American Truck Simulator Update 1.60 Arrives With Game Radio, Fatigue Overhaul, and ATS-Exclusive Paint Jobs

• Primary Subject: American Truck Simulator (Update 1.60)
• Key Update: The 1.60 update introduces exclusive custom Players' Company Paint Jobs alongside a fully overhauled Game Radio system featuring five curated stations.
• Status: Confirmed
• Last Verified: June 24, 2026
• Quick Answer: American Truck Simulator update 1.60 features custom company paint jobs, free Kenworth TourAmerica liveries, an interior lighting overhaul, and a brand-new widget system.

SCS Software has just released American Truck Simulator's 1.60 update, and it's one of the more feature-packed patches the game has seen in a while.

Alongside a set of shared additions that also arrived in Euro Truck Simulator 2, ATS players get two exclusive paint job additions that have been in development for over a year.

Here's the full rundown.

Game Radio Adds Five Curated Stations to the Cab

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The most visible new feature is Game Radio, a brand-new in-game radio system built around five stations with distinct sounds and identities.

Rust FM covers guitar-driven rock from the late '60s through to modern indie. Escape takes the quieter route, built on lo-fi textures and jazzy chords, aimed at calmer drives. PUMP IT! leans into electronic production and high-energy beats.

Pop Gear is hooks-first contemporary pop, while Roadio covers American roots music and Americana, which makes it a particularly natural fit for ATS's wide-open highway driving.

Artists span a solid range of independent labels. Roadio features indie folk veteran Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Grammy nominee Thomm Jutz, and New Zealand singer-songwriter Amber Lynn Nicol.

PUMP IT! brings in French producer Tony Romera and Munich duo KIDSØ. Escape is specifically designed to be stream-safe, featuring StreamBeats by Harris Heller, a music library built to avoid copyright claims on streaming platforms.

Players can enable Streamer Mode from the in-game menu. A new audio player widget shows station name, track title, and artist while driving, customizable through the Widget Options menu (F6).

The modding community can also create and share their own custom Game Radio stations.

Players' Company Paint Jobs Are an ATS-Exclusive Addition

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The standout ATS-exclusive addition in 1.60 is the Players' Company Paint Jobs, a feature that SCS describes as a passion project over a year in the making.

Players can now apply company-themed paint jobs to their trucks and trailers, with designs inspired by the selectable company identities available when creating a driver profile.

The key development detail here is that SCS didn't simply stretch a single design across all trailer types. Each company's paint scheme was adapted for the specific shapes and details of different trailers.

Tankers, dumpers, and box trailers each carry their own tailored version of the livery, with designers paying close attention to every surface, curve, and accessory, to keep things visually balanced.

Each company paint job also comes with four pre-made color presets, giving players several ready-to-use options while keeping a consistent company identity across the fleet.

Kenworth Gets a Free TourAmerica Livery

Also arriving in 1.60 as free content for all ATS players are the Kenworth TourAmerica Paint Jobs, available for both the Kenworth W900 and the Kenworth T680 2022.

The design is a revival of the iconic TourAmerica T600 livery from the 1990s, reimagined by Kenworth as part of the Freedom 250 initiative, a nationwide celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States and honoring the legacy of American trucking.

It's a good-looking free addition that fits naturally into ATS's Americana aesthetic.

The Improved Material System Launches on the Mack Anthem and Western Star 49X

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Developed as part of Project Road Trip, the Improved Material System overhauls how vehicle interior materials react to light.

The result is a cabin where the visual difference between leather, fabric, plastic, and metal is far clearer, even in low-light conditions.

The technology uses multiple variants of dynamic cubemaps, letting surfaces reflect their surroundings and respond to ambient light in a way the old system couldn't manage.

The first ATS trucks to benefit from the upgrade are the Mack Anthem and the Western Star 49X.

SCS has confirmed the rollout will continue to other trucks across future updates, so the rest of the fleet will catch up over time.

Light Tweaks Make Subtle Visual Improvements

Alongside the material system, the 1.60 update includes minor adjustments to ATS's global lighting. The changes center on exposure and contrast balancing, with some additional refinements applied to bad weather conditions.

The goal was a more consistent and polished look overall rather than any dramatic overhaul, and the before-and-after comparisons SCS shared reflect that.

The Job Details Widget Surfaces Key Delivery Info at a Glance

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Job information in ATS has traditionally been spread across multiple screens, pulling players out of the drive to check their cargo status. The new Job Details Widget consolidates this.

Once enabled through the Widget Options menu (F6), it shows cargo type and weight, delivery location, color-highlighted job income, and remaining time to complete the job, all visible without pausing the game.

The GPS gets an improvement here, too. It now displays the estimated arrival day and time alongside remaining travel time and distance.

The remaining job time display also moves out of the GPS entirely and lives in the Job Details Widget going forward.

The Expanded Rest Mechanic Overhauls How Fatigue Works

The previous fatigue system gave players a fixed rest value and a predetermined sleep duration. Update 1.60 replaces this with two separate systems.

Rest State, shown by a bed icon, depletes as you drive and restores when you rest. When it hits exhaustion, microsleep events start occurring.

Mandatory Break, indicated by a "P" icon with the remaining hours before a required stop, operates on stricter terms.

In ATS, drivers can haul for up to 14 hours before a mandatory break kicks in, which then requires 10 consecutive hours of rest to satisfy.

Pushing past the limit triggers a traffic violation penalty, and players receive a warning two hours before the cutoff.

Both systems can be toggled independently in the settings, letting players run either one, both, or neither depending on how deep they want the simulation to go.

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