ore sorter still exports to trucks even though truck export is off

1. load save file and notice that truck export on sorter is off
2. notice truck with copper ore is going from ore sorter to ore bucket
3. toggle truck export off then on, and ore sorter and behaviour stops
4. remove copper ore and let the sorter fill up again
5. when the trucks can't put the ore in the sorter, they will now dump the ore in the ore bucket instead (as if I had "reject single-product loads" on. (see second save file)
6. turn truck export on and off again and observe behaviour continues

bug - ore sortter truck export off but they still export.save
bug - now behaves like reject single product loads.save

when the trucks can't put the ore in the sorter, they will now dump the ore in the ore bucket instead (as if I had "reject single-product loads" on. (see second save file)

This is not a bug. The export route is not set, and the storage is set to "keep full". Look how it should be:

The export route is not set, and the storage is set to "keep full". Look how it should be:

oh, wow, I didn't know about that feature. it makes sense that I should put the export route on to confine their output to only that sorter. now that I know, I'll make that change for all my sorters :)

I would like to say that it's a bit unintuitive though.
it makes complete sense now that I think about it -- just that's not a way that normal people would setup their sorters.

I would think (I assumed)... that all ore has to go through the sorter, unless the sorter specifically rejects single product loads.
cause for example, when I'm mining rock and there's a truck with full rock in it, they don't go dump it (unless the dump zone is inside of mining area), but instead try to put it in the ore sorter.
so, I guess the logic is: they try to put the ore into the sorter (even if an empty bucket is next to them) -- then only when the sorter is full they'll drive across the map with the ore.

anyway, thanks for the tip 👍 now I know to force them to go to that tower by putting the export route. it's a bit more setup, but I want them to always put their ore into the sorter (it's supposed to go on the belt).

Trucks took the ore to the nearby storage because no export route was set and that storage was set to keep full; setting an export route to the sorter keeps them going there.