is a 1977 American action film directed by Don Hulette and starring Chuck Norris in his first lead role.

discovers that Strode has a history of "trapping" truckers for a corrupt judge named Trimmings (Murdock), who is running various rackets.

's younger brother (Augenstein), who is starting a trucking career, is deceived by Strode and goes missing.

The film was a box-office success, grossing $12 million at the box office, but received generally negative reviews from critics.

But Billy is easily fooled by an officer (Strode) on a CB radio, who pretends he is a fellow trucker.

He befriends a waitress named Arlene, a single mother, working at a diner which overcharges outsiders.

finds Billy in a local barn, and then fights Deputy Boles in a horse corral, knocking him out.

One of the truckers drives his rig into Judge Trimmings' house while he is in bed with his wife, as the rest of the corrupt town burns.

"[4] Norris was not particularly proud of the film but in 1981 said it was his father's favorite of his movies and "made a lot of money".