Special Transport

The Special Transport DLC is a DLC for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. The DLC adds oversized cargoes and escort vehicles to the game. The DLC has been released on December 13, 2017 for ETS2 and on November 7, 2018 for ATS.

Release History

Euro Truck Simulator 2

22 December 2016: An oversized cargo + 2 escort vehicles can be seen in the PF 2017 video.^{^[1]}
18 October 2017: 8 new Steam achievements for ETS2 added.^{^[2]}
20 October 2017: First official blog post including information + a video of a TV Show of the DLC.^{^[3]}
27 October 2017: Blog post with more information about the DLC + a gameplay video.^{^[4]}
8 December 2017: Promo trailer^{^[5]} + Steam Achievement descriptions and icons for ETS2 added.^{^[2]}
13 December 2017: Special Transport DLC for ETS2 is released.^{^[6]}
16 April 2018: With the 1.31 update, new routes were added for ETS2.^{^[7]}
5 June 2019: With the 1.35 update, new routes were added for ETS2.^{^[8]}
9 June 2020: 3 new routes for the Road to the Black Sea DLC will be added for the next 1.38 update.^{^[9]}

American Truck Simulator

22 February 2018: American Truck Simulator Special Transport DLC announced.^{^[10]}
12 June 2018: Instagram post with the first revealed ATS cargo.^{^[11]}
10 September 2018: 7 new Steam achievements for ATS added.^{^[12]}
25 October 2018: Blog post about the State of progress showed helicopter cargo trailer.^{^[13]}
4 November 2018: A post in SCS Instagram account hitting 65K+ followers showing another Special Cargo.^{^[14]}
5 November 2018: Steam achievement descriptions and icons for ATS added.^{^[15]}
7 November 2018: Special Transport DLC for ATS is released.^{^[16]}
11 December 2018: With the 1.33 update, new routes were added for ATS.^{^[17]}
11 June 2019: With Washington DLC released, new routes were added for ATS.^{^[18]}
7 November 2019: With the 1.36 update and Utah DLC released, new routes were added for ATS.^{^[19]}^{^[20]}
30 June 2020: 3 new routes for the Idaho DLC will be added soon.^{^[21]}
16 July 2020: With Idaho DLC released, new routes were added for ATS.^{^[22]}

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Features

Ets2 Volkswagen Transporter Special — An escort vehicle

Because of the huge and heavy cargoes, the trailers have steerable axles similarly to the Heavy Cargo Pack. To help with the maneuvering of the oversized cargo, the Special Transport DLC includes escort vehicles (pilot vehicles) which assist the player along the route by stopping traffic at intersections and guiding the AI to leave the player additional space. Other features are:^{^[4]}

Key Features

11 huge cargoes (up to 70 tons, 6 m width, 5+ m height and 20+ m length)
4 new special trailers
Unique job routes for the Special Transport (most in the base map, some through DLC expansions, more to come!)
A combination of over 80 special transport jobs
Custom AI escort vehicles
Original intros for the cargoes and jobs, crowds and police cars along the routes
New models, characters, and animations of people assisting or spectating the transport
Curious pedestrians, journalists or transport co-workers along the routes
A new set of warning beacons for the trucks
Special Transport achievements

Gameplay Features

Close collaboration with AI escort vehicles required
Enhanced AI behavior: clearing the path, stopping traffic, giving advice, pushing opposing vehicles to the side etc.
Possibility to fail the given job on the spot if you don’t adhere to strict instructions or regulations
New checkpoints system to keep your progress in a special transport job safe

Update 1.31 Addition

New Special Transport routes in Base Map
New Special Transport routes through expansion DLCs
More than 40 additional cargo/route combinations

Update 1.35 Addition

New Special Transport route in Base Map
New Special Transport routes in Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC
New Special Transport routes through other expansion DLCs
More than 40 additional cargo/route combinations

Available cities and routes

Special transports are limited to specific routes. Currently, there are 17 routes available:

9 new routes with the 1.31 update:

7 new routes with the 1.35 update:

3 new routes with the 1.38 update:

The number of available cities and routes in the game will be expanded later.

Cargoes

The DLC adds 11 new cargoes to the game:^{^[23]}

Name	Image
Boiler Part (6.0 x 6.0 x 4.9 m & 45 t)
Construction Staircase (20.0 x 5.6 x 4.7 m & 50 t)
Excavator Bucket (3.5 x 4.9 x 2.9 m & 25 t)
Giant Silo (20.1 x 4.6 x 4.6 m & 40 t)
Haul Truck Chassis (8.3 x 6.0 x 4.1 m & 55 t)
Heat Exchanger (18.0 x 4.8 x 5.0 m & 70 t)
High-Tech Device (6.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 m & 45 t)
Huge Tyres (12.1 x 4.0 x 3.2 m & 20 t)
Industrial Condenser (12.0 x 5.4 x 4.7 m & 60 t)
Massive Tech Part (6.0 x 6.0 x 5.0 m & 44 t)
Service Boat (16.1 x 5.0 x 5.3 m & 25 t)

Achievements

Main article: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements#Achievements Requiring DLC

8 new Steam achievements for the Special Transport Pack on ETS2 have been added on October 18, 2017.

Icon	Name	Description
	The Bigger the Better	Complete delivery of all oversize cargoes
	Not a Canoe	Complete delivery of the Service Boat
	Big Brother	Complete delivery of the Haul Truck Chassis
	Giant	Complete delivery of the Silo cargo
	Not a Big Problem	Complete 3 consecutive oversize jobs without any damage
	Driver Exceptionnel	Complete deliveries on all oversize routes in current map
	Size Matters	Deliver first oversize cargo
	Mass-to-don	Deliver at least 195 tons of oversized cargo in just 3 consecutive deliveries