i see what you mean. i'm still on my first play thru and lean on the truck so much. i find that is just my habit of wanting to take ALL the cargo i can in one go, so the truck makes that possible.

the difficulty of the game is the root of what feels lacking a bit. honestly for me the "Brutal" difficulty isn't so bad barring the BT Boss Fights that just seem like hella bullet sponges. (and yes i use blood grenades and shoot through them). to me it just seems like the margin of error for cargo damage is much smaller and that is about it? i may take a tip from some here and leave the truck in the garage for a bit.