who is responsible for all crash tests on Scania’s new trucks. “We drive it into different obstacles: poles, passenger cars, concrete railings and a variety of different barriers. The most advanced and risky crash tests are conducted outdoors with loaded semi trailers driven by a robot. We use this method to conduct things like rollover accidents.”

ONE OF ALL THESE TESTS, with the working title ’trailer back’, aims to calibrate the sensor that deploys the truck’s airbags. At a crash facility at Helmond in the Netherlands, ­Scania’s crash test team is preparing for a collision where one corner of the new truck will be driven straight into a trailer in front of it.

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1. The truck and a passenger car are prepared for the crash test.

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2. Time for the actual test. In a fraction of a second it’s over.

3. After the test bits and pieces are collected for the analyses of the test.

“Driving into a trailer in front of you is one of the most serious accidents that you can encounter as a truck driver,” says Loftén. “With the new generation of trucks, we have made a major investment in improving safety in these types of accidents.”

Sofia Sandin, the engineer leading one of the crash tests, explains, “For the best results, we work with scenarios that are as much like

real-life as possible and with data that’s of an extremely high quality.”

Sandin ensures that all the sensors and measuring equipment in and around the truck are working properly ahead of the test. The data from the test will be used in the calibration of the truck’s safety system. Alongside her in the building is the result of yesterday’s test – a new truck that’s now ready for the scrapyard. www.scania.com.au

Dan Loftén, responsible for all crash tests on Scania’s new truck generation, inspects “Thor” before one of the tests.

MEET THOR,THE LATEST SAFETY HERO He is as ugly as he is expensive. ‘Thor’ is the new-generation crash test dummy that played a crucial role in Scania’s development of the world’s safest trucks.

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costs as much as five new trucks, but contributes to saving more lives than any previous dummy. Scania is the first manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world to use Thor in its safety work. ”One of the biggest advantages with Thor is that he’s built more like a human being than the ordinary crash-test dummies in use today,” says Dan Loftén, who is responsible for all crash tests for Scania’s new trucks.

Thor has more sensors in his body than other dummies, a body DUMMY

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that can be turned sideways, and a more human torso featuring the same number of ribs as a real human being.

“Thor moves more like a human being during the crash, which is extremely important in our development work,” says Loftén. “The more human-like movement pattern and the advanced measurement-capabilities give us a better basis for our analysis and evaluations, which contributes to a higher level of safety in the truck.”

Nor can any other crash test dummies measure injuries to the upper body as well as Thor. The dummy’s torso is constructed in a

more human fashion, and even the force on each individual rib can be measured.

Thor also has a more human-like spine and pelvis, making it possible for the test dummy to adopt the four most common seating positions during testing. The spinal column is filled with sensors, accelerometers and other devices to measure the event, forces, and acceleration that the back is exposed to in a crash.

“He may not be the best-looking guy in town, but he is extremely valuable,” says Loftén. “Not only for us who are ​developing Scania’s new generation of trucks but also for all truck drivers and other road users!

Thor has more sensors in his body than other dummies, with a more human torso that features the same number of ribs as a real human being.

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From extreme heat and high altitudes in Spain to dramatic winter conditions in Swedish Lapland. Years of tough summer and winter tests have helped shape Scania’s new generation of trucks. When placed under extreme conditions, the vehicles really showed their true colours.

IDEAL EXTREMES It’s a tradition for Scania to carry out its ­summer vehicle-tests in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Temperatures range between 40ºC on the Mediterranean coast to as little as 12ºC at a height of 2,500 metres, providing ideal extremes for developing the new generation of trucks.

“The conditions in southern Spain are ideal for us,” says Bertil Olsson, a veteran of Scania’s summer and winter tests. “Down on the coast, we’re able to test vehicles in both extreme warmth and humidity, while up in the drier mountain air we can do tests on steep hills.”

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REALITY CHECK Almost at the top of the Sierra Nevada range, Magnus Skjutar, who works with Engine Development within Scania’s R&D facility at Södertälje, Sweden, has stopped one of the test trucks to go through the latest measurements.

“Because we’re currently working with engine calibration, the high temperatures and the temperature differences are extremely valuable,” he says. “In just a few intensive weeks, we can check that everything is okay with the development work that we did at home in Södertälje and also that the trucks meet all the requirements placed on new trucks by us and also by the various authorities.”

30 TEST TRUCKS Testing covers everything from the powertrain to the cabs and the electrical system, with a focus on the interaction between all the different parts of the truck.

Thirty or so test trucks, tonnes of spare parts and some 300 engineers, designers, test drivers and mechanics are involved in activities on-site.

“Once we’re in place, we follow a wellestablished schedule under which we generally begin with the high-altitude calibration of the engines,” says test engineer Johan Skynäs. “Then the various experts come one after another: the cooling team comes, then the retarder team, the durability team, the cab climate team, and so on.”

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MINUS 30 Winter testing in northern Sweden’s Arvidsjaur municipality is almost as legendary as the summer tests, although there are more journalists observing and more competitors carrying out testing. In this part of Lapland temperatures often fall below minus 30 degrees Celsius, and metre-deep snow, wind, darkness and wandering reindeer challenge the skills of Scania’s test drivers.

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FIELD TEST

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TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT

Scania’s new generation of trucks has been subjected to extreme stresses on Brazil’s expansive sugar cane fields over two years. The goal of the advanced field tests has been to understand where limits lie – both for the world’s best trucks and for the professional drivers who will drive them.

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THE SUGAR CANE FIELDS around the city of

Araraquara in the interior of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo span from horizon to horizon. These vast, rolling fields are crossed by thousands of red mud-roads that connect the fields with the sugar refineries and ethanol factories.

When the sun beats down on Araraquara, a fine red dust settles on everything and everyone. When it rains heavily, the roads turn to oozy mud. When conditions are at their worst, all activities on the sugar cane fields grind to a halt for safety’s sake.

“We have here the perfect conditions for testing the durability of the new trucks under extremely tough and specific conditions that can’t be simulated or experienced at the same time elsewhere: lots of dust, high humidity and high temperatures,” says Carlos Fernandez, Manager

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Each vehicle combination used in transport is 30 metres long. On public roads, they weigh up to 74 tonnes, but on the privately-owned fields’ mud roads most sugar and ethanol producers often transport up to 120 tonnes of cane.

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Truck driver Roberto ­Pereira da Silva was contracted for the two-year test period to test the comfort of the new cabs under tough conditions, providing a driver’s perspective.

Field-Test Vehicle Operations in Latin America.

The bumpy, poor quality roads create vibrations that, over time, shake every vehicle apart. That’s if the heat, the red dust, or torrential rain and muddy porridge don’t do the job first.

“The goal of these advanced field tests is to produce the best truck in the world,” continues Fernandez. “This means that we need to expose the vehicles to extreme stresses to understand where their limits lie. Often the stresses are so extreme that we drive the vehicle or component that we are testing until it breaks. Once we know the limit for what a component can tolerate, we can develop it further to further increase durability.”

Brazil is, by far, the world’s largest producer of sugar.

The harvest season runs uninterrupted from March to December. At this time, each and every one of the specially built harvest machines cuts some 100 tonnes of cane per hour. The pieces of chopped sugar cane must reach the sugar mills or ethanol factories within a few hours, as the sugar content falls rapidly as soon as the cane has been cut.

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The vehicles are exposed to extreme stresses on bumpy, poor quality roads.

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Tough conditions in the sugar cane fields.

A fine red dust settles on everything and everyone. When it rains heavily, the roads turn to thick, oozy mud.

Here we have the ­perfect conditions for testing the durability of the new trucks under extremely tough and ­specific ­conditions: lots of dust, high ­humidity and high temperatures.

Carlos Fernandez, Manager, Field-Test Vehicle Operations, Scania Latin America Each vehicle combination used in transport is 30 metres long. On public roads, the sugarcane combinations weigh up to 74 tonnes, but on the privately owned fields’ mud roads, there are no limits and most sugar and ethanol producers load as much cane as can fit, often up to 120 tonnes.

“Just like our customers here, we create extremely heavy loads, but we sometimes also drive unloaded, at high speed on the poor quality roads,” says Fernandez. “These creates major vibrations in the chassis and creates lots of problems – which is exactly what we want.” www.scania.com. au

Another goal of the field tests in Brazil is to examine how professional drivers experience the level of comfort in the new cab under extremely challenging circumstances.

ONE OF THE HIRED test drivers is Roberto Pereira da Silva,

who is extremely experienced with the new trucks. He was contracted across the two-year test period to test the comfort of the new cabs under tough conditions, providing a driver’s perspective.

“This new generation of trucks provides an extremely good driving experience, even on these distressed roads,” he says. “This is something new for us test drivers.”

Da Silva continues, “I get a very clear sense of how Scania has thought of us professional drivers when this new generation of trucks was developed. It’s much simpler to find and set your working and driving position so that it’s perfect. I’m not small, but I had no problem at all finding a driving position that makes my work easier and more relaxed.”

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STEVE’S SECOND HOME

Steve Pope spent 20 years driving trucks for the British Army in Bosnia, Iraq and Kuwait. For the past year, he has tested and lived in one of Scania’s new generation trucks under real life conditions. “This represents a completely new level of heavy truck,” he says.

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FIELD-TEST DRIVER Steve Pope has used a masked vehicle from Scania’s new generation of trucks to conduct long-term testing along his regular transport runs across the United Kingdom. He has spent four to five nights per week in the new cab and now calls it his “second home”.

“I work and sleep here, cook all my food here, and it’s also my office,” says Pope. “Even compared to the Scania R-series that I previously had, everything I’ve experienced represents a big boost. All the new technology makes life so much simpler for me. I don’t need to do much; the truck does it all for me.

Sometimes it feels like all I need to do is push a button and point it in the right direction.”

Asked to rank the improvements in Scania’s new truck, Pope thinks for a second before listing: the field of vision, the driving experience, the general level of comfort, and the bed!

The forward- and outward shifted driver position and narrower A-pillar have given Pope a whole new perspective of the area around the truck.

“The advantage with these narrower A-pillars is that you get a much wider view between the A-pillar and the rear view mirror,” he says. “Together with the new, lower dashboard, the slimmer door panels and this larger surface area of glass, you have a completely new experience in terms of passing pedestrians, cyclists and passenger cars in the roundabouts. It’s a big boost for traffic safety!”

Pope describes the driving experience as “very much Scania”.

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Even compared to the Scania R-series that I previously had, everything I’ve experienced represents a big boost.”

Steve Pope, field test driver, UK

with a much better field of vision. I love the design of the new dashboard. When you sit behind the wheel and drive the truck you have everything you might need around you.”

POPE CONTINUES, “The level of comfort in the new cab in just wonderful. The seats are adjustable in every way and the spaciousness in the cab beats anything that I’ve seen or experienced.”

For Pope, who sleeps in the cab four or five nights a week, the bed is of utmost importance.

“The mattress is much thicker in the cab and this

THE LIFE OF A “SECRET AGENT” For field test drivers like ­Steve Pope, dealing with ­secrecy and spies is a part of everyday life.

has meant that I now sleep much better,” says Pope. “And it’s a firmer mattress, which is great if you, like me, have a bad back. For me personally, it’s like sleeping at home on a special mattress.”

Pope sees his year as a field test driver for Scania as a high point in a very action-packed life.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to be involved in developing tomorrow’s truck,” he says.

“Sometimes when I’m drifting off to sleep in the cab, I think about how good it will feel a few years from now when I see this new truck out on the roads. I got to be involved with developing it.”

The field tests for the new generation Scania truck represented a major challenge.

Advanced masking techniques and farreaching organisational preparations were required to keep the vehicle’s identity, styling and new features under wraps.

“We have used more heavy duty masking than with previous launches,” says Anders Karlqvist, who is responsible for Scania’s extensive field testing activities. “It should be possible to drive past one of our field-test trucks and, maybe, wonder what kind of truck it was. But it shouldn’t immediately draw attention to itself.”

For Steve Pope, security around the vehicle was one of his most important dayto-day issues. The assignment was particularly sensitive, due to the United Kingdom’s large The UK’s most population, heavy secretive trucker traffic and numerous Watch the film truck spotters where Steve Pope constantly on the reveals details of look-out for new his mission. trucks. youtube.com/ “I have to plan all my scaniagroup runs very thoroughly,” says Pope. “When I park for the night, the first thing I do is draw black curtains around the entire cab so that no-one can see in or take pictures of the new interior. The same applies when I stop to fill up or to eat. I can’t stop all the curious people, but then the truck is quite ingeniously masked.”

Occasionally Pope got questions from other drivers about the strange truck he is driving. The masking have given some people an impression of heavy ”armour”.

“I tell some of them that I’m driving a special vehicle for the Royal Mint,” Pope says. “Others have been told that the truck is equipped with radiation protection or that it’s equipped with sensors for filming and digitising footage for use within different TV and computer games…”

British field test driver Steve Pope describes the driving experience as “very much Scania”.

“It’s the same feeling that I had in my previous Scania, but with a much better field of vision.” www.scania.com. au

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THE CAB FACTORY OF THE FUTURE The launch of Scania’s new ­generation of trucks marks the company’s biggest i­ ndustrial investment of the past two ­decades. The world’s most modern cab factory is manned by 283 new, high-tech robots plucked straight out of a science fiction film.

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XTENDING AND R ­ ENOVATING Scania’s cab factory in Oskars­hamn, Sweden, is a multibillion kronor investment aimed at doubling production capacity and increasing quality over the coming years. But the technology used is also taking a major step into the future. Intelligent robots and their operators are part of the team in both the body works line and the new base painting works.

The light grey robots are highly articulated and nimble, but also smart, and can basically learn to execute just about any operation. The overall impression is of a giant, futuristic ballet performance.

“It’s completely clear to me that a premium product needs to be built in a premium plant,” says Marcus Holm, Site Manager within Cab Body Production. So, we have built the most modern factory in the world. We have used all the latest technologies and brought in a high degree of automation with the aim of obtaining a high degree of quality, but also to create the best conceivable working environment and ergonomics for our operators.”

Johan Uhlin, Site Manager for Cab Assembly and Logistics also believes that the upgraded cab plant is a cornerstone for the new Scania. “If you go around the factory you can see that it’s all world class, from the ergonomics to the level of quality,” he says.

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The new, 35,000 squaremetre bodyworks workshop is the crown jewel in the extension and renovation of Scania’s Oskarshamn plant, with an area equivalent to six football fields.

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Robots have long been used for so-called 3D-tasks, work that is ‘dirty, dull, and dangerous’. But in line with technological development, they are becoming increasingly advanced and interactive with help from sensors, and can be used within several more advanced areas.

Investing in the most up-to-date robot technology has opened the way for a range of new exciting work tasks for staff within the Oskarshamn plant. Operators work in tight teams, together with their robots.

In the assembly workshop, Tom Petersson works together with two robots gluing and fastening windscreens to the cabs. One of Tom’s two robots picks up and moves around the heavy glass windscreens. The other robot fetches a camera, takes photographs, takes readings, and

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then says exactly how the windscreen should be glued, down to the millimetre.

“I sometimes think of them as smart, agile cats, because they are so flexible and nimble. At the same time, they feel almost human and always do whatever they’re asked to do.

Then, I think of them as two brothers. But mostly, I feel a big sense of pride at being able to be a part of this and at working in this futuristic plant”, says Petersson.

WHEN YOU SLAM THE DOOR on one of Scania’s new truck

cabs, the sound is reminiscent of the elegant, bank vaultlike sound you get when the close the door on a premiumclass passenger car. One explanation for this quality improvement is Thomas Berg’s new colleague on the new

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I sometimes think of the robots as smart, agile cats, because they are so flexible and nimble.”

Tom Petersson, robot operator, Scania’s cab factory in Oskarshamn

FROM SHEET METAL ROLL TO FINISHED CAB door production lines in Oskars­hamn. Scania is the first truck manufacturer to automate the application of the cab door linings. The new technique, which is carried out by robots, has also made it possible to further improve noise levels for professional drivers.

“At the same time, the working environment has also been improved for those of us who previously did these heavy jobs manually,” says Berg.

Today, he oversees one of the robots working in door seal application, continually feeding his hungry colleague more lining.

“None of the old door lining assemblers can match us working with these robots when it comes to precision,” says Berg. “It’s almost a little scary.”

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• Scania Oskarshamn produces truck cabs for the whole of Scania’s European production output. The advanced process is divided up into five workshops: the press shop, the bodyworks workshop, the base-painting workshop, the paint shop and the assembly workshop.

• Every day some 160 tonnes of galvanised plate arrives at the press workshop on big, heavy rollers. Here it’s trimmed and pressed into close to 200 different articles.

• A cab consists of about 310 different metal plate items. The parts are welded together into sub-components which, in turn, are placed together to create the body of the cab.

• The body of the cab is painted, after which the interior and exterior is assembled.

• The completed and quality controlled cabs are delivered to Scania’s chassis workshops at Södertälje in Sweden, Zwolle in the Netherlands and Angers in France. There, the trucks undergo final assembly with engines, axles, gearboxes and other parts from Scania’s various component workshops.

The biggest of the 283 new cab-building robots weighs 2.4 tonnes, while the smallest is 250 kilograms.

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1968-1969 The LB80/110/ 140-series

A LIVING HERITAGE

Ups and downs put their marks on a company’s future, some leaving lasting impressions that become embedded in the corporate culture. Scania is mustering all of its expertise to make sure the latest truck range carries the brand hallmarks proudly into the 2020s.

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HE COMPANY SPENT its first decades searching for a viable strategy, but since the 1920s, the focus has been on heavy vehicles and strong customer relations. Operations have remained profitable ever since 1934.

After the war, Scania-Vabis stood prepared for international expansion. Newly recruited engineers would form the engineering backbone for the remainder of the century, with a reformulated strategy, state-of-the-art products and refurbished facilities – and a new company spirit that soon became embedded in the walls.

Advocating teamwork and ‘consensus’ decisions, the management introduced advanced analysis methods at the laboratory, started preparing for a modular product range and took advantage of international contacts in their innovation work. The twist “build what customers need, not what they want” implied that engineers were expected to understand customers’ operating conditions.

Another move to tighten customer bonds was to make the service organisation part of the feedback loop to R&D. During three decades, systems and components were harmonised in preparation for the fully-modularised GPRT-series in 1980. Modularisation is Scania’s way of broadening the customers’ choice; interfaces between components and systems are designed to maximise flexibility. This global product range paved the way for volume growth and expansion worldwide.

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By the late 1980s, the new management under Leif Östling (1989) outlined a new strategy for global expansion, and took radical action to come to terms with production.

The entire production system was reformed, involving leadership principles and an empowered workforce. This yielded a new company spirit with a set of strong core values – Customer first, Respect for the individual and Quality.

“Eliminating waste” became a catch phrase. Waste means unnecessary work, storage, material or time, as well as all forms of environmental pollution. In this way, continuously improving work processes became part of daily work.

This new company spirit was fundamental in pulling Scania through the financial crisis in 2008-2009. It now encompasses the entire company, including the dealer network.

EVER SINCE THE EARLY 1900s, the company’s engineers managed to stay abreast of international developments in engine technology.

Inspired by contacts with Magirus in Germany, Scania-Vabis’ first diesel engine (1936) was both lighter and smoother than competitors. And the direct-injection diesel technology (1949) developed in cooperation with Leyland in the UK, produced performance that was superior to the competition from the outset.

Convinced of a future need for more power, Scania

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1980 The GPRT-range

developed an engine the market didn’t know it needed – the Scania V8 in 1969 – which gave birth to Scania’s low-rev philosophy, principles now adopted by the entire industry.

From the 1990s, Scania’s cooperation with Cummins in the USA provided deep insights in combustion technology and engine management that proved instrumental for ­Scania’s pioneering efforts in emission control and alternative fuels in the 2000s. Scania now has the broadest platform of Euro 6 engines with the greatest flexibility in alternative fuels, and is known for its excellent fuel efficiency.

The Scania Technical Centre has industry-leading knowhow in vehicle engineering, powertrain technology and electronics. Scania is committed to improving transport 1995 The 4-series

2004 The R-series

efficiency by providing energy savings, alternative fuel solutions, and phasing in platooning, electrification and autonomous driving, for instance.

All electronics are developed in-house, and this sector is the most vivid in terms of innovations and patents, providing a flow of products, features and services that put Scania at the forefront in terms of connected vehicles, fleet management and associated services.

SCANIA-VABIS ALWAYS PUT PRIDE in the design of its

products. Post-war styling cues included a common radiator grille on trucks. Swedish designer Björn Karlström created the timeless 75-series (1958-1980), the Briton Lionel Sherrow styled the forward-control LB80/110-series (1968), Italian stylist Giorgio Giugiaro gave the GPRT-range (1980) contemporary flair, and the elegant 4-series was penned by Bertone.

Scania’s own studio is now responsible for all styling touches, e.g. the R-series (2004 and 2009), the New Streamline (2013) and the new truck generation (2016).

A profitable company can afford to maintain focus and patiently invest in its future. Backed by vitalising lessons learnt over a century and a quarter, Scania is launching its new truck generation, designed to take Scania and its customers into a future of more sustainable transport in the 2020s and 2030s.

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2016 The new truck generation

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POWERTRAIN FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

Scania’s injection system has been further improved to enhance combustion by allowing a greater liquid amount and a more evenly distributed fuel spray into the combustion chamber.

In Scania’s new truck generation, the news under the cab floor is as ­impressive as that above it. With the innovative powertrain improvements, fuel consumption is further reduced by three percent, ­significantly ­contributing to the overall savings of five percent.

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combustion chamber and new injectors. The generally higher working temperature and the fact that the oil cooling is thermostatic contribute to additional savings. The cooling fans – which in some cases have a greater diameter – are now directly driven without energy wasting upshifting. Thermostatic oil cooling saves fuel since the oil retains an optimum temperature, even at a lower power outlet and in low outdoor temperatures.

Moreover, Scania introduces a layshaft brake system as standard in automated Scania Opticruise gearboxes. Instead of, as in most conventional gearboxes, using synchro rings to synchronise the different speeds of the layshaft and main shaft in the gearbox during gearshifts, Scania uses a lay shaft brake when upshifting.

This is possible thanks to Scania’s approach with fully integrated powertrains and means that the shafts synchronise with each other significantly faster and that the next pinion – i.e. the next gear – can engage almost immediately.

Thanks to the lay shaft brake, Scania’s most popular long-haul truck gearbox shifts up a gear in 0.4 seconds, nearly halving gearshift time.

Not only is the actual gearshift time shorter but that also helps maintain turbo pressure.

Therefore, the vehicle will upshift into the next gear with greater power, while feeling smoother than before. This feature will lead to both better handling when driving under tough conditions and better performance in all types of road driving, including the actual starting torque.

“This technology is hassle-free, and it makes a big difference in driving experience and performance,” says Magnus Mackaldener, Head of Transmission Development.

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MINUTE NEWS IS BIG NEWS Imagine forcing a miniscule drop of .0004 litres of diesel with a pressure of 2,100 bar through ten holes of a fuel injector nozzle, each hole with a diameter of two-tenths of a millimetre or roughly 2–3 strands of human hair. That is precisely what the high pressure fuel injection system in Scania’s new truck generation does some 500–1,000 times per minute.

Increasing the injection rate combined with a greater flow helps to optimise combustion and thereby reduce fuel consumption.

Despite the unbelievably minute dimensions, the system has been further improved to allow a greater liquid amount and more evenly distributed fuel spray into the cylinder.

“To reach optimal engine efficiency, while considering fuel consumption, our primary objective when designing the new fuel injector was to be able to provide the exact amount of injected fuel at a faster rate, whilst maintaining exceptional reliability and durability,” says Stephen Conway, Head of Fuel Injector Performance. www.scania.com.au

SCANIA MAINTENANCE WITH FLEXIBLE PLANS Increased Profitability Maximise your Uptime 89%~

Tailored plan via Operating Data

5.7%~

1,550KMS~

Servicing when required

Scania Maintenance with Flexible Plans sets servicing timeframes to meet the precise needs of each truck, based on distance travelled, loads transported, the type of roads and driver efficiency. It can mean fewer or faster workshop visits, reducing downtime, boosting profitability.

Contact your local branch to find out how a Scania Total Transport Solution can work for your business.

VICTORIA Scania Campbellfield Tel: (03) 9217 3300 Scania Dandenong Tel: (03) 9217 3600 Scania Laverton Tel: (03) 9369 8666

SOUTH AUSTRALIA Scania Wingfield Tel: (08) 8406 0200 NEW SOUTH WALES Scania Prestons Tel: (02) 9825 7900

Scania Newcastle Tel: (02) 9825 7940

Scania Pinkenba Tel: (07) 3712 7900

K&J Trucks, Coffs Harbour Tel: (02) 6652 7218

Wideland, Toowoomba Tel: (07) 4633 1150

QUEENSLAND

RSC Diesels, Cairns Tel: (07) 4054 5440

Scania Richlands Tel: (07) 3712 8500

~ These figures are for illustrative purposes only and represent a snapshot of a Scania R620 6X4 prime mover travelling Melbourne to Adelaide on the 25/09/2017.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Scania Kewdale Tel: (08) 9360 8500

61 TONNE~