Ooooh yes! I remember that movie! It was very tense. We were staying at a hotel on the beach in North Carolina the first time we watched it. I can't remember the name of it myself. Don't think they ever did reveal who it was or why they were doing it. I wondered for a long time after that if it might have just been a case of mistaken identity, or maybe someone had a contract out on Weaver's character for some reason. Even when they showed the wrecked truck, I half expected a driverless truck to just right itself and start rolling after him again!
I think the guy in the truck was just telling him he was bigger. I got that feeling last week when I drove the entire length of the Pennsylvania turnpike. After a while, I was so happy to see the trucks parked on the side of the road or in the rest stops for the night!
The story " Duel" was originally published in Playboy Mag.
I forget the author of the piece.
The story in my opinion, was more suspensful than the movie--although the movie was very well done.
The ugly truck should have won an award.