Hauler

The Hauler is a light freighter that was designed to give pilots a ship with a sizeable cargo hold for a relatively low price. It is not a combat ship however; it is slow for its size, poorly armoured and shielded, and features only a single small weapon hardpoint.

The Hauler is the true start point of most traders' careers; it is the first step up from the Sidewinder that is not a pure combat ship, and is well suited to the trading of rare commodities.

This craft is also good for exploration; with its relatively long jump range when geared for exploring (28.55LY), not only is it affordable for early explorers, but many explorers actively prefer it even when they can afford a more expensive craft. Low overhead in terms of purchase price, outfitting, fuel, maintenance, and even insurance, means high profit. If used correctly, this ship can allow new pilots to turn a large profit quickly.

The small weapon hardpoint is located under the nose of the ship.

Purchase Locations

The Hauler is a very common ship and can be found at nearly any shipyard. If you are struggling to find it, the following (incomplete) list contains confirmed purchase locations.

System	Station	Date Seen
42 Aquilae	Baker Hub	Feb 20, 2015
44 B Ophiuchi	Feustel Gateway (10% discount)	June 12, 2015
Aiabiko	Gooch Terminal
Aphra	Beckman Terminal	May 25, 2015
Asellus Primus	Beagle 2 Landing
Aulin	Aulin Enterprise	Beta 3.9
Beta Trianguli Australis	Hutchinson City	Jan 3, 2015
Bolg	Moxon's Mojo
Bolos	Vizcaino Horizons	May 16, 2015
Brani	Akiyama Market	Dec 22, 2014
Cauani	Hardy City	Jan 1, 2015
Chankun	Melnick Market	June 22, 2015
Chemaku	Crampton Port
Eravate	Ackerman Market	02-22-2015
FK5 2550	Samokutyayev Dock	Gamma ?
FK5 2550	Vela Ring	Gamma ?
Gliese 563.1	Matteucci Ring	Jul 23, 2015
HIP 97384	Eilenberg Gateway	June 21, 2015
Ki Laufey	Fiennes Orbital	July 20, 2015
Kremainn	Wohler Terminal	Jan 3, 2015
Kurmodiae	Virchow Dock	Jul 23, 2015
LFT 926	Meredith City	Dec 31, 2014
LP 102-320	Shepard Hub
LP 445-22	Trevithick Horizons	Jul 23, 2015
LTT 15449	Reilly Dock	Gamma ?
Lwen	Oliver Enterprise	Jan 1, 2015
Korovii	Casper Ring	Dec 21, 2014
Rakapila	Stone Enterprise	Gamma ?
Regira (A)	Clayton Orbital	Apr 11, 2015
Una	Hoard Orbital	Feb 19, 2015

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Hauler.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	2	2
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	2	2
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	2	2
Environment Control	Life Support	E	1	1
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	1	1
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	1	1
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x4]	C	2	2
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	3
	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	3
	Shield Generator	E	2	2
	BDS	E	1	1

• (L) = Loaned
• [x#] = Capacity
• BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner

Gallery

• Cockpit concept
  Cockpit concept
• Hauler in dock
  Hauler in dock
• landing Hauler
  landing Hauler
• File:Hauler 1.png
• File:Hauler 3.png