Learn how to buy your first truck and garage in American Truck Simulator. Earn $100,000, complete quick jobs, and unlock skills to expand your trucking empire.
To begin your career in American Truck Simulator, you'll first create your profile, choosing your avatar, name, preferred truck, and company logo. You'll also select a difficulty level for a more realistic experience.
Before purchasing your own truck and establishing your logistics company, you must complete 'quick jobs' using provided trucks. You need to earn at least $100,000 to afford your first truck.
As you progress and level up by completing jobs, you'll unlock skills that improve fuel efficiency and allow for longer-distance, hazardous, fragile, or important deliveries.
Eventually, with sufficient earnings, you can purchase a new garage or upgrade your existing one to store more trucks. From there, you can hire AI drivers from recruitment agencies and assign them trucks from dealerships to increase your income.
A unique feature in American Truck Simulator is the ability to choose your unloading spot at the destination depot. You can opt for a 'desired spot' for more experience points (though harder to park) or a 'safe spot' for fewer points but easier parking. Alternatively, you can skip parking altogether, forfeiting all parking experience points.
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