The original Hard Truck was developed by Russian developer SoftLab-NSK published by Buka Entertainment, and released on July 6,1999. It emphasized truck racing, although it had a mode where the player could deliver cargo. The maps were simple, usually with 2 or 3 routes to reach the destination, and had no traffic model.
Demo version (v. 1.6.0) of the game. One route (Circuit) included.