American Truck Simulator

Check out Scania Driving Simulator. It's more realistic and has many situations of difficult driving. Though it's set in a cab over.

 

that little quote satisfied your desire that truck simulators don't simulate real life? And even after all the weird comments you posted? Bro, are you on meds or something? youre completely nuts bro. I hope dot med exam didn't clear you for take off this year lol. I cant honestly believe you have ever set foot in a truck before. there is no way you are or have ever been a driver. If you were a driver, you would have known the answer to the question but obviously you just trollin

 

@Broke Down 69 straight savage.

 

Absolutely correct that I am not a professional driver. But I have my own rig so the assumption that I have never driven is not correct....long story and pretty sure you don't care so I won't bother.
But, You are attacking my intelligence though...BRO! I never attacked yours. The question was a legitimate question so check the attitude BRO

 

If you read the Military Fires Manual on how to establish a solution and lay the 155mm to target and have the round brought up and so forth most people would not bother with the #### thing. They wanna grab the saw and run and gun.

When I was 8 bowling was the closest to anything I was allowed to do that was worth doing. I wasnt much for anything at 8 then excepting a few moments of clarity and learning.

 

If that was the game that contained a mountain option then I confessed to playing that one.

I did not waste too much time on that one, I preferred the golf one to be social or what have you at Whites long ago when there was a little bit of time in between appointments.

 

I remember the golf one. So much fun, yet so infuriating.

 

There is "room" for a true simulator experience to help one with actual driving, however, American Truck Simulator or ATS, for short, is just a game. Even if you used a surround view screen(s) and placed stereos all around and hooked up a wheel with a shifter and pedals as the game controllers, it's still just a game. You would need something which might help you deal with certain scenarios on the road such as emergency breaking, skid control/recovery, ice conditions, trailer starts to jack-knife etc.

I know some driving schools do have so-called simulators but I have no idea if they model real world physics correctly or are able to allow one to practice emergency maneuvers...

If you wanted to play ATS and make it as real as possible, do all of the above- Use video monitor screens, and a wheel with pedals as a controller. Install a shifting stick as well. And make sure you lock yourself into a small room or a big closet works best. Next, fit a small bed in back of your game station. And pee into a plastic bottle when you gotta go cause you can't stop just to pee. Next be sure to "drive" in the game for a good 11 hours non-stop. Next, play some LOUD engine idling sounds and try to sleep a few hours... Allow yourself 1 real bathroom break and grab a quick breakfast, next back to your closet/game room/truck sim and repeat "driving" for 11 hours again. Take a shower once every 3 days or so and you start to get an idea for the real road life!

Also, be sure to not HIT one thing while you do so because in real life simply getting a few scratches on your truck is enough to get fired, have points on your record and screw up your DAC. Or by accident you tap another vehicle in the game you can forget it, just delete the game now. Because in real life your DAC will be screwed up for the next 7 years and so would your trucking career.

Seriously though, a lot of posters seem think that a simulator has no place in the transportation industry. If that was the case then why do airlines, aviation schools and maritime schools spend millions of dollars on simulators? If enough money is spent and the simulators are well made, then there is no reason why they do not provide good training especially for difficult/dangerous scenarios that are simply too unsafe to attempt to replicate using an actual piece of transportation equipment such as a commercial airliner, a cargo ship or an 80,000 pound loaded tractor-trailer.

Now here is an actual truck driving school that is using a "simulator" to train their students:

 

I had a game like that when I was a kid. Now when I get done with work the LAST thing I'm going to do is play truck driving on a computer!

 

We seem to have lost the plot. The question was NOT about truck driving simulators. The question was about "American Trucking Simulator". Which is a video game. Someone was saying "how do we know he doesn't have a million dollar Sim rig" I know they don't because you wouldn't be running ATS on it. You would be running a custom simulator with every aspect from physics to maneuverability custom built to this scenario. Which is part of the reason actual simulators (not games) have such crappy graphics. They are using all of the computing power to deal with the millions of other factors.

All this being said. I do own the game. It can be an enjoyable game to play (especially if you have a wheel). It may give you a slight idea as to how the trailer will act while backing and turning. I say "slight idea" because there are a lot of factors that aren't taken into consideration in the game. One of which is trailer tandem position which will greatly change how the trailer acts around curves and while backing. Even in cab view I feel like the game actually gives you LESS viewing area while backing than real life. Which adds a bit more challenge to the game and can be fun......or aggravating.

Watch how the trailer acts but leave the "education" to real world experience.