Hello TruckersMP Community,

Welcome to the seventeenth edition of our Shining Stars series, where we highlight the amazing individuals that make up the GPE family. This time, we're proud to shine the spotlight on Hockerto, one of our dedicated German drivers.

GPE Shining Stars #17 - Hockerto!

Picture by Hockerto

What is your favourite part about our family?

I really love GPE's core values. GPE puts focus on a family feeling and a great experience instead of great numbers and achievements which is something I really enjoy.

What do you typically drive and where do you drive it?

I really like to vary my trucks but the most common one is probably a Scania S. I do not really have any specific areas where I explicitly drive but lately I have been down in the West Balkans and Greece area a lot.

What game is better: ETS2 or ATS? (Why)

I personally prefer ETS2 over ATS for multiple reasons. First of all, I feel like the scenery has a bigger variety in ETS2 meaning that you do not always see the same kind of desert but there are greater variations between terrains and scenery. Also, as I like european trucks a lot more than american ones so ETS2 just offers more for me and my interests. Additionally, I mainly play TruckersMP and only very very rarely go into Singleplayer. There are not many players ever playing ATS on TMP meaning that ETS2 just has a better experience when playing on TruckersMP.

What other games do you play?

Besides ETS2 and ATS, I play a very wide variety of games. I also play some other simulation games like Bus Simulator 18 or Farming Simulator 25. But I also play a lot of different other genres. Reaching from horror with Phasmophobia over survival horror like The Forest and Sons of the Forest up to games like Subnautica or Raft. But I have really played a lot of different genres so you can also find Tycoon games lik House Flipper 2 or story games like It Takes Two or Split Fiction in my library. I am always on the lookout for new games and try quite a lot of new ones together with my friend.

Why did you join the GPE Family?

I was on the lookout for a new VTC and I had already seen and heard a lot of good things about GPE. I looked further into it and discovered that GPE represents the same core values that I was looking for as already mentioned before. I also noticed that GPE has built a pretty good reputation within the TruckersMP community due to their frequent high quality convoys and their exclusiveness but also inclusiveness.

What is your dream job?

I am luckily able to work my dream job at the moment. My absolute dream job has always been to become a paramedic and I have been able to fulfil that dream and get into that job which really excites me. I think that this is a very fulfilling and exciting job being able to help a lot of people and always being challenged by new tasks every shift.

What would you say is one thing you have learned whilst in GPE?

Whilst being in GPE I have been able to get to know a lot of people and I have also been able to take over a few different tasks already. I think that over the time I have been able to learn a lot about what I like to do and where my best skills are. So GPE has helped me in my personal development already.

What are your hobbies?

Besides my job as a paramedic, I engage in an aid organization for disaster control and medical services at major events. This does really give me a different perspective as working at major events is something completely different than working on the normal job. I also do a lot of work for TruckersMP as Moderator and Media Team which I do also consider as a hobby.

What 1 word sums up your TruckersMP experience?

Community.

Finally, what would be your one bit of advice to a new driver on TruckersMP?

Please, try to be respectul to others.

Picture by Hockerto

Many thanks to Hockerto for participating and answering the questions. We hope you enjoyed the seventeenth edition of our Shining Stars format. Do you have any feedback for us? We are always happy to hear from you!

Kind Regards,
GPE Public Relations Team