Heaxy haul, is my truck right for it?

[Doc Z]

Does anyone have a guide or tips for the new mechanic of customizing your truck for different loads? When I take a heavy load (from the DLC) it gives me a warning everytime to "make sure your truck is ready" with the litle bars. other than the obvious making sure the heavy cargo bar is as full as posible, hoow do you know if your truck is ready?

Does each load have like a minimum setting where the heavy cargo bar should be "x" full before you attempt it?

That whole screen really kind of confuses me. If your truck can do heavy loads, cant it also do regular loads? If so, why are there two different bars?

Are people modifying thier trucks with different transmissions and engines based on the job they are doing? cause that sounds expensive! or are folks running two or three different trucks for their main driver and choosing the right one for the job? But then you have a major investment siting idle while you are driving the other one... confused lol..

[Hypertext Eye]

Just buy the most powerful engine and the transmission with the highest number of gears that you can afford and have unlocked. Use that for everything. It's fine. Oh and you want a 6x4 chassis too.

There are two separate bars because IRL you don't need a high power engine to pull normal cargo, and the smaller engine is more fuel efficient. But fuel efficiency in this game is... relatively meaningless.

I don't think anyone is modifying their truck for each job, but it wouldn't be hard to afford to do that. Once you've hired enough drivers, they will generate more money for you than you could ever spend. Same goes for having different trucks for different types of jobs. I have one garage reserved for just my trucks (one of each make and model). No one drives them but me. I have close to $80 million now I think, and lots of people have way more money than me.

[Outlaw Trucker]

when you are building out your truck if you look over to the right top in the purchasing screen you will see truck info. It has bars that show how good a certain motor, chassis, ♥♥♥♥♥♥, etc is for heavy hauling, normal cargo, hill transversal and the like. Just swap stuff around and see what changes.

[Wille Wilse]

If the truck can do heavy loads - it can do regular aswell. The other way around could be difficult.

[Outlaw Trucker]

Originally posted by Wille Wilse:

If the truck can do heavy loads - it can do regular aswell. The other way around could be difficult.

Yes and no. A 4X2 with a smaller engine and less gears on the transmission will actually get better fuel economy and more manuverability on lighter loads. So, yes, a truck that can haul heavy can haul lighter it's not necasarily the best choice if you are only going to haul light loads.

[Ξ Sikon]

I've done heavy loads with the 370hp engine and the 18sp transmission. You just need alot of patience, gear low on inclines, and never stop when going up hill.

I have got stuck on a few on ramps because the AI traffic still can't merge and blocks the way.

[Hypertext Eye]

Originally posted by Negro Y Azul:

Originally posted by Wille Wilse:

If the truck can do heavy loads - it can do regular aswell. The other way around could be difficult.

Yes and no. A 4X2 with a smaller engine and less gears on the transmission will actually get better fuel economy and more manuverability on lighter loads. So, yes, a truck that can haul heavy can haul lighter it's not necasarily the best choice if you are only going to haul light loads.

This is ATS, man. Get that 4x2 crap out of here!

[Outlaw Trucker]

Originally posted by Hypertext Eye:

Originally posted by Negro Y Azul:

Yes and no. A 4X2 with a smaller engine and less gears on the transmission will actually get better fuel economy and more manuverability on lighter loads. So, yes, a truck that can haul heavy can haul lighter it's not necasarily the best choice if you are only going to haul light loads.

This is ATS, man. Get that 4x2 crap out of here!

Haha I did get my forums mixed around here Thanks for setting me straight, lol.

[Ikyuaoki]

i hauling the oversize load that i uses 6x4, 18 manual speed transmission and 625hp cat engine setup in my peterbilt truck rig.