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Trucking movies form an interesting genre of their own, with stereotypical masculine lead characters played by the likes of Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone. Here is a list of 10 of the best trucking movies.

#1 Convoy

Based on the song, Convoy, by C.W. McCall, this 1978 movie features haulage workers who band together to form an unbreakable convoy, in a bid to defeat the county sheriff. The truckers form an impressive mile long convoy, starring Kris Kristofferson and Ali McGraw.

#2 Breaker! Breaker!

This trucking movies feature the one and only Chuck Norris. Chuck stars as J.D. Dawes, a tight jean-wearing haulage worker who embarks on a mission to find his brother. The movie leads the viewers down to Texas, where fighting scenes with crooked cops ensue.

#3 Sorcerer

This 1977 trucking thriller stars Rob Schneider and Bruno Cremer. The plot revolves around workers for an oil drilling operation in South America. During a fire outbreak, the workers find themselves in a situation where they need to drive a return load of unstable dynamite in ancient trucks. Exciting scenes include trucking through jungles and over rickety bridges.

#4 They Drive by Night

This movie deals with the reality of the Depression and the dangerous measures delivery workers need to take in order to support their families. George Raft and Humphrey Bogart star as two haulage workers, engaging in dangerous trucking activities.

#5 Coast to Coast

Dyan Cannon and Robert Blake star in this 1980s film. Madie, the lead character, hitches a ride with a financially struggling haulage worker, Charles Callahan. Madie is a rich and neurotic woman, reeling from the aftermath of a nasty divorce, and an unlikely friendship between her and the trucker forms.

#6 High Ballin’

This 1978 movie deals with issues arising from transport contracts and haulage work. Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda star as two truckers who engage in battle with a thug-run haulage company who want to put independent truckers out of business, hijacking and abusing the innocent victims.

#7 Citizens Band

Paul Le Mat and Candy Clark star in this trucking comedy, revolving about a local radio station. A lead character, Charles Napier, is a delivery worker who becomes the victim of a trucking accident. During his hospitalisation, a series of hilarious consequences unfold.

#8 Duel

Dennis Weaver stars in the Spielberg thriller as a pleasant salesman on the road, who has the unfortunate experience of encountering a rogue trucker. Weaver accidentally enrages this aggressive haulage worker, and a dangerous chase follows.

#9 Steel Cowboy

Clay Pfanner is the trucking star in this movie. Faced with the prospect of losing his truck due to outstanding debts which he cannot pay, his fellow trucker, K.W. offers him a contract transporting cattle. Clay decides to take a chance and hope for the best, and they engage in attempts to haul cattle.

#10 Over the Top

Starring the legendary Sylvester Stallone, this film tells the story of a struggling haulage worker who needs to rebuild his life. Trying to establish a firmer bond with his only son, Lincoln Hawk (played by Stallone) takes part in a national arm wrestling competition taking place in Las Vegas.

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Theoretically, you could design a roller coaster that would use up all its potential energy at the exact point where it loops back to the start of the ride. The trains themselves, after all, have no brakes. After being towed up the initial hill, they are propelled strictly from converting potential energy to kinetic energy. Once all the potential energy has been changed to kinetic energy, the train either stops or must be towed up another hill.

But in reality roller coasters use so-called “trim brakes.” The train will go faster if there are heavier passengers on it, and slower if there are lighter passengers on it. Weather, believe it or not, can also affect the speed of the train. Trim brakes are adjustable so that each train can be made to travel at the same speed. Most modern coasters have automatically controlled trim brakes.

Roller coasters are also equipped with what are called fin brakes. Like with a regular car, the train is slowed by friction between parts of the brakes. With fin brakes, one part of the brake is on the track, and the other part of it is attached to the bottom part of the train. The brake segment of the track has a groove between the brake pads. The brake fins, which are the part of the brakes underneath the train, run through the groove when the train goes over the brake segment of the track. On the track is also a compressed air mechanism to open and close the gap between the grooves. The more closed they are, the tighter they grip the fins, and the more open they are, the more loosely they grip the fins.

Finally, the brakes in the station where the train comes to a stop are similar to the trim brakes. These brakes also have a bar running parallel to the tracks that is used to release the lap bars of the train when the ride comes to a stop, and to lock the lap bars of the train when the next load of passengers are ready to go.

Andrea Smith is a freelance writer and Theme Park enthusiast from the UK. She writes for Techy Zone about roller coasters, thrill rides and theme parks in the UK.

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