Routes

[Grave]

Routes are the main focus of Trukz as they are the primary way for your driver to earn money. To create a route, if your driver is not currently in-route, the 'Select A Route' link will appear on the left navigation menu. Clicking this link will bring up a map of North America with numerous map markers located throughout the North America or Europe depending on where your driver is located. You will also notice a green marker on the map. The green marker indicates your current city (the city you chose as your starting city when you registered with the game). Any blue markers on the map indicate terminals operated by the company that you belong to. Your current city will change throughout the game as you deliver routes to the various cities in the game.



Clicking on the markers located around the map will display an information popup for each city which will include the distance from your current city to that city and what they supply and demand. While you can deliver any cargo type to any city and receive money for your haul, your driver will get a significant bonus for hauling specific cargo types that a city demands. To do this, you’ll need to pick a cargo that your current city supplies and connect it to a city that demands that cargo type (Indicated with red text in the popup displays). The minimum weight for a route is 30,000 pounds. Here are the route pay calculations:

Here are the calculations behind route pay per mile:
Collection = Cargo base pay per mile * Route Distance
Collection = Collection + (Collection * Route Distance * 0.005%)
Collection = Collection * (Cargo Weight / 40000)
Collection = Collection + (Collection * Terminal Bonus) {see note1}
If destination city demands cargo type:
Collection = Collection + (Collection * 10%)
If cargo type is company preferred cargo type:
Collection = Collection + (Collection * 5%)
Collection = Collection + Cargo Bonus {based on cargo demand}
Collection = Collection + City Bonus {based on city climate}
If driver gameplay is casual:
Collection = Collection * .80

{note1: Terminal Bonus = 10% if company has a terminal in destination city}

Thanks to Admin who wrote this.

[bbigcnote]

Collection = Cargo base pay per mile * Route Distance
Collection = Collection + (Collection * Route Distance * 0.005%)
Collection = Collection * (Cargo Weight / 40000)
Collection = Collection + (Collection * Terminal Bonus) {see note1}

Are these all added together to get final collection rates? and then add in the calculations for If destination city demands cargo type:
Collection = Collection + (Collection * 10%) and then add all of these Collection = Collection + (Collection * 5%)
Collection = Collection + Cargo Bonus {based on cargo demand}
Collection = Collection + City Bonus {based on city climate} to get a final price per mile

i guess what i really need is a example written out

[Knockoff Norman]

No. "Collection" is a variable that is overwritten at each line. You start at the top line and insert your answer into everywhere that says "Collection" on the RHS of the second line, work out the answer and insert that into the third line, etc, etc until you reach the end.

[bbigcnote]

ok i will try it again when i select my next load. thanks

[zacmh3]

When do the supply change. And i heard someone talking about the supply that is listed first never changes is that true?

[Knockoff Norman]

When do the supply change.

1:45AM on Monday and Thursday according to the game clock.

And i heard someone talking about the supply that is listed first never changes is that true?

Yes*, with the exception of Yucca Mountain which has both supplies and demands fixed.

*Unless a dev steps in to rebalance the static supplies, as happened to North America when Europe was introduced.

[Slomofo]

Newbie question for the powers that be . If I accept a route prior to 1 am Monday or Thursday , say , 11 pm the evening prior , am I locked in at the rate I accepted it at ? Thank you for any and all responses in advance .

[Sweetchuck]

Yes, you will get whatever rate the load was started at. This goes for running contracts also- if the contract finished before you drop, you still get whatever pay you were told when you started.

[Slomofo]

Thanks again . I know I have more questions but I will refrain until the situation arises .

[Sweetchuck]

No problem. Look at the guides, and if the answer isn't there (and obviously sometimes it's not), ask away!

[Pokota]

A quick thought here.

What is the distance cutoff between cities that makes a particular route Deadhead Only? You should put something in this guide to let people know that.

((I ask because off the top of my head, I've forgotten the exact mileage))

[Cmw02]

Anything under 300 miles is a Deadhead

[Pokota]

Anything under 300 miles is a Deadhead

Thanks. That's what I thought.

So...new drivers out there. DON'T drive a route under 300 miles ((unless you absolutely have to to pick up a contract run))

[bumkicker]

if im going to run a company contrackt and there are like 3 loads left when i start driving then is it possible that some other driver coleckt those loads so i dont get enything?

[Knockoff Norman]

As long as you put the load on your truck before the contract is finished you will get the full rate. With any load you always get the amount specified at the start, no matter if a contract ends or the cargo supply/demand changes while you are en-route.