18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul

[beefers1]

you have to press T to attach the trailer. and what do you mean, get under it? you just have to reverse it in the proper position.

[jcrew1]

My game didn't come with a manual, I am not sure how to play, contracts etc.. does anyone know where I can download it, I have googled it and no luck

[Cruise105]

I just recently bought this game. I love it. I started out with the Frisk Coronado, but now I own a few other trucks. Is there a way to change the truck I am driving? I really want to drive a truck with a better paint job than the one I am driving. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Cruise105]

Also the game continuously jumps. Like it is skipping. Is there a way that I can stop it from doing this. It is getting very annoying and is causing me to wreck more than I want to. Which is not at all. PLEASE help.

[Garryson01]

If I remember from my trips to the US, isn't that only turning right?

[beefers1]

most major cities allow right turning through a red light (except NYC). and different states have diff. speed limits, gas prices, etc. i wish they had reflected that in the game. and are the canadian and mexican speed limits in km/h?

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by lvsb

hi
i have a problem whit american long haul,

when i want to pick up a new trailer after i accept the job, these trailers dont seem to fit on my truck, i cant get under it so i can connect it. maybe anyone know this problem

cya
lvsb

when you back up to a truck you don't even half to be centered. a little box to your left should pop up say "press T to hook trailer". If not you may need to go into your options menu. change your keyboard controls. when i first started the game only 5 functions where turned on.

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by Cruise105

I just recently bought this game. I love it. I started out with the Frisk Coronado, but now I own a few other trucks. Is there a way to change the truck I am driving? I really want to drive a truck with a better paint job than the one I am driving. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

In order to change trucks you have to go to your garage, in the city you first started. you can find it using your map. If you asined the truck that you want to one of your drivers you will have to end his contract. and im not sure you may have to have it transported to your garage. If you like the truck you are driving you can change the color at a service point, it is on the bottom right corner of the menu. costs $850 to paint the truck.

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by Cruise105

Also the game continuously jumps. Like it is skipping. Is there a way that I can stop it from doing this. It is getting very annoying and is causing me to wreck more than I want to. Which is not at all. PLEASE help.

I have the same prob. not sure the cause of yours but i believe mine is my grafic card, or sound card ( my sound card is 10+ years old so I'm leaning that way).
this might help you
Minimum system requirements:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium 4 1.4 Ghz or 100% compatible
256 MB RAM
540 MB HD Space
64 MB DirectX/Direct3D and T&L compatible video accelerator card
DirectX 9.0c or later
DirectX compatible sound card
Mouse
CR-Rom drive
keep rollin

[waqqas_1988]

well, i have done upto 7 jobs now, but of different companies. so do i have to do more than 3 jobs of one company to get a driver, or in other way. still i cant get driver. i have buyed tailer, a truck, but no driver. from where i can get driver. and how.

[LVRadioMan]

Lots of good questions here posted so far. Sorry, but mine is a repeat.

I have hired a driver, bought a 2nd truck, bought a trailer. HOW are we suppose to assign this new driver to the 2nd truck and trailer?

I bought the game online/download so there is no manual to read. The "Help" files that came with the download are about useless. Any help from ya'll would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by LVRadioMan

Lots of good questions here posted so far. Sorry, but mine is a repeat.

I have hired a driver, bought a 2nd truck, bought a trailer. HOW are we suppose to assign this new driver to the 2nd truck and trailer?

I bought the game online/download so there is no manual to read. The "Help" files that came with the download are about useless. Any help from ya'll would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Press N for note book, top left says "manage contracts" you can only open a contract with a company you have worked for. when you select that company on the right side you should be able to open a contract select driver, truck, and trailer.

[luvblackwolf]

Also you don't need a trailer to get started, although I find I get more money with the added trailer. Your choice!

[LVRadioMan]

Blackwolf - THanks for the help. Got two drivers going now on two contracts. Couldn't have done it w/o your help. THanks again.

The money is pouring in now. Over a million dollars so far. Upgraded all three trucks to new rigs with all the bells and whistles.

Anyone have any cools tips for keeping costs down and maximizing profits? Would love to hear other ideas.

Thanks

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by LVRadioMan

Blackwolf - THanks for the help. Got two drivers going now on two contracts. Couldn't have done it w/o your help. THanks again.

The money is pouring in now. Over a million dollars so far. Upgraded all three trucks to new rigs with all the bells and whistles.

Anyone have any cools tips for keeping costs down and maximizing profits? Would love to hear other ideas.

Thanks

Your welcome,
I can't say these are cool tips but they are tips

-keep an eye on your trucks you will have to repair them to keep your drivers going (manage trucks in note book)

-new drivers, new trucks. I think it said you can have as many as 47 drivers I could be wrong but I know it is high.

-follow the rules of the road to stay away from the cops. I was going
120mph all the way by time i got done I was charged half my load for speeding

-If you want to make lots of money on your trips use (Double eggs) as far as you can go.

-If you want to hire drivers faster, short hauls

-If you want your drivers to do all the work to get more money advance your time as many times as you want, if you have alot of drivers your $ will go up fast. But this could be considered cheating.

-Anything beyond this you would have to mess with your files, or use some of the cheats.

[LVRadioMan]

Originally Posted by luvblackwolf

Your welcome,
I can't say these are cool tips but they are tips

-keep an eye on your trucks you will have to repair them to keep your drivers going (manage trucks in note book)

-new drivers, new trucks. I think it said you can have as many as 47 drivers I could be wrong but I know it is high.

-follow the rules of the road to stay away from the cops. I was going
120mph all the way by time i got done I was charged half my load for speeding

-If you want to make lots of money on your trips use (Double eggs) as far as you can go.

-If you want to hire drivers faster, short hauls

-If you want your drivers to do all the work to get more money advance your time as many times as you want, if you have alot of drivers your $ will go up fast. But this could be considered cheating.

-Anything beyond this you would have to mess with your files, or use some of the cheats.

Thanks for the tips ...

Kinda figured it would be double eggs from Vancouver to Miami and back. How do you get your team of drivers to do that run too?

How did you get your truck to 120mph? Fastest I can get the T2T is just over 90mph.

Thanks again

[beefers1]

double eggs from vancouver to miami??? wow, i can't imagine how long that would take. at least 65 hours or so in real life.

[beefers1]

also: how do you unload double trailers? the only way i see is to unattach it then push it with your cab, damaging both the trailer and the cab.

[beefers1]

also: it says that some companies can take double trailers on the contracts page, but there aren't any to buy. eg. eddy's food takes and gives out double eggs, but when i click order trailer, there's no trailer that can hold double eggs.

[luvblackwolf]

Originally Posted by beefers1

also: how do you unload double trailers? the only way i see is to unattach it then push it with your cab, damaging both the trailer and the cab.

You need to back them up just like a single trailer, it's just a little tricker. The way I do it is I drive the truck wide and when the front hits where you have to back the trailer up to I pull it strait forward as far as I can get it or untill the trailers are strait. when backing up go slow if the back trailer starts to get way out of line pull forward to straitin it out again. this may take time to get use to it. also if it is a tight space as long as the rear trailer is in line it will work, I have not tried it yet but you could pull up in an L shape to it and force the trailers to turn in sharp. Practice makes perfect.
Side tip: use different camera angles, I use the above camera most when docking trailers, with doubles you may need to use more than one.