Big Rig (2008) is a documentary film by Doug Pray about long-haul truck drivers. The film consists of a series of interviews with different drivers, focusing on both their personal life stories and also the life and culture of truck drivers in the United States.
Direction
Pray lets truckers talk without condescension.
Cinematography
Big sky country never looked so meditative.
Writing
Unscripted monologues hit harder than scripted drama.
Director
Doug Pray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Doug Pray shot most interviews at truck stops during actual breaks — no scheduled meetings, pure serendipity.
Released pre-2008 crash, the film accidentally documents the last gasp of pre-gig-economy trucking before apps destroyed driver autonomy.
US
