Carcato: be a freight dispatcher

A freight job that looks profitable on paper can lose money: fuel, driver wages, tolls and downtime eat the margin. Carcato lets you try the dispatcher's seat inside Telegram, with nothing to install. 🚚

You run a haulage company. Each morning you hand freight to your trucks, each evening you count what came back. One bad route can wipe out the profit of three good ones.

Real trucks on real roads

Trucks drive real highways across Ukraine, Moldova and other countries, in real time. Cities and roads are genuine, while brands, companies and cargo are fictional. Map data comes from the open OpenStreetMap project.

The key feature: your fleet keeps earning while the app is closed. Come back a few hours later and the cargo is already delivered.

Matching a load to a truck

Every job on the freight board has a deadline, a required body type and a payout. The payout depends on distance, weight and the current diesel price rather than a fixed table.

• Location. The truck has to be in the origin city.
• Body type. It must suit the cargo.
• Weight and volume. The load must fit on both counts.

The driver changes the outcome

Drivers carry stats for economy, speed, care and fatigue, plus individual traits. The same route can end differently depending on who is behind the wheel.

A thrifty driver suits a long haul, a fast one suits an urgent load. Fuel, wages, tolls, wear and customs show up in a ledger, so you can see exactly where the money went. 📒

Why tapping faster gets you nowhere

The game rewards calculation, not click speed. Sometimes the best move is to decline a job that only looks profitable. Breakdowns, punctures and customs checks can stretch a trip, yet the same run always plays out the same way.

Over time you grow your fleet, depot and operating permits. A shared pool of premium contracts goes to whoever claims them first, and a monthly league ranks players by net profit instead of fleet size.

Your first shift at the desk

1. Open /start. The dispatch desk appears.
2. Scan the freight board. Compare payout, deadline and distance.
3. Check body type and weight. Otherwise the job will not work.
4. Pick a driver. An urgent run calls for a fast one.
5. Close the app. Check the ledger in the evening.

The game is described as free to play. If you ever meet purchases with Telegram Stars, remember they are real money and set a sensible limit in advance. The /paysupport command is there for payment questions.

The interface comes in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Logistics games teach margin thinking. Estimate the costs before you accept a job and compare a few options. Those habits carry over to real business, too. 💡