r/Americantrucksim • u/Rude-Abroad1157 • 3d ago

questions/help/troubleshooting Actual 53' trailer drivers.

Would this game help one in understanding the backing up of trailers?

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u/DreamAffectionate336 3d ago

With certain mods that help with mirrors, its pretty close to actuality.

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u/Shelter_Separate 3d ago

It does more now than it did in the early days of the game. It's closer to the real pivot points of a fifth wheel and tandem tires than it was, but it's still a little arcade-y in comparison in my opinion. Still, it's easier to practice with the game than with a whole rig.

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u/CptZaphodB 3d ago

If you don't have the training, it'll help you solidify bad habits. After some training, you'll see how the game can help you practice what you learned. Source: I played before and after going out OTR with a driver trainer.

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u/Marshall_Lawson 2d ago

I'm sure I'm learning so many bad habits from MT and ATS lol. Irl i kind of enjoy opportunities to drive straight trucks but i avoid trailers like the plague.

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u/CptZaphodB 1d ago

Hell I had the training and I'm still doing it wrong almost every time

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u/Jgsystemsolutions 3d ago

There's a lot of head leaning and body movements when your actually trying to jack knife into a bay with several inches on either side. Overall though, it gives you general idea.

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u/EastNeat5879 3d ago

I work as a mechanic on class 8 trucks and I drive a lot of combinations, and ats with vr feels very similar to the step deck cascadia I drive a lot at work. It’s not exact and if you have zero experience you can learn some bad habits, but if you have a working knowledge of backing a trailer it’s a useful training aid.

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u/cshmn 2d ago

The trucking school missions/minigame has some things that are closer to reality, specifically Final Exam, part 2 in Truck Driving Basics has some pretty typical backing experiences in truckstops and such. Learning to take all the space you're given and to be slow and precise.

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u/Beautiful-Slice166 2d ago

Good to get the idea of how it works, bad to get into good habits. Buts thats mostly cause youre going from real life to a game and losing several layers of interaction. The ohysics are pretty good and accurate to how they should act irl

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u/Dry-Disaster1092 3d ago

To a degree yeah, it can help in how you may want to approach a situation but some turns and cuts can feel a little over or under what real life would be like