Freightliner M916A1 Review: The Neglected Cover Model!

[@Hedgehobbit]

The M916 was really hurt by the fact that for the first six months of the game's release, it's steering eas bugged making it completely undriveable.

[@NProvince]

Ya I remember that bug. That’s a very good point. I think that is another attributing factor that put a bad taste in the player base mouths

[@GuyonaMoose]

Im so happy it drives normal now I still have nightmares of using it in Alaska. So bad but it pulls like an ox

[@randomlife718]

I still used it with that steering. I loved it. Hated the steering still

[@crashandcynder]

I love how this truck is so iconic that even my friend who doesn't really know anything about automotive stuff recognized it. He was like "oh yeah those haul tanks" lol

[@NProvince]

That’s so cool! To be honest I had no clue it moved tanks until someone told me about it. Pretty cool it was actually in the game

[@TheToxicDrift]

This truck was so helpful in Drummond Island because of it`s size. When i saw that i need to haul something from the sunken ship - M916A1 was the right choice.

[@LetsWatchBob]

This is straight up my favorite truck. If I need freight hauled in crappy terrain, this is my number 1. I just have to plan the trips for fuel routes and have a backup supply on hand.

[@NProvince]

Love seeing comments like this! This truck really can pull some weight

[@Cyberhawkzz]

So far this truck has surprised me more than any of the base game vehicles. Just when I thought, yea it’s done, to heavy for that hill, or whatever…it just powers through. Get a good winch and get ready for a fight. It’s a tough truck. The fuel is the biggest problem, but I’ve always tried to have another truck(s) to fuel nearby, somewhere. It’s probably my favorite, and it earned that title.

[@corynelson1803]

I agree with you on the wasted space of the winch I believe both of the Derry trucks have the same issue. And you talk about a loaded trailer helping in balance I have always thought the same thing about the voron d. Great reviews you do an excellent job man. Stay upright.

[@NProvince]

Thank you for those kind words man! It’s odd that you can acquire balance from a trailer, but when it happens; you’re like “aha, I see!” Glad you enjoyed the video! Stay upright as well !

[@potatoes5829]

@Brian Jake Gaming The 3194 is my main scout. (And I do heavy things too)

[@potatoes5829]

@Brian Jake Gaming did you raise the axle?

[@readmedotexe]

Just discovered your channel while searching for takes on this truck. First off, fantastic execution. It’s clear that you spent the proper time to review the truck fairly. Second, your point about level req really hit home as I’d never used it during my first trip through the vanilla game. I recently started a NG+ and chose to retain my Lvl 30 rank. Bought the truck in Black River and can confirm it’s extremely useful in the early stages of a save.

[@NProvince]

Jeremy, Hey thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and found it had useful information. It definitely is a lot of work to review these properly so I appreciate that you noticed that. So glad that NG+ came out. Now players can use trucks they never used before and utilize them wherever. I bet it crushes Black River:)

[@madredranger]

I've always kept this beast in my fleet. Whenever there is a heavy cargo on a far away map from the garage, I put this truck to use as the heavy beast hauler.

[@NotTheBomb]

I fcking love this truck. It is a BEAST. So much power in a small package. It’s biggest down sides in my eyes is the LACK of Mudtires, and it is prone to rolling due to the short wheel base. This thing with trailer stays well planted. She is a work horse and looks great.

[@NProvince]

I too love this truck! Its really fun. So mud tires actually arent better than offroad and this has been shown in multiple tire videos of mine. The UOD2s are actually a pretty good tire. They are not an OHD, but they are very nice still.

[@thatza547]

This truck is like back to school man, this is all you need. Saddle hi/low and crane, not op, not too big or too small. no extras, just a capable truck

[@antcommander1367]

somepoint when ur doing scout truck tier list. take notice that chevy apache has hidden gimmick, you can drive it at any ice area without falling trough the ice. and it floats on water. tested that on kola region.

[@NProvince]

That’s really neat! The Apache isn’t really a bad scout. I think so many people write it off because the lack of trailer support which is valid, but I’ve been enjoying it.

[@danielhomant2832]

While swapping out the useless utility box for a loader would have been great, that is what the SD is for. The SD stands for "Severe Duty" and is the chassis style that Freightliner used to mount extra equipment such as the loader cranes. We have a number of log loader Freightliner trucks, and they are all the SD models. The nickname for a Freightliner truck is Freight Shaker. Not because they ride rough, as most would claim, but because it just fits phonetically, heh.

[@fridayisgaming]

Damn, that was a ruff one. You know what though you are absolutely right, leave it to the devs to completely f up an iconic American Truck. You mentioned that it cannot properly attach a fuel semi trailer, well I can tell you that when I used to drive trucks for Uncle Sam, in my Unit the M916 A1 did exactly that. We used it to haul a semi fuel carrier. So in conclusion I am certain that you should apply for a gig at Sabre because you have more knowledge about these trucks than they do. ✌️

[@NProvince]

Well first Thank you for your service! That’s awesome that you got to drive that truck in real life! Ya know that is one of the better compliments I have gotten, thank you! I really don’t think Sabre would employ me, but I would welcome it for sure. This review definitely was a lil harsh, but I don’t think it was the trucks fault, it has a lot Of greatness in it. I just really felt they did it a disservice like you mentioned.

[@DaChillr]

I always found this truck fast and powerful. Used it in my first playthrough mainly for the mission trailers but stopped when it kept tipping in Taymir. The 124SD I used until I cleared Rift

[@NProvince]

Thats awesome that you used both of these trucks!

[@jessaphillips2846]

To be fair, these trucks in real life are usually in a convoy that includes a fuel tanker, so I’m not surprised about it’s fuel economy and tank size

[@nikolaigerasimov8632]

Actually in some countries the cover shows a Western Star Twinsteer. I think someone posted it to the subreddit a little while back.

[@NProvince]

That’s pretty neat! I haven’t seen that one, but I like that the Twin was on there!

[@justinlynch3]

@@NProvince Considering just the base game, maybe the cover should of been one of the KOLOB's or the Derry 45? The cover vehicle on MudRunner was that huge Russian 8X8 missile launcher truck, which was one of the hardest trucks in the game to get as picking it from the start used up all 5 out of 5 stars (MudRunner had kinda a points system so you could say pick multiple lower powered truck, or 1 really good truck (4 stars) and 1 crapper, or in the case of the cover truck being able to pick only that truck for a map). And as far as finding it in-game (you could use in-game trucks to help expand your fleet), only 1 or 2 maps even had this truck on it. So while no truck is necessarily had to get in MudRunner, since picking this one meant no room for support vehicles, you could say this one was the hardest to get. So if we apply that to SnowRunner that the cover truck is one of the hardest to get. Then it would be the KOLOB on the Russian side and maybe Derry 45 on American covers.

[@vladvulcan]

@@justinlynch3, the 74760, yeah

[@stevereeves6971]

Lol I literally bought one of these, painted it yellow, and customized it to look as close to the cover as possible. It’s actually pretty decent

[@gameboy3800]

i use this truck to organize trailers at the garage since its able to use both saddles and has a turning circle smaller than a barn.

[@NProvince]

That’s a good use for it

[@pintail102]

I just used the Hummer as scout in Alaska and with the mud tires and raised suspension was surprisingly good. Hope you can do a review soon. Bonus: Seemed really good on gas mileage.

[@NProvince]

I do like the hummer and have scouted a lot on my challenge playthrough that’s on my page. I am planning on doing a multi review on scouts. I just don’t know when. That will be coming in the future

[@gabrielsturdevant9700]

There it is!!

[@NProvince]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@gabrielsturdevant9700]

@@NProvince i sure did, i think you nailed it.

[@dubd7626]

Started playing this game near the end of 2021 so never seen the bug issues from other comments but I love this truck it’s my favorite go to along with the twin steer

[@NProvince]

It really is a good truck all things considered. I do enjoy using it for semis for sure

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

The conclusion is the same one I came to the hard way with the P16. I had seen and heard all the good stuff about it, so when I first went to Drummond, I made a special trip just to unlock it. I proceeded to try and have it do everything under the sun. Unsurprisingly, it failed at a lot of it. I ended up using other trucks instead, and lamented on Reddit the P16's underperformance. Somebody pointed out that the P16 was purpose-built to haul heavy logs in muddy terrain, and that asking it to do other things wasn't really the point. After that, I started using it just for log work. Lo and behold, it started performing quite well. I still think it's a little underpowered (but the bigger part of the issue is Snowrunner's total lack of a torque mechanic), but remembering that some trucks are only designed to do one thing is a very helpful grounding tool.

[@NProvince]

Very good points made in this comment. I think acepting what a vehicle is rather than throwing it away is a better move. Like you explained it grounds you. The issue is sadly that everyone wants a "do it all" truck that is the best leading to most people playing a select few trucks. In truth, when I start leaning toward that mindset, I have to actively make myself put effort into trucks that fall into a certain niche. Its really nice to use them as so. Great comment!

[@southfang78]

Love this truck. Used it a lot in Wisconsin. Great video.

[@redbeastgaming130mm4]

My go to trucks for low semi trailers are the Paystar 5070 and Pacific P512

[@redbeastgaming130mm4]

I might start using the ZIKZ for high semi trailers

[@NProvince]

Good picks

[@patriciaho1133]

Yay thanks I can now have a review for the freightliner once it get it:)

[@NProvince]

You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy !

[@klauspiccoli3072]

Hey Nathan, thx for another great video! Also, I have to say, since I found your channel I changed most of my perspectives of the trucks and my way to play in Snowrunner, and I just love the way that you always show a good side of the "bad" trucks in your reviews, and because of that I changed most of my strategies and decicions in my hard mode playthrough and it's being amazing. And Yes, am definitely gonna buy the M916A1

[@NProvince]

This is probably one of the best comments I’ve seen. Seriously thank you so much. I do think that all the trucks have a purpose and they can be useful with some patience. It was hard for me to adapt, but the game becomes so much better when you use lesser trucks and have success. Glad I could talk you into getting the Freight! I think you’ll enjoy it. Thank you again for those kind words!

[@klauspiccoli3072]

@@NProvince Np man. have a nice sunday!

[@jaywilliams8327]

Hey bro thx been waiting for this one gonna be a Good Friday

[@NProvince]

Hope you enjoy it! :)

[@jaywilliams8327]

Hey bro loved it so much miss you tons

[@jaywilliams8327]

Hey bro loved it so much miss you tons

[@timmygun795]

A 24/40 on Nate's scorecard, not bad guys! Hey boss I gather it's a super hectic time for you so I appreciate the content.

[@NProvince]

For what the Freight is; it’s actually manageable and can pull some weight. Oh it is a really hectic time with the move and work, but I’m glad I could get this one done for y’all! More to come soon as things slow down :)

[@Breyzipp]

Great review! It’s annoying it can’t have the fuel semi trailer since this sounds like it would be one of the perfect trucks to operate as a mobile fuel base far out of nowhere. It would fix 2 of its cons already: always a trailer attached on the saddle so it’s more stable, and a lot of fuel as cargo so it’s fuel consumption and tank size aren’t that important.

[@NProvince]

Thank you! I agree it would be nice to be able to haul that. It would open it up to be used as capable fuel support in quite a few places.

[@almityace]

Quick fact the twinsteer used to be the cover truck in some promotional material

[@NProvince]

That’s really neat

[@Bryan25105]

Nice review Nathan 👌🏾 top job as usual , yup they could balance this truck better, I really love driving the JBE version with is more balance truck and of course very good for semi🤗 , really wish the dev rebalance in game one

[@NProvince]

Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Ya the JBE is a boss. It would be nice if they did give it a rebalance to help for sure

[@dubd7626]

By the time you get it this truck struggles on harder maps should’ve been unlocked earlier it’s a blast on first two maps even with semi trailer

[@NProvince]

Very True. Wish it was available earlier

[@DeadShotX-X]

The lack of tire selection is kind of unnecessary. I edited the files to allow every truck to have access to every type of tire, but left the max size stock. This greatly improves the game without breaking it in my opinion. Some sizes are just way too small, but that's part of the fun.

[@NProvince]

I think there should be more tire options for American Trucks which is something I did request on the survey Saber put out

[@oliveranghaolongnyps6087]

hello nathan! thanks for the vid! also,how many more trucks to go until u review scout trucks?

[@NProvince]

You’re welcome! Oh yes I know you’re waiting for the Yar review. I’m gonna get to a multi scout review soon. I got a lot going on with work, but I also need to review the new Azov as well, but rest assured I will get to it

[@DasPibe]

Excellent review, as usual. Thanks!

[@NProvince]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Skanic]

I wish they would buff all the american trucks, it's one of the reason I've taken a break from the game. It's just so boring to use always the same trucks because if you use a different truck you get punished. btw I enjoyed using the M196A1 on the 2nd map of yukon for heavy transport.

[@NProvince]

I’m with you on that. I think using American trucks is exciting and challenging, but I do wish they would get at least a small buff to close the gap somewhat ya know. Those are good uses for the Freight!

[@NProvince]

@Brian Jake Gaming Let’s go! Merica! Straight up!

[@justinlynch3]

Man I wish Saber would fix the Gooseneck trailer. I would love to use a 4 slot slot trailer on a 4 slot mission (and this game has lots of 4 slot missions) but the hit boxes on that thing is just awful. As for the truck this is another I sadly don't use much, I think I'm just not fond of the freightliners in this game to be honest. Out of my 3 saddle low truck options, I have to say the Navistar and Derry 31 comes long before this truck.

[@NProvince]

Ya the gooseneck does have potential if fixed. Wish it had better clearances. That’s fair. I feel people have to actually go outta there way to have an experience with them and by the time you get them other trucks are in your fleet that can outperform them. A good challenge though :)

[@NProvince]

Very valid points! Ya I agree for sure

[@justinlynch3]

@@NProvince I don't think it's necessarily a clearance issue. The Step-Deck has low clearance but with the way it's programmed it often tends to act like a sled in that it slides over humps, rocks, etc. The Gooseneck does not share the Step-Deck sled like properties. The Gooseneck, especially in the rear is constantly getting caught, hooked on stuff, digging in, etc. The hit boxes are probably realistic for the shape of the trailer. But it makes for terrible use in game. It'd be better if they just programmed it with a flat bottom or something so it slides easier.

[@vladvulcan]

To add issues, I wanna point out that a gooseneck semi doesn't have any rear or side rear winching points, making it completely unusable.

[@timmygun795]

@@vladvulcan That's still not been addressed? Wow. Seriously poor from the devs.

[@UnknownUser-wd6yf]

Finally another truck review, yeet!

[@NProvince]

Hope you enjoy!

[@NProvince]

Hope you enjoy!

[@alegogo2911]

This is my fav semi bc its the most truck looking truck

[@NProvince]

It definitely was make very close to what it is in real life

[@GMGLPL]

I think they increased the fuel capacity to 200 recently.

[@NProvince]

It’s been 200L / 53 Gal. It hasn’t changed. It looks low becauee I use imperial so it shows in gallons

[@GMGLPL]

@@NProvince oh my bad. Yes mine was in Litres. Thanks

[@bossfight6125]

That winch setup could at least give it an autonomous winch, right?

[@NProvince]

Would be nice to have an extra long/powerful winch with all that on there. That would make it a nice recovery vehicle

[@ChudActual]

I don’t understand why this is one of the only trucks that can’t pull a fuel trailer

[@NProvince]

I don’t know, but I wish it could too

[@Zanith50]

being level 20 is dumb when the upgrades are on alaska mostly

[@NProvince]

That is tough for sure

[@tristanjones7217]

First comment

[@NProvince]

1st Reply!

[@vladvulcan]

A very weak vehicle that constantly rolls over. And it can't even deal with sideboards semitrailers, what a joke... Thanks for pointing that out.

[@NProvince]

I wouldn’t say it constantly rolls. I think it’s a good challenge, but I can also understand the frustration

[@vladvulcan]

@@NProvince, I wanted to use it as a rescue vehicle in Yukon, but it rolled over two times when trying to get to the rolled over vehicle, and one time after I managed to save that truck and load it. I thought it will be good as a heavy chained evacuation vehicle that will help dragging other vehicles uphill in the Big Salmon Peak (you probably know this place - a big steep icy hill to the left of the Gold Horse plant), but it was too weak for Kolobs and stuff, so I switched to the Navistar.

[@NProvince]

Oh yea, I know that place for sure. Ya Yukon is a very hard area for balance due to topography indeed

[@vladvulcan]

@@NProvince, but it is pretty out there

[@LetsWatchBob]

Using it without a semi trailer is a death sentence. With a semi trailer its a short ranging, speed hauling monster.

[@pittbulldawg93]

I'm sorry but I have to say this it has been a full week after the season 7 release and Xbox One has still not even received the update and I am unable to even play the season 7 map because it won't let me download it even though I have the year 2 pass this is BS they should have tested these updates before they released it to all platforms I am very angry and I am almost tempted to just uninstall a game and not play it again because I paid money for content that I still unable to play Microsoft needs to hurry the hell up and release the update but if saber would have tested this update on their internal systems first then they wouldn't have had an issue when they released it but no an entire player base is unable to even enjoy the content which again is BS and shouldn't have happened in the first place

[@NProvince]

That seems frustrating.. I think that they are just trying to push content on time while balancing other products. I think the older mudrunner/spin tires were only PC and then they released console versions later. I hate to say it but they shoulda got things right on PC and then released a finished product for console users. It might have been a better experience. I’m sorry you’re having issues

[@pittbulldawg93]

@@NProvince it's more than frustrating I'm straight up angry and I haven't touched the game since season 7 release because I can't even get the new content so what's the point and this isn't the only one that they had problems with there seems to be bugs and problems with every single update they released that they either have to release a hot fix a week or two later or something other sometimes bugs they don't fix until the next major update they need to get their stuff together and start getting these updates out properly instead of releasing it and then having bugs and problems that they fix later

[@timmygun795]

That's messed up bro, very unprofessional of them. And I can understand it being infuriating if you are hugely into the game at this point.

[@ceeofdeez]

Truck is garbage honestly.

[@jeffreysmith7417]

I can’t like the video. You constantly drive in high gear bouncing around and tipping over, I never have stability issues with this truck. I’m not a fan at all of how you drive, it’s not appealing to watch.

[@NProvince]

I respect your opinion, but the footage is simply for viewing. I do have a lot of time with more than just me looking at this truck. I’m Not coming to this conclusion by myself, but trust me I value your input. Fast driving is just for entertainment and I understand it’s not your liking. I hope you found the video interesting