A Week In Trucks - The Big Truck Sleeper Test 2016

Commercial Motor TV - in association with Daf Trucks
• The UK's biggest and only sleeper cab test is back. Our testers assess what truck offers the most when it comes to some R&R. We spend the night in:
Daf XF, MAN TGX, Volvo FH16, Renault T, Iveco Stralis, Mercedes Actros, Scania R730
- Read the full test in Commercial Motor magazine 07/01/16

[@kyron9622]

MAN is my favorite, but I do enjoy the extra safety lock and vacuum cleaner in the DAF

[@kyron9622]

Buy I'd still prefer the size of American sleepers with more bells and whistles than what the Europeans out in their rigs.

[@kyron9622]

I enjoy the huge MAN windshield and xxl can space

[@kyron9622]

lol, and one more thing. The MAN is the most attractive European truck in my opinion, with the Volvo then the DAF following right behind.

[@franciscoantunes6484]

Man bed is a back killer...i driver One 510hp tgx...the Heath coming from the frigo is annoyning...

[@omeronay1695]

I haven't been surprised. Since the launch of new ranges, Renault Trucks continues to make surprises. Well done! After being TRUCK OF THE YEAR 2015, once more it is the champion for the comfort within the cab. Very good news for the truckers! But for the ones who have already chosen RT or the ones who will choose in the new future. Proud to contributing to the development of the brand in Turkey!

[@hannatrucking]

The way you guys maximize interior space in those trucks is awesome. I like the idea of being able to control everything from the sleeper and that truck with the extra security door lock is pretty nice. I like our longer wheelbase trucks over here in the US but I would kill for one of those European trucks over here.

[@nnymu-dw9dw]

The most beautiful and aerodinamic truck is the Volvo. The Mercedes is so luxory inside. The Man is practic. The Renault has got a lot of 'shelfs' and 'boards' inside the cab. The Scania is nice not just from outside, it's beauty inside aswell. The Daf is very-very practic, i think more than the Man. ! The MAN is good aswell!!

[@nnymu-dw9dw]

Oh, forgot the Iveco. It's good bc it's got a lot of extras :D

[@Choice777]

Lóri Csegzi the Mercedes interior color is horrible.

[@titteopdehoek3515]

Lóri Csegzi 1414

[@RedzaImran]

I prefer Volvo as the handling, cabin space and the design.

[@scaniagutten9788]

Józef Papkin Dont sat that ITS true.

[@adrianenache3495]

Man,Daf,Scania and Iveco are the best!

[@TheNebojsa1970]

MAN is the best truck at last 7-8 years, the most reliable truck, with minimal maintenance costs!

[@paulcarrere6338]

Shon 1980 yes

[@yetimyetimski6901]

Europeans always choose Scania, Volvo , Man, while all the other countries mostly choose the DAF

[@yetimyetimski6901]

continents*

[@therealgamerlp7023]

My favourite truck is definetly the volvo fh16 750

[@joeyscaniaman6391]

in Australia we both have American and European trucks. i have to say the M.A.N sleeper bunk is pretty good and thats the middle sized cab

[@FartyMcbongos]

Joe Scania Man Australia wins the pissing contest when it comes to trucks, us Europeans and the yanks are pissing in the wind! and the Aussies still have a sense of humour ✌

[@davidhayes2567]

@@FartyMcbongos The Australian's don't make their own trucks, They import North American and European rigs and re-fit them with larger fuel tanks and refit air filters.

[@JacobBite]

Volvo, Mercedes, MAN, all good.

[@hseif19]

VOLVO & MERCEDES are the best

[@janbakker5474]

+Seif Hakimi no way daf is the best

[@tommeiner9983]

+Seif Hakimi mercedes?? haha xDD

[@tommeiner9983]

+PrO Gangster pls try all of them out (in real life) and then decide wich one do you like the most :D

[@katgamer7576]

+Seif Hakimi Mercedes is piece of sh_t

[@janbakker5474]

+Abdou Là GrãNtïÇe you are piece of shit

[@steamfreak1]

daf xf is my favourite from experience (only tramped in volvo, Scania and DAF so far). I'm on the top bunk of one now actually. The space is awesome, comfort is great and this top bunk would beat most lower ones!

[@bostarbird5282]

What a huge difference between European trucks and American trucks. I'm sure the tight spaces in the cities is a big part of it. I really like the refrigerators in some of your rigs because it lays flat and has more usable space. I have driven cab over's for many years and the layout is more user-friendly in the European trucks and most trucks in the states are a hood design but that comes with a cost of turning radius. I'm really curious about the ride in euro trucks because of the wheel base length. I enjoyed the video and Thanks for sharing.

[@dufonrafal]

The issue isn't the road but regulation. 16.5m (54ft) for the whole truck, 13.6m (45ft) for the trailer (on the other hand, they're heavier at 40T instead of 36T in the US). So it's the largest tractor they're allowed to use with those trailers. The turning radius is excellent at least. But otherwise, it's only a downside (bad aero, less comfortable, harder to maintain, more blind spots...) The driving is good, if the wheelbase is short, they're only allowed to drive 90kph (56mph) and the technologies compensate. The Volvo for example has an independent front air suspension with an anti-roll bar, 4 bags rear suspension, and is just well tuned. Then you add the cab air suspension and seat air suspension and it's good. They also have large tires (2*315 drive, 385 front and trailer) and air disc brake all around. So they're good on that part. The engine are usually a bit better than in the US. The Volvo has up to 750hp, the Scania a V8 with up to 730hp. The Volvo is available with a dual clutch automatic.

[@jozefpapkin5209]

The best cab is DAF Super Space Cab!

[@richardstromberg6498]

Józef Papkin nope

[@jonpaul9514]

Józef Papkin its like your driving a house 😬

[@alexbombardierul7067]

ye

[@catalin_B_01]

Renault T 😉

[@britton6062]

i wouldn't know which one to pick, they all have great features!

[@adilsonmagagnin1786]

Meus favoritos Actros e Volvo, são The Best!

[@paulcarrere6338]

My favorite truck is the MAN and the SCANIA

[@quas392]

I am a daf fan but, hot damn the Mercedes and Volvo interiors look really comfy!

[@unknownhorror9285]

The Mercedes, MAN, and Volvo were far superior

[@bailey-johnasquith237]

Unknown Horror hi man

[@unknownhorror9285]

Rockythedog 8 hello

[@thegoose4715]

Mercedes and MAN? Nah!

[@princemultani6474]

Super

[@angrysocialjusticewarrior]

@@unknownhorror9285 Hi bro

[@MrSuckitandc]

Yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh

[@iamphoenix7942]

When I was a truck driver I would be so tired I could fall asleep on a bed made out of nails.

[@Verdeniza]

Indian truck drivers in india sit on a chair full of nails during their daily commute driving the bus!

[@dousnbier-1468]

DAF and MAN are my favourites

[@DolleHengst]

I can understand DAF, but MAN? Have they come that far? I know of drivers that were given free choice in what brand of truck they wanted, and they chose DAF. Heavy and robust , with lots of traction. And they handle well.

[@snakecold6755]

favorites... this is opinion. this is democrat.

[@aspiringaspie3280]

Mercedes, Volvo, Iveco are my three favourite

[@basdamen1655]

Iveco N1 I seriously have pain in my back like everyday, until i get in this truck (look at my picture) Amazing comfort seats, and the bed is the best bed i ever slept on 2nd scania thanks to the extended bed

[@sukhs1317]

And we have moving condos here in United States it's called Kenworth, Peterbilt ....... and we are loving them!!

[@JoachimPetersson]

I vote on Scania. I’m driving it IRL.

[@andersnygard4646]

Joachim Petersson Scania is THE best

[@JoachimPetersson]

Anders Nygård ja det är bäst. Kör själv en Scania V8:a. Checka min insta ifall du vill. Sök på Eastswede.

[@andersnygard4646]

Joachim Petersson du e jävligt nice!

[@JoachimPetersson]

Anders Nygård tack ska du ha, hehe.

[@Pleger-kh6lr]

Anders Nygård scania is "super" but volvo is "besser" 😂 No really, "besser" means "better" on german

[@marlonpupo3245]

In my opnion Volvo and Mercedes are the best trucks in UK .

[@kerimlaz61]

Yes youre right

[@paulnielson8266]

Marlon Pupo watch my vids it has volvo fh golbetrotter and mercadice actros

[@garethifan1034]

Scania as always the best build quality..but in this company the R series cab is showing its age..still an awesome truck though.

[@jean-paul328]

Yeah m8 you are right, You cn still see that it is a R serie without any signs of it. All Scania's look allmost the same.

[@69drummerdude]

Are you aware that there have been camouflaged new scania sightings since 2015, aparently it is suposed to come out anytime now...

[@garethifan1034]

No..I was not aware of that. Thanks for the heads up.

[@SkabieSkabieSkabie]

+Ham and Eggs MAN is better.

[@garethifan1034]

XfG Please tell us WHY..it's better..?? Never driven the TGX..so tell us why it's better. I liked the F2000..that was a good truck in its day.

[@jage_2255]

1.Scania 2.Volvo 3.Iveco 4.Daf 5.Mercedes-Benz 6.Renault

[@katgamer7576]

+Jarkko Rokka I agree

[@portalowy5346]

+Jarkko Rokka no MAN?

[@jage_2255]

+Portalowy Whoops 3.Man:D

[@andersnygard4646]

Jage_ 22 right

[@TransportCambs]

DAF ROCKS!

[@niallwood]

Renult may be a good sleeper but its not good at driving, the scania and volvo are the best in my opinion

[@davidlloydgriffitify]

I drive a scania and it a shit bone rattler with terrible seat

[@niallwood]

David Lloyd Griffith what model scania do you drive and how old is it

[@jean-paul328]

It can also depends on your suspension........

[@gavricivan1299]

+Jean-Paul “Jeanke” Werelds MAN is best

[@Jeffrey7]

News for you, the chassis, engine and gearbox are all volvo so yeah it does drive good you probably didnt even drive the Renault

[@earn2lol271]

iveco and Mercedes were real good imo

[@jai5546]

I came here because of truck simulator lol

[@jekanyika]

Same

[@anujch1813]

Me 2

[@michaele8157]

Same

[@ewancrosby8823]

Shit game

[@gibco25-offical56]

Same

[@tommeiner9983]

Everybody just says Renault is shit...Did u ever work with the Renault Range T? Because if u didn't pls dont talk shit about it. IT'S AN AWESOME TRUCK!

[@abdulrehmanjajja1894]

Too much euro truck simulator

[@tommeiner9983]

:D

[@garethifan1034]

I agree - if you look carefully i think the Renault has the same basic cab as the Volvo..

[@captainlovemaker7095]

f4ntom i love Renault magnum

[@ryanfairclough9501]

I'm a big fan of both iveco and scania

[@caoimhinsaunders8494]

MAN & SCANIA are my favourite

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

good video

[@zelkinable]

the best truck ever made in world history is MAN 520 HN

[@szedelgo7327]

Iveco used to offer a different configuration , I think it was called iveco office or something. That was great. Now i would put my vote on Volvo or Daf.

[@friebroers1725]

daf is as Always a nice truck

[@user-xn2hg1zw6v]

MAN and Mercedes-Benz! )

[@rryankellyy]

and Scania

[@snakecold6755]

+Ryan Kelly opinion is opinion.

[@petea2721]

cute bunch of trucks

[@scaniavabis27]

Truck is only one SCANIA all rest a commercial vehicles!!!!!!

[@rishi0299]

DAF FTW!

[@jamesaswin1524]

DAF😍😍 love

[@rhyshope6103]

How come you didn't use the Actros Gigaspace cab for the test?

[@TheNebojsa1970]

MAN is the Lion..Lion is a KING of the Road.with minimum maitenance costs, long reliable truck at last 6-7 years is the BEStT truck from TUV report! MAN ist der beste LKW. Die besten Motoren mit den besten ZTF Übertragungen Beste Armaturenbrett

[@paulcarrere6338]

Shon 1980 its very very write

[@andersnygard4646]

Shon 1980 scania

[@muhammadhazim993]

My favourite truck Volvo,MAN, Mercedes

[@lorenzo-nh6tf]

My favorite is Mercedes, man, renault, volvo, daf, iveco and The scania

[@FSXNOOB]

Easy win, DAF/Volvo :)

[@deer7237]

I love scania and man

[@vipinnath6020]

Can anyone tell me what's the Music used in this video? Please I have been searching it for long time now! Thank You!

[@mohpal89]

VERY GOOD

[@lauren_mike4911]

When a truck looks better than your house 😭😭

[@blaupapagei6877]

All of these trucks are awesome with those comfortable features, but Volvo is my personal best.

[@patricklegourriellec2732]

Ou est le king of the road SCANIA ?

[@adamr9519]

I have to say the Renault was really good I kept thinking about the premium but that's dead now

[@Bru946]

That Volvo does look nice.

[@piuforte]

Why you didnt tested the actros giga space Version. Or the big space Version At least... That one here is the small stream space

[@ryans8309]

How do you get out if it's on fire?

[@WhiteHartLane-lz7cw]

Iveco!

[@aaron___6014]

were the engines idling?

[@rajatkarizma]

can anyone please for god's sake tell me the name of this fantastic track playing in background

[@mercedeslife1543]

Mercedes is the best sleeping cab...even on the floor

[@trucker4trumpamerica172]

i driving Cascadia. i really will like driving one of it

[@feefeee]

Safety lock, hoover, microwave, fridge, TV, they should just combine all those. Then again, I only know these from a game so I can't talk.

[@aramesh5761]

My favourite man truck is always best to me

[@reflexfusion9830]

My dad has recently bought 6 man lorries efficient line.

[@rafapereira129]

Scania and Man my babies...

[@ernawatiwibisono5196]

i love volvo and actros

[@sabrinaoctaviawidayanto477]

iveco,man,mercedes,volvo 6x2 all

[@paulmace3884]

Best one is the Scania cab

[@abdulwahabkhankhail8543]

The real and unbiased results are..... 1. Mercedes Benz Actros 2. Volvo FH series 3. MAN TGX 4. Scania 650 5. Renault Maxispace 6. DAF 7. Iveco I love German and Swedish brands.... And I love Mercedes and Volvo a lot following by MAN and scania.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mr_j83]

This would be hard decision...they are all good. personaly I don like Renault and iveco desin but I belive they are good trucks.

[@eliasliedholm2606]

What is the good music called?

[@Wared-jv4ex]

what about FORD truck , next time include it. thanks

[@rokoplesa9714]

Scania,volvo amd daf are best

[@vimalgadhwal9835]

Butefull Nice

[@mauro71404]

The volvo looks comfy af.

[@diegotomastejadacordoba9544]

de tanto que conosco vehiculos el volvo muy bueno pero el man es el papa del mercedes y volvo

[@vipinnath6020]

Can anyone tell what's the background music used here?

[@rajatkarizma]

Vipin Nath bro me too desperately luking for name of this track if u find do let me know please

[@vipinnath6020]

Man, I still didn't find it! So I am asking one more time!

[@ahlot18]

Man.Scania,Volvo :)

[@Dedess11]

What is the background song name ????????????

[@muhammadyusufkamil]

what volvo , actros , daf xf , scania is the biggest cabin for me .

[@user-ql6ig7rg4v]

t5

[@69drummerdude]

+Yusuf Kamil That can only be if you are really small, because the scania IS the smallest of those. I can't wait to see the new cabine though, it should arrive this year which means I will either get the last old one or one of the first new ones. (fingers crossed)

[@stevehagues4380]

5:10 alright our Noel !

[@mgp-bct7723]

You guys supposed to. Best quality, reliable, comfortable and well made not just asleep lol

[@triasworo88]

i love Europe truck. Volvo and scania.

[@CPT_Nelson]

So those sleepers seem to be made for shorter routes than the North American style of ''house'' they carry. Maybe you could make another test with a few of them mixed in.

[@countchopula]

+Bruno Paradis That wouldn't make much sense, as North American trucks are a rarity on (Western) European roads. Euro companies buy Euro trucks, just like NA companies buy NA trucks.

[@BasBastiaansen]

they aren't made for shorter trips, they are full sized trucks for europe, they are not as big as american trucks because europe has length restrictions, the shorter the cab, the longer the trailer you can have to drive legal.

[@Bladsmith]

Yeah, no. Trucks this big are what they go across all of Europe with.

[@dufonrafal]

+Bas Bastiaansen exactly, in Europe the limit is 13.6m for the trailer and 16.5m for the truck, that leave 2.9m for the tractor or you need a smeller trailer. In comparison American tractors are usually 5m long as there is no regulation on the overhaul length. Only the trailer at 14.63m.

[@mayma68]

Which is the song??????? please!!!

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

It's just some stock bullshit library music. Nobody cares.

[@rinaltailor7031]

I have driven all euro 6 trucks and I must say DAF XF is one of the best truck in driving ..DAF interior and exterior is lot better then others trucks...

[@defender0999]

What's the song called at 1:34 ??

[@defender0999]

@Urmom do you have a link to it ?

[@MarcosFerreira-Oficial]

1 - Scania 2 - Volvo 3 - MB

[@arronbowers2316]

Try a night in a car transporter let alone a week, especially a Scania with no external storage!

[@MrRada2000]

ha the dude who slept in the Iveco must have enjoyed it, it's a fucking piece of foam that ''Matress''

[@HEXONE]

Do real truckers keep truck's engine running?? Or do they sleep with everything off in the truck..i think they dont otherwise the are going to die till mornin.. So do they run ac on battery.. Dosent the battery run out..??

[@user-po6hn9id1t]

2 12V batteries with lots of A 200+

[@sheacole2]

You dont need 730-750 horsepower to carry 44 to 90 tons GVW im pretty sure & certain that a 660-680 can handle GVW loads in Europe without a overkill 730-750 look at Australia the trucks there does perfectly fine with 75-200 ton GVW with just 650 Horepower the only thing u only need 730-750 horsepower if your doing massive Heavyhaul loads with 325 + tons GVW

[@kruegersix]

Scanias are amazing in terms of interior design on my opinion.

[@TheSteamLocomotive]

I came to look at the shiny trucks.

[@leelizardwilcox6271]

That's cool. Haven't seen a cab over truck since the late 80s. Nice to see some still on the road in other countries.

[@checker3694]

It’s the other way round, conventionals only exists in north and some parts of South America, the planets freight is solely moved by cab overs. You are fortunate your laws allow conventionals, for the greater space.

[@ivowiersma1465]

why no giga space?

[@ionpo8161]

I like scania iveco and volvo