How to use all road lanes at customs house

[DocMartn]

My trucks are queuing in the same road lane at the custms house, even though there are 3 lanes connected to the road network.
Any idea how I can make them use the free lanes?

[GoRun]

Intended limitation. You can forbid heavy trucks in one lane but queuing is normal at customs. Find better way for export import or cheat the system with mods or build more customs.

[sergetechone]

I agree with GoRun here. The vanila custom have a Road Block and it is intentional. So the solution is : Build a mod custom that is code in the building.ini that dont have any Road Block restriction. They are cheap to build ( no steel ).

In my play, I do just that. I build an extra custom that will be use for heavy export / import and use the vanila for extra workers or get others vehicles or light export / import. The custom mod is located on left of your screen in the Mod tab, and select the Custom Tab. No need for the Cheat code here. as long you subscribe the right Custom mod, it should be on the list.

Like pawelkrzyzak said, A smaller load truck ( under 5 t ) have a short loading / unloading time, so therefore "block" the entry path of the Custom House because it is simply - In / Out fast. A larger capacity truck will take time, therefore grant the entry path access to a loading / unloading bay and you will get two truck in the bay. The moment the other truck plan to leave, it will "block" again access. The mod Custom House have an extra path. the moment a truck leave, it turn around inside the Custom as a looping turn, and the entry free for any vehicles. So the only path that is block in this case will be the Exit Path, not the Entry Path.

[longshots444]

Originally posted by GoRun:

or cheat the system with mods

He didn't say he was playing Commando.

Originally posted by GoRun:

or build more customs.

This is (usually) the quickest and cheapest option.
If you use mods it cheaper to use 5 "Average customs" houses than 1 "Big Customs" house.
Plus you get 2 extra genuine working truck lanes and/or rail lines.

[MrKrabs]

At average custom house you don´t have all vehicles available.

[Silent_Shadow]

If you want to maximize the throughput of a customs house then you need to use vehicles with big engines and capacity, and to use containers if possible.

Containers increase throughput a lot, especially with multiple vehicles present because they don't care about overhanging wagons and the loading speed does not get split like it does with regular goods.

[longshots444]

Originally posted by MrKrabs:

At average custom house you don´t have all vehicles available.

I don't know what you mean by that?

[MrKrabs]

Sorry, I wasn´t prezise enough.
There are a few trains which are not available at the medium customs house.
I guess it´s one or more trainsets as well as some modded track layers.
When they are longer than the building they can´t be purchased there.

[Nokia 3310]

Originally posted by GoRun:

Intended limitation. You can forbid heavy trucks in one lane but queuing is normal at customs. Find better way for export import or cheat the system with mods or build more customs.

I think it is unfair that large custom house has the lowest automobile export throughput. The building is bigger -> the path is longer -> road block time is longer for each in/out. It is about x2 slower than medium custom house. It unloads 21t of bricks (largest vanilla vehicle) during 1 other vehicle in/out. So 3rd and 4th parking places are never used.
Medium custom house has 3 slots and sometimes really use all of them. Large cusom house has 4 (or 5?) slots, but need 2 slots max. Epic fail.

[GoRun]

Yeah devs should make bottle neck in a different way. This looks like a bug..

[Duke Flapjack]

I suspect it's less a bug and more of a "haven't dealt with it yet." I remember reading somewhere (perhaps on the Discord) that Peter wants to do more with the tech tree and fast customs is part of that.

[GoRun]

Looks like a bug to new players. There is a message in customs, low tourist number due to low score or pandemic. They should add message slow customs due to bad rating with neighbouring country. Ships can trade with whole world..

[MrKrabs]

Originally posted by pawelkrzyzak:

Originally posted by longshots444:

I don't know what you mean by that?

Did not get that as well

Trains longer than the custom building can´t be purchased there.

[MrKrabs]

I speak about the train sets and the modded track layers which can be pretty long.
The waggons are no problem.

[longshots444]

Originally posted by MrKrabs:

Sorry, I wasn´t prezise enough.
There are a few trains which are not available at the medium customs house.
I guess it´s one or more trainsets as well as some modded track layers.
When they are longer than the building they can´t be purchased there.

I see.
That, of course, is a different matter, as the question by OP was "How to use all road lanes at customs house".

[MrKrabs]

Jepp, that´s OT, imdeed.