Artur Sumbar from Polish Szczecin entered the Young European Truck Driver competition just for fun. He out-conquered his competitors in the Polish national final thus securing his place in the European final in Sweden on 8-9 October.
As Andreas Söderström knocked the second to last king for the day, he secured his ticket to the European final of the Young European Truck Driver 2010. His and the other drivers professional performance through the final kept the spectators on the stands.
Just as the fog left, eight quiet finalists showed up early Friday morning for the eco-driving part of the Swedish national final of Young European Truck Driver 2010. In the afternoon, the spectators affected the nerves during the manoeuvring part.
Since 2003, more than 100,000 drivers have participated in Scania Driver Competitions, essentially the world’s largest truck driver training event.
At last. Norwegian truck driver Stian Østby won the national final at his fourth attempt. His performance was followed by hundreds of spectators who also took the opportunity to test-drive the all-new Scania R 730.
In August, visitors to the Power Truck Show in Alahärmä, Finland’s largest trucking event, saw Finnish driver Tino Hyökki winning the competition.
Belgian and Dutch finalists battled it out in separate contests at the Truck Star Festival in Assen, the Netherlands. Twelve Belgian and twelve Dutch participants were put to the test, competing for tickets to the prestigious European final in Södertälje, Sweden.
Patrick Schilli won both a ticket to the European finals as well as a trip to the U.S. with his fiancée.
The Irish final in Scania’s Young European Truck Driver recently took place over two weekends. Driver Gabriel Warde, with a near flawless performance, was named the winner by an independent jury from the Irish Road Safety Association.
During the recent Dutch semi-final, one of the drivers who recently got his driving license scored an extraordinary 99 percent on the Scania Driver Support part of the Young European Truck Driver Competition.
