However, truckers know that they are important. Since they are a crucial factor in everyone’s life. But, many people did not know this until around the 1960s and 1970s.
It was then when truckers finally got the well-deserved recognition. They got a collection of movies and songs about the trucking industry and became an important part of the American culture.
So, How Is That Truckers Got So Famous On The Big Screen?
It is all because of the list of people down below. Famous directors and actors being a part of a movie that tackles the trucking industry:
- Steven Spielberg
- Burt Reynolds
- Chuck Norris
- Kris Kristofferson
- Patrick Swayze
Respectively, the movies are Duel, Smokey and the Bandit, Breaker! Breaker!, Convoy and Black Dog. These are just some of the many movies that contributed for everyone to know what is to be a truck driver. Also, how important that is and how sometimes dangerous it can be.