Scania News 2023

Scania won the German Telematics Awards 2024 and secured the top spot for the best driver management.

Scania has been awarded the “European Transport Award” in the category ”Electrified trucks” based on their sustainability aspects. According to the organiser, Huss-Verlag in Munich and the magazine “Transport”, Scania’s trucks excelled in environmental protection in combination with economic success and social responsibility. The jury consisted of five prominent members representing media, academia and federal authorities.

CST Logistica Trasporti deals with freight transport, in northern and central Italy, with food at room temperature and controlled temperature as a specialty. The constant renewal of their fleet gives greater efficiency and lower environmental impact, the latest addition being Scania gas trucks.

The shift towards a sustainable transport system requires that the value chain working together in one joint direction. At COP28, targeting a swift lockstep transition, Scania will call on transport buyers to drive change by using their spending power and policymakers to introduce effective incentives.

A crash test with a battery-electric vehicle, has been jointly performed by Scania and MAN. It shows a good example of a collaborative project within the TRATON GROUP. Now the journey continues as the initiative opens up for more synergies.

The year 2023 will go down in Scania's history as the year that electrification truly happened. A new battery cell co-developed with Northvolt that will last the truck’s lifetime, tests of Megawatt Charging System with ABB, and the Battery Assembly was set up adjacent to the Chassis Assembly. The latter had its greatest redesign since it was built in the 1960s, both the actual building and the people working there.

Experience the Power of Scania XT with a 60-Meter Concrete Pump – The Migliaccio Group's Story of Success and Innovation in Italy's Construction Industry. Discover how their Scania fleet, including the impressive 60-meter concrete pump, ensures reliability and efficiency in large-scale projects.

Anton ventures to China with the assignment to tap into the start-up ecosystem and cement long-term collaboration with the local market.

The new propulsion unit at the core of the new battery-electric bus platform promises to be the beating, emission-free heart of our buses for many years to come. In October, Scania will unveil its next generation battery-electric vehicle (BEV) bus platform at the Busworld trade fair in Brussels. It’s been a major project of many moving parts. One of the most significant of those is the updated electric propulsion unit (aka: electric powertrain).

Software engineer Naomi Anveden Hertzberg was one of the five software developers working on the world's first solar-powered truck project at Scania. She explains her work and shares her impressions of what she calls a unique and exciting experience.

Scania Ventures has entered into an exciting new partnership with Sting, one of the world’s best venture building companies. The partnership, initially for 12 months, will see Stockholm-based Sting provide venture team coaching, upskilling and general advisory resources to the Scania Ventures team.

Discover why Italian transport leader, Rigotto Tiziano, chooses Scania ProCare to uphold their unwavering commitment to professionalism and punctuality. With three decades of excellence in the industry, Rigotto relies on Scania ProCare's real-time monitoring and preventive maintenance to ensure maximum vehicle availability. Learn how this proactive approach reduces unplanned downtime, all while benefiting from five-year maintenance contracts that bring Scania's expertise directly to them.

Magnus Gustavsson is the System Architect working closely with Scania’s cutting-edge solar-powered truck prototype, with a focus on Voltage Class-B (VCB)-related and propulsion battery aspects. Gustavsson was one of only three hardware engineers in the small team that was attached to the groundbreaking project.

Chiocchetti introduces the first Scania hybrid waste collection truck to Italy's stunning northern mountains. Learn more about this family-run company, guided by strong environmental values, is making a positive impact in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. With a 60 km range and quick recharge options, they're ensuring top-notch service while preserving the picturesque landscapes of Dolomite passes and the Fassa and Fiemme valleys. Watch Chiocchetti in their mission to provide innovative, sustainable solutions to communities with the help of Scania's hybrid waste collection truck.

Discover Scania's cutting-edge battery assembly plant: located in Södertälje, Sweden, this state-of-the-art plant is a game-changer in electrified transport.

Explore Scania's groundbreaking endeavor to develop solar-powered trucks, generating electrical propulsion from onboard solar cells. Discover the agile teamwork and cutting-edge technologies that drive this imaginative initiative which holds the promise of a greener transport future.

Scania proudly participates in Stockholm Pride Parade in August every year, and colleagues around the world are involved in Pride activities. It’s a way to show support for the LGBTQI community, but also the tip of the iceberg on the work that is done with diversity and inclusion at the company on a daily basis.

To be Head of Production & Logistics comes naturally for an engineer like Marcus Holm, who not only applies his long experience in this field at Scania but also has the same curiosity to explore new technology and find out how things work at home.

Two Chinese truckers have caught on to the truck culture and made a 13 000 km journey from China to Europe in a Scania vehicle.

Specially adapted L-series battery-electric vehicle is one of 15 to be supplied to Singapore waste collection company ALBA W&H Smart City, and will help slash CO2 emissions in its daily operations.

Scania ProCare is a comprehensive service package that proactively prevents downtime.

Transport and road-work company WIKAB’s new Scania L 280 TMA-truck with Scania City Door is a low-entry truck perfectly suited for challenging traffic environments, with its safe and easy-to-access cab design.

The Italian specialist in rental gensets Bruno looks for new solutions to save CO2 and other dangerous emissions and is currently running a field test of a 13-litre DC13 engine of Scania´s newest platform, the second generation Scania Stage V engine for gensets.

Hybrid powertrain solutions offer the natural first step for electrifying marine operations – providing the benefits from both combustion engines and e-machines, using well proven hybrid technologies from our road vehicles.

The new Scania battery-electric truck comprises an L-series cab equipped with a box and tailgate to transport logistics cargo.

The new Industrial logistics and supply chain management company Sesé and Scania have put the first Spanish truck with a Duo Trailer concept, powered by renewable fuel into circulation.

Gökberk Nur finds working as a software engineer is more than coding. Communication skills play an important role and the interest in design, particularly for a front-end developer is an added advantage.

Scania’s new Heavy Planetary Gearbox equips the Scania Super engine for the toughest mining and off-road environments, combining higher torque management, lower fuel consumption and longer service life. Two of the development team take us behind the scenes.

The transport industry can benefit from rethinking transport and logistics operations, and the Scania Ventures Logistics team helps Scania’s customers prepare for a world of autonomous and electrified vehicles.

Out of 8,000 service technicians and parts experts from 70 countries, the team from Germany finished in first place and received the prize of EUR 50,000.

All new Scania vehicles sold from July 2024 will be totally compliant. Most of the required safety assistance technology is already well established in our vehicles today.

As Sweden’s Presidency of the European Union continues, Jennie Cato explains why Scania is pushing for less bureaucracy and more enabling factors to make the electrification of the heavy transport system happen quicker.

Scania P 25 with Kässbohrer body and trailer introduced to daily transports by German logistics specialist ARS Altmann Automobillogistik.

Tomas Rignérs team was assigned to make the dashboard, for the new cab generation. It included a new robust and safe table solution, on the passenger side, which Tomas started working on. And since 2016, his foldable magnesium table is railed into a collision-proof dashboard case, by Scania truck drivers on a daily basis.

At Scania, we often say that we are the leader in transforming the world of transport into a more sustainable one, but we can’t do it alone. With 124 existing gas trucks from Scania, Brazilian transport company Reiter Log ordered an additional 124 of the same kind. That makes them one of many customers that are choosing a sustainable way for their operations.

Scania is ramping-up in Södertälje for the world finals of the 2023 edition of Top Team – the world-wide competition celebrating workshop excellence and customer care.

At Scania in Latin America, diversity and inclusion is on the agenda in a similar way as it is for the rest of the organisation. However, a few people put a bit of extra effort in to making the best possible outcome for those who really need it.

Scania’s Power Solutions is one of our business areas that supplies engines and services in industries that demand highly reliable and heavy-duty components. Former trainee Amanda Claesson is Key Account Manager for one of our largest customers in this field.

As a global transport solutions provider, Scania has rolled out electric trucks and buses on four continents thus far. In August 2022, time had come for South African retail company Shoprite Group to pilot a heavy-duty electric truck as part of its fleet. And, thanks to a signage that absorb particles when exposed to light, it will also glow in the dark!

Participants will be gathering at the Women in Tech conference in Stockholm, Sweden on 23 March to advance girls and women in the technology sector. Representing us at the Scania booth is Blessy Perumal Chacko, Head of AI technologies.

Scania’s hybrid solution developed for industrial and marine purposes is a perfect fit for airport fire trucks (ARFF).Together with chassis manufacturer Titan Spezialfahrzeugbau GmbH, Albert Ziegler GmbH can now offer solutions that enables zero-emission drive in and around airports.

Scania has taken yet another step towards sustainable inbound transports with an electric Scania truck in operation on the logistics flow between Nykvarn and Södertälje, one of Scania’s first electrified inbound transports in Europe.

A true team player with zero connection to the transport industry to start with, and that has appreciated the not-so-great managers just as much as the good ones. For our Head of Communications and Sustainability Camilla Dewoon, the key is to understand and partner with the customer, and deliver.

As Service Manager at Scania’s People & Culture IT, Christina Crafoord has taken on a new role. Not just for her, but for a completely new position that hasn’t been available before.

Scania has delivered Norway's largest electric truck to the Verdalskalk limestone quarry in Verdal, Norway with a total weight of 66 tonnes.

The XLR8 network was launched in Södertälje in 2015 as an employee discussion forum about gender equality at work, but it has since grown to become a network that is an important voice in helping to create an inclusive workplace. Rebecca Ivemyr and Sofie Lundberg, from XLR8 explain more.

Scania’s Head of Mobility Solutions Gustaf Sundell figured out how important team work is to reach your ambitions when he repaired vintage cars back in the days. His interest for vehicles remained, and Scania appealed to him from the start. Now, he has left the old cars behind, and wants a strong Scania with the power to change in sync with our ecosystem.

Neste and Scania are piloting a digital solution that enables easy follow-up and verification of each truck's usage of renewable fuels. Combining data from Scania Fleet Management Portal enriched with Neste's fuel emission data, the solution provides Scania’s fleet management customers with accurate, up-to-date data.

The port of Santos outside São Paulo is the largest in Latin America, and connects over 600 ports in 125 countries.

You can’t have a favourite child, but you can have a favourite bus. Especially if it keeps you warm in-between intense training sessions and competitions in the snow. Just like the Scania bus used by Ski Team Sweden’s cross-country skiers.

Denmark’s first fully electric Scania 25L with combined crane and compactor construction for waste collection is now in use on the streets of Copenhagen, operated by global waste management company Urbaser. All the main components of the crane truck – chassis, crane and waste compactor – are electrically powered, and the crane can easily run for a full day on a single charge.

Polish haulier becomes first Scania customer to buy its truck online using new digital sales tool.