[9] Chad Benson of Today's Country 95.5 called the track an "ideal windows rolled down, summer song".

[11] Hannah Smith of The Nash News described the song as a "fun and aggressive track," adding that it was "definitely fitting for the past years".

[12] "What the Truck" debuted at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart the week after its release.

[7] It was certified Gold by Music Canada less than four months after its release,[16] making it the fastest Canadian country song to reach gold-certification in the streaming era.

The video was shot at a farm owned by a friend of the Reklaws, and was filmed by a small two-man crew due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.