Editing Cargo truck

{{about|the vehicles in the ''Mario Kart'' series that act as obstacles for racers|the car haulers that act as ramps, typically with [[Dash Panel]]s on them|[[Dash panel ramp truck]]}}
[[File:MK8 PTT Cargo Truck Render.gif|thumb|250px|A [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Propeller Toad Transport|Propeller Toad Transport]] cargo truck from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'']]
'''Trucks'''<ref name="MKT name">''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref> appear in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] as obstacles in urban- or highway-themed courses. They typically travel at a constant speed along with the rest of the traffic. They always follow a set path; when traveling along a multi-lane road with other traffic, they will typically drive in the middle of their respective lanes and use turn signals if switching lanes, making their behavior very predictable. If the player hits a moving truck, they will usually flip over. They cannot be destroyed or removed, but they can usually be launched into the air by driving into them while using a [[Super Star]], [[Bullet Bill]], or [[Chain Chomp]], or by hitting them with a [[Super Horn]], [[Super Bell]], [[Giga Bob-omb]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], or [[Bowser's Shell|Bowser Shell]]. Moving trucks may also honk their horns if they hit an item or the player.

Three types of trucks appear most commonly across the series: '''cargo trucks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=164|quote=It’s possible to land on top of some cargo trucks and Jump Boost off the ramps at the front of the cargo container.|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> '''pickup trucks''' (which often drag along a surfboard that racers can use as a ramp), and '''[[dash panel ramp truck]]s'''.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
[[File:MK64 Toad's Turnpike Icon.png|thumb|Cargo trucks in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64'']]
Moving trucks first appear in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', exclusive to [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]]. The course features a plain gray cargo truck, a flatbed truck carrying white boxes, another flatbed truck carrying planks of wood, and a pale turquoise oil tanker. The flatbeds and cargo trucks share the engine sound of [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Kart]], and the oil tankers share their engine sound with [[Wario]] and [[Bowser]]'s Karts. If a player hits a truck, they will not lose their item. In this game only, trucks will haphazardly drive between lanes and cannot be launched or otherwise moved by any means.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
Cargo trucks also appear in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', on [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]]. Both courses can feature three different cargo trucks. One of the trucks is an [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Express|Express]] truck, which has a letter and a parcel on the side alongside a [[P-Wing]], and [[Super Mario Bros. 3|SMB3]] on the number plate, referencing the game in which the P-Wing first appeared. There is also an orange [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Chocolate|Super Chocolate]] truck, which has the name styled similarly to the logo of the first ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game, two 8-bit jumping [[Mario]] sprites on the back doors, an 8-bit [[Koopa Troopa]] and two 8-bit [[Goomba]]s on the side and [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|W1-1]] on the number plate. There is also a light-green [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Moo Moo Farm|Moo Moo Farm]] truck, with a [[Moo Moo]] depicted on the side, and "1-UP" on the number plate. If a truck is lifted into the air, it stops moving, whereas in future games, the truck continues to move even in the air. In this game only, if a player hits a truck, they will spin out and not lose their item. The trucks in this game resemble a 1950s Chevrolet Task-Force LCF.

====''Mario Kart DS''====
Cargo trucks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', on [[DS Shroom Ridge|Shroom Ridge]], and the returning retro course {{classic|GCN|Mushroom Bridge}}. Both courses feature two types of trucks which are almost virtually identical to one another, except one has a green cab and transports [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|fruits]], and the other has a grey cab for the company [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Fresh|Fresh]], though in pre-release versions, the "Fresh Cheep Cheep" advertisements read "Flesh" instead of "Fresh", most likely a translation error. These new cargo trucks replace the old ones from the original Mushroom Bridge and resemble 1970s Beijing BJ 130 trucks. Both trucks share the same cab but with slightly different designs. The Fresh truck has two headlights and a trapezoid-shaped grill, while the fruit truck has four headlights and a rectangular-shaped grill. Just like the cars and buses, if a player hits them, they will lose their item.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:2010-TournamentApril2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A cargo truck in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
Cargo trucks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', exclusive to [[Moonview Highway]]. There are three different trucks that appear in this course, a blue cow print truck for [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Moo Moo Dairy|Moo Moo Dairy]], a green building block patterned one for [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Factory|Factory]] and an orange pineapple patterned one for [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Coconut Fruit|Coconut Fruit]]. Their number plates are SMB3, [[1-Up Mushroom|1UP]] and W1-1 respectively. These trucks have the same front body and license plates as the trucks from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. However, their speed is dependent on which part of the track they are on, a behavior exclusive to Moonview Highway. If the player hits a truck head on, the player will be squashed by the truck in the same way as being run over by someone with a [[Mega Mushroom]], and will have a lower speed and drive flat for a short while, and hitting the back or side of a truck will cause the player to flip over as usual. In both cases, the player will typically lose their item. Unlike the other traffic on Moonview Highway, driving into a truck while using a Mega Mushroom will not launch them; the trucks will instead act as walls.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
Cargo trucks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' on [[Wuhu Loop]], however they have a significantly different appearance in this game. The trucks that appear in ''Mario Kart 7'' are three wheeled yellow pickup trucks, and are about the same size as the [[Car (obstacle)|cars]], much smaller than its appearances in previous games. If a player hits a truck, they will not lose their item.

Additionally, the first stationary vehicle appears on [[Maka Wuhu]] at the beginning of the track. Unlike all other stationary vehicles, its appearance is chosen at random, meaning it can either appear as a [[Car (obstacle)|car]] or as a pickup truck.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8 Surfboard Vehicle.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shy Guy]] driving towards a truck carrying a surfboard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
Moving cargo trucks also appear on the retro tracks {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as well as {{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, and {{classic-link|Wii|Moonview Highway}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', alongside a few other types of truck, including the [[dash panel ramp truck]]. The cargo trucks on <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike can display different sponsors at random, namely [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]], [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Iggy's Glass|Iggy's Glass]], [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Moo Moo Meadows Milk|Moo Moo Meadows Milk]], [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Propeller Toad Transport|Propeller Toad Transport]], [[Shell Cup]], and ''Mario Kart 8''; however, all of them feature [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Motors|Wario Motors]] logos on the front. Cargo trucks on the other aforementioned courses always display Propeller Toad Transport designs. If a player hits any kind of truck, they will not lose their item, and if they were not driving fast enough they will not flip out either. On <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike only, some cargo trucks also include ramps on the roof which can be accessed after using a dash panel ramp truck. The unlockable [[stamp]] for <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike is a cargo truck.

Moving pickup trucks appear in the same courses listed above, although they are absent in the [[Battle Mode]] version of <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike in ''Mario Kart 8''. Each of them has a surfboard atop them that they drag along, which functions as a [[ramp]] that racers can drive up and [[Jump Boost|trick]] off of, like with a dash panel ramp truck. The vehicles themselves are purple with [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Super Marine World|Super Marine World]], [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Waluigi Sea Bed|Waluigi Sea Bed]], and [[DS Cheep Cheep Beach|Cheep Cheep Beach]] stickers on them, while the surfboards are yellow with a red flame pattern at the end and a [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Red Shell Strike Equipment|Red Shell Strike Equipment]] sticker on them. In this game, pickup trucks are immune to [[Super Horn]]s.

[[Urchin Underpass]] also features moving cargo trucks, though they are outside the track and thus of no consequence to the player.

A stationary truck also appears on [[Sunshine Airport]]; unlike other trucks in the series, it is a {{wp|ground support equipment}} truck with Propeller Toad Transport branding. It has a set of passenger boarding stairs on top, which racers can trick off of. Numerous courses also feature stationary trucks outside the track.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT truck Piranha Plant.jpg|thumb|A truck with a Piranha Plant in its bed in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']]
Moving cargo trucks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' on [[GCN Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Wii Moonview Highway]] as well as the latter course's R and T variants. In this game, instead of making racers flip over, moving trucks simply slow them down as a wall would; they are otherwise similar to those of previous ''Mario Kart'' games. When taken out by a player, they give "Truck" bonus points.

Moving pickup trucks also appear on [[DS Shroom Ridge]] and its R variant, and [[Tour Berlin Byways]] as well as the latter course's R and T variants. As with their ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' appearances, some pickup trucks carry a surfboard that acts as a ramp, with one or two additional [[coin]]s on top of it for drivers to collect. These trucks are orange, and their surfboards are white with two arrow decals near their tip, pointing forward. On Berlin Byways 3, DS Shroom Ridge, and DS Shroom Ridge R, pink-colored pickup trucks each carry a [[Piranha Plant]] which lunges at racers from a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] casing. On Berlin Byways 3R, the pickup truck is empty. 

Stationary cargo trucks also appear on [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|GCN Mushroom Bridge R and R/T]], [[Wii Moonview Highway|Wii Moonview Highway T]], [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute T]], New York Minute 2T and 2R/T, New York Minute 4T, [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]], and Bangkok Rush 2R. Additionally, on each variant of New York Minute 4, there is at least one cargo truck with the property of having two trailers, making it much longer than any other cargo truck in the series. Stationary trucks cannot be launched by any means and merely act as walls, though some cargo trucks have simple ramps on top. Stationary pickup trucks also appear on [[DS Shroom Ridge|DS Shroom Ridge R/T]], [[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint T]], [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush 3]], and [[Madrid Drive|Madrid Drive 3R/T]]. In each instance, the pickup trucks are pink. On Shroom Ridge R/T and Bangkok Rush 3, they carry surfboards. On Bangkok Rush 3, they are used as ramps to reach the roof of parked {{wp|Auto rickshaw#Thailand|tuk-tuks}}. Their design is different from that of the trucks in Berlin Byways 3, and it is closer to their ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' design; the vehicles are pink-colored and the surfboards have a yellow color fading to black with a white flame pattern at the top. On Sydney Sprint T, the pickup truck is empty. On Madrid Drive 3R/T, they carry [[Inky Piranha Plant]]s. Numerous other courses and course variants feature stationary trucks outside the track.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
Cargo trucks appear in [[Roller Coaster Bobsleigh]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where they function similarly to how they do in the ''Mario Kart'' series. If the player hits one, they will spin out and slow down. Stationary trucks also appear as platforms in the side-view segments of the event.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MK64 Toad's Turnpike 2.png|Cargo trucks in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Toad's Turnpike Extra.png|Cargo trucks in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64''
Toads Turnpike MK64 group artwork.jpg|A cargo truck in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64''
Toads turnpike 2.PNG|A cargo truck in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64''
MKDD-ExpressCargoTruck.png|An Express cargo truck from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKDD Mushroom City DK Diddy Lakitu.jpg|A cargo truck in Mushroom City in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKDS GCN Mushroom Bridge Course Icon.png|A cargo truck in {{classic|GCN|Mushroom Bridge}} from ''Mario Kart DS''
Moonviewhighway.png|Cargo trucks in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
Moonviewhighway3.png|Cargo trucks in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MoonviewHighway5.png|Cargo trucks in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Starting Turns.png|Cargo trucks in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Red Bridge.png|A cargo truck in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Entering the City.png|Cargo trucks in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
Wuhu Loop Cars.jpg|A pickup truck in Wuhu Loop from ''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 N64 Toad's Turnpike Course Icon.png|A cargo truck in {{classic|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 N64 Toad's Turnpike Starting Line.png|Cargo trucks in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8-Course-N64 ToadsTurnpike.jpg|Cargo trucks in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64Toad'sTurnpike2.png|A cargo truck in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64Toad'sTurnpike1.png|Cargo trucks in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
Rosalina Turnpike A.jpg|A cargo truck in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64ToadsTurnpike.jpg|Cargo trucks in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 N64 Toad's Turnpike Starting Line.png|A surfboard truck on <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike in ''Mario Kart 8''
MK8N64Toad'sTurnpike1.png|A surfboard truck on <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike in ''Mario Kart 8''
MK8N64ToadsTurnpike.jpg|A surfboard truck on <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike in ''Mario Kart 8''
MK8 Truck stamp.png|The unlockable cargo truck stamp from ''Mario Kart 8''
MKT truck surfboard.jpg|A surfboard truck on Berlin Byways 3 in ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|JapR=Torakku
|JapM=Truck
|ChiS=卡车<ref name="MKT name"/>
|ChiSR=Kǎchē
|ChiSM=Truck
|ChiT=卡車<ref name="MKT name"/>
|ChiTR=Kǎchē
|ChiTM=Truck
|Fre=Camion<ref name="MKT name"/>
|FreM=Truck
|Ger=Lkw<ref name="MKT name"/>
|GerM=Truck
|Ita=Camion<ref name="MKT name"/>
|ItaM=Truck
|Kor=트럭<ref name="MKT name"/>
|KorR=Teureok
|KorM=Truck
|Por=caminhão<ref name="MKT name"/> <small>(cargo truck)</small><br>Caminhão<ref name="MKT name"/> <small>(pickup truck)</small>
|PorM=Truck
|Spa=Camión<ref name="MKT name"/>
|SpaM=Truck
}}

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