Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.
又是脑袋挂在裤腰带上卖命式的卡车司机飙车电影，没有过多地把重点放在展现驾驶过程中的惊险，主要还是男主身边各个角色的性格展示，孤胆英雄最终还是抱得美人归，就是Gino好惨啊……Sean Connery还打了个不大不小的酱油角色~
过于剧情剧了，别说去比恐惧代价，就连一年后的另部英伦“卡车戏”恐怖之砂也颇为不如。恩菲尔德本是美国导演，因好莱坞黑名单才被迫英漂发展。二十七岁的康纳利片中只谋得个小角色，风头远不及领衔主演的斯坦利贝克。后来贝克因与恩菲尔德继续合作祖鲁之战而推掉了一个角色邀约，康纳利转而入选，它就是诺博士的詹姆斯邦德……
Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy the secretary and Gino a ...
不是典型的工人阶级，行业内幕。
