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