Euro Truck Simulator 2

Euro Truck Simulator 2

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Anyone else taking classes for your truck driver's licence?
I thought it could be interesting to see how many in this community is attending driving school for their truck driving licence (category C in EU).

I know this game has been very expensive so far, first the Logitech G27 steering wheel set, then the car licence (category B in EU) and now I'm attending driving school once again.
This time it's for the sake of a truck licence and now it's for real. I have started my next adventure and I had my first lesson today. :steamhappy:

Incredible what a game can do to you as a person. :104::steamhappy::longhaul::letsgo:
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Sask_Skittle 11 marca 2017 o 8:29 
It would be nice if we could Free Drive in ETS2/ATS with a range of trailers. This way we could practice without a customer's deadline involved. (would be nice to just practice S-turns in a busy location).
Ostatnio edytowany przez: Sask_Skittle; 11 marca 2017 o 8:30
Asigion 11 marca 2017 o 8:54 
Początkowo opublikowane przez Sask_Skittle:
It would be nice if we could Free Drive in ETS2/ATS with a range of trailers. This way we could practice without a customer's deadline involved. (would be nice to just practice S-turns in a busy location).


You can, there is nothing to stop you doing this any time you like. Do whatever practice you want without worrying about deadlines and after you have finished just load the previous save game. No progress lost and it just returns you to where you were before the practice.
Sky_Goddess 11 marca 2017 o 10:35 
Yeah, totally agree. The G27 really let's down on shifting. It lacks the two bottons on the stick and the stick should be bigger to simulate :longhaul:in'.
I always choose the hardest setting when I have to park in ETS2 and ATS.
In ATS ... these damn long-nosed trucks makes it trickier but I'm a stubborn one, so no worries.
Congrats to #12 :steamhappy:
Sask_Skittle 11 marca 2017 o 12:07 
Początkowo opublikowane przez Trucker_Kate Scania V8:
Yeah, totally agree. The G27 really let's down on shifting. It lacks the two bottons on the stick and the stick should be bigger to simulate :longhaul:in'.
I always choose the hardest setting when I have to park in ETS2 and ATS.
In ATS ... these damn long-nosed trucks makes it trickier but I'm a stubborn one, so no worries.
Congrats to #12 :steamhappy:

The Eaton Fuller shift knobs are available as a USB device which can replace the knob on Thrustmaster, Logitech and Fanatec shifters. This thing is a real knob in which the insides have been modified to use USB switches instead of air.

https://csio.tech/product/skrs-official-v01

The $100 US price point is a little high for me at the moment, but it's on my wishlist.

Also, thanks for the congrats. It was a hectic, but fun week.
Ostatnio edytowany przez: Sask_Skittle; 11 marca 2017 o 12:13
Sky_Goddess 11 marca 2017 o 12:28 
Glad to hear to had a fun week and 100 $ should not be too much of a problem for me. :steamhappy:
Stormmaster 11 marca 2017 o 14:33 
I really considered going into trucking (as a job), just for driving trucks. But over here (where I live currently) it's not the best idea right now, even if money is not a concern. And getting a C category (btw, for an articulated truck you would need CE, which depending on the country may only be allowed to take an exam for after some time of having C) would be a waste of money and time, because even if I bought a truck, I would literally be unable to go anywhere because of various traffic restrictions and requirements. Hell, people are having troubles even with small pickups here, just because they are trucks on paper!

But enough of wining from me. I wish you the best of luck with trucking classes! And I am just trying to make ETS 2 as close to real thing as possible. And while doing some research on the subject I found a great site about trucking. http://www.truckingtruth.com/
It was created by Brett Aquila, a veteran truck driver, to help people get into this profession, get a hang of what is what, e.t.c. He also wrote a book "Becoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Truck Driving", which is free to read online on his site, or can be purchased otherwise. http://www.truckingtruth.com/book/

Of course he was a truck driver in USA and things are different in Europe (particularly, online training for CDL exams, which is also available on his site, would be somewhat useless to a person who is going to drive a truck in Europe). But there is a lot of experience to learn from the book, he describes how transportation companies work, what problems people can encounter in various situations and so on. It was very interesting to read!

Początkowo opublikowane przez Sask_Skittle:
It would be nice if we could Free Drive in ETS2/ATS with a range of trailers. This way we could practice without a customer's deadline involved. (would be nice to just practice S-turns in a busy location).
Scania Truck Driving Simulator might be an excellent choice if you want to practise.

Początkowo opublikowane przez Trucker_Kate Scania V8:
Glad to hear to had a fun week and 100 $ should not be too much of a problem for me. :steamhappy:
It's a great thing really. The only downside is the waiting time. It's quite possible that you will get your trucking license before your order arrives. The reason for this is that only 1 small company makes these (like 2 guys in a garage), they get a lot of orders and serve them in the same order as they receive. I created an order (#3275) on the 25-th of October, and it was shipped in the beginning of March, now I am waiting for it to arrive. If you want an SKRS, I recommend not to wait like I did, and order it soon (I could have ordered it several months earlier, but didn't do it). Also note that you can get an Easy Jake with it for extra $40.
[wispering]and a $5 discount for using a discount code, say, SQRL[/wispering] (has nothing to do with me, I know it from Squirrel's review of the device, which I watched while trying to find more information on these things)
Ostatnio edytowany przez: Stormmaster; 12 marca 2017 o 3:16
Sky_Goddess 19 października 2018 o 0:47 
Finally ... after 2½ years and, starting in late April 2016 with my category B driver's licence, I got finished with my truck driver's education the 26. of September. :steamhappy::longhaul:

I'm no natural at driving in general, but you bet I got damn stubborn mind to do things and make my dreams come true! I got an ADR training certificate too! Being the only girl in class, but I was the best, gets some respect from the men. :steamhappy:

As a girl you really have to prove yourself amongst all the men. Not 100 %, but 110 % at least. But I did a perfect one-shot reversing manuever:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1509492501

I got some respect from the men and thanks to my stubborness, I have spend a whopping 6700 € on driver's licences, truck driver's education and an ADR education. But I'm not finished yet, hehe.

Happy truckin' and you can do it, just be damn stubborn.
Ostatnio edytowany przez: Sky_Goddess; 19 października 2018 o 0:55
TruebornJester 19 października 2018 o 13:57 
O crud. Look out little red cars if you are on the road. Trucker Kate is after you. 😉
Sky_Goddess 19 października 2018 o 15:36 
Hahaha, nah, only in game though.
Sounder 19 października 2018 o 16:50 
Well done, Kate!!
Emily Howard 19 października 2018 o 17:20 
Amazing and congratulations, glad you did it! Even though being on the road in ETS 2 is exciting, I probably won't touch a real truck. ETS scares me a bit :) But I guess the other colleagues would be more friendly than those in the game. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1543059027 It would have been the first contract for the event :steamfacepalm: I hope your real trips won't end in a chaos ^^
Sky_Goddess 19 października 2018 o 23:10 
Thanks a lot and ouch, poor truck. :steamsad:
pieperjohanns 21 października 2018 o 10:18 
Did you only get 1 hour a week or why would you need 2.5 years for that?

Anyway, congratulations. I hope your road rage is only happening in the game.
Sky_Goddess 21 października 2018 o 10:48 
I had to get my driver's licence for cars first and it took about 8 months.
I've been on and off regarding the truck licence, because there's the "normal" driving school with a couple of driving hours each week. But the school shared the truck and it only had the truck a few weeks at a time. It went on for too long. My driving and I concluded a truck driver's education was better for me. It turned out to be better, albeit I got extra driving hours and two failed driving exams. :steamsad.
I started with my truck licence in a Scania truck and passed the driving exam in a Scania truck. Took me about some 1½ years ... normally it doesn't take that long at all. But you learn from your mistakes and no matter what, be persisten and stubborn, you will eventually get your dreams come true. :104::steamhappy:

P.s I only use the road rage in game. :longhaul:
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