American Attends Finnish Truck Show! Totally NEXT LEVEL!

[@davidgough1161]

All of these trucks are so phenominal, I can't describe how I see them. The euro trucks are so different than what we have in the states. I want an euro truck, preferrably a Scania, they are so well built. Nothing compares!

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

From a European trucker, and only from experience and my opinion, Volvo are top of the pile.

[@kaakster1]

​@@alexpervanoglu7420scania and volvo are the 2 best, but scania takes the edge, simply the best.

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@@kaakster1 I assume like myself you have owned and driven both.

[@kaakster1]

@@alexpervanoglu7420 Not personaly, but my bos has, i am the lucky one to use them, and i have to push them hard a lot of times, (driving in the sand), if i can choose i take a scania, but if its volvo i would not complain also.

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@@kaakster1 Down to personal choice I guess.

[@viktortegelberg]

European trucks are way ahead when it comes to technology and finesse in everything. 😍

[@Goat-vy2bi]

Trucks in the Nordic countrys dont use wraps, its all airbrushed. Turning axels and airsuspension standard always. EDIT: Please show more interiors and sound from the V8s! Keep it up bro! 💪🏼🔥

[@niklasfrantzen8972]

Not really, wrapping is really common, for example if i’m not mistaking, the heavy haulers from Tapani are wrapped, atleast the 770

[@Thelemorf]

Bs, most newer trucks are wrapped not airbrushed

[@rkan2]

Wrapping is as common nowadays as it is with regular cars.

[@Tiax776]

That is not true. Some are wrapped, some are airbrushed. Wrapping has gained popularity over the past few years since it's much faster (and cheaper). Of course a good airbrush art has way more "depth" than just a vinyl wrap.

[@oditeomnes]

A former colleague of mine went to arts and crafts school so that she could take more advanced classes that were specifically for airbrushing vehicles. It's like an artist that has to know ISO standards for automotive painting.

[@Edizzle15]

This is some WILD SH1T! I played professional hockey in the minors from 2000-2004 with a lot of Fins. Awesome people! Dry humour, kind demeanor, and they live for their Snüs/coffee. Man I miss the 90’s and 2000’s.

[@tntfreddan3138]

Funny thing is that you can only get real snus in Sweden. The EU has illegalized selling snus in every EU country aside from Sweden, due to it being cancerous even though they don't have any real evidence to back their claims of how bad it actually is.

[@danielandersson4651]

Fun fact, SNuys is illegal to sell in Finland, they gotta cross the border to the promised land sweden to get it ;)

[@carlmason4153]

Yes Agree good people, like all the scandinavians tend to be. NO fools also.

[@Lamiacs]

Finns aren't Scandinavians though, Nordics yes, but no Scandis ​@@carlmason4153

[@realtsarbomba]

​@@danielandersson4651 No need, there's snus everywhere in Finland and you can buy it with almost zero effort.

[@kenneth6382]

Dem guys aint playin!! SERIOUS PAINTWORK (& thats from a 25 year custom painter!!)

[@donquixote1502]

What a great Truck Show! 🥰 As a Swede I love what and how our brothers and sisters enjoy and respect our Swedish made Trucks ❤

[@finnishculturalchannel]

Simo Riikonen is a Finnish vehicle airbrushing pioneer. He started experimenting with vehicle airbrushing in the 60s and then started his career in with the art form in the 70s. He has been awarded for his works around Europe. Here are videos from his home exhibition, from another exhibition and a tribute made for him: "Autotaidemaalari Simo Riikosen kotitaidenäyttely", "Simo Riikonen. valokuvanäyttely Verstas Moottorikahvila" and "Design Simo Riikonen ja Juha Järvisen Scania R 770".

[@tedium37]

The sled truck was pimped out sweetly. Nice US connection too. I like the ultra industrial design exteriors of that era. Zero aero. 👍

[@TimBullins-z2z]

Hey are they hard up for drivers over there as we are in the USA 😅

[@tim0025]

Great truck show! The Finns have beautiful trucks and they also work with them, not only showig them. At my work (I'm from Estonia), sometimes one or sometimes two Virtanen Oy Volvos come from Finland, they have a modest but beautiful painting. Thanks Bruce !

[@mikkovirtanen9030]

😁😁

[@mikkovirtanen9030]

do you work there in Saaremaa?

[@tim0025]

@@mikkovirtanen9030 Yes, in Saaremaa.

[@bogdankorolevych2900]

I know Emil Tapani, the guy with red truck from minute 18 as I worked on this particular truck in our hometown Gällivare-Sweden, where I worked as Scania mechanic last year. So cool to see 😀

[@robert4you]

These are some crazy gorgeous trucks. 4:44 American high quality aluminum and rims made in Hungary. 10/10 😊

[@RuslanBee]

Finally, an American saw a European truck show. Finally saw this beauty! It's a pity that your friends from Semi Casual weren't with you. I wonder how they would comment on European truck tuning?

[@markopelaa]

funny how most these truck, even tho they look so "glamorous", live an completely ordinary life of an working truck 😊

[@theoteddy9665]

apart from breaks..they stop, get out with cloth and spray dirt remover and clean and clean..😂

[@zanetti8142]

I think it's a bit funny how the old 1986 Scania is as modern as the trucks in America are to this date

[@DannyDan2k13]

So the largest rotator Omars makes is rated for 140 tonnes aka 308,000lbs, so it could in theory deadlift over 4x of the rotators you have back in Tennessee

[@P-J-W-777]

Looks like Finland took over what used to be the norm in the U.S.. Custom trucks with custom airbrushed paint jobs. Now everything is just a wrap. I get it with wraps they are a little cheaper, faster and you can either change them when you get tired of the look or return it to factory paint.

[@castrain1419]

Not took over, they have been doing this for a long time.

[@victorsegermark4011]

This has been a thing in Nordic countries for centuries.

[@haystackhider7158]

This must be the best trucks in history! WOW! 10/10

[@kimreinikainen]

If i'm not mistaken it is the biggest in the nordics🤔

[@lallerv3418]

truckstar assen is better

[@linaspocius1475]

Hi. Every country in Europe has a scene, and its very different. I think Italy has the best paintjobs. Netherland trucks has insane lighting. ( you can see them from far away 😁) United Kingdom also has a big scene. Try searching for Truck meets in diffrent Europe countries, you will be amazed.

[@lucasjonsson7819]

the t nose scania new generation that had new york rangers and goalkeeper henrik lundqvist is a tribute to his entire career. a fantastic build from Sweden. Will you visit elmia truck in Jönköping which is now in August 21-24

[@Dz-tt9vg]

Bruce Wilson did not get it 😂 its cool. Love the look on that truck , its art if you ask me.

[@kizi86]

Nothing beats the purring sound of an idling Scania, and the crazy scream of the V8 when under full load

[@Smiler1984]

What a sound that valtra sled plulling tractor made at the end there 6:42 😲OMG!!! turbo blew off that hard at the end there be interesting to see what the gauge read was ?? What a weapon 🦾💯

[@samijaaskelainen8220]

It's loud as f*ck when you hear it live.

[@didyliduu]

If it was Herlevis Valtra, boost is over 8bar max. Cant remember what its in freedom units tho.

[@samijaaskelainen8220]

@@didyliduu I'm pretty sure he was talking about that blue valtra called Forest King

[@capriii__sonne9735]

European truck tuning is the king of tuning! 100000/10

[@frankwallace5174]

bad ass to have lemmy on that truck 👍

[@NordVast]

He had Mikkey Dee also, that was the drummer of Motörhead and he is Swedish.

[@marlonbrando2698]

That Henrik Lundqvist truck is sick! Sincerely, a Canadian who loves hockey 🏒

[@Blakebrash]

The amount of time and money they put into those trucks is unreal

[@TheNismo777]

Well those are business cards basicly, so worth it

[@timrobinson4058]

Thpose Airbrush trucks r awesome way better than any wrap

[@mauricevangeest7524]

Im drooling here. Thats having pride in your rig vs a money making machines here in British Columbia

[@Epo64]

Also test the Finnish Sisu truck when you are in Finland and also visit the factory.

[@TimberHauler]

Sisu made its legendary reputation from 70's to about 2010 by using Cummins and Caterpillar engines, Fuller transmissions, durable Sisu axles, strong leaf springs, legendary lifting bogie, frames etc. It was king of the hill in timber hauling, gravel trucks etc. But when starting co-operation with Mercedes, sales went down and never fully recovered.

[@shaggings]

Modern Sisu trucks are rebadged Mercedes Actros.

[@mikrosixtysix]

Good idea

[@ontheroadagain4773]

@@TimberHauler Sisu also used Rockwell tandem drive axles on older trucks.

[@TimberHauler]

Yes.. and also Rolls-Royce not-so-good engines before Cummins.

[@teme82]

That SISU truck is just a beast off the road. When I did my military service we had this thing called Proto SISU it was a truck that went where no off-roader didn't dare to go!

[@Leonidae]

And in hands of conscripts it occasionally ended up falling over 😅

[@TheNismo777]

Those timber trucks are like half a million dollars or something. That red erihinaus renault is fresh from the factory, Pasi's truck :)

[@shaggings]

More actually believe it or not. 750K-ish

[@proarmy70]

Even more, when brand new they are worth like 700-800k

[@victorcapel2755]

Ah, I see you've got the classic Finnish summer weather!

[@Troo86]

It was nice to meet you and change few words! Those conditions on the grass field were horrendous after the weekend.

[@danielsmith9500]

Some damn beautiful trucks there!! Kinda on the broke side at the moment but I managed to order a sticker and lord knows I’d love to see that sweet Pete( same year I was born ) hooked up to my brothers feed trailer hauling chicken feed! Good luck to everyone who entered

[@Bluecollar_singlefather]

That outliner Volvo was next level.

[@patrickfischlin2872]

A new swiss truck made with spray cans and markers

[@aleksisoukkala]

yeh defenetly one of the bestones there.

[@oditeomnes]

I loved the cell shading effect on it, would love to see a bit zoomed out picture of it too see if it gives that comic book feel at the distance.

[@EspenX]

Yeah, the Outliner truck was the never-seen-that-before for me.

[@seevee9057]

​@@patrickfischlin2872 Swiss?

[@Seventeen76]

The Ace of spades! The ace of spades!

[@swedfilms]

The T-Cab at 17:35 actually is a working truck. I see it on the regular in the gothenburg area! Super cool truck! #HenkeLundqvist

[@rkan2]

Allmost all of these are working trucks tbh. I don't think anyone has the money to put into a 200k show truck :D

[@shaggings]

​​​@@rkan2200k? Man most of these cost closer to a million € with the trailers included.

[@UncleanerBullet]

I've seen many of these doing their routine work, latest one I've seen on the road plenty of times is the Mercedes low rider truck.

[@kaydesign]

Biggest European truck show is yearly TruckStar in Assen, the Netherlands. Maybe also nice for the channel?

[@vonsauerkraut]

American trucks are stuck somewhere in the 70s compared to European trucks

[@juhomaki-petaja]

50s

[@mapsandnavigation433]

Politics

[@chrisV8]

@@mapsandnavigation433 Can you explain how you think politics is holding back the development on US trucks?

[@vineshnaidoo9402]

@chrisV8 Tis called tariffs

[@PeDr0.UY131]

WOW, impressive customization works and very good paint jobs too. Next level👌👌👌

[@carriebrumley8926]

Those are some sick trucks. Love the graphics and all but I'm a Pete girl. Thanks for sharing love to see these trucks!!

[@carlmason4153]

After you have used some of these trucks (if you ever get the chance) ill lay money on it, you will soon move on from the Pete's, Kenworths etc.

[@Machines.In.Action]

Wow, the trucks and the crowd are on another level!

[@perseus2084]

That T cab Molanders works in Gothenburg dose asphalt all his trucks are work vehicles they take really good care of their vehicles

[@b-swede5971]

Yup. Molander's trucks are something special and are seen all the time around Gothenburg. Their trucks are works of art.

[@juhomaki-petaja]

Fun fact: there is Molander transport company in Finland too. Only about 70km from that show

[@00Stachel]

Greetings from Poland

[@AlejandroPerez-px2vc]

Freaking wild then boys out there really know how to party.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

The Sisu in this video was a really though built truck, I suppose it was an 8x8 chassis for off road use, such as a dump truck or a log hauler. The log haulers do usually have a trailer behind as well. Nice airbrush work all around.

[@toddwilliams8550]

Hey Brother Man, those were some all kinds Cool Trucks!!! Some of the Air Brushing were Gorgeous!!!

[@dustinadams7003]

I love the one that had the sketch paint job

[@gerbentvandeveen]

On the T- cab grill,is a Vlastuin logo. Made in the Netherlands.

[@joshuajuarez3471]

Definitely different styles and taste to say the least. But all fantastic craftsmanship

[@TheLassenman]

If you can make it Bruce, you should go to the Truckstar Festival 26 & 27 juli 2025 in Assen in the Netherlands. That is some wicked show i tell ya

[@javierdelgado8613]

Bruce genial el video de hoy felicitaciones por tus videos tan buenos 👍👍👍👍. Saludos

[@aokusazimniy8]

You should also visit Holland truck show too in next time

[@1chish]

Scania used to offer a 'Longline' cab on special order and @ 01:46 that is a slightly longer version. When I was a Master Tech. at Scania we commissioned 3 of them for UK customers although there were others. Unbelievable interiors and dashes and better than any US rig (excuse my bias). The cab was so long it had an extra ram underneath the sleeper floor to lift it! Happy Dayz.

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

Drove one in Europe for a little while. They should make them as the standard for those of us that are away all week. Personally I'm a Volvo FH man, but yeah that space in the Longline was fantastic, although they could have utilised it a lot more as there is enough room to put everything in there that you need from a kitchen to storage etc. so why not use it. I know some who have and when you do it properly you can get everthing in from shower to washing machine and so on, especially if you use the front upper bunk layout and get rid of the rear one. Anyway still a lovely experience at the time.

[@Nofear25]

The finish 😅 on them trucks is amazing 🤘

[@VeetiHuuhka]

Trucks are awesome Hi i'm from Finland and i like to see American Trucks.😁😍

[@Schmokkie1984]

check this old truck with a V10. the MAN F2000 19.604 V10. this truck was built in the 90s so if you find one, you are allowed to ship over right?

[@timijs100]

Americans has nice old style looking trucks and Europe has like show cars. Admire both

[@stuntvist]

I have no idea what on earth is going on with the induction system on that black flat roof Scania pull truck, but holy shit it sounds insane. Tuned so well too, runs clean for a pull truck turned up to 11. Definitely built by someone with both engineering expertise and a mental disorder characterized by frequent psychosis lol. That off throttle flutter is just utterly ridiculous.

[@Bruce_Wilson]

It’s a governor. These trucks are limited to 2800rpms😳

[@stuntvist]

@@Bruce_Wilson Still doesn't explain the plumbers nightmare of the rest of the induction system lol. It just sounds so visceral every time it cuts power for a moment. Extremely impressive and completely insane at the same time. It's as if they turned the entire truck into one big charge air cooler. Wonder how well it'd do if they ran that in a dry ice bath lol.

[@robertfarnell8770]

The 141 scania were the best truck ever

[@andysmith5220]

What we need to do is get a completely fully chromed out truck to Sweeden Maybe a Mack, or Peterbilt

[@nickmyers7131]

Bruce you should look into edison motors and see what hes doing for the trucking industry!!! Sweet video, funny right after i posted that i see that he was at the same truck show 😂

[@MrLarsgren]

dunno if he was in finland too. his video was from a meet in the UK

[@jonasthemovie]

What does he do for the trucking industry really?

[@Sjanzo]

​@@jonasthemovie make tons of videos and building just one truck.

[@MatthewMcMaster]

Nice to see you see some proper trucks lol 😂

[@timduthie6399]

Great video Bruce, keep them coming!

[@LawrenceGerman]

What kills me is that we Americans brag and boast about being at the forefront of technology, but the simplest thing such as “Rear Steer Trailers” hasn’t been offered as a go to option for truck drivers/owners. 😮

[@squidcaps4308]

That is what insular markets does. There are benefits from it too, but one very, very common problem is that there is no need to keep innovating. It was the same in Soviet Union too, not having competition from abroad meant that you could sell the same car for 20 years. For sure that was more extreme state controlled capitalism but.. creating insular markets IS state controlled capitalism too. Some of it can be a good thing, it ensure you keep basic production capabilities but it should never be so protected that larger gaps in technology doesn't force national companies to keep up with the competition. Adding tariffs, enacting taxes to imported.. actually does work the best as it can be controlled better; if competition abroad offers you 200% with 150% price, people are going to choose that option. US markets are a bit too insular, there is also stupid amounts of nationalism involved... Some of it is beneficial but when it turns to sort of religious thing, or is considered unpatriotic to buy imported stuff even when your own is utter shite. Isolating yourself from the outside world does not pay off in the long run. US passenger cars in the 80s and 90s were MILES off the competition, because the insular markets didn't encourage innovation.

[@p.informatico1320]

@@squidcaps4308 And now the russians make one of the best heavy duty trucks.

[@Harry_Gersack]

Another example: the cabs of european trucks ride on air bags on all four corners, not only in the rear

[@danielandersson4651]

Volvo NH series is illegal to register in europe without some serious mods, since it crumples like a paperbox when its in an accident, tells you something about the quality sink you can get overseas compared to the real deal

[@oditeomnes]

Everyone focuses on some things, not all. America has best technology, just in other sectors like aviation, military and IT. Civil infrastructure and road (and railroad) transport just happens to not be prioritized like other places. Even technologically backwards Russia makes the baddest icebreakers out there simply because of their geography.

[@Nihil2005]

Bruce, partner with Scania and start selling Scanias in the USA. I’d definitely buy one or two!

[@TheNismo777]

I dont think you could afford even one :D

[@shaggings]

They are a fuckton more in price than most American trucks I think. A Scania semi with a V8 and a few options can go to 250K. A rigid chassis will go to 300K.

[@Tiax776]

The prices would be ridiculous unless they built a factory in the US / Canada. Yes, maybe they would sell a few dozen trucks a year but it wouldn't be worth it for the company and then the part supply / servicing would become an issue as well.

[@kevkoala]

I tell you what, they are worth it! We have a lot of them over here in Australia and if they can handle the Australian conditions, then there's no problems for the US.

[@hereintranzit]

@@Tiax776I’m so sick and tired of all of these f’n excuses of why the Euro brands trucks can’t make it on the North American market when in fact THEY’RE PRESENT ON EVERY F’N MARKET IN THE WHOLE WORLD EXCEPT THE F’N ARMPIT OF THE WORLD called USA and Canada ! WHY? BOLSHEVIK STYLE CRONY PROTECTIONISM could have something to do with it in the land of the fee and home of the slave?

[@sinisatrlin840]

24:55 that is common thing from late 80s, now days no one wants large dolly that does not have turning axles. It turns automaticly in normal drive, depending on speed, the higher the speed it turns less. In tight spaces it turns with remote control, whole truck and trailer can basically go sideways, or turn on a "dime". Faymonville, Goldhofer, Schwartzmuller and Cardi are some to mention. Mammoet builds special and fancy stuff like modular trailers.

[@kalma999]

KZbin recommended this video for me. I don't know anything about trucks or really interest in them, but it's a really cool trucks and a good video.

[@tobiasw95]

fun fact about the scania Tcab, they are re-build in the nehterlands (aftermarket with warranty kept) by "vlastuin", they also do volvo FH5 now

[@thesimulatorguy4248]

My friend Paul Cecil won several trophies with his green DAF and Trailer

[@Twisted_RC]

Just seen the post about it on fb. He travels far & wide with that stunning machine

[@-SkyCat-]

I know our US truck are sexy when dressed up... but They are No where on the level of these .... best looking trucks ANYWHERE...

[@russelljohnwalker5439]

Ay up. Bruce. Russ from North Yorkshire in England. You need to spec your truck. With the Lazer lights. Great lights. Will light up the nite. You'll have import the new Volvo FH airo. 780. Go and check the torque spec on that truck. Russ👍😊

[@bumonthemove]

I like your videos but can you please pan the camera a bit slower when walking around?

[@ArmadilloGodzilla]

Like a squirrel on speed.

[@wgns9645]

I think the problem is more about the frames that the video was filmed in, 30fps?

[@chrisharkins8708]

Daaaaam a lot of cool lookin' trucks over there. And the paint jobs WOOOOOOW.

[@donaldhollums3278]

That was a cool show. It appears the only thing the rain put a damper on was people getting their vehicles stuck. Hey, when you pray for rain, you gotta deal with mud too, right?😂

[@johnmodeste6616]

I feel you're gonna need to get a Scania long line just now

[@ifgezroxy]

That small red, old Volvo Titan is owned and operated by this legendary Finnish diesel tuner, who is building this new insane "Pekkakaania". You should check it out. 👌

[@Michael-vw6rg]

Wow very nice paint jobs or airbrush

[@danaharding5546]

Those trucks are once again so awesome traveling to Europe you have to see them

[@livelong6685]

i wish the U.S. had SCANIAS

[@chriszumsch47]

Turning axles on lowboys is standard in Europe. :-D

[@carlmason4153]

Has been for well over 40 odd years in the heavy haulage game,

[@Namtov]

So many nice trucks... And a few 6 cylinder brands too.

[@Dan23_7]

Yep it’s a Dutch company called “Vlastuin” that make the T cab Scanias from an R series. “T” meaning Torpedo. A company near me has 2, I think they cost £250,000 each unit.

[@Atomic21-w1k]

Great show , but to bad we didn’t see the Grey Scania doing some pulling , really excited to see what it is you have made arrangement for on this trip with Scania in Sweden , some Big thing it sound’s like and also what else you and Voimala come up with , love the content for shure 👍✌️

[@ryankelly5303]

He’ll yeah

[@kleshutrucker]

Was nice meeting you Bruce. I bought 2 shirts from you.

[@chaycevolpert13]

Would be nuts to roll up in the Peterbilt there

[@Bruce_Wilson]

I know right!

[@PeterMadsen-v3i]

Very very nice music you have in the start

[@sl06bhytmar]

You should try driving Scania 8x4/4 on a gravel roads here... total bliss suspension setting :)

[@89sallad]

Heya Bruce. You should plan a trip down to Australia next year to attend the casino truck show. Would be lots of content for you here

[@sjokomelk]

13:12 - That charger is built in Finland too 😎😎

[@FantasticMrFrog]

5:40 - Little pigtailed Swedish girl : "HOW DARE YOU !!??" - Finnish trucker : "HAHA Engine go BRRRRRR !!! :D "

[@Harry_Gersack]

RIP Lemmy 🤘

[@TimBullins-z2z]

Bruce you keep this up and they will come over here and take over 😂😂

[@abdijanovic]

I guess your next eurotruck should be volvo 💪👍

[@roym3366]

You better pick up the pace America!

[@TomasVarg]

This video was amazing! I love it ♥️

[@Ran-tan-tan]

15:26 Kesla loader with a cab is pretty expensive... The cab itself is over 20k€ I think

[@ukdnbmarsh]

Scania and Volvo trucks are the best of the best

[@mypinkflipflops4926]

There's a big "Master Truck" event in Poland in july every year similar to the one from Finaland but I'd say a bit bigger and taking place on an airport. Main focus are of course trucks but you can also find other automotive stuff like sick classics, Dakar Rally trucks, tanks to drive, bike stunt/drift shows, monster truck limousine to drive etc etc. Lasts for 3 days with camping right by the show are so there are evening to 'socialise' :D All trucks honk at once in the night so I feel pitty for the city its taking place in lmao

[@MsElias64]

Thank's.

[@antonioaraujo3029]

Parabéns belo vídeo, muito bom espetacular, belos veiculos .show nota dez .👍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷