To everyone who wanted to know what documentary he was speaking about, I finally figured it out. It's on the TV program called Modern Marvels and the episode was Truck Stops (Season 13 Episode 19) - It was driving me crazy trying to find it! hehe Cheers! :) And of course, thank you Squirrel for doing what you - I love your videos dearly. Always interesting and fun to watch. :)
In all actuality, the freight rates in the game are ridiculously high. Usually dry van freight goes for around $1.50 a mile. Chemicals can go for up to $5.00 a mile. Professional drivers would kill for $20.00 a mile freight rates.
Squirrel, I absolutely love when you tell us cool stuff like the weighing station history. You know so much cool stuff! ... Please ignore your rude driver who yawns just as you say "And I thought that was kind of cool" at 26:00 ... It was indeed very cool technology that you told us about.
+Will Baack that's why they're not dumpsters... The ones he showed are skips, dumpsters are other things entirely. Skips are open topped small containers, typically used to haul off construction waste (concrete, wood, etc.). Dumpsters are usually covered, wheeled, and can be emptied into dump trucks.
hi squirrel, The T/A back in the day was called Truckstops of America, they are now Travel Centers of America, they also own the Petro Travel Centers and are one of the 3 major chains here in the US. the other 2 are Pilot Flying Travel Center and Loves Travel Centers. As a driver of over 30 years over the road, I'm really enjoying your series and if you have any questions about driving IRL, don't be afraid to ask and I will try to answer.
When i moved from Florida to Los angeles and back I drove my own moving truck across the continent. So stopping at truck stops was amazing. Such good facilities to let you rest and relax and just feel like a human being again.
T/A's are among my favorite spots to stop in a passenger car because you know they're clean and generally fuel is more affordable. Loves is also another good one, it's just like a T/A.
Hey Paul: Yes, it is called the Iowa 80 (Interstate 80) Truckstop. As an Iowan, passed it many a time, and also stopped in a few times. It is a pretty cool place even if you are not a trucker, and it is a welcome site if you have been traveling a long time regardless of vehicle. I figured SCS has to put Iowa in just because of that. The cool thing about the US is that you can take I-80 there in Cali, all the way to the East Coast. So if they ever get to all of the states, you can start in California, go through Iowa all the way to the East Coast without ever changing interstates.
+Luuo73 would like that, but got this nagging feeling that they've not put them in to prevent idiot kids from deliberately ramming the animals (same reason they've put all pedestrians behind invisible walls).
TcAs(Travel Centers of America) is the largest travel center company, after acquiring Petro travel centers, in the US, but Pilot, Love's, Flying J, state government run travel centers ( on toll roads), and plenty of small independents stops are also common in the US.
If you are a member at the various truckstops you can give them your mobile # and they will actually text you when your shower is ready, so you can just sit in your sleeper and watch TV or clean up or do whatever while you wait so you don't have to waste time sitting in the stop doing nothing while you wait, you can actually get stuff done. You do want to be a member, because as you use the facilities over time, mainly fuel but some other stuff as well, you can earn yourself some free food or multiple free showers, etc. You're going to use them anyways while you work so you may as well get free benefits. Also the "future tech" for weigh stations is already in use. The cameras see your truck # in the pre-weigh on the highway and if you are under the quick scan weight limit, a bypass signal can be sent to your qualcomm(electronic logging device) and it beeps to let you know you don't have to go in. This is done at basically highway speeds.
I've been to Iowa 80. It's HUGE. I forget if that's the official name for it or not, but I know I've been and it's really big but very cool to see (my family stopped off there on a cross country trip).
we now have prepass scales that you drive over at 65 mph. it sends your weight and company safety rating to the scale office and they send back to a receiver on our windshield whether to keep driving or pull in.
I’m sure you know this by now but what you call an extra long trailer (the 53 foot long ones) is actually the standard length in the US. I am a trucker and that’s what I pull every day. It can be interesting on some deliveries but it’s what we’re trained to reverse when we get our license.
I’m 6yrs late to the game but there still updating it and I’m excited about Texas being released because that’s where I hail from. I was given your videos from the TH-cams and I took your lead in what points to get into first and when to get a loan. Thanks for helping me get started, still enjoying the videos and am now interested in ETS2. Also into simulator games and management games so maybe I should look at the other ones featured in your channel, good luck on the road friend!
just an 411 or FYI when u take a trip north of Redding the speed limit s odd 55 goin north but only 35 goin back. And thx alot for the videos ive gotten ATS my self and im lvl 10 so far. Bought the game bc of your Trucking Diaries. Thx alot for what your doin and happy trucking to you :D
The Mizpah Hotel was once the tallest building in the state. Clown Motel, a hotel with a clown theme. It's also built right next to a graveyard is what the town is famous for and there is a Tonopah in Arizona too.
My dad and grandfather are both truck drivers so I have been in the T/As and the other truckstops most of them dont have the cromeshops but i80 does have a huge one and there are full simi's in side.
i don't get why the 400k is so bad? You can almost get 2x drivers and 2x trucks. And it seems like you'd have to try real hard to makes less than 6k a day.
+Jalene Mendez those values start coming if they have high levels of "long distance" ability. In order to have that, you need to be in a high level already.
in holland you've got already that weight system you can just ride on the road. the trucks can just drive full speed over the highway and in weight in automaticly and if its to high a camare takes a shot of the nummer plate and you get a bill.
Paul, you're lucky then that you live in England. Where I live there are cop cars in the bushes with speed cameras and at left over speed signs from a roadwork that has been long finished, etc...
It can happen in the UK because most of the AMPR cars that track speeds, their cameras point backwards. This detects the Number plate, Speed and passengers in the car.
Yeah, Iowa 80 was awesome, but it's really tourist-y and always super busy. Not what you need when you've put 700 behind you and just need to hit the rack.
Yes police cars here in the states have back facing radars that can catch you same as front facing radar and depending on the speed it makes a distinct noise
Kenworth W900 is out as well as fines being cheaper at the start and get more expensive as you progress on. Turning on red signs are going to be posted for those who are not from America and don't know the legality of it. Then supposedly later on more speed signs will be posted in better locations to tell us to slow down.
The thing is with the weigh stations is my grandma told me about this cuz she was a truck driver for Warner enterprises was that the way station is not only measure how much the trailer weighs but how much the occupants inside the tractor weigh as well cuz if you're driving and you know you're pulling for max weight and your truck seems to be struggling then you know they're going to pull you over and you can get a fine for that. Yeah Iowa 80 is one of the biggest truck stops in the US my grandma's actually been there it's literally just a huge gas station and it's also a souvenir shop. And honestly I'd never be able to drive a semi but I would love to go to Iowa 80.
They're called Travel Centers of America now. And they don't do tokens anymore. Each major truck stop chain has reward cards that our shower credits load onto. And the show you watched was called Modern Marvels: Big Rigs
In aid of the weigh station discussion, IRL, it not only slows you down but you can have your entire rig inspected even if you are under weight. Being a trucker, it's common knowledge among drivers that weigh stations are simply a way for that state to make money off trucks they inspect. Essentially it's a racket. A state cop told me that if they do pull your rig behind the station for inspection, you could have a brand new truck off the lot and they will find something to write up. This equates to what can be huge fines and if you're owner-operator like me (own the truck) it puts marks or points on your truck and business. After so many, they can put the truck out of commission. Inspection write ups can range from loose debris on a trailer to mud covering a signal light. It's ridiculous and completely annoying not to mention financially burdening.
In the US cops can use radar and there is rear facing radar and forward facing radar. They can radar you in front of you and still pull you over. This can change from state to state and the certification requirements for refacing is a lot higher and more costly so usually state police or larger cities are the only ones to use it.
In Brazil, we don't stop and n wheigh station, u has to go though slowly, like 30km, ahn than if you aren't right, maybe to heavy, automatically sends you to weigh again, but than you have to go to other lane and stop. If you really are to heavy for your kind of truck uhave to stop there, you will be ticket and u have to wait till some truck who can drive It comes to take your cargo and you can leave. Sorry my poorly Brazilian English haha.
California is not as bright and sunny as most people outside the us think it is, it's mostly cloudy and rainy for most of the winter and it occasionally rains in the middle of the summer for some reason
A truck carrying no load has really savage brakes as in you can hardly touch the pedal,also with the air system you don't get the feedback like you do in a car.a good example of this is when you take a truck for a mot you have to load them up or they wont pass the brake test on the rollers
I started watching Twitch when ATS came out. I started with YT a few years back and your video's became a companion to my virtual drives through all of Europe. I only remark as I think this is the best waffle you have ever produced. I am not from Luton... Ant
What Tonopah is famous for? The Tonopah Test Range, part of the Nellis Range (which amongst other things is famous for the Nellis Test Bombing Range and the Groom Lake Facility aka "Area 51").
Now there's a game for you, Truck Stop Manager....where you build a little truck stop and grow it into a bigger and more impressive one. And you watch the lorries pull in and the drivers do stuff...then they drive off. It would be fully customisable with your own layouts, a Sims like build/buy mode and whatnot.
in the us r police have radar cam on frnt and rear dash and the w900 is a little weak going up hills and yes even with long wheel base tracktors and a long trailer still have tight spots to get in tp
Love the Kenworth W900L is gorgeous. Already went to the dealer and customized it the way I want it. Gonna be about 160K if I buy it out right with no trade. Giving up the Peterbilt for the W900 in my company! SCS STILL need to give us air horns and beacons as exterior options (The mods! They do nothing)!!! Also more interior options would be nice (like interior cabin and sleeper lighting. A TV, fridge, and DVD player would be nice for the sleeper cabins. All you can do is change the dash board trim and add a passenger side mirror above the door currently. When you are a trucker in real life the comforts of home ARE a real thing. BTW I have seen that exact documentary on the truck stops (and yep the TA is one of them) The History Channel broadcast it a wile back, and the run it on occasion. I think it was on Modern Marvels. I really hope they are added to ATS and that you can pull into them. They really provide a lot for truckers. The one in Iowa is the biggest in the US.
+Squirrel, I hope you see this comment. I got the longer train mod and it is nice but there are some issues with it. Some trains have invisible train cars in a long train, so you will see the engines some cars, then invisible cars, then more cars connected to it... Not to big of a deal but there is one more problem as well, where interstate 80 meets highway 93 there is a small town that doesn't have a name. A train will go through the buildings and across the road, it isn't an object that you can hit which is good.
The fog\mist\sandstorm mod was pretty cool, but thick considering how bright the lights are on the street lights and cars. Which is why I think it was disabled in the base game
About the money and the loans and the driver slots.. I think they did good. Don't forget, as soon as you will get like 10 drivers, you'll swim in money like in ETS2... So they just gave us an interesting different start to the game. btw, the new Kenworth is out. Hope to see your next episode with that monster. Even if its a quick job, still worth the time... Keep'em coming mister.
Lol What you didn't SAY is that Iowa 80 truck stop even has a Truck Museum. nothing tooo special but i bet it's awesome to see. I wanted to go after my wedding but we didn't have the time to run down that far.
Well here in Vegas we get those sand storm is actually even worst more like whole day plus the wind TURN IT ON! it make more exciting to watch your video near collision I feel like watching a Ice road trucker lol. GO GO GO Less QQ more PEW PEW!
Oh man this brings back memories. I was a company driver though,but i remember back when i was a new driver back in 05/06 those ac/tv tubes were just coming out. I think TAs are called travel centers of america now,petro truck stops were my fav. Thanks for taking a girl back down memory lane...pun intended. :-)
Funny you said that about wheeler dealers, I've thought the same lol. That said you're also playing the game like a sensible Brit, not a risk taking red blooded American! In America we drown ourselves in debt and work ourselves out of it and we either win or lose at our gamble. You're playing American truck simulator, time to play it like an American. Take out that loan and roll the dice, if you're not close to bankrupt, listening to country, and drooling at every burger or steak shack you're not properly going about the American experience! Not to mention the series will do good to have a bit of risk, you're too careful and capable to lose out with the risks currently present. Been digging the series thus far but there's some food for thought, cheers!
TA rebranded as Travel Centers of America, still TA for short. Also, in the US many cops use front and rear facing radar in their vehicles, and their radars notify them when they detect speeding. So yes, cops in the US can get you for speeding even if they are in front of you. And in most states it is perfectly legal.
I bought the new Kenny W900 for 118,000 dollars. It's okay except that it's difficult to hitch up a trailer accurately as the exhaust blocks the mirrors...even with Track iR! Also I'd like to say Squirrel you're a dab hand at parking the trailers up, well done!
I think that fog or mist mod may have actually tricked the AI into thinking it was raining; which then the law would require you to turn on your headlights. Love this series BTW. One of the only TH-camrs I've found so far that isn't trying to flip the trucks or chasing down the AI for 'cutting them off' and ramming into them at an intersection SMH. I like it so much I subscribed and decided to watch them all!
Just tried the W900 on a "Quick Job" - didn't like it to be honest. Felt too big (f'nar, f'nar) to be comfortable driving. Think I'll stick to me Peterbilt for the mo.
The sandstorm mod you had actually very realistic and I've seen a lot of sandstorms that bad in real life and I have a video of one of them happened last year. I don't live in California though, so I'm not sure if California gets sandstorms that bad or not.
the traffic running lights has happened to me too. i was trying to go straight through an intersection and i had to wait two light cycles before i was able to go through the intersection. i they need to improve the ai in the future updates.
hey squirrel I'm finally able to talk, finally got me a pc, and I'm loving ats myself, thank you for the videos that you put out, I do enjoy watching them
For me, it makes perfect sense, that a repair workshop of that kind of heavy machines has it's own fuel station which they need to refuel. Anyway, nice video, yet again :)
I hope you can pass through that with little side damages. I use this videos to relax my mind and just feel good. (Sorry for my english, not my first language)
Hey squirrel one thing I think would be interesting is if scs software would do jobs on ATS and maybe ets2 they should do jobs like have gas and oil tankers trips to gas stations etc... that a normal driver would do with those loads is go fill gas stations and mechanic shops with gas in oil on a route instead of just picking up the trailer and take it to point b
piezoelectric ceramic is the material your was talking about when it is compressed it gives off a electric relative to the amount of force on it. give it a Google. ..
Your question about getting a ticket when the cop is in front of you; it happens all the time in the states and is legal. They use same direction radar. Cheers
the skip or skif your referring to Squirrel it is called a container. also I have the W900 and not terribly pleased with it. The truck is nice but you have by default air horns on top but do not function and the truck horn is not realistic. W900 HYPE tho. can not wait for the next rigs to come out. ATSMURIKA
Get the climate+ mod and put it a lower in the mod list then that one and it will fix the over done of other weather mod plus make the game look a little better.
I watch one or two of these per night. Find them strangely satisfying to watch. Keep up the good work
To everyone who wanted to know what documentary he was speaking about, I finally figured it out. It's on the TV program called Modern Marvels and the episode was Truck Stops (Season 13 Episode 19) - It was driving me crazy trying to find it! hehe Cheers! :) And of course, thank you Squirrel for doing what you - I love your videos dearly. Always interesting and fun to watch. :)
In all actuality, the freight rates in the game are ridiculously high. Usually dry van freight goes for around $1.50 a mile. Chemicals can go for up to $5.00 a mile. Professional drivers would kill for $20.00 a mile freight rates.
One could say then that with the scaling system the game uses, and the accelerated time, the amounts are about right. :D
If they made it exactly like real life it would take players so long to make in game progress that it won't be any fun at all
Kenworth W900L has just been released. HYPE!
troll?
+Pingu nope
Yes I just saw that!
Yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeessssssssss
+Gabriel Shapiro shut up
Squirrel, I absolutely love when you tell us cool stuff like the weighing station history. You know so much cool stuff! ... Please ignore your rude driver who yawns just as you say "And I thought that was kind of cool" at 26:00 ... It was indeed very cool technology that you told us about.
I though skips were called dumpsters in the US?
it is
+Guy Sharp Yup.
+Guy Sharp They can be. Some call them containers.
yeah dumpsters is what I call them. but they don't look like that...
+Will Baack that's why they're not dumpsters... The ones he showed are skips, dumpsters are other things entirely. Skips are open topped small containers, typically used to haul off construction waste (concrete, wood, etc.). Dumpsters are usually covered, wheeled, and can be emptied into dump trucks.
hi squirrel, The T/A back in the day was called Truckstops of America, they are now Travel Centers of America, they also own the Petro Travel Centers and are one of the 3 major chains here in the US. the other 2 are Pilot Flying Travel Center and Loves Travel Centers. As a driver of over 30 years over the road, I'm really enjoying your series and if you have any questions about driving IRL, don't be afraid to ask and I will try to answer.
+Vince Murray Don't forget Flying J truckstops.
When i moved from Florida to Los angeles and back I drove my own moving truck across the continent. So stopping at truck stops was amazing. Such good facilities to let you rest and relax and just feel like a human being again.
Now that's what I call moving house! :D DId you do a video diary at all? Would've been cool to see the changes as you went along.
@@mapesdhs597 no I wish.
@@bwheatley1 Ah well. Only recently discovered ATS, etc. Fascinating stuff, a slice of life of which I knew nothing before.
Get the coast to coast mod For ATS and do the same journey again
When I am playing Ats, always got the feeling that i am driving a van. Its so low to the ground. Doesn't feel like a big truck
did anyone else notice the shooting star at 30:07 ?? scenery looks so good without the fog/ sand storms
I am literally addicted to this series. Wish Squirrel could post two a day :)
Iowa 80 is incredible! I was blown away at the size and everything it had when I came across it on a trip from the West Coast to Illinois and back.
They also released a fix for the large fines and they said you now have a bit more time to slow down when the speed limit changed
T/A's are among my favorite spots to stop in a passenger car because you know they're clean and generally fuel is more affordable. Loves is also another good one, it's just like a T/A.
Hey Paul: Yes, it is called the Iowa 80 (Interstate 80) Truckstop. As an Iowan, passed it many a time, and also stopped in a few times. It is a pretty cool place even if you are not a trucker, and it is a welcome site if you have been traveling a long time regardless of vehicle.
I figured SCS has to put Iowa in just because of that. The cool thing about the US is that you can take I-80 there in Cali, all the way to the East Coast. So if they ever get to all of the states, you can start in California, go through Iowa all the way to the East Coast without ever changing interstates.
This game is missing animals running onto the roads, deer, coyotes....
+Stxngrxy me too ^^
+Luuo73 would like that, but got this nagging feeling that they've not put them in to prevent idiot kids from deliberately ramming the animals (same reason they've put all pedestrians behind invisible walls).
+Luuo73
Chicken
My grandpa was a truck driver before he passed away and i went everywhere in the US and seen plenty of truckstops like this they are very cool
TcAs(Travel Centers of America) is the largest travel center company, after acquiring Petro travel centers, in the US, but Pilot, Love's, Flying J, state government run travel centers ( on toll roads), and plenty of small independents stops are also common in the US.
If you are a member at the various truckstops you can give them your mobile # and they will actually text you when your shower is ready, so you can just sit in your sleeper and watch TV or clean up or do whatever while you wait so you don't have to waste time sitting in the stop doing nothing while you wait, you can actually get stuff done. You do want to be a member, because as you use the facilities over time, mainly fuel but some other stuff as well, you can earn yourself some free food or multiple free showers, etc. You're going to use them anyways while you work so you may as well get free benefits. Also the "future tech" for weigh stations is already in use. The cameras see your truck # in the pre-weigh on the highway and if you are under the quick scan weight limit, a bypass signal can be sent to your qualcomm(electronic logging device) and it beeps to let you know you don't have to go in. This is done at basically highway speeds.
I've been to Iowa 80. It's HUGE. I forget if that's the official name for it or not, but I know I've been and it's really big but very cool to see (my family stopped off there on a cross country trip).
+Devin Harrolle It's the name on the sign
I figured. It's been eons. I was like 13 or so.
+Devin Harrolle I live in Iowa and love it
+South Feller Awesome :D
+South Feller I live in Maine
we now have prepass scales that you drive over at 65 mph. it sends your weight and company safety rating to the scale office and they send back to a receiver on our windshield whether to keep driving or pull in.
I’m sure you know this by now but what you call an extra long trailer (the 53 foot long ones) is actually the standard length in the US. I am a trucker and that’s what I pull every day. It can be interesting on some deliveries but it’s what we’re trained to reverse when we get our license.
I’m 6yrs late to the game but there still updating it and I’m excited about Texas being released because that’s where I hail from. I was given your videos from the TH-cams and I took your lead in what points to get into first and when to get a loan. Thanks for helping me get started, still enjoying the videos and am now interested in ETS2. Also into simulator games and management games so maybe I should look at the other ones featured in your channel, good luck on the road friend!
just an 411 or FYI when u take a trip north of Redding the speed limit s odd 55 goin north but only 35 goin back. And thx alot for the videos ive gotten ATS my self and im lvl 10 so far. Bought the game bc of your Trucking Diaries. Thx alot for what your doin and happy trucking to you :D
In regards to what the towns did, Tonopah was mining and Ely was copper mining at Kenncot. Tonopah was home to gold.
The Mizpah Hotel was once the tallest building in the state. Clown Motel, a hotel with a clown theme. It's also built right next to a graveyard is what the town is famous for and there is a Tonopah in Arizona too.
My god, I can't wait till I can drive from California to New York.
yeah that will be amazing. but as scs said, It will take em years to make all the states
+LONE wolf I can see the creator of Pro-mods making all the states for free as they did with all of EU.
+souldry I'm waiting for Florida to Anchorage, Alaska to be a trip...nearly 5000 miles and 81 hours of driving.
+Ratkill9000 oh hell yes. Alaska all the way. I'm just saying New York cause I live there :)
+Ratkill9000 omg yes i love alaska :D
TA stands for Travel centers of America, I believe
When we lived in California we used to get fog like that a LOT and we lived in Backersfield.
My dad and grandfather are both truck drivers so I have been in the T/As and the other truckstops most of them dont have the cromeshops but i80 does have a huge one and there are full simi's in side.
i don't get why the 400k is so bad? You can almost get 2x drivers and 2x trucks. And it seems like you'd have to try real hard to makes less than 6k a day.
+Gabriel Shapiro Loooool
+Aj Koorstra Yea, I got the 400k, and with 2 drivers, it's really easy to pay off, my drivers were making 1000-2500$ per load each.
+Gabriel Shapiro Really?
+Jalene Mendez those values start coming if they have high levels of "long distance" ability.
In order to have that, you need to be in a high level already.
The drivers more than cover the interest on the loan (to clarify, the interest) so I don't see how saving up the money before helps.
in holland you've got already that weight system you can just ride on the road. the trucks can just drive full speed over the highway and in weight in automaticly and if its to high a camare takes a shot of the nummer plate and you get a bill.
Paul, you're lucky then that you live in England. Where I live there are cop cars in the bushes with speed cameras and at left over speed signs from a roadwork that has been long finished, etc...
It can happen in the UK because most of the AMPR cars that track speeds, their cameras point backwards. This detects the Number plate, Speed and passengers in the car.
Yeah, Iowa 80 was awesome, but it's really tourist-y and always super busy. Not what you need when you've put 700 behind you and just need to hit the rack.
Yes police cars here in the states have back facing radars that can catch you same as front facing radar and depending on the speed it makes a distinct noise
Kenworth W900 is out as well as fines being cheaper at the start and get more expensive as you progress on. Turning on red signs are going to be posted for those who are not from America and don't know the legality of it. Then supposedly later on more speed signs will be posted in better locations to tell us to slow down.
At 7:37 In the US Skips are called Dumpsters and Bins are called Trash Cans.
The thing is with the weigh stations is my grandma told me about this cuz she was a truck driver for Warner enterprises was that the way station is not only measure how much the trailer weighs but how much the occupants inside the tractor weigh as well cuz if you're driving and you know you're pulling for max weight and your truck seems to be struggling then you know they're going to pull you over and you can get a fine for that. Yeah Iowa 80 is one of the biggest truck stops in the US my grandma's actually been there it's literally just a huge gas station and it's also a souvenir shop. And honestly I'd never be able to drive a semi but I would love to go to Iowa 80.
W900 is awesome I stuck a 650 hp (I think) sounds awesome
Your driver hasn't eaten or showered in 20 episodes :D
They're called Travel Centers of America now.
And they don't do tokens anymore. Each major truck stop chain has reward cards that our shower credits load onto.
And the show you watched was called Modern Marvels: Big Rigs
In aid of the weigh station discussion, IRL, it not only slows you down but you can have your entire rig inspected even if you are under weight. Being a trucker, it's common knowledge among drivers that weigh stations are simply a way for that state to make money off trucks they inspect. Essentially it's a racket. A state cop told me that if they do pull your rig behind the station for inspection, you could have a brand new truck off the lot and they will find something to write up. This equates to what can be huge fines and if you're owner-operator like me (own the truck) it puts marks or points on your truck and business. After so many, they can put the truck out of commission. Inspection write ups can range from loose debris on a trailer to mud covering a signal light. It's ridiculous and completely annoying not to mention financially burdening.
since u have the day cab u can use the rear window to help u back up as well as the mirrors too
In the US cops can use radar and there is rear facing radar and forward facing radar. They can radar you in front of you and still pull you over. This can change from state to state and the certification requirements for refacing is a lot higher and more costly so usually state police or larger cities are the only ones to use it.
In Brazil, we don't stop and n wheigh station, u has to go though slowly, like 30km, ahn than if you aren't right, maybe to heavy, automatically sends you to weigh again, but than you have to go to other lane and stop. If you really are to heavy for your kind of truck uhave to stop there, you will be ticket and u have to wait till some truck who can drive It comes to take your cargo and you can leave. Sorry my poorly Brazilian English haha.
California is not as bright and sunny as most people outside the us think it is, it's mostly cloudy and rainy for most of the winter and it occasionally rains in the middle of the summer for some reason
The program you talking about is Truck Stops ironicly watched by me hour before this video. Iowa80 amazing truck stop
A truck carrying no load has really savage brakes as in you can hardly touch the pedal,also with the air system you don't get the feedback like you do in a car.a good example of this is when you take a truck for a mot you have to load them up or they wont pass the brake test on the rollers
squirrel got a link to the American truck documentary you where talking about?
I started watching Twitch when ATS came out. I started with YT a few years back and your video's became a companion to my virtual drives through all of Europe. I only remark as I think this is the best waffle you have ever produced. I am not from Luton... Ant
What Tonopah is famous for? The Tonopah Test Range, part of the Nellis Range (which amongst other things is famous for the Nellis Test Bombing Range and the Groom Lake Facility aka "Area 51").
Now there's a game for you, Truck Stop Manager....where you build a little truck stop and grow it into a bigger and more impressive one. And you watch the lorries pull in and the drivers do stuff...then they drive off. It would be fully customisable with your own layouts, a Sims like build/buy mode and whatnot.
I love different types of weather. I just wish the wind blew things around and had an effect on the truck.
in the us r police have radar cam on frnt and rear dash and the w900 is a little weak going up hills and yes even with long wheel base tracktors and a long trailer still have tight spots to get in tp
Love the Kenworth W900L is gorgeous. Already went to the dealer and customized it the way I want it. Gonna be about 160K if I buy it out right with no trade. Giving up the Peterbilt for the W900 in my company!
SCS STILL need to give us air horns and beacons as exterior options (The mods! They do nothing)!!! Also more interior options would be nice (like interior cabin and sleeper lighting. A TV, fridge, and DVD player would be nice for the sleeper cabins. All you can do is change the dash board trim and add a passenger side mirror above the door currently. When you are a trucker in real life the comforts of home ARE a real thing.
BTW I have seen that exact documentary on the truck stops (and yep the TA is one of them) The History Channel broadcast it a wile back, and the run it on occasion. I think it was on Modern Marvels. I really hope they are added to ATS and that you can pull into them. They really provide a lot for truckers. The one in Iowa is the biggest in the US.
I have heard of the Tonopah bombing range they use it in Red Flag and other times too.
+Squirrel, I hope you see this comment. I got the longer train mod and it is nice but there are some issues with it. Some trains have invisible train cars in a long train, so you will see the engines some cars, then invisible cars, then more cars connected to it... Not to big of a deal but there is one more problem as well, where interstate 80 meets highway 93 there is a small town that doesn't have a name. A train will go through the buildings and across the road, it isn't an object that you can hit which is good.
hahahaha so funny when you talk to Jeff. 44:18
excellent driving dude your by far the best truck driver i have seen , i gave u and 100% in my book
The fog\mist\sandstorm mod was pretty cool, but thick considering how bright the lights are on the street lights and cars. Which is why I think it was disabled in the base game
About the money and the loans and the driver slots..
I think they did good. Don't forget, as soon as you will get like 10 drivers, you'll swim in money like in ETS2...
So they just gave us an interesting different start to the game.
btw, the new Kenworth is out. Hope to see your next episode with that monster. Even if its a quick job, still worth the time...
Keep'em coming mister.
Lol What you didn't SAY is that Iowa 80 truck stop even has a Truck Museum. nothing tooo special but i bet it's awesome to see. I wanted to go after my wedding but we didn't have the time to run down that far.
Well here in Vegas we get those sand storm is actually even worst more like whole day plus the wind TURN IT ON! it make more exciting to watch your video near collision I feel like watching a Ice road trucker lol. GO GO GO Less QQ more PEW PEW!
+Joseph Balintag You should grab the mod for high patrol Nevada and Cali are two different color.
Official drinking game for this series:
Anytime he says bloody, scumbag, troll, game or anything British people say that Americans don't
You forgot the "bro" and "brosky"
+DVermeulen And Kenny
+Christopher Porter Kenny just got killed
+whiteandnerdytuba Are you trying to get sued for causing a rash of alcohol poisoning cases!?
+DVermeulen nope... that's americanisms that Paul thinks are cool. They don't count.
Oh man this brings back memories. I was a company driver though,but i remember back when i was a new driver back in 05/06 those ac/tv tubes were just coming out. I think TAs are called travel centers of america now,petro truck stops were my fav. Thanks for taking a girl back down memory lane...pun intended. :-)
Funny you said that about wheeler dealers, I've thought the same lol.
That said you're also playing the game like a sensible Brit, not a risk taking red blooded American!
In America we drown ourselves in debt and work ourselves out of it and we either win or lose at our gamble. You're playing American truck simulator, time to play it like an American. Take out that loan and roll the dice, if you're not close to bankrupt, listening to country, and drooling at every burger or steak shack you're not properly going about the American experience!
Not to mention the series will do good to have a bit of risk, you're too careful and capable to lose out with the risks currently present.
Been digging the series thus far but there's some food for thought, cheers!
I knew instantly that the mod was off because the game looked 100x better.
TA rebranded as Travel Centers of America, still TA for short. Also, in the US many cops use front and rear facing radar in their vehicles, and their radars notify them when they detect speeding. So yes, cops in the US can get you for speeding even if they are in front of you. And in most states it is perfectly legal.
I bought the new Kenny W900 for 118,000 dollars. It's okay except that it's difficult to hitch up a trailer accurately as the exhaust blocks the mirrors...even with Track iR!
Also I'd like to say Squirrel you're a dab hand at parking the trailers up, well done!
Hey squirrel don't forget to drive through Oklahoma a lot of construction and a lot of oil. I'm from Oklahoma.
I think that fog or mist mod may have actually tricked the AI into thinking it was raining; which then the law would require you to turn on your headlights. Love this series BTW. One of the only TH-camrs I've found so far that isn't trying to flip the trucks or chasing down the AI for 'cutting them off' and ramming into them at an intersection SMH. I like it so much I subscribed and decided to watch them all!
Just tried the W900 on a "Quick Job" - didn't like it to be honest. Felt too big (f'nar, f'nar) to be comfortable driving.
Think I'll stick to me Peterbilt for the mo.
we call them dumpsters here in western new york
We call them dumpsters in america
The sandstorm mod you had actually very realistic and I've seen a lot of sandstorms that bad in real life and I have a video of one of them happened last year. I don't live in California though, so I'm not sure if California gets sandstorms that bad or not.
the traffic running lights has happened to me too. i was trying to go straight through an intersection and i had to wait two light cycles before i was able to go through the intersection. i they need to improve the ai in the future updates.
hey squirrel I'm finally able to talk, finally got me a pc, and I'm loving ats myself, thank you for the videos that you put out, I do enjoy watching them
I realize this is old but is 334 your phone area code, it’s mine is why I was asking
Thank you for turning off the fog mod squirrel. Another great video
fuel trailers like this one are some of my favourite, i would like SCS to bring in the dual fuel trailers tho....or actually, dual trailers at all....
In the US they have rear-facing radar in a lot of police cars so they can catch you no matter which direction you are heading
Unsure if anyone has mentioned this but the iowa 80 ta is actually the biggest travel center in the world and it stands for travel centers of america
Prime example of the crazy level of detail in this game ; there is a shooting star at 30:08 !
For me, it makes perfect sense, that a repair workshop of that kind of heavy machines has it's own fuel station which they need to refuel. Anyway, nice video, yet again :)
these vidoes are helping me through tough times, with anxiety and depression.
I hope you can pass through that with little side damages. I use this videos to relax my mind and just feel good. (Sorry for my english, not my first language)
i hope so too. they are relaxing videos its true.
+Squirrel,
Drivers can get showers at Pilot, Flying J, and TA(Travel Centers of America) stops just to name a few
Excellent job reversing into the bay!
TA = Travel America
Police Radar in the US has moving mode and can detect speed while moving in the opposite or same direction.
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what was at 29:14? just as you came off truckstop at airfield, i guess it was a military jet low flying
6:45 They were aloud to go because they had the right away Lucky no cops saw you Squirrel
Squirrel that tube thing is called a APU auxiliary power unit FYI
Hey squirrel one thing I think would be interesting is if scs software would do jobs on ATS and maybe ets2 they should do jobs like have gas and oil tankers trips to gas stations etc... that a normal driver would do with those loads is go fill gas stations and mechanic shops with gas in oil on a route instead of just picking up the trailer and take it to point b
The truck stop you were talking about is called "Travel America" now as far as i know
piezoelectric ceramic is the material your was talking about when it is compressed it gives off a electric relative to the amount of force on it. give it a Google. ..
Your question about getting a ticket when the cop is in front of you; it happens all the time in the states and is legal. They use same direction radar. Cheers
Cop cars in California use radar that fires both in front and behind them. So they can see you speeding in front or behind them..
the skip or skif your referring to Squirrel it is called a container. also I have the W900 and not terribly pleased with it. The truck is nice but you have by default air horns on top but do not function and the truck horn is not realistic. W900 HYPE tho. can not wait for the next rigs to come out. ATSMURIKA
Squirrel would it not be badass if someone was able to make the War Rig air horn from Mad Max Fury Road?
hey squirrel keep it up. here in the US radar for police run both ways and while they are driving. gotten tickets from both.
Get the climate+ mod and put it a lower in the mod list then that one and it will fix the over done of other weather mod plus make the game look a little better.
Squirrel, is it too much to ask for you to upload a video where you show your settings and configurations of the force feedback for your wheel?