Trucker 2008

[Leysan Torri]

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While Star Trucker does not merely transpose Truck Simulator from Europe or America to space, veteran truckers will still find the bones welcomingly familiar. As a cosmic trucker, you'll need to pick up cargo hauling jobs, hitch your vehicle to big containers, travel long distances to drop off points, and maintain your fuel levels and the integrity of your truck. Damage and missing deadlines come with big costs, and you may even find yourself out of pocket despite all your hard work.

Space also throws a lot of complications into the mix. At the start of the demo, I have to leave the safety and artificial gravity of my cab and head outside to conduct some EV repairs on the hull. This would not be the only time I'd need to do some DIY fixes. After travelling through a gate that flings me towards my distant destination, I bump into some debris, necessitating yet more repairs.

All this damage and faffing around also costs me some of my payment for the cargo, and drains my power. Despite warnings about my power cells, I carry on with the tutorial, expecting to reach a point where the game will inform me how to deal with this impending crisis. It does not. I search for a place to buy more cells, but can't find anything. "OK," I say to myself, "I'll pick up another job and hope there's a shop at my destination." Big mistake.

My next big mistake is to head directly to the gate. You see, there are highways in space, and these are clear of floating debris. The same cannot be said for the areas around them. This creates a welcome risk versus reward dynamic when you want to take a shortcut, but none of this is made clear during the tutorial. So after weaving in between debris for a few minutes, trying to rein in my sluggish truck and its precious, hefty cargo container, I slam right into a big chunk of metal. I'm so close to the gate, though, that I ignore the hull breaches and hurtle through space towards my next destination. Big mistake number three.

When I get to the other side, I try to accelerate, but nothing happens. All of my monitors, which are normally full of information, showing me my power levels, damage, and exterior video feeds, are turned off. There's also a box floating right in front of my face because the gravity is also off. Getting out of my chair, I find all of the smaller containers that I store in my cab similarly floating, their contents strewn all over the place and damaged.

By lifting up the stairs I find the gravity unit, but all my spare power cells are too damaged to be of any use. Instead I take one of the two working cells currently powering the maglock that keeps my cargo attached and assists with docking, cramming it inside the gravity unit instead. Everything falls to the ground. Including me. That's one problem solved.

Unfortunately, I have no way to power my core systems. I'm dead in space. It's only after I quit the demo that I discover I can search for nearby salvage. Which would have been great to know. Judging by the Steam discussion page, I'm not the only one who feels Star Trucker could use some more guidance. The fact that there are tutorial pop ups and objectives tricks you into expecting at least a brief explanation of how to deal with the game's myriad crises. One suggestion that I really like is a trucker manual that you can flip through, which would stop it from feeling like the game's babysitting you. Hopefully it's feedback the team takes to heart.

Simply getting from A to B requires a lot of planning and demands a degree of reactivity as you balance your truck's power-sapping systems. Space is always trying to kill you, whether you freeze to death or run out of oxygen, or damage your cargo, lending the game a survivalist bent that I really dig. I'm equally smitten with how tactile it is, your cab covered in buttons and dials and levers demanding to be fiddled with.

The vibes also do a lot of work. I'm so here for the juxtaposition of the majesty of space with things like American highway signage and space lanes filled with spaceships that look like junky, gas-guzzling trucks. Trucks, I should add, which can be upgraded, not just with practical components, but cosmetic ones too, letting you turn your vehicle into a gaudy monstrosity. I love it. Sims like this so often feel dry, so the whimsy and silliness really sets Star Trucker apart.

And now that I've shared my trials and tribulations with you, your experience of the demo should be a lot smoother, so go ahead and take it for a spin now. There's no release date yet, but it's expected to launch this year.

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Truck drivers[2] provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail, and distribution centers. Truck drivers are responsible for inspecting their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation, and entertaining (e.g. cooking, making hot drinks) and customer service. Truck drivers work closely with warehouse associates and warehouse workers who assist in loading and unloading shipments.[3]

In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck/trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons)[7] must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours, and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties). In any 7-day period, drivers must spend 24 hours away from their vehicles. Truck drivers must complete a logbook documenting hours and kilometres spent driving.[8]

In Canada, driver hours of service (HOS) regulations are enforced for drivers who operate a "truck, tractor, trailer, or any combination of them that has a gross vehicle weight in excess of 4,500 kg (9,921 lb) or a bus that is designed and constructed to have a designated seating capacity of more than 24 persons, including the driver."[9] However, there are two sets of hours of service rules: one for above 60th parallel north and one for below. Below latitude 60 degrees, drivers are limited to 14 hours on duty in any 24-hour period. These 14 hours include a maximum of 13 hours driving time. Rest periods are 8 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period, as well as an additional 2-hour period of rest that must be taken in blocks of no fewer than 30 minutes.

The concept of "Cycles" refers to the total amount of time drivers can be on duty in a given period before they must take time off. Cycle 1 is 70 hours in a 7-day period and cycle 2 is 120 hours in a 14-day period. Drivers using cycle 1 must take off 36 hours at the end of the cycle before being allowed to restart the cycle again. Cycle 2 is 72 hours off duty before being allowed to start again.

In the European Union, drivers' working hours are regulated by EU (EC) No 561/2006,[10] which entered into force on 11 April 2007. The nonstop driving time may not exceed 4.5 hours. After 4.5 hours of driving, drivers must take a break period of at least 45 minutes, which can be split into 2 breaks, the first being at least 15 minutes and the second being at least 30 minutes.

The daily driving time shall not exceed 9 hours and may be extended to at most 10 hours no more than twice each week. The weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours. In addition to this, a driver cannot exceed 90 hours driving in a fortnight. Within each 24-hour period after the end of the previous daily or weekly rest period, drivers must take a new daily rest period. An 11-hour (or more) daily rest is called a regular daily rest period. Alternatively, drivers can split a regular daily rest period into two periods. The first period must be at least 3 hours of uninterrupted rest and can be taken at any time during the day. The second must be at least 9 hours of uninterrupted rest for a total minimum rest of 12 hours. Drivers may reduce daily rest periods to no fewer than 9 continuous hours, but this can be done no more than three times between any two weekly rest periods; no compensation for the reduction is required. Daily rests between 9 and 11 hours long are referred to as reduced daily rest periods. Daily rests may be taken in a vehicle as long as it has suitable sleeping facilities and is stationary.

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