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This recently came up in a game and just leaves me wondering.

Can vehicles that can transport units start the game with units embarked?

Now I know Dedicated Transports must either come along with the unit it was purchased for or with nothing at all. But how do normal transports work at the start of the game, and also in reserves?
For example, I brought a Looted Wagon with a squad of 10 Burna Boyz and a Warboss. Can those guys start the game inside the looted wagon or do I have to deploy them out and then waste turn 1 embarking them?

I was under the impression that I could start the game with things embarked in transport, but I'm not finding anything that says so in the rulebook aside from other than a few lines that suggest you would be able to but can't find it where it says you can or can not.

There was already a big lengthy discussion on it here. I tried to use search here for you, but failed, sorry.

Anyways, Most people here believe that the answer is yes, you may start in a transport, and only dedicated guys in a dedicated transport in the beginning as well.

The rule book has a little box where it talks about 'Dedicated Transports' on page 67. Where it talks about the 'only limitation of a dedicated transport'. Anyways, myself and others believe that because the 'only limitation of a dedicated transport' lists the limitation only to dedicated transports, then logically no such limitation applies to regular transports. Otherwise the little box on page 67 would of wrote the limitation on all transports and not just the Dedicated type.

Hi - from the rules:

"To keep things fair, you should always allow your
opponent to read your force roster after a game. In the
same spirit, always make clear to your opponent which
squads are embarked in which transport vehicle."

and

"Similarly, the player must specify if any transport vehicle in reserve is carrying any of the infantry units and/or independent characters in reserve. If they do, the unit and the transport will be rolled for together and will arrive together."

certainly intimates that you can. As well as that, it doesn't say that you can't anywhere.

So - yes you can, although it is not specific in saying you can.

It is easier to say for reserves. Page 94 boils down to units in reserve can be combined in any legal way, rolled for together, and your opponent must be notified. So something like "My Farseer is joining my Banshees and they are in their Wave Serpent." They then arrive via a single roll.

On deployment, I believe RAI is the same. As to RAW, it is harder as page 92 for instance says that even if bought from the same FOC slot, they are separate units. Page 67 states that units with dedicated transports can be deployed embarked. So the answer is yes.

The only question I would have is the heavy support LR or Falcon, can units start embarked if they are not part of the same FOC slot? Page 92 implies it in the secrecy note.

Homer