Players get paid for delivering freight. The object of the game is to be the first player to pay for his or her truck, that is, to reach $40,000.00.
Players select from a hand of load sheets, which indicate i) where a player picks up a load, ii) where that load is to be delivered, iii) the fee for delivering the load, and iv) the bonus fee if the load is delivered within a certain number of days. A day is a player's turn. The roll of a die determines how far a player may travel on his turn. A player's truck may carry up to two loads at one time.
The key to the game is in the efficient use of the load sheets. For example, do you take just one load across country and go for that big bonus, or do you double up on the loads, which will slow you down and probably cost you a bonus, but will give you an extra payday? You also try to minimize the travel time in which the truck is empty by arranging for the next pick up to be near the just-reached destination.