# BeamNG.drive Festive Freight in BeamNG.drive v0.31 - Product: BeamNG.drive (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beamng-drive) - Vendor: BeamNG - Date: 2023-12-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/284160/view/6037702282762815568 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beamng-drive/releases/2023-12-14-festive-freight-in-beamng.drive-v0.31 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Gavril T-Series received an extensive overhaul including a new cabover variant, aerodynamic sleeper variants, tanker upfit, and walking beam tandem rear suspension - **added** — Gavril T-Series now offers many new frame options and different cab and sleeper configurations including an early model with round headlights - **added** — Implemented compression brake support and slidable fifth wheel with overhauled coupling and pneumatic simulations - **added** — Physical mirrors preview added, currently available only on T-Series - **added** — Container Trailer added with extendable chassis, scissor wire system, pneumatic locker, and available in 20ft and 40ft variants with diverse load configurations - **added** — Frameless Dump Trailer added as a 45ft square box end dump semi trailer with multiple axle configurations - **added** — New trailer dolly added with single axle fixed tongue and tandem axle drop-down tongue variants that attach to pintle hitches - **added** — Tanker trailer 20ft variant added with 20ft tanker variant featuring openable lids and multiple liquid load options - **added** — Cargo Load Box added in various sizes with adjustable weight capabilities for installation on most vehicles - **added** — West Coast USA expansion includes new fuel station location, commercial garage, and updated police station with parking garage facility - **added** — New missions added including Portside Slide, Spearleaf Loop, Stolen Steel on West Coast USA, Shipment Shunter on Industrial, Desert Driver on Utah, and Abseiling Fuel on Italy - **added** — Vehicle triggers can now be used for any vehicle without leaving your current vehicle, such as operating trailers without leaving the truck - **added** — AI now has improved lane awareness and traffic path planning that considers previous path traversed to avoid unnatural route continuation - **added** — VR mode option added to control headset resolution - **added** — VR controller can now use vehicle triggers like door handles and buttons from a small distance with blue line representation per controller - **added** — VR controller pointer vertical tilt can now be customized - **changed** — Mission vehicle setup module updated to allow multiple preset vehicles for challenges - **changed** — VR section of Options menu revamped to show help for possible errors when enabling VR and display VR system name - **fixed** — Fixed several issues relating to headset and camera position in VR mode - **fixed** — Fixed VRAM memory leak when modifying graphics options in VR mode - **deprecated** — I keybind deprecated in favor of R key, and Alt+R and Alt+Shift+R bindings deprecated in favor of F2 and Shift+F2 Season’s greetings, drivers! It’s that special time of year again, and our festive update has arrived, ready for you to explore! ##### VEHICLE REMAKE: Gavril T-Series The iconic Gavril T-Series has received **an extensive overhaul**. Key highlights include a brand new cabover variant, a remake of the conventional cab and mechanical components, complemented by new aerodynamic sleeper variants, tanker upfit, and new walking beam tandem rear suspension. The overall lineup has been expanded with an added early model with round headlights and no front brakes (on some configurations). The updated T-Series offers **many new frame options and different cab and sleeper configurations**. On a more technical note, we have **implemented compression brake support and slidable fifth wheel** with overhauled, more realistic coupling, as well as pneumatic simulations. As part of this remaster, we're also **adding a preview of the physical mirrors**, currently available only on T-Series. ##### NEW TRAILERS & LOADS In addition, we’re adding two new trailers; the **Container Trailer and the Frameless Dump Trailer**. The **Container Trailer** has an extendable chassis with a scissor wire system and a pneumatic locker, which can be customized in real-time or in the Tuning menu. You can attach and detach containers in real-time, just like you attach trailers to vehicles, and the Container Trailer offers diverse load configurations. The Container Trailer comes in two variants - 20ft and 40ft. The 20ft variant comes fitted with a fifth wheel to pull another trailer behind it, while the 40ft variant allows the transport of containers in three different configurations, adaptable in real-time. The Frameless Dump Trailer is a 45ft square box end dump semi trailer, with a unique frameless design popular in North America due to its low weight. Available with multiple axle configurations, from standard and wide spread 2 axles to a 3 axle variant. You’re **also getting a new trailer dolly**, which can be attached to pintle hitches on the Gavril T-Series and trailers. Every semi trailer can be equipped with a pintle hitch, which enables players to create long road trains. The new dolly is available in two variants - a single axle with a fixed tongue, and a tandem axle variant with a drop-down tongue. That’s not the only love the trailer line-up is getting, however - we’re making fixes and adjustments to the Dry Van trailer, Shipping Container, and the Tanker trailer. The latter of which is getting a 20ft variant as well as a 20ft tanker variant featuring openable lids and multiple liquid load options, among other things. You can learn more about the realistic fifth wheel operation and trailer usage in this tutorial: Next up in the selection of parts is the **new Cargo Load Box**. It comes in various sizes and adjustable weight capabilities, and can be installed on most vehicles. ##### EXPANSION: West Coast, USA We've continued the expansion process of West Coast USA, with a **new fuel station** location, a **commercial garage**, and **updated police station** that features a whole new parking garage facility. Several smaller improvements were made to the port area, as well as a wide variety of updates and fixes. ##### Missions We’ve also added a number of new missions, including the Portside Slide, Spearleaf Loop, Stolen Steel, and others on West Coast USA, Shipment Shunter on Industrial, Desert Driver on Utah, and Abseiling Fuel on Italy, among others. The format of the vehicle setup module in missions has been updated - multiple preset vehicles can now be assigned and used for challenges. You will no longer be able to start a challenge on foot, and if you wish to use your own vehicle in a challenge, it will need to be repaired if damaged. ##### Improvements and Fixes In gameplay changes, you will now be able to **use the vehicle triggers for any vehicle without having to leave your current vehicle** - for example, you can operate trigg _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/284160/view/6037702282762815568]_