Playing American Truck Simulator in the dumbest way possible - Overview

American Truck Simulator is really great at making you feel like a long haul trucker on a big job, or alternatively, like a ten-ton vehicular murder beast.
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[@octodaddy1602]

I legitimately use "they can BE MAD at me" as an internal mantra to combat my social anxiety, thank u Griffin McElroy

[@bleachitwhite]

same 👍🏻 thank u griffin mcelroy

[@mejhdhhicbfshihids652]

I’ll carry that weight

[@Chickienugs]

“Can I get a bump from a road brother?” is a phrase I say to myself once a month or so

[@Wuhmartgorl]

I drive a truck (not a semi) and call every person who drives a truck “road brother” and “truck brother”.

[@SchwerMetall154]

It just occurred to me, it took Griffin and Justin 11 hours to get to Vegas from LA, a trip that typically takes 4 hours.

[@duncanurquhart5278]

Really, it's a miracle they ever get there at all.

[@DrZaius3141]

And they were only 7min late!

[@malatruse]

And they were 7 minutes late!

[@sunstyle52]

To be fair. Its 4 hrs with a regular car. Probably 10 with a semi

[@connoremery9521]

Well it would help if they could in fact drive 55

[@ionceateapinecone]

"where ya need it boss?" *proceeds to drive into wall*

[@RickyKingProductions]

There's a game like this at my local arcade but you could technically call it a two-player game because there are two seats but the passenger seat only has access to the horn

[@zach7482]

So the passenger has the most important job

[@tri-angel]

That's so perfect lmao

[@tillerygirl18]

so you have a Monster Factory simulator at your local arcade

[@leiram8833]

Great Job!

[@sakedragon7395]

All cars should be like this

[@youwhat7517]

"They'll never catch me, I'm made of inertia!" The purest form of art ever found.

[@melody3741]

if a trucker came up to me and told me his name was Buck Foss, i wouldn't even question it

[@johvie]

@@HaydenMeade13 And I'm gettin' squeezed more than a rubber duck.

[@uhoh7545]

wITh LoTS oF OreGanO but now karen took the the kids... just my luck

[@natalieironside]

Having worked in a lot of warehouses I have to say that the very thought of a driver being like "Sorry, I'm in a hurry" and ditching a trailer in front of the bays is awakening something dark inside of me

[@hallquiche]

*Drives on the wrong side of the highway "People pay thousands of dollars to go skydiving, but this is much more intense because it's not just your life on the line"

[@siren7362]

"it looks like the author profile pictures from math textbooks" jesus christ these guys are geniuses

[@AFlyingSwive]

the pfp in this game a great

[@philjacke]

as an actual truck driver irl I can say this is my favorite video of all time, but I still want that footage of Griffin trying to park for (I'm assuming) an hour and then rage quitting

[@Loki-pz1uk]

Phil Jacke it probably took him forever. Someone should explain to him that you turn your wheel the opposite direction that you want your trailer to go lol

[@Redbikemaster]

I'm a trucker as well, and I own this game. A friend once wanted to see if he could do it. I did the mission then set him up for a 90 deg sight side back, then went to grab snacks. I came back to him having done a perfect 180 maneuver but he couldn't do a 90. Freaking 4 wheeler drivers

[@kevinanderson5280]

I’m glad I’m not the only driver that found this super entertaining lol

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Parking in ETS2 and ATS helped prepare me for towing a trailer with my car for the first time. Seriously, it helped a lot.

[@morwennatrevena9398]

This is the most monster factory that a non-monster factory video can be

[@taylorb213]

It’s monster factory if they just didn’t make a monster

[@defn0tjake]

@@taylorb213 tell that to the cryptid that is Buck "Fat Rig" Foss

[@taylorb213]

@@defn0tjake but they didn’t make him 😂 they named him but he was already fully formed

[@bravetherainbow]

The sound of Griffin McElroy saying "Justin" at the beginning of a video is like the sweetest music to my ears

[@nickolasthompson2664]

God yes!!! like who the fuck cares about these other dillweeds I want the McElroy brothers

[@norge0209]

+Matthew Bailey Check out my playlist called Polygon - McElroys

[@bravetherainbow]

Jill Hurley you need to update it! lol especially since it's like the 5th result from the top when I search "polygon" now

[@norge0209]

+bravetherainbow Oh gosh. I try to stay up to date. What do I need to add that recently came out?

[@bravetherainbow]

Jill Hurley wait nope nope nope sorry I'm wrong ignore me and keep on truckin' haha see what I did there

[@Tigressa101]

"Buddy if you could see my other emails, you would not be hitting me up right now" This line keeps making me laugh every single time!

[@pxl_official]

I'm a tuck driver in america and my co driver literally will finish his shift driving. Then go to the sleeper and play american truck simulator. I'm like dude. You literally technically just finished playing xD

[@gimmedataids]

that's pretty funny. Might be practicing backing up though. I don't drive a rig, but I imagine that would be quite difficult

[@garfieldbrooks]

@@gimmedataids i drove a fiat and couldnt even back up properly so i think its safe to say if i ever got behind the wheel of a big rig everyone in a 5 mile radius would die

[@paladinosaur_]

Hey pixeltok, I hope you know that literally every time I see a truck I think of you and your codriver. I just look at the cabin (is that what it’s called? Idk! I look at the front part) and think “wow. I wonder if the person who isn’t driving is playing American truck simulator. I also wonder if they are doing okay.”

[@CC-uy9wp]

someone who loves his job. wholesome

[@KevinCow]

I used to be a trucker in real life and this is the most terrifying video I've ever seen.

[@posysdogovych2065]

11:37 I love how crashing into that car and driving off is a mere $900 fine and not, you know, felony hit and run.

[@Nonon471]

I work at a restaurant/truck stop hybrid and I can confirm that all truckers look either like Santa Claus or Furiosa.

[@EryDark]

Definite aesthetic goals

[@jackspaige724]

the two genders

[@JoelJessup]

Great two words to hear at the beginning of any video- "Justin!" "Griffin..."

[@narcspector]

whats Justin's nickname for Griffin that he always calls him tho?

[@jae1058]

Ditto? Griff? Griffy?

[@Theianguy]

As someone who has driven trucks, yes. Truck life is “oh my god I’m way to big for this road/bridge/underpass/parking lot”

[@lemonnitrate3050]

Clicking on an america truck simulator video and seeing an NSFW warning first thing is VERY threatening and ominous

[@othergeorgea]

you called?

[@Feyraligatr]

"Can I get a bump from a road brother?" still pops into my head occasionally while driving.

[@teaerrors360]

the best part of this is the comments from casual gamers/actual truck drivers who left such wholesome reviews of our boys, could y'all imagine going into this without already being familiar with the chaos of the mcelroys

[@shadowydragonpirateninja]

So I actually listened to MBMBaM and TAZ while I was trucking. You guys are hilarious, but listening to your antics 16 hours a day nearly drove me insane lol.

[@zlypy]

how did i watch 23 minutes of truck simulator and come out craving more

[@shitpostinghobbitstogallif1859]

cause its an amazing game duh

[@entertheshadowplay]

Justin's gasp when the police sirens turn on is classic.

[@steamqueen1611]

You're rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic at this point Buck

[@annabellerose678]

surprisingly poetic for Justin lol

[@duncanurquhart5278]

"You call fuel, 'car water'?" "Myes, it's a ... regional dialect." "I see. What region?" "West Virginia."

[@katiemorison7969]

WELL I'M FROM KEPLER AND I'VE NEVER HEARD THE EXPRESSION CAR WATER

[@duncanurquhart5278]

@@katiemorison7969 Oh, not in Kepler, no. It's a Huntington expression.

[@immabananana]

Mountain mama

[@julias3788]

Whats one more red light offense right? Just throw it on the pile, oh my god my car just broke down

[@burnttoasts]

The term “road brother” still has me crying

[@AllieKnightOnline]

Hahahaha! Oh the commentary is so accurate! "is this just what truck life is like? constant panic that this isnt big enough for me?" yes. yes it is :)

[@ryuuou07]

Except I know Laz doesn't get this kind of damage. XD

[@melody3741]

i hope you handle it better than they did

[@Loki-pz1uk]

Allie Knight I said the exact same thing while watching this. XD Yes! Yes it's this panic inducing.

[@COWHATE]

That line killed me. I'm litterally watching this in my sleeper after a day of going "Well this is gonna suck to fit into..."

[@GyroCoder]

I'm trucking-industry-adjacent (I do tech support for Drivecams) and, yeah, looks like it. :V

[@erock676]

Now until doomsday I will be be calling "getting gas" "getting car water to put in my gashole"

[@CptCoco35]

I GOTTA PUT SOME CAR WATER IN MY GASHOLE!

[@MagicSwordKing]

Clearly the problem with these trucks is that they are lacking the most crucial component, the *greatjob* horn.

[@StevenIrwin1985]

+Andrew “MagicSwordKing” Zimmer GreatJob!

[@Yzarro]

This game is an amalgamation of all my driving anxieties.

[@ernie39]

exactly fjgkf, my nightmares look like American Truck Driving Simulator (the commentary helps it feel less horrifying though)

[@TheDiplomancer]

Best part about this video? The actual truck drivers in the comments. You guys are hilarious!

[@allisonbilbey1948]

“It’s combines a belt buckle aesthetic with the rear end of a bumper and also the family feud logo.” This is the most accurate and American sounding explanation to anything

[@littlerabbitbite91]

This video is literally my go to to snap me out of silly depressive states

[@kmlac6596]

littlerabbitbite91 me too! And Griffin’s Nuzlocke run too

[@latrodectahespara2728]

That's exactly why I'm here RIGHT NOW, lmao

[@othergeorgea]

Yuuuup

[@airebnb]

that's where I'm at right now rip, glad to see I'm not alone. Mcelboys always cheer me up :)

[@bassetts1899]

"'scuse me, my own truck! I hit you, myself." will never not be funny.

[@Rhabdovirus1]

Toe to tip, that's a truck!

[@andrbobr]

LMAO

[@bradleymarks2604]

+Ryan Barley I would like this, but, 69 likes.

[@bradleymarks2604]

+Rpp Wing You really went through the trouble of going onto my profile and finding out my age just to insult me? Lol.

[@masamune2984]

And you are proof that trolls aren't simply mythological beasts, but real, flesh-and-blood, incredibly dim-witted creatures. How unfortunate.

[@ebonymullen3470]

The company

[@pirategirl102]

all my favorite polygon vids start with griffin going "JUSTIN."

[@TheVeteranROB]

"My name is Rick Harrison, and this is my trucking service. I work here with my son, and my big rig, Buck Foss."

[@greatturning]

I was literally cheering when you settled on Buck "Fat Rig" Foss.

[@GaryParkin]

I was looking for a let's play before I bought the simulator and this one is the best! I was trying to eat my lunch while I watched this and almost choked myself to death laughing. When you tried to do that U turn and hit the limo it reminded me of my first time playing Euro truck which I love btw. I used to drive a semi, way back when. If you want to make your trailer go right then turn your cab left. Makes no sense, like leaning into a punch but it works. Anyway, thanks guys for the entertainment. I loved it.

[@duckVSbread111]

this is the most wholesome coment I think I've ever seen I loved it. thank you for sharing

[@jacksmith3148]

God bless you Gary, I bet you're such a great dude

[@MajoraWaffle]

blessed comment

[@wj2429]

I live for comments like this.

[@radiophobia1974]

Love u Gary

[@laurenp2064]

Excuse me, my own truck! I hit you, myself.

[@ItsNT-D]

I like that the U.S. air force logo that's on planes is "the Top Gun logo" to griffin

[@vld-yolobro1358]

IT'S THE WHAT

[@taakotuesdays]

WAIT THAT LOGO ISN'T FROM TOP GUN?? MY LIFE IS A LIE

[@rachelrachel9152]

@@taakotuesdays i mean their point is the logo IS from top gun it's just that top gun was a realistic fiction story about ppl in the Air force

[@alyssahayes268]

@@vld-yolobro1358 don't feel bad! It's the old USAF logo and they have a fresh hip one now for marketing reasons.

[@SuperNova-so2cj]

everyone knows they invented the air force to sell more top gun tickets

[@PatheticJedi]

I'm a yard switcher now (moving semi trailers for a warehouse) and I have to give this video a lot of credit for that. It taught me everything I should never do while moving trailers more than any official training video could. Thanks, boys.

[@ernie39]

the 20:20 line about gaining more experience from making mistakes/damaging the truck really ringing true!

[@gh000stful]

i always wanted them to switch all the first letters in this guy's name. so instead of Buck "Fat Rig" Foss it's Buck "Rat Fig" Foss

[@thearousedeunuch]

Why not "Fuck 'Rat Fig' Boss" instead? :)

[@gaymergoose]

@@thearousedeunuch thats his evil twin

[@ashlenz7033]

6:12 justin realizing he shouldnt give directions to his brother's house on the internet

[@rachelrachel9152]

Exactly what i think each time i watch it lol

[@PatheticJedi]

As someone who drove transit buses on a university campus, yes, Griffin, "constantly dealing with the panic of 'I'm too big for this'" was a daily occurrence for me in vehicles that require a CDL.

[@shmerples2960]

Whenever I have a bad day I always come back to this. It's such a comfort video.

[@MapexMiata]

"I think that maybe we've earned this" absolutely killed me

[@angryKitt3ns]

Griffin is accurately portraying at least the anxiety of the logistics life. That said I would be horrified to hear ditto coming over the CB looking for a road brother.

[@NestanSvensk]

You handle trucks excellently, kinda like a shepard of trucks.

[@YeetusVanitas]

AlmostSwedish JACOB

[@TurbopropPuppy]

oops oopsie whoops whoopsie daisy

[@Dabednego]

You know a video is old when there are jokes about Travis living in LA

[@dave532]

after all these years this is genuinely my favorite. not only. mcelroy or polygon content. i love both separately. but this? transcendant. i have seen this hundreds of time, each better than the first

[@rampantvictory]

Happy 5th Year Anniversary Buck Foss! Best of luck trying to reapply for that license, my man!

[@Dcook85]

20:15 you guys PAID MONEY to deliver freight for someone. That is fucking hilarious.

[@Mooseplatoon]

Missing: Footage of Griffin being arrested and thrown in prison for all of the truck crime he committed.

[@Cthulhubot]

Thank you, Justin and Griffin, for assisting me in doing my very first involuntary spittake.

[@haphazardlark1502]

This is one of those videos I can watch over and over and over and it never stops being funny

[@UnusualTastes]

I like how this game can handle more than two different car models for the traffic around you. It always takes me out of games like GTA when you're driving along and then for some reason, 8 of the exact same model of rare vintage car just happen to suddenly all be in the same vicinity all like "Oh yeah, this is normal. Don't mind us." Why is there an impromptu cruise night for Citroen SMs happening in South Central LA at 4 in the morning on a Tuesday? Are 65 year old, retired, French classic car enthusiasts really that busy that they have to squeeze in a car meet at such an ungodly hour, and in a high crime area, to boot? My suspension of disbelief scoffs at such a notion!

[@rbonneauii]

LOL loved this. Yes truck life is all about finding a way to fit where you don't! Ive had to put 53 ft trailers in peoples driveways before to deliver. Its a great life though :) Awesome video guys!

[@rachelbonneau4796]

Ronald Bonneau, commenting because I'm amazed that I've found another person with the same last name as me... 😮 Not very common hahah.

[@PatheticJedi]

My job is backing 53 ft trailers into docks at a super highly regulated facility, I cannot imagine doing that into people's driveways. You are definitely braver than I am lol.

[@ComradeCorwin]

As a former truck driver, I must say, this gave me some serious anxiety. Imagine this horror, but having real world consequences. That's the potential you had to live every day you pushed in that parking break. Also, going one state over isn't really OTR. There are plenty of day drivers that do that sort of thing. For Griffen, it might as well have been a hero's journey. Haha!

[@sarahhumphrey9984]

They need to put a McElroy tag in the titles so I'll know which videos to watch.

[@bicarbonat1]

Sarah Humphrey True. I usually search "Polygon McElroy" or "Polygon Griffin Justin" 😂

[@Berrybamboo112]

mara.iara Polygon McElroy is the fourth brother

[@bretttracey1851]

The lines "thanks for the car water" and "they can't catch me, i'm made of inertia" made me have such a serious laugh attack my lungs felt like they were gonna suck up into the back of my throat. You guys are fucking hilarious.

[@giggleloop13]

Can I get a bump from a road brother??

[@WeedgokuBonerhitler]

No joke but I think the "WHAT" face they used with the red shirt and beard is a childhood friend's dad. He was a local celebrity actor and no shit, that looks just fucking like him.

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

Could be! For this sort of character selection, some developers just license old stock portraits and acting headshots.

[@MrNickDemos]

This is legit one of the most underrated pieces of McElroy content I've ever seen. Griffin abs Justin talking about "cool truck pics" has me crying from laughing so hard.

[@gwen6622]

this is like a monster factory without monsters and i love it

[@WritingOnGames]

Buck "Fat Rig" Foss

[@bravetherainbow]

of Topfun Goodtrucks

[@TkoPunches]

Writing on Games saw the video too

[@jccs98]

Fuck "Rat Fig" Boss

[@Svgarcanna]

Ruck “Bat Fig” Foss

[@trollololol4601]

Fuck ‘Fat Pig’ Boss

[@krell.1415]

Griffin deciding to back into the loading dock an IMMEDIATELY jack-knifing, not gonna say I didn't see it coming.

[@leahlou8804]

Buck Foss: Spectral Trucker sounds like a comic book I would read

[@mattcovarrubias5776]

This is a comfort video.

[@Bicth97]

as someone with driving anxiety this is how i drive in my nightmares

[@ernie39]

same 😭

[@GiantSizeComicThings]

This is probably my favorite Polygon video. I can rewatch it over and over and it's still amazing. The look on bewildered Santa's face can just break me.

[@Lateralus03]

The tears that came out from laughing so hard are currently drying on my cheeks as I type this. If you guys made a letsplay channel I promise you it'd be up there alongside Game Grumps in popularity.

[@calfm4103]

Same, I'm dying

[@GippyHappy]

I love the solidarity with all the truckers in this comment section

[@reighfreuden6473]

The McElroys are the heart and soul of the Polygon channel. :v There are some other people I enjoy watching/listening to, but if Griffin is involved I know it'll at least be good, if it's Justin and Griffin I know I shouldn't eat or drink because then I'd make a mess and/or choke to death.

[@ShamWow-tu7un]

My mother used to be a truck driver. I showed her this video and she sat there saying "what?" the whole time she was watching 😂

[@solarprncss]

Showed this to my dad who used to be a truck driver and he said the part about taking forever and a day to park was 100% accurate

[@kls0110]

I wish this was a whole truckin' series

[@ryanne.5172]

“Listen man, you done a very bad job.” That voice gets me every time

[@jessierain3354]

I played a fun little drinking game during this video, I recommend it! Every time they say “this is good” or “this is ok”, take a shot! Except instead of alcohol I ate ice cream, so I thought it was a lot more fun :)

[@kharris3352]

I think I’d be dead if I took a shot lol

[@jarroddobben]

For the amount of incredible characters in the profile pictures selection tab, there is also a massive number of almost-but-just-barely-not ordinary looking grimeboys and I think that's far more impressive

[@dave532]

no words for how much this is my favorite video on the internet. like. nothing compares. every time i watch it i fucking die

[@RaeLovesGrimm000]

I drive to Vegas about once every month, in a convertible not an 18 wheeler, but I can confirm that's exactly how it goes

[@SpookyDeerArt]

i watched this way back when i was a new fan and didnt know who travis was. now a year later ive rewatched this a ton of times and its still hilarious

[@mary-annv2140]

Don’t know what made me laugh harder “Stunt Mode” or every time they hit the picture button

[@wOrD2nErD94]

I honest to God love Justin's laughs all the way through this video. I never knew giggles and guffaws could bring me so much joy.

[@ThePhantomBeaver]

A spectral trucker - phantasmal and resplendid

[@solitomatonic9554]

Space ace Lup "Fat Rig" Taaco

[@jadereynolds1204]

h o l y sh hi t im dying aljsfhdskjhflsjdfhlaskjdf

[@Pete_Finch]

This is legitimately one of my favorite videos on KZbin. I can't believe this doesn't have more views.

[@amandafrazier9724]

The way Griffin says "idiot" is a whole mood.

[@the-mech-romancer]

super disappointed griffin wasn't able to make a blockade with his rig to stop runaway criminals

[@jackmanthe4th]

“Oh, a Cummins? I think I wiiiiilllll”

[@reiniervanderzouw7452]

Buck Foss should be the Nick Fury of the Monster Factory Cinematic Universe

[@penguinstarlette4028]

This is late but you sir are a genius.

[@dementomstie]

Well, at least we know that if Griffin decides to quit podcasting he has great natural truck driving skills.

[@kendlewhite8165]

sometimes i wish they posted completely uncut videos. i'm sure that even the omitted footage is gold... less editing for them, more mcelroy content for us.... win-win boys

[@jill2590]

God I wish I could watch this vid for the first time again bc I don't think I've ever laughed so fucking hard at a KZbin vid before

[@aila6814]

i only discovered these boys yesterday, and they are my favorite boys.

[@skulldotjpeg]

as someone who has a stupidly big pickup truck: yes, literally every waking moment is "im gonna hit that im gonna hit that i- i didnt hit that SHIT IM GONNA HIT THAT" until arrival

[@Redbikemaster]

As a trucker driving a 75 foot long, 13'6" high semi, that's cute.