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# Manifests and DOT

## Driver paperwork

Use `/manifest` to open your private paperwork file. Reviewing or signing a manifest does not start an inspection or automatically share it.

Pickup currently requires a driver signature. Where a shipping contact is enabled:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Arrive at the pickup circle

Arrive in the pickup circle with the rig and press E.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Park the truck

Park and leave the truck/trailer in place.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Speak with the shipping contact

Approach the marked worker on foot and press E.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Review and sign

Review and sign; pickup preparation starts automatically.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

Remote document viewing cannot replace that contact interaction for an unsigned contact job. Sites with no enabled contact use normal manifest signing.

The contact is local to the assigned driver. If it disappears after you leave the area, return to the pickup circle and call it again. If model preparation fails, follow the retry message.

Delivery receipts update as each stop's cargo is completed. The configured paperwork history limit is 20.

## Request an inspection

An inspector uses:

```
/dotinspect <driverServerId>
```

Replace the placeholder with the other driver's current server ID. The inspector must have DOT access and be near a stopped driver with a loaded contract in transit. Self-inspection is blocked.

The current release uses `Config.Access.dot.mode = "discordace"` and requires `hotshot.dot`. Trucking permission alone does not grant inspector access. Configure role mappings, ACE membership, or a supported job policy in [Frameworks and access](/baobab-interactive-docs/hotshot-trucking-simulator/frameworks-and-access.md).

## Driver consent

The driver chooses to present the manifest or decline the request. Opening `/manifest` alone does not count as consent.

The current request window is 60 seconds. Sessions have a 600-second timeout, a 20-metre radius, and movement/proximity checks. Repeated requests are also subject to cooldown.

## Walk-around and report

After the driver presents the document, follow the inspection markers:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Left-side tires

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Right-side tires

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Trailer frame and condition

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Truck/trailer coupling

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Cargo straps

Each configured check has a five-second base work duration. Complete the checks and file the report using the inspection interface. Use the cancellation prompt when ending an unfinished inspection.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

These reports are roleplay records. They do not automatically fine a driver, impound a truck, deduct job rewards, lock a vehicle, or stop a rush deadline.