Hello everyone! I’m an industrial designer working on redesigning a steering wheel for Volvo Trucks, and I wanted to reach out to some truckers for some insight! I’ve got some questions for people to chime in on below, so if you’ve got some good answers/opinions/general insight, please feel free to chime in! Thanks!
1. What is the most important data to keep track of/monitor while trucking?
2. What are some multitasking routines that trucking requires?
3. What are some of the buttons/switches that you press the most while trucking?
4. What do you like the most/least about the interior layout of your truck?
5. What do you like the most/least about the interior features of your truck?
6. What is the most comfortable hand position for holding the wheel when trucking long distances (10 and 2, 9 and 3, etc.)
7. Have you driven with a brodie/suicide knob before? Is it something you prefer in tight spaces?
8. Does the steering wheel in your truck have buttons that maybe shouldn’t be there/could be located somewhere else?
9. Do you prefer a thicker/thinner steering wheel?
10. Would interchangeability of buttons/button layouts on the steering wheel be beneficial to you?
11. What are some features that you would like to see incorporated into your steering wheel?
Questionnaire for Volvo Truckers
Discussion in 'Volvo Forum' started by xeleris, Sep 15, 2022.
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Nothing but a city horn on the steering wheel would be great..
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Perfect steering wheel layout...
And yes I have experience with Volvos wheel... Over 500k miles with them. I hated all the buttons on the wheel in the Volvo... Oh yeah... Those stupid rocker switch buttons were the worst. I think I counted 19 seperate functions on the wheel of mine.disoba and Another Canadian driver Thank this. -
Peterbilt went and ruined it now with all the BS on the steering wheel. There’s now a wheel (button) at the 3 O’clock position I’m constantly hitting that changes my dash configuration.
Just sold a 2021 Volvo that I drove 50 miles..hated where they put the city horn..Another Canadian driver and Cattleman84 Thank this. -
Not a fan of the city horn or the air horn. Would love the air horn back on a wire
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I can't drive without my smart wheel. I don't know why they even have peddles now. They just take up space.
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foot rests at the 8 and 4 o’clock positions would be good.
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More buttons means more distraction, more places to fail, more expensive diagnostic.
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