Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

I think you're mistaken. Memorandum D19-12-1 "Importation of Vehicles" states in article 51 that "Vehicles less than 15 years old and buses manufactured on or after January 1, 1971, that are manufactured for a foreign market (a market other than the United States), do not comply with the CMVSS. These vehicles are permitted entry only if they qualify for one of the exemptions stated in paragraphs 49(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g).". In appendix F is stated that the truck should have a "SOC label certifying vehicle to US FMVSS or FMVSS".

So if you can get Scania so far to produce a truck that complies with US regulations, you should be able to import it. That might be a financial and technical problem.

By the way, after watching many episodes of "Ice Road Trucking", and seeing the bad winter roads in Canada, it appeared to me that those guys should use a Tatra T815. It was designed for the arctics, it has an air-cooled V8 diesel, and the tires pressure can be regulated from the dashboard. Of course differential locks on all axles, and between axles. Although it actually doesn't have axles. All 8 wheels have have independent suspension, with leaf springs combined with air bellows. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy3pl2XJCig . By the way, Tatra trucks are imported in the US, they are used as fire engines to combat forest fires.

 

how did that ERB Scania 143 get in to Canada?

 

According to WiKi, the Scania 3 series were produced between 1987 and 1997. So that Scania 143 will be older than 15 years, and you can import it.

I found a nice Youtube clip on the Tatra fire engine doing a demonstration in Nevada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chpKE7Lx-NA

The Phoenix is the latest version of these trucks, using Paccar Euro 6 engines, ZF synchromesh or automatic transmissions, and a DAF (Paccar) cab.

Look at the construction of these trucks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UkAyAzhmsA . These trucks have a completely rigid chassis, no bending or twisting like with a conventional chassis. No exposed driveshafts, it's all inside the central tube. I like it, and I'm curious about your opinions.

 

Which one???
There are 2 off them.
The orange one has a long history behind it.
It used to belong to a Dutchmen.

 

Theres 3 of them and the owners are Dutch, they sub for ERB

 

Theyre almost 20 years old now so would have been about 15 years old when imported

 

one of them is 1995

 

you can import brand new euro truck thru commercial independent importer, they have to modify it to EPA and DOT standards and pay 25% tax in US.

 

They are can overs

 

Do you mean import in Canada or import in the US? tirexpress wanted to import a Scania into Canada. That Scania has to comply to US EPA and DOT standards, so I suppose you could import a truck in the US for transit into Canada, and have it checked/altered to US standards.

Anyway, the US and the EU are negotiating about a free-trade agreement, so that 25% import duties (I suppose that's what it is) will be something of the past then.