The level of technology available when the vehicle is designed has a significant impact on what can be included in your vehicle. The Drawing Board considers nine levels of technology, referred to as TR (Tech Rating). TR 0 is the modern-day, 21st century world. Negative TRs indicate more primitive technology; positive TRs indicate higher, science fiction technology.

This is stone-age technology. Contrary to popular opinion, however, stone-age people did have technology, and they did have vehicles. Said vehicles were limited to rafts, dugout canoes, travois and sledges, but they did exist. In some more advanced places, rollers were used under weights to make it easier to tow masses.