Editing Cargo 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]]'']]

'''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> commonly referred to simply as '''trucks''',<ref name="MKT name">Displayed as an [[Mario Kart Tour race points system#Object interactions|action]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''</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. As {{wp|semi-trailer truck}}s or {{wp|box truck}}s, most of them carry rectangular storage containers, but they have also been shown carrying {{wp|logging truck|logs}}, {{wp|tank truck|liquid tanks}}, and {{wp|car carrier trailer|car platforms}}.

==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'']]
[[File:MK64 Trading Card 33 Toad's Turnpike.jpg|thumb|One of the game's trading cards depicts the tanker as a semi-truck hauling a tanker trailer, though it does not appear in the final game.]]
Moving cargo trucks first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', exclusive to [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]]. The course features a plain gray box-trailered truck, a flatbed truck carrying white boxes, another flatbed truck carrying planks of wood, and a pale turquoise oil tanker. The first three trucks share the engine sound of [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Kart]] and are based on a 1985 International Harvester Cargostar. The oil tankers share their engine sounds with [[Wario]] and [[Bowser]]'s Karts and are based on a 1963 Toyopet ToyoAce. The tankers are the first and only trucks shown in the ''Mario Kart'' series that have six wheels. If a player hits a truck, they will not lose their item. In this game only, cargo 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 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Moving cargo trucks also appear on the retro track {{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]]''{{'}}s [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], alongside a few other types of truck, including the [[dash panel ramp truck]]. 

In Toad's Turnpike, there are six different variations of cargo trucks, each with a sponsor. They are [[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''. A seventh truck appears in {{Classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}} that has a different stylized Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor and only appears as a stationary vehicle. All trucks feature [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Motors|Wario Motors]] logos on the front. Unlike the previous games, the trucks now have eight wheels instead of four, indicating that they are 8x4 heavy-duty trucks. All cargo trucks are based on a 1990s Hino Ranger. Incidentally, [[Mario Kart Stadium]] features a semi-truck variation of the cargo truck that features six racing sponsors: Mario Super Motor Team, Luigi Gusters, Princess Peach, Toad Mushroom Powered, Yoshi Runners, and Lord Bowser. However, those trucks are seen only as stationary vehicles parked outside the track.

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 {{classic|N64|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 {{classic|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} is a cargo truck. [[Urchin Underpass]] also features moving cargo trucks, though they are outside the track and thus do not affect gameplay.

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''====
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.

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. Numerous other courses and course variants feature stationary trucks outside the track.

====''Mario Kart World''====
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[[File:MKWorld Cargo truck.png|thumb|80px|A cargo truck found near one of the game's highways]]
Moving cargo trucks return in ''[[Mario Kart World]]'' alongside the other traffic found throughout the world. They each have two trailers, like the ones in New York Minute 4 in ''Mario Kart Tour''. Trucks now have transparent windows, revealing their drivers to be species like [[Toad (species)|Toads]] and [[Shy Guy]]s.

One of them can also be entered, allowing the player to drive it.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 2, 2025|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pE23YTYEZM|title=Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct {{!}} Nintendo Switch 2|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 3, 2025}}</ref>

===''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.
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==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''
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 N64 Toads Turnpike.png|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 Truck stamp.png|The unlockable cargo truck stamp from ''Mario Kart 8''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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