Container trailer design flaw [NOT A BUG]

[Cyrus Ramsey]

Greetings,

40' containers in reality have a hollow space at the underside where the gooseneck of the trailer fits into, so the underside of the container and the underside of the gooseneck are at the same height. SCS has apparently not thought about this, because in the game the container is positioned too high. You can still see the gooseneck and you can look through between trailer and container.

See the images for a comparison between the SCS trailer (wrong) and Stanley's trailer (right).

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Game version: 1.27.1.7s, 64 bit

Cheers

C.

[xXCARL1992Xx]

this is not a bug

this trailers are not real, yes they are based off of real trailer but dont represent them and this trailer is so since game release

[natvander]

All containers have a flat floor - there is no hollow space for the gooseneck to fit. That would compromise cargo space, affect pallet loading etc etc etc (cargo space = $$). The trailer in game is correct for that variant - the rear of the container is slightly elevated on stands. There are also trailers that are completely flat.

[Cyrus Ramsey]

Hi natvander,

see the gooseneck tunnel here (photos): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_c ... escription

Cheers

C.

[natvander]

There ya go - never seen that, and I've been in alot of containers.

[JESAN]

Old container variant, before tractors and trailers were lowered (air suspension), making the tunnel obsolete.

[Cyrus Ramsey]

Feel free to move this thread if it belongs somewhere else.

I just wanted to point out the difference between ETS2 and my real life observations.

Here is another image, showing 4 photos from 2017 and one from ETS2 for comparison:

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I also noticed that the SCS containers have doors on both sides. That doesn't match reality either (see the two images in my first post).

I like ETS and it is my hope that this part of the simulation gets improved too in future updates.

Cheers

C.

[xXCARL1992Xx]

just because you made the pictures in 2017 doesn't mean the containers are older then the newer ones without the tunnel

and double doors exist too, you can even buy them with doors on the side of the container

[Cyrus Ramsey]

Hi Carl,

thank you for the explanation.

Cheers

C.

[Reinhard]

and double doors exist too, you can even buy them with doors on the side of the container

Yes. But it is something rare, not the absolute norm, like now in the game. Same with 30 feet containers, even more. These are really hard to spot in the real-world. Myself I never saw one, and the very existence would have surprised me before I googled it.

The gooseneck plus the containers would really benefit from a facelift, or could maybe get a more modern-looking variation added. Including more colors, and some container-like labeling. You know, containers usually have lots of numbers and letters painted on. These are easy to mimic.