Hi Ian, I'm an Aussie retired Truck Driver and I've had a lot of experience with Volvo trucks and I can tell you that everything you've heard about them is 💯% true, they are one of the safest and most comfortable vehicles you'd ever want to drive, especially on Australian road's ( if you can call them road's 😂 ) you get out of them at the end of the day and you don't feel like you've done 10 round's with Mike Tyson, in my 40 year's driving trucks I've driven Mack's, Kenworths and most brands but Volvo and Scania are at the top of my list for there comfort and safety, shit, they are more comfortable than most car's on the road today, great video Ian as are all your videos. Cheers mate, greetings from Australia 🇦🇺👍😎✌️
We rode the same roads for nearly the same length of time and drove interstate Volvo's FH16 Globetrotter was the best truck I ever drove, pulling a B-double from Tully to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. American trucks didn't compare and should learn a lesson from Volvo
@@petehenderson5794 definitely, I agree 💯% you'd think they would of learnt from that, but no, I remember people would bag Volvo and Scania saying that they weren't real truck's 🤔 which I found really amusing, but who was laughing at the end of the day ?? Most of them had to backtrack just to find their kidneys and spine 😂 somewhere along one of our well maintained road's ( 🤣😜 ) : not: as I'm sure you can attest to. G,day to my fellow Truckie, that's one thing I miss in retirement is the comradery and all the fallen who paid the ultimate price doing what we loved doing.
The independent heating system it's almost mandatory for trucks, because in Europe is forbidden to keep your engine running while stationary during the shift break, in a parking lot for example, to keep your cabin heated or cooled, because the independent heater also incorporates a cooling system as well
@@ivanmaro664 Did you seriously not understand it was a joke? The clue should be the smiling emoji! And did you really just say compared, when you probably meant compare! 🤣
Oh wow, very proud moment. I work at Volvo Trucks Finland, and FH16 is our flagship model. It has 750hp, 3550nm 6-cylinder engine. Pretty beastly machine. 😌 Love your videos man, keep up the good content coming and greetings from Finland! 👍❤
You Said it all. Volvo is cheaper also now these days. THE only thing why People DO buy THE Scania is that IF they really want that V8 since Volvo never got in to it. Scania as you know came out with that V8 in 1969. Back in My trucking days THE late -70sh and Early -80sh I drove that ulkomaa linja as they say IF you driver Finland/ Sweden. Anyway, a Long story Short. That company that I drove for had only Volvo trucks back Then and I wanted to drive a truck ok THE Scania that had THE V8 so I knew in My own home town Vasa a truckng company that had only Scania 141/142 sh since THE owner was a big shot 😂 so anyway, I changed THE company got less pay, more work but I could drive THE V8. Now, looking back and thinking back I was so stupid Chang over from where I was in My own way THE #1 driver to be around THE #10th driver but I could drive that Scania that had THE V8. THE company with those Scanias was David Lundberg ok, THE owner is dead and THE company has been gone a Long Times already. And THE company with Them all Volvos is Axel Williamson company and they are Still in business 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Maybe, because of THE Volvos ❤😂
Independent heater is also a popular option for regular cars here in scandinavia. And for the last 10 - 15 years or so you can control them from your phone or car key.
Here in norway we have also used them in our boats since the idk 60ies i guess, ebersprachers and webasto's. It's obv plenty kold here at times and u dont want to freeze your balls off while fishing.
@@MrKveite1 I had a Eberspächer Heather in my old Beetle. Probably the only beetle owner in the district that newer had to scrape the inside of the Windows in the winter😂
The Volvo I Shift gearbox is in effect a computer controlled manual gearbox, hence no Park position. It has now been around for over 20 years and in recent years a dual clutch version has been introduced for smoother and faster gear changes, helping to improve efficiency. There is a video of a racing driver turned automotive tv presenter Tiff Needell taking a de restricted Dual Clutch FH around a race track. The aim to try and get a lap in faster than a hypercar gets round 2 laps.
This lady used to pull the blades for the wind turbines 100ft+ long. She's also been over to USA to drive but could get work in Canada and had to re sit her test in a manual. She finally got a job in USA and a outomatic. Within the last 10-15yrs trucks in Europe basically drive themselves and you had to special order a auto. Now it's rare to get a manual unless factory ordered.
The biggest wind turbine right now installed don't have 30 m/100ft blades, rather they have 90 m/300 ft! The ones to appear in the next future have 100 m long blades. This is at least in the Nordic countries. Not only off shore.
If you want the very slightest idea of how it was before... look up the old Top Gear episode where they just drove trucks around a test track... '600 revs that is all you have before you have to change gear... then you reach filth gear then someone cuts you up, slows down and you have to start all over again... one, one and a half...'
Fifth gear is ok to start driving with an empty truck. i usually started at low 3'rd gear with the splitter off and then you still have 13 gears to go as most semi trucks have 16 gears..@@Outside85
It's a strange feeling to hear both languages you know plus read the subtitles at the same time , I won't say from a certain moment my head started to hurt. And as usual, a nice video to watch Greetings from cold and warm Poland 👋
THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS ... IWONA!!!!!! This was her old truck FH460 but in your truck video with trucker Cassie I sent you in my comment the link for 2 Iwona FH16 750 new truck (where you can see also the remote control in use)!
That's exactly the cab im driving currently. They switched me over from a Next gen Scania V8, to a LNG Volvo. I was pissed at first, but i have to say that its growing on me. Much thanx to the interior!
I had an old volvo FM 480 that I loved morethan any mother could,but it had to go. Now I have a scania super and I gotta say it's just as good. As long as it's either a volvo or scania, I'm good. Mercedes and DAF can go to hell lol
11:50 "Webasto" is a brand of heating system. It uses the fuel of your truck and inject it in a separate and more efficient burner/heater It is near mandatory in our military vehicles here in EU !
Hey Wrocker! This is not an FH16 but the normal FH. The main difference is the engine choice. The FH comes with variations of Volvo's D13K 13L engine with up to 550hp (written 540 on the door), iShift as standard transmission and iShift Dual Clutch as an option. The FH16 is the contender to Scania's V8 engine choices, coming with variations of Volvo's D16K 16L engine with up to 750hp! Other differences include the Interieur styling (FH16 comes with a unique color combination) and exterior styling (a different front grill and exterior package 3 as standard, black headlight inserts as standard and some more..). The FH16 omes standard with iShift but the Dual Clutch option is not available due to the D16K's high torque. I'm driving a 2021 FH16 650 and I couldn't be happier. 2:10 The FH and FH16's seating position isn't actually that high for european long distance trucks. Trucks like the Actros or Scanias with the S-Cab even have an extra step to go up and don't even need an engine tunnel! 2:30 these aluminium step inserts are optional and they are very grippy. nice! 4:50 "drives like a luxury limosine" you know what? they actually do. i have a 8x2 rigid chassis on full air suspension and it glides like it's on clouds. amazing stuff! 7:00 heated or heated and ventilated seats are avalable to choose from 7:30 aaah, the iShift gearbox
Ashtrays is like optional extra in Europe, more often they are like cups and uses cup holder (there'snodesignatedspace as it used to be, for the Ashtray)
not anymore, at least not in europe. Most trucks don't BEEP BEEP anymore as it has been proven that the vast majority of people don't even notice a beep beep anymore simply because there are so many things now that beep for various different reasons. Most new trucks in Europe have white noise generators on the back of them that create this horrible loud staticky sound since that is notice more, a lot of work sites in europe won't even let you on if you have a beeper and not a noise generator now.
@@LarkspeedNL I was so confused when I heard that sound, for the first time. It took a me a couple seconds to realize it was our new wheelloader that was making an angry bird sound
When talking about Volvo, we have the gearbox assembly factory in my hometown. I have also worked at that factory for some years quite long ago! The factory is about two kilometres from my doorstep, so the commuting was nothing less than a 25 minutes walk... Very convenient.
As a former lorry delivery driver, the complexity available before options in the electronics are locked out (at time of sale/lease)for the driver is mindblowing. My favourite was the "code" that could tell you what part number was needed, so any issues easily fixed before delivery (but beware, as non-OEM parts would leave the lorry in limp mode!!) - and sometimes the remote engine mapping ( more power or better fuel efficiency settings set over mobile phone network. Some have programmable gear shifting eg press button at start up when empty & hit accelerator - takes you to cruising gear/speed as efficiently as possible, perhaps just 3 gears, or programme going through all gears for a regular pick-up on a hill! The amount of drivers not given vehicle specific training by the operator is frustrating, so new features rarely used!!
PS for a "dare", trying everything available, got 23mpg from FH16 unit when taking it to have some hydraulics fitted (200miles). I knew the buyer - he was happy with 2mpg (meant it was always fully loaded!!!
As for ashtrays, I don't think I've seen one in any car built after 2000 (I'm from Poland, for context). I was buying a new Skoda Fabia last year (it came 2 months ago and is amazing ^^) and an ashtray wasn't even an option. While checking the online configurator, I noticed that it was, however, available as an option for Skoda Superb.
With regard to ashtrays, no its the same all over europe too, since late 90s its not really a thing ( think anout it, you wont find ashtrays everwhere in a BMW in America and they don't redesign inyerior features just for America) On this case they haven't " designed" an ashtrey either, they designed cupholders then someone thought hey we will throw in a plastic cup with a lid which if they want could be an ashtray or if not hold small items in 😊 Great vid
Heavy vehicle automatic transmissions don't have a "Park" in the transmission due to the "fail safe" air brakes where if there's a brake failure in the service or parking brake the brakes come on unlike a car where you lose your brakes, that's why cars and small vans require a "Park" in their transmissions, to prevent roll away with a parking brake failure.
I think it's more for the fact that the clutch is power steered with air. Now, if there is an air leak and empties the system if on gear you can't start it and there for move it. The lack of P is that its not an automatic transmission, it is manual transmission operated by a robot. The city busses do/did have real automatic transmissions. I'm not so in to those 'cause I ride those very rarely.
@@markusylitalo8376 No heavy vehicle using air brakes has a "Park" regardless of they type of automatic transmission. A manual transmission truck shouldn't be parked in gear because you can get stuck if you run out of air overnight. An automatic manual or "robot manual" doesn't park in gear. Transmissions don't use "power steering" that's a different system for a different job.
its always fun to see the posetivety in your videos man. i live in a nothern europe really mountain heavy winter country and the fh16 volvos are propably the most common trucks over here, especially the 750, the normal spec here are 10 wheelers usually 6x4, the avarage weight of them loaded is from 97.000lbs to 108000lbs there are a few american trucks over here as well, people have imported them for fun. all from older peterbuilt and kenworths to more modern US volvos. i love the look of the american trucks, nothing looks like they do, but to me.. in my humble opinion i cant escape the feeling though that the european market trucks feel like they are decades more modern. i guess i can kinda say that if you have been driving japanese and american cars all your life and then sit in and drive a nice european premium brand car ( mercedes volvo and so on) thats how the trucks feel in comparison, they feel high tech and really thought out. they take less effort to drive in comparison to the us spec trucks i've seen they dont really feel smaller inside, or to put it better the work area of the driver feels more spaceous, but the sleeper part of the american trucks is enourmus in comparison
Regarding the ashtray, it depends on which country any specific car is meant to be shipped. I've been working at a Volkswagen/Skoda dealership for 11 years in Sweden, and when a new model is about to drop, they often send a preproduction car that goes around to all the dealers. Almost every car that's meant for Germany or the Czech Republic has a "smokers- kit," which is an ashtray with a lid to close and seal the smell of smoke. New VW-cars built for Sweden don't come with an ashtray very often, unless it's a commercial vehicle/van or an executive sedan, e.g., Skoda Superb or VW Passat/Arteon.
Haven't seen cigarette ashtrays in cars since the 90s in the UK. Remember them being on toilet roll holders in bathrooms too 😂 Try the Volvo Jean Claude van Damme advert!
The new new trucks u can put in your driver card and the seat and mirrors will remember you. Even the volume on the radio is the same as when u left. If there was another driver last day it doesn't matter everything will adjust to your settings
I drive a Volvo car and my previous car was also a Volvo, they were the first cars I've had that didn't have an ashtray/s, they both have 12v sockets - but that's all they are. They don't double as a cigarette lighter. I know Volvo major's on safety but I didn't realise that extended to trying to prevent lung cancer and emphysema. By the way, I'm not and never have been a smoker.
Webasto is also used for preheating the engine, and/or faster heating in the winter. Modern diesels are too efficient, just the engine won't provide enough waste heat for heating up the cabin, Webasto really helps with that. If it gets cold enough, you can't even maintain operating temperature without the Webasto running. In fact even with it running you might have trouble in some cars and vans.
I've driven a dozen Scanias and Volvos, and as cool as winding the window down and hearing that V8 on a Scania is... I'm still a Volvo guy. Ergonomic, comfy, pulls like a train.
@IWrocker There is also a very short video featuring a fast presentation of her truck features like a transfer ramp in trailer ruclips.net/video/fvQ9KWKLG94/видео.html Iwona was driving in the USA hauling oil sand and used to drive on Ice Road in Canada, then moved back to Poland and hauled oversized cargo - wind turbine blades mostly (moved over 100 of them). That is over 11 years behind the wheel. She is a Volvo Truck brand ambassador for Poland. Also, she is a proud owner of Barbie Shero. Now she is the owner of her truck and logistics company Imagination. There is also a webshop in which you can get some useful stuff for drivers - clothes, cabin accessories, etc. You can see most of those stuff in her channel. PS. Names are spelled quite well XD
My instruction vehicle was a reasonably recent Volvo (like 5 or 6 years old now). That thing was a beast. Bells and whistles like a luxury car. And powerful like a car. Of course we drove it half empty (there was a weight of concrete in the back). Perfect automatic gearbox (robotic gearbox because a real automatic gearbox would be to big for the truck). It drove so nice powerful but smooth, big but luxurious.
Medical Kits and a warning triangle are basically everywhere in the EU mandatory ... and you can get fined even if you have a medical kit but components of it are actually beyond their shelf life date... ;)
To be honest, when the temperature goes below -15°C (around 5°F) i didn't shut the engine of anymore. I once nearly freezed to death in Norwegian winter because of frozen (you got like ice crystals in the diesel when to cold) fuel in auxhaullery heating system. So when the engine runs, the returnfuel keeps some heat in the fueltanks. That being said; in Scandinavian countries they ad an adjutive to the fuel to prevent that, but the country i came from doesn't because we don't have harsh winters. But many companies don't want to use the scandinavian fuel because of costs
Ashtrays have become optional or completely unavailable lately here in Europe too. Many countries are thinking about banning smoking while driving, kinda with same idea as talking on phone without handsfree has been banned too for years now.
Most Aussie trucks run something called an Icepack. It's a small a/c usually mounted behind the cab and piped to the sleeper. It has an independent motor so you can fire that up and turn the truck engine off while you sleep.
@@herrakaarme there is an option for 2 extra 225Ah batteries that is only for "living quarters" that you should pick if you intend to stay several days in the truck waiting for a load without driving. If you have that option everything in the cab will run on those and you will always have fresh starting batteries.
I can personally guarantee these trucks are super comfortable to drive and ride in! Don't know how many hours and miles I've spent behind the wheel but enough to know...
Volvo are a very well respected name in the automotive industry. Whether it be cars, trucks, buses or coaches. They also make engines for boats. But the name generally suggests high standards and safety. In terms of their buses/coaches Volvo are the most popular in the world, and their engines are known to be the most powerful.
you should react to the high end MAN and Mercedes ... This Volvo was a mid range spec so you can imagine there's quite a difference with the high spec one . But you did get the feel of it as a whole
Take à look at Volvo FH16 750 Globetrotter XXL Longline and Scania S770 Longline extended cab for long distance trucking. I've had both of them and they are brilliant! 🤘🏼🇸🇪🤘🏼
Regarding ashtrays - here in Europe, in cars they're basically extinct, you might be able to specify it when ordering, but as standard equipment they're totally gone. Few people want them these days, smoking is not as common anymore as it used to be, it's seen as a filthy habit to smoke in your car and besides, 2nd hand value drops like a rock if the cabin interior is all smoked up and stinky. For trucks though, I'm not surprised to see them. Eastern European truck drivers in particular tend to smoke like friggin chimneys, not sure about Polish drivers in particular, but if you get down to the balkan countries, smoking is extremely heavy in general down there, and we have a lot of trucks and drivers from these countries driving up to Scandinavia, so ashtrays are probably mandatory equipment in those scenarios. :D
I drive a Volvo FH, mine is equipped with iParkCool option. Thats an airconditioning that runs of the batterys. It uses the same system ac the normal ac. It also can heat then it uses diesel. So you have heat and cooling with the engine off.
Yeah Volvo is hugely respected over in the eu I’ve never had a chance to get involved with their lorries but the cars are almost indestructible,… but you tend to pay big up front and on repairs if they ever actually need them
It is possible that you have parking in the gearbox, but in most of Europe it is a law that the parking brake is a separate system, so therefore there is no P on automatic gearboxes in Europe anymore. The gearbox also weighs less then
There are arguments about the space you get in a Cabover and a traditional long nose style. It depends on the design of the cabover, but many European brands will have a 2nd bed above the driver's seat, not just behind them, that's why they are so tall. Otherwise they use that space for storage, or perhaps even other features. I do like how longnoses typically have rather spacious beds, though. With European cabovers having a modest space behind the driver, and a smaller but still sleepable space above the driver, you can customize your cab in so many ways to include things like Mini Fridges, Microwaves, and all the other extras you'd want while still having enough space to store things (Most of the beds, for example, will lift to reveal storage space underneath, even the over-head beds have that). Obviously none of these features are exclusive to Cab-overs. I'm just pointing out that cabovers can and often do have enough space to fit all your favorite nick nacks and such.
In the UJ because we drive on the left a lot of companies retrofit a speaker to the indicator ,so apart from the camera coming on it yells .."Warning vehicle turning left ,them beeps and continues yelling till you cancel the indicator..most euro trucks have a sunroof..You should see if you can find a video of a american spec volvo
Scania 2-series had some adjustable too. There were a hand operated screw in the middle in the joint of the pole and steering wheel for adjusting the height. Then there were a pushing nob under the steering wheel on the pole for tilting the pole. Not as adjustable as now but something. And it was an option on Scania until 4-series.
The reason there is no "Park" is because it is an pneumatic automated manual transmission. There is no converter. So it is actually a manual with auto clutch and gearshift.
@@IWrockerThe Volvo I-Shift transmission is essentially a robotized manual transmission, and it's so efficient that it beats the "normal" manual transmission in every single aspect. Used to be a test driver for Volvo Trucks, have extensive experience from these. There was an effort to introduce the I-Shift in the USA but American truckers just refused to accept it, even though it's a lot more fuel efficient along with the excellent comfort etc.
In the past it was really hard working in a semitruck. Today it is a breeze to drive it. It always make me wonder if you take a truck like this back to the seventies or eighties how the drivers back then would respond to driving a spaceship like this. What would their reaction be?
My sister in law has a Volvo XC70 3.2 AWD Geartronic with 238 horse power I think (no, I know just looked it up on google hehe). Really expensive cars but so luxurious (maybe even more than Mercedes ? Don't know about that but at least as nice inside). My only comparison is a mercedes S-class that my father bought before he passed away (It was a dream of his)... but the price is largely over 100K euros (almost more than the truck) but yea you get luxury for that kind of money
The gearboxes in Volvo and Scania are indeed manual gearboxes. Simply explained, the cover of the gearbox has been replaced with solenoid valves that handle the shifting together with a computer. Volvo calls its gearbox I-Shift and Scania calls its gearbox Opticruse.
@@suomenpresidentti the volvo gearbox is unsynchronized "manual" dual clutch gearbox electronically controlled. so it reaps the benefits of a dual clutch manual shifting so fast you dont lose boost between gears, and in hilly terrain that comes more in handy than raw power figures at times
A note about the drive time only being 9 hours: Drive time and work time are separate here. You can drive for 9 hours (and extend it to 10, but let's not get into that, it's a mess, just like the rest of EU's rules) and you can work for 15 hours max. 60 hours is max per week, so the most common schedule is 12 hours, days a week, or 15 hours, 4 days a week. The reason is that the drive time is an EU thing and the work time is a Swedish thing and the two rules overlap and it becomes a big mess. You can work for 6 hours and then take a 30 min break (or split it into two 15 min breaks) and you can drive for 4.5 hours and then take a 45 min break (or 15 + 30 min), then continue again. Drive time is work time, but work time is not drive time. It was way better before the EU rules, when they were the same thing and you just had to take 30 min breaks after 6 hours of doing either. This is part of the reason why trucking school is 3 years long, on gymnasium level. Because the rules are complicated to hell. Don't even get me started on reduced weekend breaks etc.
Iam on my way in a few hours here in sweden. Sundsvall to Sala and back to Sundsvall, 9 hour trip. In a Volvo FH500 😅 Noo the parking brake is a separate button on the dashboard.
12:10 in Europe is separated heating system what need only 2,2 liters per hour fuel ( 0,58 US.gallon ) = no problem heat in winter over night cabin 30 hours ( 70 liter/ 18,5 gal fuel tank ) .
Im assuming the sunroof is more of a safety feature than a cool thing. I have seen a sticker in a tractor with a top hatch where it said you should always keep it open if you drove over a frozen lake in case you went through the ice for instance. In this case better safety if you somehow end up on the side.
If you've ever watched Ice Road Truckers you will know they get very worried if they get a engine breakdown in the middle of nowhere. No engine, no heat!
You said at the beginning that it was an FH16, well, it's not an FH16. It's an FH13. Why am I saying that ? FH being the model (F means basically that it's a cab-over, and H means high). And the numbers after that (13 or 16) is the engine size/type. On the side at 2:30, you can see it's a 460 HP Volvo, and, there's also no FH16 badge on front of the vehicle and just FH. 460 HP engines are D13 (basically the same engine they mount on Renault T range) engines, which are 13L inline 6 engines. These engines are ranged between whatever hp at the bottom to 540HP. And FH16 starts at 540 HP to 750 HP. Now, I don't think this Volvo has this type of engine, but there's some 13L engines that have Turbo Compound (don't ask me what the hell is this, I don't even know, but as far as I know, it means that you have more torque at low RPM and you have a consumption gain as well, if someone knows how this works, feel free to say)
Not only is the wheel tilt/telescopic, there are at least 2 tilt points, one for the steering column between the middle and bottom somewhere, and then again right up underneath the wheel. The transmission is an automated manual with dual clutches, so one gear engages before you run out in the other, making driving very seamless and keeping the loss of torque and power to a minimum. Contrary to standard tradition, the gearbox is in charge, rather than the engine, which is basically "on demand" for the gearbox.
The Dual Clutch has still to make its debut on the LNG, as well as on the FH16s. Only available on the D13K engine.The newer Volvo FH540s that we have at our company had Dual Clutch. Too bad they wanted to "turn green" and buy FH460LNG trucks instead. Only really good purchases they've done in the last couple years have been the Scania R580s. Volvo are better when it comes to reversing and when driving in tight spaces due to better transmission, but Scania have better engines, especially the V8s, and tend to be better to drive on the highway. Scania also feel like they have better steering for straight line driving as well, since there's more resistance in it. Some Volvos have had problems with their electric steering where it thinks you're always driving at walking pace so it will make steering too light to be stable on the highway. Like the steering of the newer Volvos though, where you can adjust how you want the steering to be. Hate the headlights, though, since when there's oncoming traffic, they tend to aim straight into the right had ditch and you'll easily miss signs and thus speed cameras. First hand experience on the last one. 75km/h in a 60 because I couldn't see the signs because the lights didn't go high enough.
Just 2 hours after you uploaded that video she uploaded one where she compares truck stops in europe and USA, you shiuld check it out as it can be quite shocking
8:00 actually our Citroen C1 has an automatic trans but with like a ''sequential'' way of shifting. Also we have no P in the C1 its just goes in N and then is turned off like the Volvo truck
Ashtrays & lighters might still come with a truck. The one I got 2 years ago didn't however. In some European countries it's illegal to smoke in the workplace, so this also includes truck cabins and even company-provided cars. I've heard stories of people being fined for it.
If smoking in commercial truck are illegal in some European countries, then what's the point of manufacturers still including ashtrays and lighters? Luckily of smokers (thought I hate the smell of cigarettes), they can legally smoke in their own cars.
@@automation7295 I mean I just think it's a standard design still because most countries still allow it. And also even if it's illegal it doesn't stop people, at least not my 'koleka' co-workers, from smoking in them anyways.
Independed heater or electric engine heater is a common option at motor vehicles in northern Europe. It would not surprise me if independent heater also is common in the northern USA and Canada aswell.
7:55 imagine the huge bolt you might neet to park a 40t (metric) rig just via the gear box LMAO The MAN TGM 26.420 I drove in my driving school had this camera as well. But at my practical exam I had to activate the camera manually and permanent b/c it is mandatory to check the clearence before activating the turn signal. Which is frankly not happening if the turn signal triggeres the camera ^^
Hi. Note, in this video she has the cheaper version of the seat. The one i have in my truck is fully electric with memory slots so you can quickly find exactly your position. Also, yes, the gearbox has no park position, you always park in Neutral. If you open the door without having activated the parking break, the truck does it automatically. I could make a short vid for you if you'd like
In Britain, you cannot use a horn after sunset through to sunrise so you need to be able to turn the reverse warning off. Smoking is not allowed now in any commercial vehicle. If you need a smoke you have to get out of the vehicle. Most of the features she shows you have been available for some years in most trucks. Our trucks are the same as European trucks, because we were in the EU, with the exception that our steering wheel is on the right.
Just a bugbear, Britain is part of europe... I know everyone uses "europe" as shorthand for "continental europe" but lots of people say/used to say "the continent" instead, which I think is much better. Using "europe" has made seemingly quite a few people (not you, of course) confused about what europe and EU is...
Who told you that, Gazer75? The cab is classed as a "work place". I know an owner driver who was taken to court for this. He argued that the truck was his and nobody else would ever be in the cab.
Smoke-free Regulations 2006 class the cab of any work vehicle as being a workplace. This includes vans, buses & taxis. You are required to display a "no smoking" sign by law. I was HGV Driver for 35 years and I think it's a stupid law when you're going to be the only person in that cab ever, as most insurance companies don't cover passengers anyway, but law it is.
Ashtrays, virtually gone in cars in Australia - lighter replaced by 12 volt charger etc. Most rental cars are non-smoking - with a hefty fee, if the rental company has to get rid of the smell.
Ashtrays are also becoming less common here in Europe. Honestly I see this as a bad thing, there are still a fair number of drivers that do smoke and by removing the ashtray from cars you are simply promoting them rolling down the window and flicking their ashes and cigarette butts out of the window and increasing the risk of fires being caused by this. Not to mention that the ashtray is useful for storage as well. I don't smoke and my car, Citroen C2 VTR 1.6, doesn't have an ashtray but I wish it did as it would be a great place to toss small change to be used for parking. It also doesn't have a cigarette lighter, instead there is a 12v power socket where the cigarette lighter would have been.
4:50 you can hold steering wheel by thigh. You can eat or something both hands. For example on highway. And also Iam not saying that Iam doin it, for sure xD
Hi Ian, I'm an Aussie retired Truck Driver and I've had a lot of experience with Volvo trucks and I can tell you that everything you've heard about them is 💯% true, they are one of the safest and most comfortable vehicles you'd ever want to drive, especially on Australian road's ( if you can call them road's 😂 ) you get out of them at the end of the day and you don't feel like you've done 10 round's with Mike Tyson, in my 40 year's driving trucks I've driven Mack's, Kenworths and most brands but Volvo and Scania are at the top of my list for there comfort and safety, shit, they are more comfortable than most car's on the road today, great video Ian as are all your videos.
Cheers mate, greetings from Australia 🇦🇺👍😎✌️
We rode the same roads for nearly the same length of time and drove interstate Volvo's FH16 Globetrotter was the best truck I ever drove, pulling a B-double from Tully to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. American trucks didn't compare and should learn a lesson from Volvo
@@petehenderson5794 definitely, I agree 💯% you'd think they would of learnt from that, but no, I remember people would bag Volvo and Scania saying that they weren't real truck's 🤔 which I found really amusing, but who was laughing at the end of the day ?? Most of them had to backtrack just to find their kidneys and spine 😂 somewhere along one of our well maintained road's ( 🤣😜 ) : not: as I'm sure you can attest to. G,day to my fellow Truckie, that's one thing I miss in retirement is the comradery and all the fallen who paid the ultimate price doing what we loved doing.
@@aussiecoop.5399 Being retired as well, I find I still dream about the road, sucks, I miss it
Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, and for safety they did not take patent so everyone could make safer cars as well
Had Volvo patented it they wouldn't be owned by Chinese.
Murica still in the stone age Running a 16 liter engine to keep the cab warm..
Yes indeedy that's exactly what Volvo did😊
i belive they did patent it but made the Patent free. so anyone can use it without charge. just no one can claim it.
@@rasmusf5615 yes it was just so no1 else could patent it then stop others using it, hope that makes sense lol
The independent heating system it's almost mandatory for trucks, because in Europe is forbidden to keep your engine running while stationary during the shift break, in a parking lot for example, to keep your cabin heated or cooled, because the independent heater also incorporates a cooling system as well
Which is strange as the Webasto runs on diesel? 😃
@@js0988 Did you really just compared webasto heater with 16L diesel engine ?
@@ivanmaro664 Did you seriously not understand it was a joke? The clue should be the smiling emoji! And did you really just say compared, when you probably meant compare! 🤣
@@js0988 Webasto is just the brand of the heater... The ones installed on the trucks are powered by the battery itself
@@lowrangemaniac5326 Sigh, no. It uses a Webasto ThermoPro 90 24V basic which runs on diesel and the consumption at full power(9.1kw) is 1.1l/h.
Oh wow, very proud moment. I work at Volvo Trucks Finland, and FH16 is our flagship model. It has 750hp, 3550nm 6-cylinder engine. Pretty beastly machine. 😌 Love your videos man, keep up the good content coming and greetings from Finland! 👍❤
You Said it all. Volvo is cheaper also now these days. THE only thing why People DO buy THE Scania is that IF they really want that V8 since Volvo never got in to it. Scania as you know came out with that V8 in 1969. Back in My trucking days THE late -70sh and Early -80sh I drove that ulkomaa linja as they say IF you driver Finland/ Sweden. Anyway, a Long story Short. That company that I drove for had only Volvo trucks back Then and I wanted to drive a truck ok THE Scania that had THE V8 so I knew in My own home town Vasa a truckng company that had only Scania 141/142 sh since THE owner was a big shot 😂 so anyway, I changed THE company got less pay, more work but I could drive THE V8. Now, looking back and thinking back I was so stupid Chang over from where I was in My own way THE #1 driver to be around THE #10th driver but I could drive that Scania that had THE V8. THE company with those Scanias was David Lundberg ok, THE owner is dead and THE company has been gone a Long Times already. And THE company with Them all Volvos is Axel Williamson company and they are Still in business 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Maybe, because of THE Volvos ❤😂
She did specialized transport before getting her own truck, like wind turbine blades, really worth checking out
Wow, my language! I don't need subtitles ;D
I can confirm that most of the subtitles were well done. It was a good video I must say.
Thanks!
Independent heater is also a popular option for regular cars here in scandinavia. And for the last 10 - 15 years or so you can control them from your phone or car key.
No it´s not common with ashtrays anymore and the lighter is optional but you still get the 12 socket as a utility.
My Volvo V40 has it, it’s an awesome feature 👍
Here in norway we have also used them in our boats since the idk 60ies i guess, ebersprachers and webasto's. It's obv plenty kold here at times and u dont want to freeze your balls off while fishing.
@@MrKveite1 I had a Eberspächer Heather in my old Beetle. Probably the only beetle owner in the district that newer had to scrape the inside of the Windows in the winter😂
yep they where great even if they chewed some xtra gas :)
@@JoriDiculous
The Volvo I Shift gearbox is in effect a computer controlled manual gearbox, hence no Park position.
It has now been around for over 20 years and in recent years a dual clutch version has been introduced for smoother and faster gear changes, helping to improve efficiency.
There is a video of a racing driver turned automotive tv presenter Tiff Needell taking a de restricted Dual Clutch FH around a race track. The aim to try and get a lap in faster than a hypercar gets round 2 laps.
This lady used to pull the blades for the wind turbines 100ft+ long. She's also been over to USA to drive but could get work in Canada and had to re sit her test in a manual. She finally got a job in USA and a outomatic. Within the last 10-15yrs trucks in Europe basically drive themselves and you had to special order a auto. Now it's rare to get a manual unless factory ordered.
The biggest wind turbine right now installed don't have 30 m/100ft blades, rather they have 90 m/300 ft! The ones to appear in the next future have 100 m long blades. This is at least in the Nordic countries. Not only off shore.
If you want the very slightest idea of how it was before... look up the old Top Gear episode where they just drove trucks around a test track... '600 revs that is all you have before you have to change gear... then you reach filth gear then someone cuts you up, slows down and you have to start all over again... one, one and a half...'
Fifth gear is ok to start driving with an empty truck. i usually started at low 3'rd gear with the splitter off and then you still have 13 gears to go as most semi trucks have 16 gears..@@Outside85
It's a strange feeling to hear both languages you know plus read the subtitles at the same time , I won't say from a certain moment my head started to hurt. And as usual, a nice video to watch
Greetings from cold and warm Poland 👋
THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS ... IWONA!!!!!!
This was her old truck FH460 but in your truck video with trucker Cassie I sent you in my comment the link for 2 Iwona FH16 750 new truck (where you can see also the remote control in use)!
Wow our polish Truck Girl, Iwona Blecharczyk.
That's exactly the cab im driving currently.
They switched me over from a Next gen Scania V8, to a LNG Volvo.
I was pissed at first, but i have to say that its growing on me.
Much thanx to the interior!
I had an old volvo FM 480 that I loved morethan any mother could,but it had to go.
Now I have a scania super and I gotta say it's just as good. As long as it's either a volvo or scania, I'm good.
Mercedes and DAF can go to hell lol
11:50 "Webasto" is a brand of heating system. It uses the fuel of your truck and inject it in a separate and more efficient burner/heater
It is near mandatory in our military vehicles here in EU !
Yes "Eberspächer" is the other brand.
@@PropperNaughtyGeezer ACU is on the military Equipment
Webasto is a brand that makes more than just heating systems
Hey Wrocker! This is not an FH16 but the normal FH. The main difference is the engine choice. The FH comes with variations of Volvo's D13K 13L engine with up to 550hp (written 540 on the door), iShift as standard transmission and iShift Dual Clutch as an option. The FH16 is the contender to Scania's V8 engine choices, coming with variations of Volvo's D16K 16L engine with up to 750hp! Other differences include the Interieur styling (FH16 comes with a unique color combination) and exterior styling (a different front grill and exterior package 3 as standard, black headlight inserts as standard and some more..). The FH16 omes standard with iShift but the Dual Clutch option is not available due to the D16K's high torque. I'm driving a 2021 FH16 650 and I couldn't be happier.
2:10 The FH and FH16's seating position isn't actually that high for european long distance trucks. Trucks like the Actros or Scanias with the S-Cab even have an extra step to go up and don't even need an engine tunnel!
2:30 these aluminium step inserts are optional and they are very grippy. nice!
4:50 "drives like a luxury limosine" you know what? they actually do. i have a 8x2 rigid chassis on full air suspension and it glides like it's on clouds. amazing stuff!
7:00 heated or heated and ventilated seats are avalable to choose from
7:30 aaah, the iShift gearbox
Ashtrays is like optional extra in Europe, more often they are like cups and uses cup holder (there'snodesignatedspace as it used to be, for the Ashtray)
the "rear horn" is ,making the truck loud BEEP BEEP when driving backwards
not anymore, at least not in europe. Most trucks don't BEEP BEEP anymore as it has been proven that the vast majority of people don't even notice a beep beep anymore simply because there are so many things now that beep for various different reasons.
Most new trucks in Europe have white noise generators on the back of them that create this horrible loud staticky sound since that is notice more, a lot of work sites in europe won't even let you on if you have a beeper and not a noise generator now.
@@LarkspeedNL I was so confused when I heard that sound, for the first time.
It took a me a couple seconds to realize it was our new wheelloader that was making an angry bird sound
I love it how she's so child like full of enthusiasm. Intelligent investment.
I can tell that Iwona now got a new truck. She just received from volvo Poland a Volvo FH16 750 8 x 4 tractor. Check out her channel
When talking about Volvo, we have the gearbox assembly factory in my hometown. I have also worked at that factory for some years quite long ago! The factory is about two kilometres from my doorstep, so the commuting was nothing less than a 25 minutes walk... Very convenient.
Nice! I work at the engine plant :)
As a former lorry delivery driver, the complexity available before options in the electronics are locked out (at time of sale/lease)for the driver is mindblowing. My favourite was the "code" that could tell you what part number was needed, so any issues easily fixed before delivery (but beware, as non-OEM parts would leave the lorry in limp mode!!) - and sometimes the remote engine mapping ( more power or better fuel efficiency settings set over mobile phone network. Some have programmable gear shifting eg press button at start up when empty & hit accelerator - takes you to cruising gear/speed as efficiently as possible, perhaps just 3 gears, or programme going through all gears for a regular pick-up on a hill! The amount of drivers not given vehicle specific training by the operator is frustrating, so new features rarely used!!
PS for a "dare", trying everything available, got 23mpg from FH16 unit when taking it to have some hydraulics fitted (200miles). I knew the buyer - he was happy with 2mpg (meant it was always fully loaded!!!
What a beauty and Volvo is a first class truck too. ^^
As for ashtrays, I don't think I've seen one in any car built after 2000 (I'm from Poland, for context). I was buying a new Skoda Fabia last year (it came 2 months ago and is amazing ^^) and an ashtray wasn't even an option. While checking the online configurator, I noticed that it was, however, available as an option for Skoda Superb.
I know at least mazda and volvo have ashtrays to 2008 and probably longer
With regard to ashtrays, no its the same all over europe too, since late 90s its not really a thing ( think anout it, you wont find ashtrays everwhere in a BMW in America and they don't redesign inyerior features just for America) On this case they haven't " designed" an ashtrey either, they designed cupholders then someone thought hey we will throw in a plastic cup with a lid which if they want could be an ashtray or if not hold small items in 😊 Great vid
Heavy vehicle automatic transmissions don't have a "Park" in the transmission due to the "fail safe" air brakes where if there's a brake failure in the service or parking brake the brakes come on unlike a car where you lose your brakes, that's why cars and small vans require a "Park" in their transmissions, to prevent roll away with a parking brake failure.
I think it's more for the fact that the clutch is power steered with air. Now, if there is an air leak and empties the system if on gear you can't start it and there for move it. The lack of P is that its not an automatic transmission, it is manual transmission operated by a robot. The city busses do/did have real automatic transmissions. I'm not so in to those 'cause I ride those very rarely.
@@markusylitalo8376 No heavy vehicle using air brakes has a "Park" regardless of they type of automatic transmission. A manual transmission truck shouldn't be parked in gear because you can get stuck if you run out of air overnight. An automatic manual or "robot manual" doesn't park in gear. Transmissions don't use "power steering" that's a different system for a different job.
its always fun to see the posetivety in your videos man. i live in a nothern europe really mountain heavy winter country and the fh16 volvos are propably the most common trucks over here, especially the 750, the normal spec here are 10 wheelers usually 6x4, the avarage weight of them loaded is from 97.000lbs to 108000lbs
there are a few american trucks over here as well, people have imported them for fun. all from older peterbuilt and kenworths to more modern US volvos. i love the look of the american trucks, nothing looks like they do, but to me.. in my humble opinion i cant escape the feeling though that the european market trucks feel like they are decades more modern. i guess i can kinda say that if you have been driving japanese and american cars all your life and then sit in and drive a nice european premium brand car ( mercedes volvo and so on) thats how the trucks feel in comparison, they feel high tech and really thought out. they take less effort to drive
in comparison to the us spec trucks i've seen they dont really feel smaller inside, or to put it better the work area of the driver feels more spaceous, but the sleeper part of the american trucks is enourmus in comparison
Cool i drove this truck over 6 years Austria-Switzerland-Italy-Germany !!!🥰🥰🥰
Poles, Poland, one of my new favorite european country/ppl. You guys are the best in today's crisis, thank you:)
Regarding the ashtray, it depends on which country any specific car is meant to be shipped.
I've been working at a Volkswagen/Skoda dealership for 11 years in Sweden, and when a new model is about to drop, they often send a preproduction car that goes around to all the dealers. Almost every car that's meant for Germany or the Czech Republic has a "smokers- kit," which is an ashtray with a lid to close and seal the smell of smoke.
New VW-cars built for Sweden don't come with an ashtray very often, unless it's a commercial vehicle/van or an executive sedan, e.g., Skoda Superb or VW Passat/Arteon.
Haven't seen cigarette ashtrays in cars since the 90s in the UK.
Remember them being on toilet roll holders in bathrooms too 😂
Try the Volvo Jean Claude van Damme advert!
Once a Trabant ashtray was full you got rid of it and bought a new one
@@richardwest6358 trabant cost less than the pack of smokes. lol
In Europe ashtrays are an option you have to pay for if you want them. most frequently they are placed in one of the cupholders.
The new new trucks u can put in your driver card and the seat and mirrors will remember you. Even the volume on the radio is the same as when u left. If there was another driver last day it doesn't matter everything will adjust to your settings
I drive a Volvo car and my previous car was also a Volvo, they were the first cars I've had that didn't have an ashtray/s, they both have 12v sockets - but that's all they are. They don't double as a cigarette lighter. I know Volvo major's on safety but I didn't realise that extended to trying to prevent lung cancer and emphysema. By the way, I'm not and never have been a smoker.
Also related to not dropping a cigg lighter in your lap while driving :)
Webasto is also used for preheating the engine, and/or faster heating in the winter.
Modern diesels are too efficient, just the engine won't provide enough waste heat for heating up the cabin, Webasto really helps with that.
If it gets cold enough, you can't even maintain operating temperature without the Webasto running. In fact even with it running you might have trouble in some cars and vans.
I've driven a dozen Scanias and Volvos, and as cool as winding the window down and hearing that V8 on a Scania is... I'm still a Volvo guy. Ergonomic, comfy, pulls like a train.
One of the best. I remember that film with Sylvester Stallone staring, he must win an armwhrestling tournament. The price was money and a Volvo truck
@IWrocker There is also a very short video featuring a fast presentation of her truck features like a transfer ramp in trailer ruclips.net/video/fvQ9KWKLG94/видео.html
Iwona was driving in the USA hauling oil sand and used to drive on Ice Road in Canada, then moved back to Poland and hauled oversized cargo - wind turbine blades mostly (moved over 100 of them). That is over 11 years behind the wheel. She is a Volvo Truck brand ambassador for Poland. Also, she is a proud owner of Barbie Shero.
Now she is the owner of her truck and logistics company Imagination. There is also a webshop in which you can get some useful stuff for drivers - clothes, cabin accessories, etc.
You can see most of those stuff in her channel.
PS. Names are spelled quite well XD
My instruction vehicle was a reasonably recent Volvo (like 5 or 6 years old now).
That thing was a beast.
Bells and whistles like a luxury car.
And powerful like a car.
Of course we drove it half empty (there was a weight of concrete in the back).
Perfect automatic gearbox (robotic gearbox because a real automatic gearbox would be to big for the truck).
It drove so nice powerful but smooth, big but luxurious.
Medical Kits and a warning triangle are basically everywhere in the EU mandatory ... and you can get fined even if you have a medical kit but components of it are actually beyond their shelf life date... ;)
Yup. It is good to have it in top shape for yourself, and they last forever in most brands. Not an issue really.
To be honest, when the temperature goes below -15°C (around 5°F) i didn't shut the engine of anymore. I once nearly freezed to death in Norwegian winter because of frozen (you got like ice crystals in the diesel when to cold) fuel in auxhaullery heating system. So when the engine runs, the returnfuel keeps some heat in the fueltanks. That being said; in Scandinavian countries they ad an adjutive to the fuel to prevent that, but the country i came from doesn't because we don't have harsh winters. But many companies don't want to use the scandinavian fuel because of costs
Most old and all new trucks have a retader, which is a oil bramkę on the gearbox that saves the brakes on long or steep descents.
Ashtrays have become optional or completely unavailable lately here in Europe too. Many countries are thinking about banning smoking while driving, kinda with same idea as talking on phone without handsfree has been banned too for years now.
Most Aussie trucks run something called an Icepack. It's a small a/c usually mounted behind the cab and piped to the sleeper. It has an independent motor so you can fire that up and turn the truck engine off while you sleep.
Volvo has the "I-park Cool" electric ac unit that is dead silent. No engine needed to cool the truck while sleeping.
@@fredrikalfson1541 AC uses quite a lot of power, so do you need to install extra batteries for it?
@@herrakaarme there is an option for 2 extra 225Ah batteries that is only for "living quarters" that you should pick if you intend to stay several days in the truck waiting for a load without driving. If you have that option everything in the cab will run on those and you will always have fresh starting batteries.
I can personally guarantee these trucks are super comfortable to drive and ride in!
Don't know how many hours and miles I've spent behind the wheel but enough to know...
Volvo are a very well respected name in the automotive industry.
Whether it be cars, trucks, buses or coaches.
They also make engines for boats.
But the name generally suggests high standards and safety.
In terms of their buses/coaches Volvo are the most popular in the world, and their engines are known to be the most powerful.
Should see inside the cab of an Aussie Road Train ,home away from home.
you should react to the high end MAN and Mercedes ... This Volvo was a mid range spec so you can imagine there's quite a difference with the high spec one . But you did get the feel of it as a whole
I have just been issued a new Volvo FH16 540 and yes they are awesome. the drivers seat is higher than me and I am 6ft 2
Independent heater is a diesel powered night heater, some also have AC not run off the engine
Take à look at Volvo FH16 750 Globetrotter XXL Longline and Scania S770 Longline extended cab for long distance trucking. I've had both of them and they are brilliant! 🤘🏼🇸🇪🤘🏼
Regarding ashtrays - here in Europe, in cars they're basically extinct, you might be able to specify it when ordering, but as standard equipment they're totally gone. Few people want them these days, smoking is not as common anymore as it used to be, it's seen as a filthy habit to smoke in your car and besides, 2nd hand value drops like a rock if the cabin interior is all smoked up and stinky.
For trucks though, I'm not surprised to see them. Eastern European truck drivers in particular tend to smoke like friggin chimneys, not sure about Polish drivers in particular, but if you get down to the balkan countries, smoking is extremely heavy in general down there, and we have a lot of trucks and drivers from these countries driving up to Scandinavia, so ashtrays are probably mandatory equipment in those scenarios. :D
Volvo get the cool factor from me. 🤠👌
I drive a Volvo FH, mine is equipped with iParkCool option. Thats an airconditioning that runs of the batterys. It uses the same system ac the normal ac. It also can heat then it uses diesel. So you have heat and cooling with the engine off.
That rear horn is the back-up warning. It beeps when you reverse.
Yeah Volvo is hugely respected over in the eu I’ve never had a chance to get involved with their lorries but the cars are almost indestructible,… but you tend to pay big up front and on repairs if they ever actually need them
As a Polish person I need to like anything that is related to anything that was made by Polish person on the internet.
I noticed that he speaks Polish after 3-4 minutes, even though I'm Polish xD
It is possible that you have parking in the gearbox, but in most of Europe it is a law that the parking brake is a separate system, so therefore there is no P on automatic gearboxes in Europe anymore.
The gearbox also weighs less then
0":54 not only raining but out side of Poland is 4 month snow and ice too . Yes Poland is that north then Canadan south regions.
There are arguments about the space you get in a Cabover and a traditional long nose style. It depends on the design of the cabover, but many European brands will have a 2nd bed above the driver's seat, not just behind them, that's why they are so tall. Otherwise they use that space for storage, or perhaps even other features. I do like how longnoses typically have rather spacious beds, though. With European cabovers having a modest space behind the driver, and a smaller but still sleepable space above the driver, you can customize your cab in so many ways to include things like Mini Fridges, Microwaves, and all the other extras you'd want while still having enough space to store things (Most of the beds, for example, will lift to reveal storage space underneath, even the over-head beds have that).
Obviously none of these features are exclusive to Cab-overs. I'm just pointing out that cabovers can and often do have enough space to fit all your favorite nick nacks and such.
That horn button. Some countries require that a truck has to have a loud beep while reversing. This button turns that beep on and off.
In the UJ because we drive on the left a lot of companies retrofit a speaker to the indicator ,so apart from the camera coming on it yells .."Warning vehicle turning left ,them beeps and continues yelling till you cancel the indicator..most euro trucks have a sunroof..You should see if you can find a video of a american spec volvo
Volvo introduced adjustable steering wheel on the F series. My fathers F12 from 1986 had that :-)
Scania 2-series had some adjustable too. There were a hand operated screw in the middle in the joint of the pole and steering wheel for adjusting the height. Then there were a pushing nob under the steering wheel on the pole for tilting the pole. Not as adjustable as now but something. And it was an option on Scania until 4-series.
The reason there is no "Park" is because it is an pneumatic automated manual transmission. There is no converter. So it is actually a manual with auto clutch and gearshift.
That’s right, I actually learned that a few months ago and didn’t remember in that moment. Great explanation
@@IWrockerThe Volvo I-Shift transmission is essentially a robotized manual transmission, and it's so efficient that it beats the "normal" manual transmission in every single aspect.
Used to be a test driver for Volvo Trucks, have extensive experience from these. There was an effort to introduce the I-Shift in the USA but American truckers just refused to accept it, even though it's a lot more fuel efficient along with the excellent comfort etc.
In the past it was really hard working in a semitruck. Today it is a breeze to drive it. It always make me wonder if you take a truck like this back to the seventies or eighties how the drivers back then would respond to driving a spaceship like this. What would their reaction be?
the road networks were simple back then
And this *Bertus Dasselaar Daf gefilmd in Midden oosten*
"That's a girls truck, withe servo everything and creature comforts. That's not for a real man!"
@@darkiee69 What girls truck?
@@darkiee69 You think truckers from then would reject this new truck?
My sister in law has a Volvo XC70 3.2 AWD Geartronic with 238 horse power I think (no, I know just looked it up on google hehe). Really expensive cars but so luxurious (maybe even more than Mercedes ? Don't know about that but at least as nice inside). My only comparison is a mercedes S-class that my father bought before he passed away (It was a dream of his)... but the price is largely over 100K euros (almost more than the truck) but yea you get luxury for that kind of money
the ashtray is a standard in europe. Amazing vids ❤
The gearboxes in Volvo and Scania are indeed manual gearboxes.
Simply explained, the cover of the gearbox has been replaced with solenoid valves that handle the shifting together with a computer.
Volvo calls its gearbox I-Shift and Scania calls its gearbox Opticruse.
Just like a classic toyota robot car shifter then.
@@suomenpresidentti the volvo gearbox is unsynchronized "manual" dual clutch gearbox electronically controlled. so it reaps the benefits of a dual clutch manual shifting so fast you dont lose boost between gears, and in hilly terrain that comes more in handy than raw power figures at times
I'm no truck driver either but the Volvo is great. I'd drive that.
my mate had a scania it was like driving around in your loungeroom
That's not a FH16 that's a FH 460 13l engine whit 460hp. FH16 is the flagship whit up to 750hp engines.
My apologies, thanks for the correction 🎉
A note about the drive time only being 9 hours:
Drive time and work time are separate here. You can drive for 9 hours (and extend it to 10, but let's not get into that, it's a mess, just like the rest of EU's rules)
and you can work for 15 hours max. 60 hours is max per week, so the most common schedule is 12 hours, days a week, or 15 hours, 4 days a week.
The reason is that the drive time is an EU thing and the work time is a Swedish thing and the two rules overlap and it becomes a big mess.
You can work for 6 hours and then take a 30 min break (or split it into two 15 min breaks) and you can drive for 4.5 hours and then take a 45 min break (or 15 + 30 min),
then continue again. Drive time is work time, but work time is not drive time.
It was way better before the EU rules, when they were the same thing and you just had to take 30 min breaks after 6 hours of doing either.
This is part of the reason why trucking school is 3 years long, on gymnasium level. Because the rules are complicated to hell. Don't even get me started on reduced weekend breaks etc.
Iam on my way in a few hours here in sweden. Sundsvall to Sala and back to Sundsvall, 9 hour trip. In a Volvo FH500 😅 Noo the parking brake is a separate button on the dashboard.
12:10 in Europe is separated heating system what need only 2,2 liters per hour fuel ( 0,58 US.gallon ) = no problem heat in winter over night cabin 30 hours ( 70 liter/ 18,5 gal fuel tank ) .
Im assuming the sunroof is more of a safety feature than a cool thing. I have seen a sticker in a tractor with a top hatch where it said you should always keep it open if you drove over a frozen lake in case you went through the ice for instance. In this case better safety if you somehow end up on the side.
If you've ever watched Ice Road Truckers you will know they get very worried if they get a engine breakdown in the middle of nowhere. No engine, no heat!
You said at the beginning that it was an FH16, well, it's not an FH16. It's an FH13.
Why am I saying that ?
FH being the model (F means basically that it's a cab-over, and H means high). And the numbers after that (13 or 16) is the engine size/type.
On the side at 2:30, you can see it's a 460 HP Volvo, and, there's also no FH16 badge on front of the vehicle and just FH.
460 HP engines are D13 (basically the same engine they mount on Renault T range) engines, which are 13L inline 6 engines. These engines are ranged between whatever hp at the bottom to 540HP. And FH16 starts at 540 HP to 750 HP.
Now, I don't think this Volvo has this type of engine, but there's some 13L engines that have Turbo Compound (don't ask me what the hell is this, I don't even know, but as far as I know, it means that you have more torque at low RPM and you have a consumption gain as well, if someone knows how this works, feel free to say)
F really stands for Forward Control.
@@automation7295 Yes so it means that it's a cab-over then
The gearbox is an manual one with clutch ang gears, just automatic operated.
HAHA... Iwona, our own polish trucking girl :) All the polish Truckers love her :D Including me :)
Not only is the wheel tilt/telescopic, there are at least 2 tilt points, one for the steering column between the middle and bottom somewhere, and then again right up underneath the wheel.
The transmission is an automated manual with dual clutches, so one gear engages before you run out in the other, making driving very seamless and keeping the loss of torque and power to a minimum. Contrary to standard tradition, the gearbox is in charge, rather than the engine, which is basically "on demand" for the gearbox.
The Dual Clutch has still to make its debut on the LNG, as well as on the FH16s. Only available on the D13K engine.The newer Volvo FH540s that we have at our company had Dual Clutch. Too bad they wanted to "turn green" and buy FH460LNG trucks instead. Only really good purchases they've done in the last couple years have been the Scania R580s. Volvo are better when it comes to reversing and when driving in tight spaces due to better transmission, but Scania have better engines, especially the V8s, and tend to be better to drive on the highway. Scania also feel like they have better steering for straight line driving as well, since there's more resistance in it. Some Volvos have had problems with their electric steering where it thinks you're always driving at walking pace so it will make steering too light to be stable on the highway. Like the steering of the newer Volvos though, where you can adjust how you want the steering to be. Hate the headlights, though, since when there's oncoming traffic, they tend to aim straight into the right had ditch and you'll easily miss signs and thus speed cameras. First hand experience on the last one. 75km/h in a 60 because I couldn't see the signs because the lights didn't go high enough.
And it´s call aWebasto heater and use same fuel that truck engine
That button is called a hill assistant in slippery conditions
Just 2 hours after you uploaded that video she uploaded one where she compares truck stops in europe and USA, you shiuld check it out as it can be quite shocking
8:00 actually our Citroen C1 has an automatic trans but with like a ''sequential'' way of shifting. Also we have no P in the C1 its just goes in N and then is turned off like the Volvo truck
but the citroen C1 does not have a unsynchronized dual clutch gearbox ;)
Ashtrays & lighters might still come with a truck. The one I got 2 years ago didn't however. In some European countries it's illegal to smoke in the workplace, so this also includes truck cabins and even company-provided cars. I've heard stories of people being fined for it.
The part about not smoking in cabs is true only in the Netherlands.
The employer can anyways ban smoking in their trucks/cars.
If smoking in commercial truck are illegal in some European countries, then what's the point of manufacturers still including ashtrays and lighters?
Luckily of smokers (thought I hate the smell of cigarettes), they can legally smoke in their own cars.
@@automation7295 I mean I just think it's a standard design still because most countries still allow it. And also even if it's illegal it doesn't stop people, at least not my 'koleka' co-workers, from smoking in them anyways.
Independed heater or electric engine heater is a common option at motor vehicles in northern Europe. It would not surprise me if independent heater also is common in the northern USA and Canada aswell.
15:38 Yes it is rear gear horn.
Volvo invented the 3 point safety belt in vehicles, they never filed a patent because it was safety for the public good not for profit🇸🇪
7:55 imagine the huge bolt you might neet to park a 40t (metric) rig just via the gear box LMAO
The MAN TGM 26.420 I drove in my driving school had this camera as well. But at my practical exam I had to activate the camera manually and permanent b/c it is mandatory to check the clearence before activating the turn signal. Which is frankly not happening if the turn signal triggeres the camera ^^
1:48 yes she is, very beautiful 😁
Hi. Note, in this video she has the cheaper version of the seat. The one i have in my truck is fully electric with memory slots so you can quickly find exactly your position. Also, yes, the gearbox has no park position, you always park in Neutral. If you open the door without having activated the parking break, the truck does it automatically. I could make a short vid for you if you'd like
In Britain, you cannot use a horn after sunset through to sunrise so you need to be able to turn the reverse warning off. Smoking is not allowed now in any commercial vehicle. If you need a smoke you have to get out of the vehicle. Most of the features she shows you have been available for some years in most trucks. Our trucks are the same as European trucks, because we were in the EU, with the exception that our steering wheel is on the right.
Owner/operator can of course smoke in the cabin if they want. It's their vehicle.
Just a bugbear, Britain is part of europe... I know everyone uses "europe" as shorthand for "continental europe" but lots of people say/used to say "the continent" instead, which I think is much better. Using "europe" has made seemingly quite a few people (not you, of course) confused about what europe and EU is...
Who told you that, Gazer75? The cab is classed as a "work place". I know an owner driver who was taken to court for this. He argued that the truck was his and nobody else would ever be in the cab.
Smoke-free Regulations 2006 class the cab of any work vehicle as being a workplace. This includes vans, buses & taxis. You are required to display a "no smoking" sign by law. I was HGV Driver for 35 years and I think it's a stupid law when you're going to be the only person in that cab ever, as most insurance companies don't cover passengers anyway, but law it is.
@@jessgibson4790 No idea where you're at, but a truck cabin is not open to the public so that would not apply here at least.
Ashtrays, virtually gone in cars in Australia - lighter replaced by 12 volt charger etc.
Most rental cars are non-smoking - with a hefty fee, if the rental company has to get rid of the smell.
I’d become a Truckie just so I could live in one of these.
15:34 Reverse horn, mandatory equipment with trailers hooked on
Volvo I-Shift gear box. Also check I-roll and I-see
Ashtrays are also becoming less common here in Europe. Honestly I see this as a bad thing, there are still a fair number of drivers that do smoke and by removing the ashtray from cars you are simply promoting them rolling down the window and flicking their ashes and cigarette butts out of the window and increasing the risk of fires being caused by this.
Not to mention that the ashtray is useful for storage as well. I don't smoke and my car, Citroen C2 VTR 1.6, doesn't have an ashtray but I wish it did as it would be a great place to toss small change to be used for parking. It also doesn't have a cigarette lighter, instead there is a 12v power socket where the cigarette lighter would have been.
You've found Iwona! She's a nice lady.
There is a video when VOLVO emergency stop to save a child life. Then you will really appreciatte this machines.
4:50 you can hold steering wheel by thigh. You can eat or something both hands. For example on highway. And also Iam not saying that Iam doin it, for sure xD
After around 2010 cars hevent got ashtrays, they do give you a sort of cup for an ashtray like you see in the video