2-axle trucks

[InitiateD]

Can somebody remind me why there are no 2 axle truck configurations in ATS?
I myself am a european so I had to double check they even exist irl but they do so what's the deal?

[Trucker_71]

There are several mod trucks that can be configured as 4x2.
It has to do with N. American weight laws which are different than European. Shippers want to maximize the weight of loads going down the road so 6x2 and 6x4 are normal. 4x2's would usually be used for local delivery or a company that hauls only light loads like insulation or something like that.

[Humpfester]

SCS just hasn't got around to doing single axles yet (what we call them here in the states), You see them everywhere so maybe one day and just like you I never understood why they didn't add that option.

[TW]

The more junk, the more weight you add to a truck or trailer the less commodity you can haul. Which means the less you get paid.....

[v1cV3Ga5]

2 axle use in North America is pretty rare.... It's usually used by companies like roadway or ccx when hauling doubles or triples

[AyMazingATS]

Originally posted by v1cV3Ga5:

2 axle use in North America is pretty rare.... It's usually used by companies like roadway or ccx when hauling doubles or triples

Not as rare as you think to be honest. Lots of LTL carriers use 4x2 configurations.

[BEW ShadowWolf]

the reason might be that Paccar and Volvo wouldnt allow SCS to put them in the game. it could be part of the licensing agreement that they only use the 6x2 the 6x2/4 and the 6x4 along with the lift axle (tag axle in some areas). we as consumers may never know why, or they may decide to put them in. i have seen the the 4x2 trucks here in nevada. but for long haul the US DoT usually requires a sleeper cab which is harder to fit on a 4x2 frame.

[K®o©K]

Originally posted by BEW ShadowWolf:

the reason might be that Paccar and Volvo wouldnt allow SCS to put them in the game. it could be part of the licensing agreement that they only use the 6x2 the 6x2/4 and the 6x4 along with the lift axle (tag axle in some areas). we as consumers may never know why, or they may decide to put them in. i have seen the the 4x2 trucks here in nevada. but for long haul the US DoT usually requires a sleeper cab which is harder to fit on a 4x2 frame.

This is a possibility although if that was the case I wonder why they would put restriction on the diversity of products that can be showed, it would just be more advertising for them. Or maybe it would require another license for those and the benefit is not worth the price.

[TwinShadow]

A 4x2 chassis config probably would require a separate agreement, but they are used fairly common around the states. I see them all the time up and down the highways where I live. I've even seen a sleeper cabin that was a 4x2 as well; never thought I'd see those. The majority are typically day cabs.