Hired Drivers/Management, New Trucks, Income, Offices, & Related Questions.

[mark39]

can someone clarify if having the trucks you give to your hired drivers maxed out makes any difference to how much they earn or could you just give them base models,the reason why i ask this is because it takes a fair bit of cash to buy a truck and then max it out,now according to the planning screen in your office under the global stats section if you click on the little box in the bottom left hand corner it tells you about the california golden carrier thingy that basically says whoever signs upto all the warehouses ie gets 100% coverage you get the title and a big reward,so basically its going to take me forever to get loads of drivers to have enough turnover to get all the offices and all the other companies are way way in front,example;storm already have 25 drivers and 75% coverage so does it make any difference if your drivers have maxed out trucks or not,hope anybody reading this understands what i mean...

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by mark39

can someone clarify if having the trucks you give to your hired drivers maxed out makes any difference to how much they earn or could you just give them base models,the reason why i ask this is because it takes a fair bit of cash to buy a truck and then max it out,now according to the planning screen in your office under the global stats section if you click on the little box in the bottom left hand corner it tells you about the california golden carrier thingy that basically says whoever signs upto all the warehouses ie gets 100% coverage you get the title and a big reward,so basically its going to take me forever to get loads of drivers to have enough turnover to get all the offices and all the other companies are way way in front,example;storm already have 25 drivers and 75% coverage so does it make any difference if your drivers have maxed out trucks or not,hope anybody reading this understands what i mean...

Yes, the better your truck is the better your drivers are. Less repairs, faster in racing, and if you have the double gas tank, naturally they'll spend less time in the gas station. Another thing to remember is that when you hire a driver, get the one with the most experience. They cost more, but the rate of return is better. Also for those of you that don't know.... It is best not to hire drivers until you complete the story line. The reason is that your rating will be very high, and you can hire even more experienced drivers. I like drivers with over 1500 experience. Don't settle for less then 1200. When I completed the story line I had a 2200+ rating. So I hired 2 drivers, both with over 1800 experience. I had 2 fully loaded trucks that I used in the story line in reserve. You can't hire drivers higher than your own rating. After that, whenever I could get my hands on a new truck I just kept adding them to my fleet, hired drivers, and expanded my office's.

I hope this clarified things for you, and others.

[mark39]

ok thx for that usa trucker will have to revise my hired drivers then,looks like some are about to be fired..lol

[Starflyer]

Maybe its the same problem like mine.

Look at their loyality when you hired them. If the bar for their loan is on auto, it could be, that their loyality is zero and they quit immediatly.
And to pay them the loan for their loyality, their income will be only 50% in course of their loan.

[charlytos]

USA trucker you have put a previous reply to mark39 putting detail to acquire double gas tank. Having made several travels I have not seen that double gas tank until now. Is possible how is with other trucks, which be truck used different items will be on different garages, is thing only to search it with great patience!...

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by charlytos

USA trucker you have put a previous reply to mark39 putting detail to acquire double gas tank. Having made several travels I have not seen that double gas tank until now. Is possible how is with other trucks, which be truck used different items will be on different garages, is thing only to search it with great patience!...

I'm terribly sorry, but your English, and statements baffle me. You really need a go-between to translate your questions. For me to address your questions properly this is a must. I find it difficult to understand your postings, and therefore have to guess at what you mean, and sometimes not answer them at all for the sake of confusion.

[charlytos]

Pardon USA trucker if you don't understand well my phrases, I put them with best English that can to use!...
Repeat the same details, that you have replied me marked how quote:
You put answer for mark39 with several details, between those details you put over to acquire double gas tank. Copy that part of your answer:

"and if you have the double gas tank, naturally they'll spend less time in the gas station."

My answer for you was the next:

I have made several travels and sttoping on several garages didn't find any double gas tank item. Is possible how is with other trucks, each truck has its items on different repair buildings where has them the other trucks. Or being russian version I didn't see that item on any repair buildings visited!...
Basically that was my answer over detail of double gas tank. I hope that you can understand it correctly now!...

[jestertac]

Just wondering about the income of the branches. Says I have X amount in a branch that hasnt been released. DOes it do it automatically or do I have to get it. Not really understanding Thank you.

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by jestertac

Just wondering about the income of the branches. Says I have X amount in a branch that hasnt been released. DOes it do it automatically or do I have to get it. Not really understanding Thank you.

Not sure what you mean by the term "released". The money you see in your journal, or your office is the money you have from all branches in total, including the drivers working for you. Unless you mean the drivers that are heading to a warehouse, and have not delivered their loads yet.