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| Truck driver | |
| Classification: | Occupation |
| Associated franchises: | Friday the 13th Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
| Associated films: | Eight Legged Freaks Raiders of the Living Dead |
| Character examples: | Big Rig Bob |
A truck driver is a paid professional who drives an eighteen-wheeler for a living. In the United States, truck drivers usually requires a CDL license and must make periodic stops at weigh stations along their route to verify that the weight of their cargo is not greater or less than it was the previous weigh station. This is done to discourage criminal activity such as smuggling or human trafficking.
Examples[]
- Eight Legged Freaks: In the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks, a truck driver for the Vironanol Corporation was driving through Prosperity, Arizona. He swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit and a canister of toxic waste fell off the truck and landed in a nearby lake, where it resulted in the mutation of spiders into giant arachnids. Another truck driver, driving an oil rig, was riding down the highway when he was set upon by a horde of giant spiders. The rig jackknifed, slamming into a telephone pole, knocking out telephone lines across the entire town.
- Friday the 13th: In the original Friday the 13th, a truck driver named Enos gave a newly hired camp counselor named Annie a ride towards Camp Crystal Lake. Along the way, he tried to convince to turn back around and abandon this job. Unfortunately, Annie did not heed the truck driver's warning and paid for it with her life.
- Raiders of the Living Dead: Actor Tex Tuttle played a truck driver in the 1986 zombie horror film Raiders of the Living Dead.
- Terror Out of the Sky: A man driving a flatbed truck is transporting a hive of killer South American bees. The bees escape and kill the driver.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (2003): A truck driver named Big Rig Bob picked up a terrified young woman named Erin off Route 17 in Fuller, Texas on August 18th, 1973. Erin was in a state of severe panic, having only narrowly escaped being killed by the psychotic Hewitt family. When she saw that the truck was heading back to their lair, she lunged towards the wheel, forcing Big Rig Bob to come to a stop.
Characters[]
| Character | Film/Series |
|---|---|
| Big Rig Bob | Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (2003) |
| Cattle truck driver | Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The |
| Pick-up driver | Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The |
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