In this article, you will find in-depth information on how to apply for VTC Validation or Verification, and what this means for your Virtual Trucking Company.

You will learn that there are some basic requirements that have to be met and upheld, along with some specific things you need to do when applying for either scheme.

What are VTC Validation and Verification?

A VTC is a great way to interact with other members of the community, meet new people, drive with friends, and bring a bit of the real-life industry to the world of TruckersMP. One of the best ways you can further grow your VTC is to apply for our Validation or Verification programs, allowing you to expand your VTC into a truly great community.

VTC Validation is the lower of our two schemes, and the entry point for companies. This scheme keeps things simple, but provides members with some fantastic benefits.

VTC Verification is the upper of our two schemes, and the highest status a VTC is able to achieve. This scheme is reserved for those companies making a real impact, and paving the way forwards in the virtual trucking company world. There are some more in-depth aspects to Verification, but this is balanced out by the great perks available.

What are the benefits of having a Validated VTC?

Validation is the first step towards getting your VTC recognised, which will give you access to some new abilities on the website. The main perk is simply status; having a Validated VTC shows others that you have worked hard to create the foundations of a professional, organized company. Some of the included benefits are as follows:
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• You will have the chance to appear on the homepage of the VTC system, under the "Aspiring VTCs" section.

• Your VTC name will have a gold colour across the TruckersMP website, including within the VTC system and the user profiles of your members.

• Your VTC will appear higher up in search results in the VTC search menu.

• You will gain access to the gallery feature of the VTC system.

• Your VTC news posts will be shown on the home page of the VTC system as well as on the VTC news page.

• Users will be able to add comments to your news posts.

• You will be able to upload up to five custom reactions that can be used to react to your news posts.

What are the requirements to get Validated?

To be eligible for Validation, your VTC must meet the following basic requirements:
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• Your VTC must have at least 20 active members on TruckersMP, and be recruiting.

• Your VTC must have at least 5 public news posts, and you need to post 2 news posts each month. These news posts must be related to your VTC, as well as original and varied.

• Your VTC must have a professionally looking VTC page on the TruckersMP website, with appropriate information in all sections and an easy-to-follow format.

• Your VTC must have a properly working and professionally presented website that includes information about the VTC and a link to a publicly accessible communicating space, on a platform such as Discord, TeamSpeak, Slack or QQ.

• The VTC owner must have some in-game activity, be the person to make the Validation request, not be currently banned, and have a connected Discord or forum account, in order to allow for communication.

Community Management will carry out an in-depth assessment as to whether your VTC is suitable for Validation, and make a final decision. These requirements are the minimum expectations, and so meeting them does not automatically guarantee your Validation request being successful.

Upon being Validated, your VTC will have to continue to meet these standards each month. Community Management will check your VTC regularly to ensure that the highest standards are maintained.

How to apply for VTC Validation?

If you are looking to get your VTC Validated, then submit a feedback ticket under the Virtual Trucking Companies category. When you submit your ticket, make sure you follow this format:
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VTC page link:

Why your VTC should be validated:

(This section should provide us with some detail specific to your VTC, other than just stating you meet the requirements).

What are the benefits of having a Verified VTC?

Verification is the highest level of recognition to a VTC, which gives you access to a wide range of new features. The main benefit of being Verified is the direct connection you get with Community Management to help test new VTC features, take part in VTC surveys, and actively work to improve your company. This process can be applied for after Validation. Some of the included benefits are as follows:
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• You will have the chance to appear on the homepage of the VTC system, under the "Featured VTCs" section.

• Your VTC name will appear red with a blue verified tick across the TruckersMP website, including the VTC system and the user profiles of your members.

• Your VTC will appear at the top of search results in the VTC search menu.

• You will gain enhanced access to the gallery feature, with an increased image upload count. Published images also have a chance to be shown on the homepage of the VTC system and the VTC gallery.

• Your VTC news posts will be shown on the home page of the VTC system as well as on the VTC news page.

• The leaders of your VTC will enjoy a direct communication channel with TruckersMP Community Management and Event Management, to facilitate your operations.

• Events created by your VTC have the chance of being Featured on our Event System to reach a wider audience.

• Users will be able to add comments to your news posts.

• You will be able to upload an unlimited number of custom reactions that can be used to react to your news posts.

• You will be able to link to your own website or form to allow players to apply instead of using TruckersMP’s recruitment system.

• Your VTC will gain the option for a custom URL slug, replacing your VTC ID.

• You will be able to set up webhooks to receive notifications within the Discord of your VTC.

• The leaders of your VTC will receive an exclusive rank and badge on the TruckersMP forum.

What are the requirements to get Verified?

To be eligible for Verification, your VTC must meet the following basic requirements:
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• Your VTC must have at least 50 active members on TruckersMP, and be recruiting.

• Your VTC must have at least 20 public news posts, and you need to post 3 news posts each month. These news posts must be related to your VTC, as well as original and varied.

• Your VTC must organize at least one public event, one private event and attend at least two public events per month.

• Your VTC must have a professionally looking VTC page, with appropriate information in all sections and an easy-to-follow format.

• Your VTC must have a properly working and professionally presented website that includes information about the VTC and a link to a publicly accessible communicating space, on a platform such as Discord, TeamSpeak, Slack or QQ.

• Your VTC website must be secure, and compliant with GDPR and other privacy and data regulations. As such, it must contain a properly written ‘Terms of Service’ and ‘Privacy Policy’.

• The VTC owner must be the person to make the Verification request, not be currently banned, and have a connected Discord and forum account, in order to allow for communication.

• There must be some in-game activity shown by the VTC owner and staff.

• Your VTC must have been Validated for at least three months, and not have any outstanding issues in that process, before requesting Verification.
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  As with Validation, please note that Community Management will carry out an in-depth assessment as to whether a VTC is suitable for Verification, and make a final decision based upon a range of factors. As such, the requirements listed above are the minimum expectations and so meeting them does not automatically guarantee your Verification request being successful. Gaining Verification is the most prestigious status for VTCs, and so this is a very competitive title, with only the very best companies moving forwards in the process.

Upon being Verified, your VTC will have to continue to meet these requirements each month. Community Management will check your VTC rigorously, to ensure that the highest standards are maintained. As part of this, your VTC will be invited to a Discord server with Community Management, where you will be expected to provide sufficient evidence of various aspects of your VTC, such as event organization, event attendance and news posts.

How to apply for VTC Verification?

If you are looking to get your VTC Verified, then submit a feedback ticket under the Virtual Trucking Companies category. When you submit your ticket, make sure you follow this format:
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VTC page link:

Why your VTC should be Verified:

(This section should provide us with some detail specific to your VTC, other than just stating you meet the requirements).

Screenshot evidence of hosting one recent public event:

Screenshot evidence of hosting one recent private event:

Screenshot evidence of attending two recent public events:

Acceptable evidence of convoy participation

• The event must have taken place less than one month ago at the time of making your Verification request.
• The tab menu should always be open. The evidence cannot be accepted if the tab is not open.
• The date and time should always be visible. This can be done either by showing the date/time on the tab menu, or through the time command in the chat.
• The server name should always be visible on the tab menu.
• The picture of the attendees should always be made top down with player names clearly readable.
• The Event Page of the visited or organized event should always be linked to the evidence. This goes for both your own organized event as well as the events you participated in. Private events are excluded from this rule.

Event Participation

• A minimum of 5 VTC Members must be present at all events (so this means private, public, and events you attend).
• If some of your VTC members are part of the Convoy Control group at the event you participate in, they count as VTC Members as well. A screenshot is necessary with the playername(s) and event tag clearly visible. The number of Convoy Control members that can count as VTC Member participants is 2. So you will need at least 3 VTC Members actually driving the convoy next to 2 convoy control participants.

I've submitted my request! What now?

Once you have submitted your ticket, please wait patiently for Community Management to process your request. We will notify you in the reply whether your request has been accepted or not. If your request has been rejected, you will be given advice and explained how to make suitable changes.

Disclaimer:

The Validated or Verified status can be revoked at any time by Community Management, for any reason, including when a requirement is no longer met or by actions that negatively impact the community. This also applies to Validated or Verified VTCs that don't meet the requirements after being promoted to a new status.

We look forward to reviewing your ticket, and exploring your VTC :)