Road safety
30 December 2011 | No comments | Posted in: Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, The driver, Trucks
The driving position in a Scania cab can suit the tallest, smallest or heaviest driver. But what is the ideal position to reduce the load on the back, neck and shoulders? We have put together a driver’s guide to help you decide.
Tags: driver environment, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, Scania Driver Support, The driver
8 July 2011 | No comments | Posted in: Environment, Road safety, The driver
China has a high rate of fatal traffic accidents. The working conditions for professional drivers is one important reason for the country’s dismal road-safety figures. Scania’s focus on driver issues is particularly welcome as China works to change the situation.
Tags: china, driver environment, Driver sleepiness, Driver training, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions
5 July 2011 | 4 comments » | Posted in: Environment, Road safety
Driven by demands for longer service life, LED lighting is gaining ground in commercial vehicle applications. The advantages include lower energy use and a more stylish design.
Tags: design, energy consumption, Environment, Road safety, Technology, truck design, vehicle design
22 June 2011 | No comments | Posted in: Buses, Career, Events, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, The driver
This year’s Scania Southern Africa Driver of the Year Competition took place over three days at the famous Gerotek vehicle testing facility east of Tshwane, Pretoria.
Tags: Road safety, Sustainable transport
27 May 2011 | 3 comments » | Posted in: Environment, Events, Road safety, Uncategorized
The challenge is over. TSL driver Peter Röder was appointed the winner after two days on the road with a Scania R 480 Euro 6 truck. He completed the competition with an average fuel consumption of 25.4 litres/100 km covering a distance of 1,350 kilometres. Röder’s contender, Scania Transport Laboratory’s Hanna Fange, finished with 25.7 litres/100 km.
Tags: Euro 6, Fuel consumption, fuel economy, Fuel efficient driving, Road safety, sustainability, sustainable city, Sustainable transport
25 May 2011 | No comments | Posted in: Environment, Events, Road safety, The driver
A male veteran versus a young woman who started driving trucks four years ago. Meet the drivers taking part in the fuel efficiency duel between Scania Transport Laboratory and German haulier TSL.
Tags: Environment, Euro 6, Fuel consumption, fuel economy, Fuel efficient driving, Road safety, Scania Driver Support, Scania Euro 6, sustainability, The driver, truck driver
10 May 2011 | No comments | Posted in: Environment, Events, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, The driver
The world’s largest truck driver competition and training event, Scania Driver Competitions, tests drivers for the fifth year in 2012.
Tags: Driver training, Fuel consumption, Fuel efficient driving, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, The driver, truck driver, YETD, Young European Truck Driver
15 February 2011 | 1 comment | Posted in: Environment, Road safety, Services, The driver, Trucks
Scania Fleet Management enables transport companies to keep better track of vehicles and drivers, thereby improving the efficiency of their fleets.
Tags: Environment, Fleet management, Fuel consumption, fuel economy, Fuel efficient driving, Road safety, Scania Driver Training, Sustainable transport, The driver
19 November 2010 | No comments | Posted in: Events, Road safety, The driver
Guillermo Suarez, 30, won the Scania Driver Competitions Argentinean final on 12 November. The final attracted some 300 spectators.
Tags: Road safety, Scania Argentina, Scania Driver Competitions, Scania G 420
1 November 2010 | No comments | Posted in: Road safety, The driver, Trucks
Of China’s many million truck drivers, Yan Jun is the best. Last weekend he won the first-ever Chinese final in Scania Driver Competitions.
Tags: china, Road safety, Scania Driver Competitions, Scania trucks, Trucks
