SCS General Discussion Thread

[harishw8r]

I have a gameplay related question.

Which tyre configurations (rim, bolts, cover) are the closest equivalents to the commonly found configurations in real life, both in Europe and America?

Also, what’s the life of the trucks (fleet operated) in terms of mileage?

[Skoot]

And why do some Euro trucks have lime-colored lugnuts?

[Some newbie driver]

It should had to be a good reason to put something so ugly in the wheels of a truck.

[harishw8r]

You mean those loose nut indicators? Those are used to identify if the nuts are loosened (hence the pointed edges)

[DEDE62]

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[Some newbie driver]

Interesting... I would had never though that would be the reason. Thanks @harishw8r!

Now it only lefts to know the reason of such a ugly color choose. It's not that the loosening of bolts should be seen from meters of distance (a close inspection should be enough) neither that had to cause retinal detachment.

[harishw8r]

Flourescent colors would be more helpful than the rest while inspecting during nighttime.

[Skoot]

@harishw8r thank you! Though the color is still hideous per my taste.

Regarding your initial question:
- in Europe you'll see regular steel rims both on truck and trailer more often than anything else. In ETS2 those are called "Standard" or "Absolute Fury". The most lifelike options for lugnuts are "Standard" or "Steel", and some trucks are equipped with either safety rings or full hubcaps on the front wheels, which correspond to "Pacific" or "Pacific Solid" in the game. Hubs actually depend on truck manufacturer - say, "Night Star" is similar to Volvo or Renault hub and "Absolute Fury" is Scania hub IIRC. For trailers "Vanity" is a copy of BPW hubs and "Ranger" for 0 mm offset wheels looks similar to a SAF hub.
- in America most trucks use aluminum wheels now (though some fleets and almost all LTL haulers use steel wheels). The ones most similar to those ATS would be "Seagul" (fleets mostly run unpolished ones). Super singles on drivers and trailer aren't a mainstream thing and are most often seen on dryvans or tankers to cut the weight of equipment and increase payload. This doesn't seem to work in the game though. Most realistic lugnut options for a run-of-the-mill truck would be either "Steel" or "Chrome" if you want a touch of style, and then you can add "Standard Chrome" hubcaps. For trailer, the most realistic option is steel wheels with "Steel" lugnuts and any hub you like.

Tires are of your own choice in any case.

I don't know how long do European fleets run their trucks, but American mega carriers like Swift usually sell their trucks when they rack up 800k miles or so. Trailers probably stay somewhat longer.

@everyone: feel free to correct me if I'm wrong somewhere.

[Some newbie driver]

in Spain I know about two very big truck fleet companies that changed their trucks on a 3 year cycle. Every 3 years they would had replaced all their tractor units. I think it was mostly a renting/leasing agreement and I suppose they calculate the average mileage they will do in 3 years and try to avoid to extend the mileage till the point the maintenance/fix stops would be too often

[harishw8r]

Thank you Skoot and Newbie driver. Three years means I assume that it’s somewhere close to 800,000 km (approximately 500,000 mi). I took 800K km as the starting point for the estimate and the lifespan in a fleet came out to be around 3.6 years, based on how much time and distance it took for me to travel from Poland to Portugal in the game.

About the rims, so blackout rims aren’t that common? Is it meant for the Owner-Operator market?