A Trip Without a Load (Russian: Порожний рейс, romanized: Porozhniy reys) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov.
[1][2] A young novice Muscovite journalist, Pavel Sirotkin, (Aleksandr Demyanenko) is assigned to write an article on the editorial board of the northern timber industry driver, leading toiler Nikolay Khromov (Georgi Yumatov).
Ending up in the harsh winter conditions of work and life, at first Sirotkin by chance is confronted merely with negative developments, and then with outright fraud in the timber industry.
Front-rank Khromov is a shrewd operator who deftly manipulates the mileage account, and the company's director Akim Sevastyanovich (Anatoliy Papanov) is a cunning and resourceful chief for whom implementation of the plan at any price is a principle of leadership.
After gathering enough facts about the activities of some self-serving timber industry workers which is sufficient for a devastating exposé, Sirotkin notifies Akim Sevastyanovich.