Truck Driver, The

The Truck Driver Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Titles over Chicago truck depot shots. Trucks leaving. Car enters past guard post, stops outside office, wife drops off truck driver husband, young kids in back of car. “Bye Honey” etc. 07:14:41 INT driver gets instructions for overnight job from dispatcher at desk (cheesy / stilted dialogue). 07:15:07 Freight moved thru trucking warehouse - car parts etc. packed onto trucks w/ city name tags. 07:15:46 EXT trailer attached to cab, brake hoses hooked up, driven to checkout station. Attendant fills w/ gas as driver watches. Doors sealed shut; safety equipment checked. Driver climbs in. 07:17:54 High shot truck w/ ‘Norwalk Truck Lines’, truck leaves for Sandusky, Ohio. POV leaving terminal w/ snow on ground; street scenes w/ traffic thru town, toll road highway at Indiana-Illinois state line get toll ticket. Other trucks shown, auto haulers. PoV truck down almost empty highway, snow on either side. 07:20:33 Pulls into service station for safety stop - oil & tires checked. Aerial shots along highway. 07:22:26 Dusk - truck off highway & pays toll. Night driving scenes - driver’s face illuminated at wheel - traffic towards camera w/ headlamps on. 07:22:59 Neon diner sign: Day-N-Nite - Good Food & Drinks. CU jukebox, pan across diner w/ truckers in booths & on stools at counter - driver meets a friend & orders food from waitress. Eats ribs & drinks coffee. 07:23:55 CUs driver in cab at night - very dark highway. 07:24:20 Bizarre ‘action’ sequence - driver spots car crash at side of road w/ stranded driver waving for help suddenly daylight outside. Truck stops, uses fire extinguisher & gives motorist flares & lights them before driving off to send help from next town. POV from truck. 07:26:23 Truck arrives at Sandusky terminal, freight unloaded. Shots of trucks delivering milk, lumber, mail etc. Truck along snowy highway en route back to Chicago. Transport; Freeways / Motorways; Careers; Traffic; Travel; 1950s Americana; Kitsch; Educational Film; NOTE: Good coverage.