Verified VTC
The first official recognition.
- 5 members
- 14 days old
- 15 valid deliveries over 30 days
- 3 active drivers over 30 days
- 5,000 km over 30 days
Create and run your VTC, set up the Discord bot, install the tracker, understand certification, the anti-cheat and the growth tools: all of Horizon Dispatch, explained step by step.
Pick a path and go straight to the useful information.
Horizon Dispatch brings three tools together around your VTC (virtual trucking company) on Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator: the website and its dashboard to run the VTC, the Discord bot for your server, and the desktop app that records deliveries while you drive. Everything uses your Discord account: there is no password to create.
/vtcs/your-vtc is online right away.You can also create the VTC from Discord with /vtc register on your server: it is then linked to that server automatically.
/driver join on the VTC's server, if recruitment is open.A driver can be a member of at most 2 VTCs: a main VTC and a "traction" VTC (see Your account).
Details in the Software part.
Open Bot config (or your VTC → Discord → Invite the bot) and add Horizon Dispatch to your server. Then enter the server ID in your VTC to receive deliveries, announcements and applications. Everything is explained in Discord bot.
Dashboard → My profile holds everything about you as a driver, whatever your VTC. Your public profile is at /drivers/<your Discord ID>.
Every delivery earns experience: 1 XP per km, 100 XP per delivery and 500 XP per achievement point. The next level needs 4,000 XP, then 2,000 XP more for each level.
Titles: 🔰 Apprentice (lvl 1), 🚚 Driver (5), 🛣️ Trucker (10), 📦 Seasoned trucker (18), 🚛 Long-haul trucker (28), 🎖️ Veteran (40), 👑 Master of the road (55), 🌟 Legend (75). Unlocked badges and achievements show on your profile, with the next achievement to aim for.
/link truckersmp on Discord creates a simple (unverified) link; a Steam-verified link always wins.You can hide Steam from your public profile or unlink it at any time. Connecting Steam also attaches the history your VTC imported during a migration.
If you belong to two VTCs, choose in My profile which one is your main VTC: it receives 100% of your deliveries. The second one, the traction VTC, also receives a 75% copy (km, income) of each delivery.
Each delivery pays part of its income into your wallet in your main VTC (30% by default, set by the VTC). My profile shows your balance, your percentage and your last 6 transactions. Bonuses and withdrawals are handled by the VTC team.
Click Generate the link to get an address /overlay/<token> to add as a "Browser source" in OBS. It shows your VTC, your level, the trip, the cargo, the speed and the progress, refreshed every 3 seconds while the app is running.
?theme=light and ?accent=ff8800.Leave the VTC button in the VTC banner (optional reason). The founder cannot leave: they must transfer ownership first (Settings → Danger zone). After leaving, you must wait 12 hours before creating or joining a VTC.
The dashboard is your management area, available once signed in with Discord. The sidebar has two levels: your area (for everyone) and, when you open a VTC, the VTC menu.
| Entry | Content |
|---|---|
| Overview | Your VTC (role, members, next convoy), your km, deliveries and income, your last 5 deliveries, your onboarding checklist, any anti-cheat warnings and the Create my VTC button. |
| My profile | Your driver account: see Your account. |
| Bot config | Bot configuration on your Discord servers: see Discord bot. |
| My VTC | Opens your VTC menu (or both VTCs, marked P for main and T for traction). |
| VTC list | The 300 most recently created VTCs, with a "Manage" button on the ones you run. |
| Events | Upcoming public events from every VTC, with one-click sign-up. |
| Leaderboards | Top drivers and top VTCs (real km, job km or World of Trucks km), best levels, salaries and treasuries. |
At the top of the screen: the bell (notifications and Trust & Safety notices), the animations toggle, light or dark theme and the account menu.
The 13 permissions: Manage members, roles, recruitment, events, announcements, gallery, partnerships, fleet, tickets, settings, RPC, Edit statistics, View the activity log. A role that can manage settings can also manage partnerships and fleet unless set otherwise.
/vtcs/your-vtc/widget (see also the widgets).The Members page lists your drivers with search and filters (role, grade, rank). Everyone can read it; actions need the "Manage members" permission.
Applications sent from your public page land in Applications ("Manage recruitment" permission), with a badge in the menu and a push notification to managers.
The application form asks for: experience, availability, motivation (required), preferred game, time zone, previous VTC, TruckersMP profile and convoy experience.
Three separate systems that work together:
| System | Used for | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| Roles | Granting permissions in the dashboard | By hand, up to 5 per member |
| Rank up (grades) | Rewarding the kilometres driven | Automatically, from delivered km |
| Divisions | Specialising drivers (tanker, heavy haul…) | Picked by the driver in the app |
"Manage roles" permission. Each role has a name (40 characters), a colour and a choice among the 13 permissions. Drag roles to order them. The default role (given to new members) cannot be deleted. The number of roles depends on boosts (5 to 30, see Premium & boosts).
Each grade has a name, the km required, a colour and an optional Discord role. Only delivered km count. After each delivery (or with Resync), the driver gets their grade's Discord role, old ones are removed, and a message goes to the "rank" channel. The bot must be on the VTC's server.
Every member can read these pages.
The last 120 deliveries with route kept or changed, damage, top speed, speeding and parking. Deliveries set aside by the anti-cheat stay visible, marked "🚫 Under review", "⚠️ Driver warned" or "Cheating confirmed", with the note "Not counted in statistics".
Clean duplicates ("Edit statistics") removes identical deliveries recorded less than 6 hours apart.
The live control centre: drivers online, on a job and offline, today's km and deliveries, today's income, live map and activity feed. A driver is "online" if their app checked in less than 60 seconds ago; the page refreshes every 5 seconds.
"View the activity log" permission. Shows the VTC's last 100 actions: arrivals and departures, role changes, events, settings, referral… There is no export.
The Events tab (including viewing) unlocks at 2 boosts. Creating or editing needs the "Manage events" permission.
/vtcs/your-vtc and /events; otherwise it stays members-only.On creation: a Discord message in the "events" channel and a push notification to members. The Notify again button resends them. Drivers sign up ("Going" or "Maybe") from the website or the app; the app reminds them 30 min, 10 min and at departure time. Every public event can also be downloaded as a calendar file (.ics).
Title (140 characters), Markdown content (6,000), cover image, pinned, published or draft, visible on the public page. A published announcement goes to Discord, as a push notification and into the app's bell. "Notify again" only works for a published announcement. Non-staff members only see published announcements.
No boost needed. "Manage gallery" permission to post: title, description, up to 10 photos (PNG, JPG, WEBP or GIF, 6 MB each), public or private album. The album is posted to the gallery channel (text channel or forum); "Repost" button.
"Manage partnerships" permission. Sending a request needs 4 boosts and targets a public VTC (by its identifier). Accepting, refusing or removing a partnership works without boosts. Accepted partnerships show on public pages and in the app.
Two economies run side by side:
| Currency | Fed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries and treasury | In-game income (€ / $) | Each delivery: a share (30% by default, adjustable from 0 to 100%) goes to the driver's wallet, the rest to the VTC treasury. |
| Fleet | Horizon Credits (◈ CH) | 150,000 CH to start, then for each delivery: km × 12 + 5% of income, reduced by damage and speeding. |
Readable by everyone; actions need "Manage fleet". Up to 50 trucks and 50 trailers shown.
Catalogue of new trucks and trailers for ETS2 and ATS (including generic, mod-friendly models) and a used market of 6 offers renewed every day. Buying fails if the credit balance is too low.
Up to 6 mechanics, each with a speed from 1 to 5 and a speciality (all-round, general, engine, gearbox, tyres, chassis, brakes). A mechanic with the right speciality cuts the cost by 15%, plus 3% per level, up to 50%. Work keeps the truck off the road (general 30 min, engine 2 h, tyres 1 h, replacement 3 h, shortened by the mechanic's speed). Without mechanics, work is instant.
Each mechanic is paid every week from the fleet credits (from 1,200 CH per week at speed 1 to 4,800 CH at speed 5, +35% for an all-rounder). If credits run out, they resign and the VTC's log says so.
Not to be confused with the public page /vtcs/your-vtc (always available): the website is a separate full site, published at /vtcs/your-vtc/site. It needs 5 boosts and the Settings permission, then the "Publish the site" switch.
The regular public page is customised in Settings (page theme and banner from 2 boosts).
"Manage settings" permission unless stated otherwise.
| Tab | Settings |
|---|---|
| Identity | Name (40 characters, also changes the address), description (2,000), logo (URL or upload, 2 MB), banner (2 boosts, 5 MB), public page theme (2 boosts), colour, game, country. |
| Recruitment & visibility | Recruitment open, visible in the directory, default role (with "Apply to members without a grade"). |
| Tracker & Discord | Tag (8 characters), speed limit, income visible publicly, deliveries channel, delivery webhook (HTTPS), driver salary (%), announcements channel, gallery channel. |
| Platforms | TruckersMP, Trucky and TrucksHub IDs. |
| Links | 8 social networks. |
| Team | Add or remove managers (Members permission). |
| Member onboarding | Onboarding checklist of up to 20 steps, shown to new members. |
| API | Turn the public API and widgets on or off, expose the member list (free). API v1 public key pk_… from 5 boosts (only the founder can regenerate it). See Developers. |
| Danger zone | Founder only: transfer ownership (the former founder becomes manager) or delete the VTC, by typing its name. |
The VTC's Ecosystem page, no boost needed, open to staff (any permission):
/vtc register command on the server does it automatically; otherwise enter the server ID when creating the VTC or in your VTC → Discord./role)./clear).In Discord: User settings → Advanced → Developer mode, then right-click the server icon → Copy server ID. The ID is only used to link your VTC to that server.
Two pages control what the bot posts for your VTC (Settings permission):
| Where | What |
|---|---|
| Settings → Tracker & Discord | Deliveries channel, announcements channel, gallery channel, delivery webhook. |
| Your VTC → Discord | Server ID, 7 dedicated channels (default, announcements, events, new applications, application decisions, rank, contact) and 8 message types. |
For each message type (announcement, event, application received, application accepted, refused, promotion, demotion, website contact): on or off, colour, title, text with variables, up to 10 roles to mention, "Mention the person concerned" and a Send a test button. Without a dedicated channel, the bot uses the default channel, then the announcements channel.
Bot config → pick a server. These settings apply to the Discord server, not the VTC, and need no boost.
| System | What it does |
|---|---|
| 👋 Welcome message | Welcome card in the chosen channel, optional image, and an auto role (given even when the message is off). Variables: {user}, {username}, {server}, {count}. |
| 🙋 Leave message | Message when a member leaves the server. Variables: {username}, {server}, {count}. |
| 🎭 Reaction roles | Panel of buttons that give or remove a role: title, description, up to 25 roles with emoji. Deleting the panel deletes the Discord message. |
| 📢 Embed | Post or edit a bot message: classic embed or Components V2, title, text (4,000), colour, image, footer, up to 5 link buttons. |
| 🔔 Horizon Dispatch notifications | Channels that receive official Horizon Dispatch announcements (updates, maintenance). |
| 📋 Server logs | 8 categories to tick: members, messages, roles, channels, sanctions, voice, server, VTC. The author of an action is found through the server audit log. |
| 🟢 Live convoy status | A message updated every 90 s with the VTC's drivers on the road (up to 25). The VTC must be linked to this server. |
| 🔢 Member counters | Renames voice channels into counters (members, online, bots, boosts) every 10 minutes. |
| 🚛 TruckersMP relay | Reposts the news, events and partners of your TruckersMP VTC (ID to enter), every 10 minutes. |
Your VTC → Tickets ("Manage tickets" permission, no boost). Create as many panels as you like (support, recruitment, partnerships…).
ticket-{user}), panel title and text, button text, emoji and style, welcome message, close label, support role mention.Translated commands (/vtc, /truckersmp, /aide, server and moderation) answer in the language set for the server with /langue, otherwise in each member's Discord language (French, English, German, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch). The others answer in French. A short list is also on /commands.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/vtc register nom jeu | Create your VTC and link it to this server. |
/vtc info · /vtc members | Your VTC's card and members. |
/vtc public nom | A VTC's public card. |
/vtc setplatform | Set the TruckersMP, Trucky or TrucksHub ID (founder, manager or Manage Server). |
/driver join · leave · profile | Join the server's VTC (recruitment open), leave it, view a profile (grade, status, stats, last 3 deliveries, TruckersMP). |
/leaderboard critere periode | The VTC's top 10 by distance, deliveries or income, over the week, the month or all time. |
/live global | Drivers on the road right now (your VTC, or the whole platform). |
/stats | Statistics of the server's VTC: live, week, total, members, top of the week, favourite route and cargo. |
/link truckersmp id · show · remove | Link your TruckersMP account (a TruckersMP account can be linked to one Discord only). |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/joueur id | A TruckersMP player's card. |
/bans id | A player's last 5 bans. |
/serveurs | TruckersMP servers table. |
/truckersmp servers · player · company | TruckersMP servers, player or VTC. |
/events id salon | One TruckersMP event or the next 6; with salon, the result is posted there. |
/vtcinfos info · events · membres · partenariats · news | Information about a TruckersMP VTC (members page by page). |
/traffic jeu serveur | Traffic areas on TruckersMP servers (Trucky data). |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/accueil bienvenue · aurevoir | Set up welcome and leave messages from Discord (Manage Server). |
/roles-react panneau · ajouter · retirer | Role button panels (Manage Roles). |
/role ajouter · retirer | Give or remove a role (Manage Roles). |
/clear nombre membre | Delete 1 to 100 messages less than 14 days old (Manage Messages). |
/say salon | Make the bot speak, as text or embed (Manage Messages). |
/sondage | Native Discord poll: 2 to 6 options, from 1 hour to 14 days, multiple choice possible. |
/alertes configurer · supprimer | Horizon Dispatch notification channels (Manage Server). |
/langue | The bot's language on this server, or "Automatic" for each member's language (Manage Server). Also applies to welcome and leave messages. |
/vtcs ajouter · infos · liste · vérifier · supprimer | The VTC's links on TruckersMP, Trucky, TruckersHub or VTLog, specific to this server (Administrator). |
/avatar · /userinfo · /serverinfo | Avatar, member card, server card. |
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/aide | Help menu by category. |
/info bot · serveur · system · vtc | Information about the bot, the server, service status and the platform. |
/rapport-bug | Report a bug to the team (area, severity, description). You get a DM on each status change. |
The directory lists public VTCs (hidden and blacklisted VTCs are not shown). Search by name, tag or description; filter by game and "recruiting"; sort by members, kilometres, age, name or rating; 24 VTCs per page. VTCs with 10 boosts (or Premium granted by the team) are featured at the top.
/vtcs/your-vtc presents the VTC: certification badge, awards (Seasons, referral), boosts, Apply button, "Official site" link if the website is published.
/vtcs/your-vtc/deliveries/…) with the route map; income only shows if the VTC makes it public.Signed in with Discord, open Apply on the page of a VTC that is recruiting. The application is refused if you are already a member, already in 2 VTCs, left a VTC less than 12 hours ago, or already have a pending application. The VTC is notified on Discord and by push notification.
Any signed-in user can leave a 1 to 5 star review with a comment (1,000 characters), one per VTC (sending it again edits it). The author, the VTC's managers and the team can delete it.
The live map shows drivers whose app sent a position within the last minute (500 at most). It refreshes every 4 seconds.
/map?scope=vtc: your VTC only./map?server=tmp, solo, unknown or a TruckersMP server ID./map?game=ats: open on ATS./map?embed=1: without the sidebar, to embed in a site (see also the Mini live map widget)./leaderboard: top 50 drivers and top 15 VTCs, in real km, job km or World of Trucks km, plus the best levels, salaries and treasuries. The VTC ranking by country and period is on /rankings.
/challenges: one challenge per week, in rotation: 2,500 km, 15 deliveries, 10 deliveries without damage, €250,000 income, 3 night deliveries (10 pm - 6 am) or 3 trips of at least 800 km. Top 10 and your progress.
/season ranks drivers by their km in the quarter: Rookie, Bronze (500 km), Silver (4,000), Gold (12,000), Diamond (30,000), Legend (75,000). Not to be confused with HDispatch Seasons, the monthly competition between VTCs.
/gallery: community screenshots sorted by date, trend (recent likes) or popularity, filterable by game, driver, VTC or caption, with the photo of the week. Signed in, post an image from your device (drag and drop or Ctrl+V, PNG, JPG, WEBP or GIF, 8 MB max) or by HTTPS link, with a 200-character caption and 5 posts per hour at most. Each photo has its own shareable page; like, share, edit or delete your images and report others (hidden after 3 reports until moderation).
/drivers/<Discord ID>: rank (km among public VTCs), level, badges and achievements with their rarity, challenge and league, main and traction VTC, last 10 deliveries. Customisation (colour, banner, bio, socials) shows for active supporters. The main VTC must be public./passport/<Discord ID>: the Horizon Dispatch passport (validated deliveries, VTCs, public skill certifications).Show your VTC's activity on your own website, forum or Carrd page, with no server code. Widgets update on their own and use your VTC's colour. The ready-to-copy codes are in Dashboard → your VTC → Integrations ("Settings" permission).
| Widget | Type | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Members online | online | Who is driving right now, with cargo and route. Refreshed every 30 s. |
| Latest trips | jobs | The latest deliveries, with a link to each trip. |
| Kilometres this month | km | Month counter, deliveries, active drivers and progression. |
| Next event | event | The next convoy with a countdown and a "Join" button. |
| Recruitment | recruit | Recruitment open or closed, with an "Apply" button. |
| Full card | card | All in one: online, month km, members, next event, recruitment. |
| Mini live map | map | The VTC's drivers on the map, live. |
Recommended: the script. The height adapts to the content automatically.
<div class="hd-widget" data-vtc="my-vtc" data-type="online"></div>
<script src="https://hdispatch.eu/widgets/embed.js" async></script>
Without a script (Carrd, Notion, forums): a plain iframe.
<iframe src="https://hdispatch.eu/widgets/vtc/my-vtc/card" width="100%" height="280" frameborder="0"></iframe>
data-* attributes)theme: dark (default), light or auto (follows the visitor's theme).accent: hexadecimal colour, e.g. ff8800 (your VTC's colour by default).lang: widget language (fr, en, de, es, it, nl, pl, tr…). Defaults to the visitor's browser language.limit: number of rows shown, from 1 to 15 (5 by default).header=0: hides the header with the VTC name.Every public VTC exposes its statistics as JSON, with no key and no sign-up: ideal for a home-made Discord bot, a website or a dashboard. Responses are read-only, open to other sites (CORS) and cached for a few dozen seconds.
| Endpoint | Content |
|---|---|
GET /api/vtc/:slug or /stats | Overview: name, tag, game, country, members, kilometres (total and month), deliveries, online, recruitment, certification. |
GET /api/vtc/:slug/online | Drivers online right now. |
GET /api/vtc/:slug/jobs?limit=10 | Latest deliveries (1 to 50). |
GET /api/vtc/:slug/events?limit=5 | Upcoming public events (1 to 20). |
GET /api/vtc/:slug/members?limit=50 | Members ranked by kilometres (1 to 200), if the VTC makes its list public. |
GET /api/vtc/:slug/certification | Certification level, date obtained and verification link. |
GET /api/vtc returns the list of available endpoints./members. Income follows the privacy setting of the Tracker tab.A certified VTC can show its official badge on its website, Discord or TruckersMP page. The badge points to a public verification page: it cannot be copied to pass as a certified VTC.
/badges/vtc/my-vtc.svg (or .png for Discord and forums).?theme=light, ?lang=en, ?style=flat (compact shields.io-style pill)./verify/my-vtc shows the current level (Verified, Certified or Partner), since when, and the check date.Ready-to-copy HTML, Markdown and BBCode are in Dashboard → Integrations. Levels and their criteria are described in Certification.
Coming from Trucky, VTLog, TruckersHub or a TruckersMP VTC? Import your members and their statistics (kilometres, deliveries, income) for free from Dashboard → your VTC → Import ("Members" permission). Public overview: /migration.
| Source | What is imported | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| TruckersMP (official VTC) | Members, roles, join dates, Discord account when the player made it public | Your TruckersMP VTC ID or link |
| TruckersHub | Drivers, kilometres, deliveries, income | Your TruckersHub API token (read once, never stored) |
| CSV or JSON file | Everything in the export (Trucky, VTLog, spreadsheet) | A file of 2 MB at most (CSV template) |
name, discord_id, steam_id, truckersmp_id, km (or miles, converted), jobs, revenue, role, joined_at, plus French names and common variants.Invite another VTC to Horizon Dispatch with your /r/<code> link, shown in Dashboard → Referral. When the referred VTC becomes active, both VTCs get free boosts.
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Attachment | Created through your link, or your code entered within 30 days of the referred VTC's creation |
| "Active" referred VTC | Within 45 days: at least 3 active members, 15 validated deliveries and 2 distinct drivers who are not members of the sponsor VTC |
| Reward | 2 boosts for 30 days for each of the two VTCs |
| Cap | A sponsor VTC holds no more than 4 referral boosts at once; beyond that, the last one is extended instead |
| Badges | 🤝 Sponsor (1 active referral), 🌟 Ambassador (3), 👑 Network legend (10); the referred VTC gets 🌱 Recommended by the network |
The /rankings page ranks every public VTC. Pick a category, a period and an area (world, a region such as Europe, or a country, based on the country set in the VTC's settings).
| Category | Periods |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | This month, last month, all time |
| Deliveries | This month, last month, all time |
| Events | This month, last month, all time |
| Best progression | This month, last month |
| Active drivers | This month, last month |
Each calendar month is a season, with a theme that changes one rule. Season 1 starts on 1 November 2026; until then, the /seasons page shows a trial pre-season with no rewards. Every public VTC takes part automatically.
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| 100 km delivered | 1 pt |
| Validated delivery | 2 pts |
| Event organised and held during the season | 10 pts (20 events counted at most) |
| Participant signed up to one of your events | 3 pts |
| Active driver (at least 3 deliveries in the season) | 15 pts |
| Rank | Reward |
|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | Permanent badge, exclusive champion banner, 3 free boosts for 30 days |
| 🥈 2nd | Permanent badge and 2 free boosts for 30 days |
| 🥉 3rd | Permanent badge and 2 free boosts for 30 days |
| 🎖️ 4th to 10th | Permanent Top 10 badge |
The /compare pages compare Horizon Dispatch with Trucky, VTLog and TruckersHub, feature by feature, with the date the information was checked. They point to the free migration.
Three official levels recognise active, serious VTCs. They are earned in order: the criteria are checked automatically, then the Horizon Dispatch team reviews the application and grants the level. The team can also withdraw it.
For every level: public VTC, logo, description of at least 80 characters, linked Discord server with a public invite link, and no active severe warning.
The first official recognition.
For established, genuinely active structures.
The highest status in the ecosystem.
In your VTC → Certification (founder and managers), you see your score, the criteria met and what is missing for the next level.
Once certified, the VTC shows its official badge and a public verification page: see Certification badge.
Horizon Shield protects the rankings, Seasons and statistics. The principle: the app collects, the server decides. While you drive, the app sends signed telemetry (position, speed, odometer, game time); on arrival, the server replays the trip, compares it with the reported delivery and decides. Official kilometres are only credited after this validation.
Normal play goes through without trouble: ferries, trains, garages, loading screens, TruckersMP and mods are not cheating. The same security applies to everyone, with or without Premium.
| Decision | Effect |
|---|---|
| Verified | Trip fully covered by signed telemetry, with no anomaly. Counted, with the verified label and verified km. |
| Validated | Counted normally (for example offline, older app or partial telemetry). |
| Flagged | Counted, but flagged to the team for a check. |
| Quarantine | Set aside without any sanction: not counted until it is reviewed. Checked again automatically when the reason can resolve itself (telemetry arriving late). |
| Blocked | Several serious anomalies: not counted, human review. |
A delivery that is set aside does not count in statistics, rankings, certification or Seasons. It stays visible in Trips marked "Under review". If the team restores it, it is counted again.
The Horizon Dispatch anti-cheat team works in the Security Center (/dashboard/shield):
VTC managers (permission "View activity log") have a security panel for their drivers and can report a delivery to the team.
Drive normally and start the app before taking a delivery. The Horizon Shield page of your dashboard (/dashboard/shield/me) shows the decision for each delivery, the anomalies found, your trust score and your sanctions. You can appeal a decision there: an analyst replies. The app shows the same information on its dashboard.
The site can reserve rankings, Seasons or challenges for verified deliveries (competitive mode): in that case, only deliveries with the label count for those rankings.
The team can suspend a user or a VTC when a safety or moderation measure is needed. The reason and duration are always shown to the person concerned; the identity of the team member who applied the measure never is.
Access to the dashboard and to VTC page actions (apply, reviews, sign-ups) is blocked. The site's bell shows the reason and duration.
The VTC's dashboard is locked. Its public page shows "VTC blacklisted for: …" with the reason, date and duration. It disappears from the directory, rankings, Seasons, public API, widgets and referral.
The team can send a warning (information, warning or severe) to a VTC or a driver. It shows in the dashboard and in the app. An active severe warning prevents certification.
The Horizon Dispatch Tracker app runs on Windows alongside Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. It reads the game's telemetry, records your deliveries in your VTC, shows an in-game overlay, publishes your position on the live map and gives you access to your VTC without opening the browser.
Deliveries, km, income, damage, speed.
19 widgets and an RP tachograph.
A dashboard on your phone.
Rich Presence, chat and quick commands.
The menu gives access to: Dashboard, My VTC, Members, Deliveries (trips, cargo, statistics), Events and calendar, Live map, Divisions, Partnerships, VTC chat, Announcements, Reports, Overlay, Mobile dashboard, Update, Settings and My account.
The HorizonDispatch.dll plugin is copied into bin\win_x64\plugins of each game found. The app checks it at start-up, after sign-in, after an update and every 5 minutes, and reinstalls it when needed.
plugins folder).Sign-in happens in a built-in Discord window. The app finds your main VTC automatically. Without a VTC, it runs in solo mode: your deliveries are saved to your profile, without the VTC features (chat, quick commands, overlay options unlocked by boosts). "Sign out" in My account revokes this computer's access.
A delivery is sent when the game reports it finished and paid. Cancelled deliveries are ignored. Recorded: game, cargo, origin and destination cities and companies, truck, km driven and planned, detour, income, cargo damage, market (standard or World of Trucks), top speed, speeding and the route trace.
A trip whose start the app did not see is sent as an "unfinished trip": it is not recorded, a "⛔ Unfinished trip, statistics blocked" message goes to the VTC's deliveries channel and the overlay warns you.
Without a connection, deliveries wait in a queue (200 at most) and are sent as soon as the website answers, at the latest every 60 seconds. The server ignores duplicates (the same delivery sent twice).
Only deliveries accepted by the server count: a delivery blocked by the anti-cheat or a duplicate is not counted, and a delivery sent offline is counted when it goes out. In the Deliveries screen, a blocked delivery stays listed with "🚫 Under review".
For VTC members, the app reads your latest save (Documents\…\profiles folder) when tracking starts and sends your trucks, trailers (model, plate, odometer) and garages to the VTC fleet. Steam Cloud profiles are not read.
The overlay shows on top of the game when it is connected and in the foreground. It does not capture the mouse. Everything is set in the app's Overlay tab; "Preview" shows a demo trip without starting the game.
| Widget | Content |
|---|---|
| Speed, limit, cruise control | Current speed, the road's limit, cruise control. |
| Route, cargo, truck, trailer | Origin and destination, goods, vehicle. |
| ETA, progress | Real time remaining and delivery progress. |
| Online | Your VTC members who are driving (refreshed every 30 s). |
| Nearby convoy | A teammate within 5 km on the same game, with an alert when they arrive. |
| Event radar | The VTC's next event within 3 hours. |
| Standing | Your grade and the km left before the next one. |
| TruckersMP (beta) | Players on the detected server or players nearby (off by default). See TruckersMP. |
| Clock | Time (off by default). |
| Earnings, fuel, damage | From 4 boosts. |
| VTC | Your VTC badge, from 2 boosts. |
In solo mode, these options stay off.
Tachograph mode replaces the standard overlay with a truck-style digital tachograph, for roleplay.
| Rule | Default | Adjustable |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum continuous driving | 4 h 30 | 30 min to 12 h |
| Required break | 45 min | 5 to 180 min |
| Split break | 15 + 30 min | The first part is one third of the break |
| Maximum daily driving | 9 h | 1 to 24 h, reset at midnight |
| Warning before the break | 30 min | 0 to 120 min |
The overlay warns you when you go over a chosen speed, regardless of the game's limits. On by default at 97 km/h, adjustable from 50 to 160 km/h.
For VTC members only.
Ctrl+Shift+C (changeable or off in Settings) opens a small VTC chat window over the game. Messages of 500 characters; Esc closes it and gives focus back to the game. "Main" and "Traction" tabs if you belong to two VTCs. An optional beep signals new messages.
Chat usage setting: "On ETS2/ATS" (the hotkey only opens the chat while the game is in the foreground) or "Anywhere" (outside the game too).
Ctrl+Shift+1 to 5 (only when the game is in the foreground) or the app's buttons: On my way, Break, Arrived, Need help, Refuelling. The message goes to the live convoy status channel of the VTC's Discord server and is deleted after 30 minutes. One command every 10 seconds at most.
The app shows your activity in your Discord status. The VTC customises that status in your VTC → RPC ("Manage RPC" permission, 6 boosts): Discord application ID (required), two text lines, large and small image with their text, timer and up to 2 buttons (otherwise "My profile" and "My VTC").
{vtc}, {driver}, {truck}, {trailer}, {cargo}, {route}, {cityFrom}, {cityTo}, {distance}, {income}, {speed}, {speedText}, {game}, {activity}.Line 1: 🚚 {cityFrom} → {cityTo}
Line 2: {cargo} · {speedText}
Mobile dashboard tab: scan the QR code with your phone, connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the PC. No app to install.
Deliveries shows your last 200 deliveries (trips, cargo, statistics). Reports sums up deliveries, km, income, average km and € per delivery, € per km and your top 6 cargos.
The app checks for updates 15 seconds after start-up and then every 6 hours. When a version is available, a window offers Update now or Later; if you are playing, it waits until you leave the game. The update installs and the app restarts. Then restart the game to load the updated plugin.
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| "Game not connected" | Check the plugin in Settings → Plugin, restart the game and accept the advanced SDK features message. |
| Delivery missing from the website | Was the app running when the delivery started? If not, it is an unfinished trip. Without Internet, it is sent later from the queue. |
| Delivery "under review" | The anti-cheat set it aside; the team can restore it if it is a mistake. |
| The overlay does not show | The game must be connected and in the foreground. If it stays invisible in full screen, switch the game to borderless windowed mode. |
| The phone cannot connect | Same Wi-Fi network as the PC, and allow the app through the Windows firewall (private network). |
The logs (hd-tracker.log) open from the system tray menu: Open the logs folder. Attach them to your message on the support Discord or with /rapport-bug.
The full reference (sample responses, error codes) is on the Developers page. In short:
| Tool | Access | Use |
|---|---|---|
Public API /api/vtc/:slug | No key, any public VTC | Read statistics for a website or a bot. |
| Widgets and badge | No key | Show the VTC on a website. |
API v1 /api/v1/* | pk_… key, 5 boosts | Detailed data about your VTC. |
| Horizon Connect (OAuth 2) | App created in Ecosystem | "Sign in with Horizon Dispatch" on your site. |
| Webhooks | Ecosystem, or the delivery webhook in Settings | Receive your VTC's events on your server. |
Turn the API on in Settings → API (5 boosts) and copy your public key pk_…. Send it in the x-api-key header or as the ?key= parameter. Limit: 120 requests per minute per key.
curl -H "x-api-key: pk_xxxxxxxx" https://hdispatch.eu/api/v1/vtc
Endpoints: /vtc, /members, /events, /deliveries, /live, /news, /partners, /divisions, /gallery and /hd/events (Horizon Dispatch events). GET /api/v1 returns the list.
pk_… (read-only, safe in a web page) with the VTC's tracker key, which is secret: never share it. Only the founder can regenerate the public key.Create an app in your VTC → Ecosystem (the secret is shown only once), then:
/connect/authorize with client_id, redirect_uri, scope and state. PKCE (S256) is supported.POST /connect/token with your secret.GET /connect/userinfo with Authorization: Bearer <token>. The token is valid for 30 days.Scopes: identity (ID), profile (profile), vtc (the user's VTC).
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Horizon Dispatch free? | Yes. Boosts (€0.99 per month each) only unlock extra features for a VTC. |
| Which systems does the app run on? | Windows only. The website and dashboard work everywhere, mobile included. |
| Can I be in several VTCs? | Two at most: a main and a traction VTC. |
| I left a VTC, why can't I join another one? | A 12-hour wait applies after each departure. |
| My delivery does not show. | The app must run from the start of the delivery. See Troubleshooting. |
| Does it work with TruckersMP? | Yes. The app detects TruckersMP and your server automatically. |
| Is my position public? | While the app runs and the game is connected, you show on the live map. |
| How do I change the founder? | Settings → Danger zone → Transfer ownership. |
| I am switching platforms, will I lose my stats? | No: the migration imports members and statistics for free. |
| Where do I report a bug? | With /rapport-bug on Discord, or on the support Discord. |
Create your VTC, install the tracker and join the Horizon Dispatch community.