STEP 1 : Create Your Profile

To be honest none of the things you do in this particular step will have a game changing impact.



Other than choosing your preferred truck design.



For that I recommend you to select any of the Volvo trucks. Because in almost every price ranges, Volvo has the best in class trucks among it’s peers.



Scania could also be very wise choice at this point but usually it’s trucks are a bit more expensive than those of Volvo.



The reason why choosing your preferred truck manufacturer correctly is important is because a little while after you start your game – you will receive a mail from the truck dealer nearest to your base city.



We want that to be from a Volvo dealership.



You would understand why I am so very inclined towards that one particular brand once you read my guide on The Best Trucks To Buy in ETS2.

STEP 2 : Selecting the Starting Location

Select either Paris (France) or Milano (Italy) as your headquarter.



You can also choose one of Salzburg (Austria), Praha (Czech Reupblic), Lyon (France), Strasbourg (France) or Berlin (Germany).



In the guide on Best Locations To Buy Garages you will find why I have singled out these 7 cities as the most suitable for establishing your headquarters.



Frankfurt (Germany) is another city with which I often start my saves as it has an Iveco dealer in the city itself.



Because I recommend everyone to buy Iveco trucks for their AI drivers.



I have explained why is it the vendor of my choice for AI drivers in my guide on The Best Trucks To Buy.



Since Frankfurt has 4 industries there, so your AI drivers and you will find jobs fairly easily there.

STEP 3 : The Initial Stages in the Path of Eventual Greatness

At the start of the game, you will not have a truck of your own.



So you will have to earn money and XP points by doing quick jobs alone.

There are many different types of jobs available and even more becomes available as you progress through the stages.



So while picking the highest paying job might seem to be an absolute no brainer, it really isn’t.

Picking the right kind of cargo is important. Especially at the initial phase.



Because some cargo are more prone to damage than others. The assignments which pays more per kilometre are often the ones that asks you to carry cargo of the former kind.



Avoid them until you are confident enough with your driving skills!



We don’t want to pay any damage penalty from the start. Do we ?

I have explained in detail how to choose the correct kind of cargo in the article Which Jobs To Pick. Bookmark it!

STEP 4 : Assigning Skill Points

As you progress through the game and level up, you will earn skill points.



Skill points which you will need to assign depending on what skills you choose to acquire.



Based on what skills you acquire, you will get related job offers in the market afterwards.



The same is also applicable for your AI drivers.



For that reason you will need to train them properly in order to maximize the profit they earn for your company.



Bookmark the article where I have explained How To Train Your AI Drivers. It is like all my tutorials is quite comprehensive and useful.

STEP 5 : Expansion of business

The holy grail of this game is to build a continent wide business empire, isn’t it ?



So once you have earned some money and the bank has also availed you loan. You will need to think about expanding your business.



My tutorial on How To Expand Your Business will help you with that.

BONUS : The Ultimate List of Truck Dealers



I have compiled a list of all the truck dealers across Europe in ETS2. Which I believe would be quite helpful for you.



Bookmark the list for referring later.

BONUS : How To Park The Trailer



Though most of us just use the autoparking feature once we reach our destination because parking the trailer is indeed a very difficult thing to do.



Yet those who want to do it yourself, I have written a step-by-step guide on How To Park The Trailer just for them.