# BeamNG.drive A Heavy Haul in BeamNG.drive v0.38 - Product: BeamNG.drive (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beamng-drive) - Vendor: BeamNG - Date: 2025-12-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/284160/view/536621208363335890 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/beamng-drive/releases/2025-12-10-a-heavy-haul-in-beamng.drive-v0.38 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** — Add Hirochi HT-55 haul truck with 55-ton load capacity, hydraulically-powered orbital valve steering, front lockout brakes, manually adjustable hill assist, and optional locking differential, rock ejectors, and JATO rockets - **added** — Add Hirochi WL-40 large wheel loader with joystick-controlled articulated hydraulic steering, rigid front axle with pivoting rear axle, functional rimpull control pedal, universal bucket, heavy-duty forks, and hydraulically-operated log grapple attachment - **added** — Expand Italy map with new Marble Quarry area designed for heavy machinery gameplay including several new missions - **added** — Add new Marble Block prop in 19-ton and 38-ton variants with optional wooden supports - **added** — Add new Rock Pile prop with 100 rocks of varying sizes - **added** — Add new loads for Log and Flatbed trailers - **added** — Add Audio Ribbon Editor tool for designing dynamic audio zones with real-time ambient sounds - **added** — Add new tools for rally gameplay editing and asset deduplication - **added** — Add new Freeroam Session wizard with multi-step setup to configure session before loading, supporting grid selector, adjustable traffic and time of day options, and preset saving - **added** — Add new Gameplay Selector to replace old scenarios and campaigns menu with support for challenges, scenarios, campaigns, shortcuts, and preset filters - **changed** — Replace legacy Freeroam selection interface with refined multi-step setup wizard - **changed** — Replace old scenarios and campaigns menu with new Gameplay Selector - **changed** — Simplify Container trailer default interior to address performance issues while keeping full-detail versions available - **changed** — Overhaul and modernize Input Hints and Messages apps - **fixed** — Fix decalroads bugs across all maps - **fixed** — Ground floating trees and rocks on all maps - **fixed** — Apply polish and bug fixes to Launcher submenus and translations - **changed** — Reduce total file size of maps and their assets by approximately 33% through material deduplication and cleanup - **changed** — Improve World Editor tools with general enhancements Greetings, drivers, and welcome to our heavyweight holiday haul! Get ready to steel the season’s joy with, not one, but two brand-new vehicles, complimentary props and loads, Italy map expansion, continued user interface revamp, as well as a truck-load of optimizations, fixes, and general improvements. ##### Hirochi HT-55 First up, meet the Hirochi HT-55 - a haul truck designed for durability and long shifts running up and down the quarry roads. Built to efficiently handle any hauling predicament you may bring upon it, this rigid-frame off-highway dump truck boasts an impressive 55-ton load capacity, and comes equipped with a hydraulically-powered orbital valve steering and brakes with front lockout options, complete with manually adjustable hill assist. To top that off, this formidable frame features a variety of optional extras, including locking differential, rock ejectors, and JATO rockets, allowing you to customize it to your heart’s content. ##### Hirochi WL-40 Next up, we have the Hirochi WL-40 - a large wheel loader with varying lift capacity. This heavyweight hero is a multi-purpose machine, engineered with lifting capacity and rougher terrain in mind. It captures a unique operational experience through its joystick-controlled, articulated hydraulic steering system, a rigid front axle with a pivoting rear axle, and a functional rimpull control pedal. Capable of lifting and transporting large marble blocks thanks to a versatile front lift arm with a universal bucket and heavy-duty forks. The lineup also includes a hydraulically-operated log grapple attachment for sorting and loading tree logs. The WL-40 is a particularly perfect partner for the HT-55 when it comes to moving heavy loads, but we’re confident that you’ll have a blast discovering other uses for it too. ##### Italy Map Expansion To complement the headliners - the Italy map has been expanded with a new area - the Marble Quarry. This area is designed with heavy machinery gameplay in mind and includes several new missions that will surely challenge your skills. Alongside the new additions, we’ve also performed a number of optimizations and improvements across all maps. Most notably, as a result of a major behind-the-scenes cleanup, the total file size of maps and their assets has been reduced by about 33%. Additional tweaks include material de-duplication, bug fixes on decalroads, and grounding of some floating trees and rocks that were making a bid for freedom. ##### New Props and Loads You didn’t expect us to give you new vehicles and no toys to use them with, did you? The new Marble Block is a massive, breakable chunk of marble - a compelling contender for putting the new heavy machinery to the test. It comes in 19- and 38-ton variants, with optional wooden supports that make the rocks easier to pick up with the wheel loader. Accompanying it is the new Rock Pile - an assortment of 100 rocks of varying sizes. They’re an ideal cargo for the dump truck and can be easily picked up with the wheel loader’s bucket. Several new loads are now available for the Log and Flatbed trailers, and smaller improvements were made to others - in particular, while we kept the full-detail versions of the Container trailer, the default setup has been fitted with a simplified interior to address performance issues. ##### New Experiences & UI Improvements As part of the continued user interface revamp, we’re introducing a new Freeroam Session wizard and Gameplay Selector. The legacy Freeroam selection interface has been replaced with a refined multi-step setup wizard that gives you an opportunity to configure the session as a whole before loading. It utilizes the previously released grid selector to let you define the desired preferences from selectable locations and vehicles, with adjustable options for traffic and time of day, and includes support for saving the last used preset and favorites. The selection steps can be skipped if you wish to load directly int _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/284160/view/536621208363335890]_