Iowa DLC released
You don’t need the eyes of a hawk to see what’s coming, the Iowa DLC for American Truck Simulator officially releases today! Get ready to explore everything that the Hawkeye State has to offer.
Make the most of your visit to the Hawkeye State and enjoy every moment as you:
- Truck through 12 cities including Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Burlington, Iowa City, and more!
- Discover beautifully recreated landmarks like the Iowa State Capitol, Historic Cedar Covered Bridge, Tree in the Middle of the Road, or the world’s largest grain bins.
- Deliver cargo to or from new depots – the agricultural factory and agricultural dealer.
- Visit the biggest truck stop we have ever built in ATS on Interstate 80!
- Become a vital part in transporting farm produce from the Hawkeye State all over the USA.
- Explore more than 15 scenic towns (settlements) on your travels such as Spencer, Clear Lake, Dyersville, Oskaloosa, or Traer!
- Pick up and deliver equipment and goods to the Aluminum Factory, a brand-new prefab depot featuring custom-designed assets.
- Admire the state’s stunning expansive hills with terraced fields and picturesque farms.
- Keep goods flowing in and out of Iowa’s huge ethanol plant depots, supporting its lead in U.S. ethanol production.
- Uncover Iowa’s hidden gems, find hidden roads, viewpoints, and more!
DLC is currently available on Steam, price depends on region ($11,99 in US). You can also save a bit with new ATS bundle Iowa Freight & Fields Bundle which also includes Special Transport DLC, Retrowave Paintjob and Farm Machinery DLC. (Each DLC in bundle are on 50% discount plus 10% bundle discount).
Cruising Iowa Event
Traditionally with new map DLC we get World of Trucks event, with the same mechanics and rules. So if you ever cruised the country or state you can guess details and rewards.
Community goal – 125,000,000 driven miles while delivering cargo to or from any city in Iowa.
All routes have to be more that 100 miles and only with External Contracts or External Market, with a World of Trucks-connected profile in American Truck Simulator.
Personal goal – delivery to or from 12 different Iowa cities.
Rewards:
Personal: Players that deliver cargo to or from 12 Iowa cities will gain a personal World of Trucks Achievement and a Golden Flight ATS truck paint job Steam inventory item.
Community: When the community goal of driving 125,000,000 miles (201,168,000 km) during deliveries to or from any city in Iowa is met, and if the player has also achieved their personal goal, then they will receive a Porcelain Wild Rose hanging ornament Steam inventory item.
Map Combo Study 07.05.2025
Both ETS2 and ATS 1.55 released and obviously not all map mods updated and no combo for new version is available. Every day we observe new version of various maps and hope soon we will combine some maps on 1.55 but for now if you prefer big combos and long hauls please refer to available actual combos for 1.54
ATS:
17 Maps big map combo
ETS2:
Free Version Mega combo with 73 maps
If you just started with mods and map combination please see beginner’s guide which I’m planning to update soon with actual dates and new UI which came in 1.51 after this guide was recorded.
All 224 Hidden Roads in ATS 1.55 (w/out Iowa) Secret Roads, Towns and Easter eggs
The guide contains 224+ hidden roads in 17 states (excluding Iowa DLC) on American Truck Simulator. It is actual for July 2025, on ATS 1.55.
Some roads are periodically disappear during map reworks and some new are being added in new game versions. Mostly I added marked roads but also some easter eggs are available.
And we are waiting the new state in couple days, so hope to update the guide accordingly.
I tried to avoid spoilers, mark only locations and removed hidden roads footages but if you prefer to to discover all hidden roads and secrets yourself better to skip the video.
Hidden and secret roads doesn’t affect percentage of map discovery.
List of cities shown in video by states https://trucksim.top/y9t6
Telegram: https://t.me/trcksm
All 80 Hidden Secret Roads in ETS2 in 20 countries * 2025 Guide
Beyond ATS version 5 by TerraMaps is available for 1.55
Map mod has been released only for Patreon members.
Reforma for ATS 1.55 Released
New version for Reforma 2.9.2 for 1.55 available at TruckyMods. As well as all free map mods by Reforma Team updated to ATS 1.55
Download:
Reforma 2.9.2 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/reforma
Reforma Esterlon 1.6.7.155 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/reforma-esterlon
Reforma Mega Resources 2.9.2.155 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-assets/reforma-mega-resources
Reforma Other Maps Patch 30.155 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-patches/reforma-other-maps-patch
American Truck Simulator 1.55 has been released
Long waited 1.55 release is here. Changelog is bigger than it was for open beta and don’t forget that in 10 days we also will get a new DLC.
With 1.55, a free update has rolled out for all owners of the Nebraska DLC. This addition expands the northeastern corner of the state with three key highways; The US-20, US-75, and US-81. On these new routes, drivers can discover a new truck stop, a weigh station, and several scenic landmarks.
Changelog
Gameplay
- Driving Academy – Truck Driving Proficiency
- Map Improvements – “My Location” Hotkey
Map
- New additional content for the Nebraska DLC – US-20, US-81, US-75 & the settlement of Laurel
Vehicles
- Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia Update
- Kenworth T680 Update
- FlowBelow Painted Parts
- Farm Machinery DLC Update
Visual
- Custom city intros for New Mexico
- Mail UX redesign
- Options QoL Improvements – Graphics settings visualization
Other
- Steam achievements update with text and icon improvements
- Save manager improvements
- Asynchronous loading
Iowa will be released July, 10
Good news from SCS Software today. Now we have Iowa DLC for American Truck Simulator release date, it will be released July, 10 2025 and probably right after ATS 1.55 release.
The Hawkeye State (or Corn State) will be the next expansion to American Truck Simulator.
Iowa is coming
Iowa DLC Sneak Peek
Map of upcoming Iowa DLC
What’s future ATS 33 DLC states?
Famous Grand Utopia mods became free!
Amazing map mods for ETS2 and ATS you all probably know, like Grand Utopia and More Cities became free and available to download for everyone. I would still recommend to support MyGodness, author of these beautiful maps on his Patreon.
The new official website is now online, and becomes the main entry point to all of content. Mods also will be available on Trucky.
Mods currently available:
- More American Cities (all editions)
- Grand Utopia
- Grand Utopia of America
- Default Road Colors
- More European Cities – Switzerland
Open Beta 1.55 for American Truck Simulator released
Long waited 1.55 release is around the corner and now we can touch new stuff in ATS in open beta, activating it on Steam (right-click on American Truck Simulator in games library choose Properties > Betas tab > Beta Participation drop down menu > public_beta Open beta for game version 1.55)
Numerous changes are coming to this release so if you’re as curious as I and nothing holds you on stable build switch to it to test.
Changelog
Gameplay
- Driving Academy – Truck Driving Proficiency
- Map Improvements – “My Location” Hotkey
Vehicles
- Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia Update
- Kenworth T680 Update
- FlowBelow Painted Parts
- Farm Machinery DLC Update
Visual
- Custom city intros for New Mexico
- Mail UX redesign
- Options QoL Improvements – Graphics settings visualisation
Other
- Steam achievements update with text and icon improvements
- Save manager improvements
- Asynchronous loading