Research: Logistics

Transport.

Depth	Research	Effect	Cost	Time	Company level	Needs
1	Route planning	transport costs 10 % less	€7,000	15 min	2
2	Fleet upkeep	vehicle upkeep costs 20 % less	€15,000	45 min	2	Route planning
2	Long tours	collection tours take 16 stops instead of 12	€30,000	2 h	3	Route planning
3	Bulk haulage	vehicles carry 20 % more	€50,000	3 h	3	Fleet upkeep; Long tours; either this or Express
3	Express	vehicles drive 20 % faster	€50,000	3 h	3	Fleet upkeep; Long tours; either this or Bulk haulage
5	Cold chain	milk, fish, fruit and vegetables fetch 10 % more at city markets	€60,000	4 h	4	Crop rotation; Fleet upkeep
6	Central depot	your fleet holds 10 more vehicles	€3,000,000	6 h	7	Bulk haulage or Express
7	Convoys	two more vehicles may share one route	€50,000,000	16 h	10	Central depot
7	Network control	you may run 30 more routes	€50,000,000	16 h	10	Central depot
8	Grand tours	eight more stops per tour, 20 more vehicles and 40 more routes	€750,000,000	24 h	13	Convoys or Network control

Data as of 2026-09-30, generated from the game. If a number here differs from the game, the game is right.