Loading the truck with cargo by yourself

[FreezingDew]

Wouldn't it be nice to actually have the option to deliver the cargo all they way, from inside the terminal to inside the next terminal? to drive a small forklift and load everything, to load both parts of a b-double.

Edit \/

From my own experience of following with a truckdriver to his job, at least these truck delivery companies that do long haul of packages, it's almost always the drivers job to load and unload. And what i mean with that is only cargo on pallets (thought it was obvious), so to say only drive a forklift at terminals to move pallets from and to the trailer.

[XBL Laberbacke]

No, it would not.

[Andy]

no

[Jebako]

No, because it is not your job to load or unload your trailer

[gallagher4005]

Originally posted by XBL Laberbacke:

No, it would not.

Sounds like you don't like this idea.
Most trucking companies will (in the US) have their drivers do some loading and unloading of trailers. Some advertise 98% no-touch freight.

Guess it all dependes on how energentic you are.

[XBL Laberbacke]

Originally posted by gallagher4005:

Sounds like you don't like this idea.

No way, really? I totally nailed it, then.

[racdavies]

Originally posted by Jebako:

No, because it is not your job to load or unload your trailer

Not strictly true, I`ve been a baker for 32 years and have never had or seen a flour delivery company say ....Nah i`m not taking your flour off my trailor....do it yourself.

[Jebako]

Well you are not wrong but it is certainly not driver's job to unload.
I work in a shop/warehouse where we sell interior/exterior paints, styrofoam insulation, adhesive for styrofoam and stuff like that... When the truck arrives with our cargo it is drivers job to open his trailer for me and let me do my job with the forklift. Everything is packed on pallets so there is nothing driver can unload. Except maybe for few smaller items here and there and extra bundles of styrofoam that couldn't be packed on a pallet

[XBL Laberbacke]

Also, the driver has no idea what goes where in a random warehouse.

[BN BN]

Originally posted by Jebako:

Well you are not wrong but it is certainly not driver's job to unload.
I work in a shop/warehouse where we sell interior/exterior paints, styrofoam insulation, adhesive for styrofoam and stuff like that... When the truck arrives with our cargo it is drivers job to open his trailer for me and let me do my job with the forklift. Everything is packed on pallets so there is nothing driver can unload. Except maybe for few smaller items here and there and extra bundles of styrofoam that couldn't be packed on a pallet

Working retail and hospitality in the UK it was always the driver who unloaded the trailer... to right next to the trailer and you took it from there. I always assumed it was a liability type thing - like the cages/pallets/barrels are off and in your possession, my job is done kind of thing? Usually either they had a ramp or we had a ramp or the loading dock was raised to trailer level and basically the driver would unload onto the ramp/into the loading dock and we took it from there. I think the only time I actually went into the trailers was at a supermarket & it was just to help the driver. I figured that was allowed because it’s a vertically integrated company - so they own the trailer, the cages, the goods on the cages, etc already, so it’s less haulage and customer but rather two departments of the same company?

As for should it be added to the game? I could see it being kinda fun in VR, but in general, not really. A lot of people have wheels, so they’d have to switch to gamepad or mouse and keyboard to push some cages, and generally unloading a trailer isn’t exactly riveting stuff.

What would be fun would be multi-part deliveries. In most all of the places I worked on a loading dock, it was the norm that not all of the trailer’s contents would be for you. The few times it was (the likes of Christmas in a supermarket) you realised just how much the trailers hold! Whilst I don’t really want a cage pushing simulator, it would be nice to have some jobs that are like ‘pick up this trailer from the depot and make 3 stops’ kind of thing. At each stop it could just be park trailer, shut off engine, press enter, start engine and go to next stop. I’d vote for that as I think it could be implemented without much development overhead and would mix things up a bit :)

[Jebako]

Originally posted by BN BN:

Working retail and hospitality in the UK it was always the driver who unloaded the trailer... to right next to the trailer and you took it from there. I always assumed it was a liability type thing - like the cages/pallets/barrels are off and in your possession, my job is done kind of thing? Usually either they had a ramp or we had a ramp or the loading dock was raised to trailer level...

I agree with you, it is the same thing where I work when we have cargo delivered with box truck. They usualy have ramp so it is not a problem for driver to unload and then I take it from there. But that is usually one or two pallets of cargo.
What I was talking was articulated truck full of pallets and styrofoam insulation.

[Exus]

Drivers with trailers never unload the cargo because cargo is on pallets, and there are people there who does that. When it comes to normal trucks (without trailers), you unload your cargo yourself, but still, it depends if it's on pallet or let's say easier cargo which you can unload with your bare hands. But, I like the idea, I would like if they can add something else, because the driver doesn't just drive, there is a lot more to it. I would like to see animation of loading and unloading the cargo, they still need to add few more trucks (like Renault T-Range), when you look at the roads, honestly, there is too much highways, they need to add like smaller places between cities like ProMods is doing, buildings which represent cities, also new trailers that you can buy (fuel tanks and stuff), and honestly, if it's about driving trucks, there is alot more to it, like truck+trailer combination which they should add, smaller trucks, there is only semi-trucks with semi-trailers, which is okay, but, they it's missing a big part in driver's job, also, when you go to company, there is no AI in there, like parked or the animation of parking, not just in companies, also resting place, I would like if they could make that you go out of your truck when fuelling, It would be a nice feature. I would like if they could add detail of dirty truck, so you go wash it, adding your "company logo" to trucks and trailers would be nice to see too, make the sound more realistic, it's missing revs when you shift gears, It just doesn't feel right, they can improve on physics of the cargo alot more, so you can actually feel the difference when you drive cargo with 10t or 20t more, they should add more people to the game walking so you actually have to stop on zebra and let them go, let's say bicycles or mopeds (AI), also if you crash, the animation when you have to call for help, I can go on about this forever, alots of improvements can be made, but they are going in right direction and adding more stuff, I like it, it's a good game!

[radium]

Originally posted by FreezingDew:

Wouldn't it be nice to actually have the option to deliver the cargo all they way, from inside the terminal to inside the next terminal? to drive a small forklift and load everything, to load both parts of a b-double.

no.

Originally posted by Exusted:

Drivers with trailers never unload the cargo because cargo is on pallets, and there are people there who does that. When it comes to normal trucks (without trailers), you unload your cargo yourself, but still, it depends if it's on pallet or let's say easier cargo which you can unload with your bare hands. But, I like the idea, I would like if they can add something else, because the driver doesn't just drive, there is a lot more to it. I would like to see animation of loading and unloading the cargo, they still need to add few more trucks (like Renault T-Range), when you look at the roads, honestly, there is too much highways, they need to add like smaller places between cities like ProMods is doing, buildings which represent cities, also new trailers that you can buy (fuel tanks and stuff), and honestly, if it's about driving trucks, there is alot more to it, like truck+trailer combination which they should add, smaller trucks, there is only semi-trucks with semi-trailers, which is okay, but, they it's missing a big part in driver's job, also, when you go to company, there is no AI in there, like parked or the animation of parking, not just in companies, also resting place, I would like if they could make that you go out of your truck when fuelling, It would be a nice feature. I would like if they could add detail of dirty truck, so you go wash it, adding your "company logo" to trucks and trailers would be nice to see too, make the sound more realistic, it's missing revs when you shift gears, It just doesn't feel right, they can improve on physics of the cargo alot more, so you can actually feel the difference when you drive cargo with 10t or 20t more, they should add more people to the game walking so you actually have to stop on zebra and let them go, let's say bicycles or mopeds (AI), also if you crash, the animation when you have to call for help, I can go on about this forever, alots of improvements can be made, but they are going in right direction and adding more stuff, I like it, it's a good game!

there will never be animations of loading/unloading cargo. adding trucks require licenses. so many people asked for a feature where you get out of the truck, it will never happen. trucks will never be dirty. you can add your company logo, just search on yt.

[Reese]

I don't know how it is in Europe(apart from the few trucking YouTube channels I watch from Europe), but the only drivers I see unloading their trailers in the U.S. are delivering to small stores like gas stations, resturants, auto shops, auto parts shops, dealerships, and the like. Those drivers are typically driving box trucks with liftgates and/or side-doors or have trailers with those features, have a dolly to move boxes/crates out of the trailer and into the store.

All the other trucks I see have simply a door at the back of the trailer. They open those doors, back the trailer up to the dock, and people inside the building unload the trailer. The driver has no involvement in it, usually only leaving the cab to talk with the people for paperwork. After the driver is unloaded(or loaded), they pull out, check the load and secure it with bars or straps(depends on cargo), close and lock the doors, get in the cab, and go to their destination.

Most of the jobs we have available in ETS2 are not for the driver to unload. They are for the people at the location to unload.

[Týr]

What I´d rellat like to see is more small drop-off locations, small shops, farms and fuel stations. Hopw is it that I´ve never delivered sodas or sandwiches to a fuelstation? Almost every manned fuel statiom has more than just gas to offer.

[BrunoSilva13]

Why people sometimes ate a bit stupid? The guy gave an ideia of the possibility of you load or unload your cargo, what is an wonderful ideia, he dont say it was your job to do that, it looks you are ofended by the ideia of have a more complete game where you can have more fun.

For me it was the great add to the game ever, we have the option of do other things, not only driving trucks, who doesnt want to do it, will have a option to skip it for example.

For me the dream game it will be one day we can have a game where you can control a lot of things all in one game, like put together trucks, trains, tractors, cars, etc and you be able to do any job, like load and unload containers between trains, trucks and ships, work with a forklift, have various companies playing in Multiplayer with different proposes and all work together, just dreaming???? Hope some day that can be true.