Daniel Karlsson Transport Field-Testing Scania Super Powertrain

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For the last year, Daniel Karlsson Transport has participated in a field test with a Scania truck featuring the new Scania Super powertrain. (Photo courtesy of Scania.)

Daniel Karlsson Transport’s lengthy field test with the new Scania Super powertrain has shown that it delivers superior sustainability.

“Beforehand, when I considered my expectations of this field test, the fuel consumption was very important for me,” says owner Daniel Karlsson. “Fuel is always such a high cost, so if you can lower that cost through lower fuel consumption, then that is not the biggest part of the investment. And the tests have shown that the fuel consumption is very stable, with an excellent figure of 35 litres per 100 kilometres.”

Powered By Biodiesel

In addition to the enhanced fuel efficiency, the field test unit is driven on biodiesel made from rapeseed oil, a type of biodiesel that’s familiar to Daniel Karlsson Transport.

“I’ve been using it in trucks for nearly a decade, and if you do the service right it’s no problem,” says Karlsson. “The rapeseed oil has also become a lot better over the years. Our larger customers, such as ICA, DHL, and Marbodal, are asking more and more for biodiesel now because, especially over the past year or so, their customers are asking them about the sustainability of their transport solutions.”

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“My heart has always been with Scania, and now I can be there in the development of new products that I myself will use later, so that’s a serious mission,” says Daniel Karlsson. “It’s a great responsibility.” (Photo courtesy of Scania.)

The Field Test

The Swedish haulier received a Scania 460 R equipped with the 13-litre biodiesel engine in December 2020, and the truck has logged around 10,000 kilometres (6,213 miles) per month transporting large quantities of textiles and aggregate like garden soil around the central belt of Sweden. The Scania Super powertrain test is the second field test Daniel Karlsson Transport has participated in.

“It’s an honour to be part of the development of a new Scania,” Karlsson says. “We’ve had a good response from the Scania engineers and this one should work very well in my fleet.”

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Source: Scania