How to Haul and Load Cargo in RoadCraft

Loading and transporting cargo is an important task in RoadCraft, but it can be a confusing one for starters. While you get the chance to carry cargo on your vehicle pretty early in the game, the exact steps aren't explained explicitly. This guide will help you learn the art of loading the cargo on a suitable vehicle before taking it to the correct delivery spot. Table of contents How to haul cargo in RoadCraft How to load Cargo in RoadCraft How to haul cargo in RoadCraft Cargo can be anything that needs to be carried over a distance in RoadCraft. This can be steel bars, concrete blocks, or something else. You'll first have to collect these items (you'll have to transfer preloaded piles in some cases) and pile them in the correct locations. Here are all the types of cargo that you'll have to carry in a suitable vehicle. Piles of construction materials that include concrete slabs, pipes, and steel beams. Most of them can be found in mission zones and warehouses. Debris and rubble include plenty of junk items. These items will have to be cleared, and you can then recycle them. Sand and gravel from Quarries are used to improve roads. Logs from forests are then usable as wood. To haul the cargo, you'll require suitable vehicles for the job. Cranes, which can lift and load heavy objects. Recycling Trucks for collecting and unloading junk debris from/at recycling depots. Flatbeds are also usable if the load is low. Rusty Mulcher for knocking out tree stumps blocking your path. Log Forwarders for hauling and carrying logs from forests. Screenshot by Destructoid The basic formula for hauling cargo is pretty much the same. Go close to the item that you want to carry and then use your mouse controls to pick/carry the selected item to the required spot. If you have to carry it to a different location, the next section has the additional steps. How to load Cargo in RoadCraft The first thing to do is to pick up the required item using a crane truck. Make sure to deploy the anchors to ensure the crane truck doesn't move accidentally. Next, adjust the boom and claw with your mouse as required. After lifting the item, load it into the vehicle bed. If you're using a Log Forwarder, make sure to grab each piece separately to load it on the truck. The same applies to Recycling Trucks, where you'll have to push/scoop the rubble. Once you've loaded the cargo up, track the destination on the map, and deliver the items. Make sure to position the truck correctly at the drop-off location to deliver the cargo and make progress on your missions. The post How to Haul and Load Cargo in RoadCraft appeared first on Destructoid.

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How to Haul and Load Cargo in RoadCraft

Crane truck in RoadCraft

Loading and transporting cargo is an important task in RoadCraft, but it can be a confusing one for starters.

While you get the chance to carry cargo on your vehicle pretty early in the game, the exact steps aren't explained explicitly. This guide will help you learn the art of loading the cargo on a suitable vehicle before taking it to the correct delivery spot.

How to haul cargo in RoadCraft

Cargo can be anything that needs to be carried over a distance in RoadCraft. This can be steel bars, concrete blocks, or something else. You'll first have to collect these items (you'll have to transfer preloaded piles in some cases) and pile them in the correct locations. Here are all the types of cargo that you'll have to carry in a suitable vehicle.

  • Piles of construction materials that include concrete slabs, pipes, and steel beams. Most of them can be found in mission zones and warehouses.
  • Debris and rubble include plenty of junk items. These items will have to be cleared, and you can then recycle them.
  • Sand and gravel from Quarries are used to improve roads.
  • Logs from forests are then usable as wood.

To haul the cargo, you'll require suitable vehicles for the job.

  • Cranes, which can lift and load heavy objects.
  • Recycling Trucks for collecting and unloading junk debris from/at recycling depots. Flatbeds are also usable if the load is low.
  • Rusty Mulcher for knocking out tree stumps blocking your path.
  • Log Forwarders for hauling and carrying logs from forests.
Crane truck in RoadCraft
Screenshot by Destructoid

The basic formula for hauling cargo is pretty much the same. Go close to the item that you want to carry and then use your mouse controls to pick/carry the selected item to the required spot. If you have to carry it to a different location, the next section has the additional steps.

How to load Cargo in RoadCraft

The first thing to do is to pick up the required item using a crane truck. Make sure to deploy the anchors to ensure the crane truck doesn't move accidentally. Next, adjust the boom and claw with your mouse as required.

After lifting the item, load it into the vehicle bed. If you're using a Log Forwarder, make sure to grab each piece separately to load it on the truck. The same applies to Recycling Trucks, where you'll have to push/scoop the rubble.

Once you've loaded the cargo up, track the destination on the map, and deliver the items. Make sure to position the truck correctly at the drop-off location to deliver the cargo and make progress on your missions.

The post How to Haul and Load Cargo in RoadCraft appeared first on Destructoid.