The journey
Travelling in a Scania motor truck with only 24 hp in 1909, five adventurers negotiated the uneven roads between the Swedish cities of Malmö and Stockholm - a route of almost 700 km. Here, at an average speed of 20 km/h, we follow their ordeal in words and pictures.
The journey
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In the rear view window
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What is it that makes Scania the successful company it is today and who are the people behind its products? On a journey through the past, we meet the managers, inventors and workers who have contributed to Scania's history.
The difference between being a truck driver today and a hundred years ago is enormous. Aside from purely technical developments, such as larger and more efficient vehicles featuring advanced communications systems, a driver's daily life is as comfortable
as an ordinary office job. At the beginning of the 20th century, truck drivers worked outdoors - there were no cabs at all. Roads were barely passable, and drivers mainly needed muscle power for loading and unloading as well as for manoeuvring their
trucks on the road.
One example of a much-needed skill among truck drivers today is knowledge of foreign languages. Transport services are becoming even more international, and so must truck drivers. Tomorrow's drivers will face additional challenges, but we can only guess
what these will consist of.
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