Traffic Trucks Smoke (exhaust smoke for traffic trucks) for American Truck Simulator

What this mod does

Traffic Trucks Smoke, by Carlitos, adds exhaust smoke to American Truck Simulator traffic trucks from the brands sold at dealerships: Freightliner, International, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, Volvo and Western Star. It also adds it to some buses, ambulances, fire trucks, the Mack RD690, the F350 and the low-cab Chevy, and gives trains a smokestack and smoke. It has over 36,000 subscribers.

What the smoke looks like

• It comes out in the original direction of each exhaust, except for the ones under the truck.
• The trail changes when the truck turns and with its speed.
• The author has two optional mods, Light Smoke and Heavy Smoke, for lighter or denser smoke; they must go above this one.
• With the optional modguard.dll plugin by ToniVolma, the smoke stops when the engine is off and increases when you accelerate.

Version and load order

The description lists compatibility from “1.50*” to “1.61*” without explaining the asterisk, and the latest update is from August 22, 2026. If you also use Smoke in my Trucks, by the same author, keep Traffic Trucks Smoke below it. It’s about 79 MB and requires no DLC.

Requirements

• American Truck Simulator updated to version 1.61
• A Steam account to subscribe on the Workshop
• No DLC required
• Optional: Light Smoke or Heavy Smoke by the same author, and the modguard.dll plugin

How to install it

1. Open the “Traffic Trucks Smoke” page on Steam Workshop and click “Subscribe.”
2. If you want a different kind of smoke, also subscribe to Light Smoke or Heavy Smoke.
3. Launch American Truck Simulator and wait for Steam to finish the download.
4. In the Mod Manager, enable Traffic Trucks Smoke and place Light Smoke or Heavy Smoke above it.
5. If you use Smoke in my Trucks, keep it above Traffic Trucks Smoke.

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