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ATS - Truck mass
By Erik Taurus
This guide list the heaviest trucks from each brand.
It will assist players chose the heaviest truck in order to complete the "How Heavy Am I?!"-achievement for the Heavy Cargo -DLC
It also might be of interest to some people as total mass should affect fuel consumption.
   
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Languages: English
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Truck mass sorted by heaviest 
Notes and comments 
Comments
Truck mass sorted by heaviest
Name
Chassis
Tank(gal)
Mass(lb)
Tank(L)
Mass(kg)
Peterbilt 389 Low Roof Sleeper
Long 8x6
300
26958
1135,62
12227,94
Western Star 49X 72" Sleeper
Long 8x6 SBA
300
26958
1135,62
12227,94
Volvo VNL 730
Long 8x4
300
26076
1135,62
11827,87
Kenworth W900 Studio Sleeper
Long 8x6
300
25958
1135,62
11774,35
International LoneStar Sky Rise Sleeper
Long 8x4
280
25937
1059,91
11764,83
Kenworth T680 Mid Roof Sleeper
Long 6x4
300
22489
1135,62
10200,84
Peterbilt 579 Stand Up Sleeper
Long 6x4
300
22489
1135,62
10200,84
International LT Hi-Rise Sleeper
Long 6x2
280
22346
1059,91
10135,98
Mack Anthem 70" Sleeper
Long 6x4
284
21874
1075,06
9921,88
Freightliner Cascadia 72" Sleeper XT
Long 6x4
240
21568
908,50
9783,08
Notes and comments
Notes
Mass: In lb US* & kilogram(kg)**
Volume: In gal US* & liters(L)***

Comments
All trucks except the International LT have their fuel tanks integrated into the chassis. (have this in mind with configuring the truck as the UI differ)
Accessories, engines, gear boxes doesn't affect mass as far as the trucks I've tested.
However some of the cabins does affect mass.
The mass on Western Star Long 8x6 SFA is the same as SBA even though the SFA is longer.
Propulsion on tires doesn't affect mass but extra set of wheels do.

This will include all trucks and chassis later.
I started with checking the mass for each truck but since the trucks and configs weren't consistent I gave up because of time consumed.
It will also have a more descriptive branding image.

The heaviest trailer is the transformator sitting on the 3 segmented lowboy


* It could be confused with Imperial(UK) measures.
** Calculated from US lb since the game only say in metric tonnes e.g. 12t (11764,83 kg) and isn't accurate enough.
*** Calculated from US gal since switching between game settings would've taken too long.
6 Comments
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Erik Taurus  [author] 20 Jul, 2024 @ 12:56am 
Thanks for the feedback!
I'm not sure that the mass of the trailer is calculated into the mass of the cargo listed in the job descriptions.
I guess asking on the forums The Pitts would share his in depth knowledge of the game mechanics.

I'm not able to try this myself as I removed the game after the 1.50.x update since the patch made the game unplayable for me because of stuttering and performance losses.
jclovis3 19 Jul, 2024 @ 8:56pm 
As for the fuel weight, I was required to pull into a weigh station on the trip and weighed it at 175,008 lbs, so the weight definitely goes down with fuel consumption. They probably just don't computer the changing weight during driving because this isn't KSP.
jclovis3 19 Jul, 2024 @ 8:44pm 
Somehow, I weighed in at 175,107 lb. without refueling after picking up the cargo from the Denver airport and taking it to the closest scales. I used the International with Skyrise sleeper. The achievement popped without delay. The truck weighed 22,349 by itself after refueling so the trailer with the transformer must have weighed about 152,758 (could be off due to my fuel consumption). That's 29,258 lbs. more than what it is reported under the job descriptions.
jclovis3 19 Jul, 2024 @ 8:13pm 
I am really stumped here. The Fandom page reports the Transformer weighing in at 123,500 lbs. Does this include the trailer it sits on? If so, then how do you get a truck to weigh the required 51,500 lbs. required to add up to 175,000 for the achievement?
Erik Taurus  [author] 27 May, 2024 @ 11:19am 
@Zekk Distor Thanks for the feedback! Good that you shared your trouble as well, that is very strange :O :greasysideup:
Zekk Distor 27 May, 2024 @ 10:06am 
Thanks for the guide!
Just in case anyone is having issues, I was driving the Peterbilt 579 with a Transformator and had my units set to KGs and tonnes, did not get it. Set it to lbs and long tons, did not get it. Set it to only use lbs, and boom, got it.