I killed the engine on the shoulder. A helicopter—white with orange stripes—hovered low over the A6, its searchlight painting the asphalt like a slow, angry comet. Below it: a jackknifed tanker spilling something that glittered even in the dark. Police flares. A dozen small figures in hi-vis vests. And between me and the delivery clock—nothing but asphalt that was now a crime scene.
Behind me, the helicopter returned, watching. And for the rest of the haul, every mile felt borrowed.
The GPS blinked calm and green until it didn’t. Then came the red web of closed roads, and above it, the thump-thump-thump of rotors chewing the Alpine dawn. euro truck simulator 2 helicopter blocked roads
The job was 22 tons of medical supplies. Urgent. The kind of urgent that pays triple but writes off your license if you’re late. I reached for the CB, but the only voice was the heli pilot: “All trucks, A6 closed both directions. Use forest service road 17. Repeat, forest road 17 – no heavy trailers.”
Mile 342, somewhere outside Bern – 03:47 I killed the engine on the shoulder
Then a gap. A flagger waved. The heli tilted north, and the road opened just enough—one lane, gravel shoulder, a prayer’s width. I eased the transmission into low, whispered to my digital cargo, and rolled through the gap like a thief.
Here’s a short creative piece based on that idea: Police flares
No heavy trailers. I laughed. My trailer had heavy tattooed on its axles.
Delayed: 58 minutes. Lesson: In ETS2, the sky isn’t just scenery. Sometimes it’s the boss.