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Drive MAN and Scania trucks across Germany, deliver varied cargo, and grow a transport company with hired drivers and planned routes.
Released 14 Nov 2019
Haul Gigaliner Cargo
Drive German Routes
Build a Delivery Company
From 18 tonners to the Gigaliner, ON THE ROAD – The Truck Simulator offers everything a trucker’s heart desires.
Developed by tox² interactive GmbH · Published by Aerosoft GmbH
On The Road is a truck-driving simulation set on German motorways and country roads, with routes through cities including Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne, Hannover, and Berlin. Take delivery orders and drive MAN TGX or Scania R Series trucks across the map.
Choose among box trucks, semi-trailers, tandem trailers, and Gigaliners, with different truck and trailer configurations available. Driving systems include automatic transmissions, retarder/intarder, and driver cards, while a day-night cycle shapes journeys.
Build a transport company by purchasing trucks and trailers and hiring drivers to take on more orders. Plan routes around mandatory rest times, manage combined routes, and repaint vehicles and trailers through Steam Workshop support.
Reviews often criticize the steering and driving feel, alongside technical problems such as traffic collisions, save issues, and startup or visual glitches. Some players appreciate the range of trailer and truck-body setups, and a few say the delivery and business loop becomes enjoyable after they get used to the controls.
From 18 tonners to the Gigaliner, ON THE ROAD – The Truck Simulator offers everything a trucker’s heart desires.
In this realistic truck simulation, you have more than 6500 km of motorway and country roads at your disposal – including numerous detailed motorway interchanges. Get behind the steering wheel of a MAN TGX or Scania R Series and discover more than 15 German cities like Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne, Hannover, and Berlin, with unique road designs and sights. Additionally, numerous other points of interest are waiting to be discovered along your journey, as well.
The MAN and Scania trucks behave very realistically – including automatic transmissions, retarder/intarder, and assistance systems. From compact box bodies to semi-trailers and even gigaliners, you’ll have the right cargo volume available for every delivery order. Thanks to the Steam Workshop support, you can paint every vehicle and trailer as you desire.
On The Road also features an economic system. Found your own company and hire drivers so you can accept more orders. Plan your routes as efficiently as possible, but keep an eye on the mandatory rest times as well.
Get on the move – Germany’s roads are waiting for you!
Ca. 6000 km of motorway and 600 km of country road, to a scale of 1:10
Numerous detailed models of motorway interchanges
16 cities, some of them with unique road designs (e.g. roundabouts or bridges)
Numerous POIs in cities and near motorways and country roads
All large waterways
Ground based on real satellite data
Realistic day-night cycle
Vehicles from Scania and MAN:
- MAN TGX (2016) as semi-trailer 4x2, box 4x2, and box 6x2
- Scania R Series (2013) also as semi-trailer 4x2, box 4x2, and box 6x2
Trailer: box semi-trailer, tandem, bolter, and Gigaliner (dolly + semi-trailer)
Trailers, semi-trailers, Gigaliner
Automatic transmission
Retarder/Intarder
Driver card
Solo drives
Vehicle repaints with Steam Workshop support
Economic system
Found your own company
Complex route planning with combined routes and rest times
Purchase trucks and trailers
Hire drivers
Leaving vehicles is possible and required
Parking spaces for trailers on the company premises for players and employees with access via the logistics menu
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Steam Deck | Playable |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
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