18 Wheels of Justice

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18 Wheels of Justice
Based on18 Wheels of Justice by Ray Brown
Developed byRichard C. Okie
Starring
Composer Christopher Franke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producers
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network TNN
ReleaseJanuary 12, 2000 (2000-01-12) 
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)

18 Wheels of Justice is an American action drama television series starring Lucky Vanous, G. Gordon Liddy, and Billy Dee Williams. It aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. The series was developed by Richard C. Okie, who had previously been an executive producer on the similar show Renegade . [1] 18 Wheels of Justice was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, and distributed by King World Productions.

Contents

Premise

Crime boss Jacob Calder is about to be sent to prison as a result of testimony by federal agent Michael Cates. Calder has Cates's wife and daughter killed and tries to have Cates himself finished off as well. In order to foil Calder's hitmen, Cates's boss, Burton Hardesty, convinces him to adopt the created identity of Chance Bowman, the driver of a Kenworth T2000 semi-truck. Bowman takes to the road, supported remotely by Agent Celia Baxter and Hardesty. In his travels, Bowman encounters various people and often helps them with their problems (not unlike the protagonists of The Incredible Hulk and The Fugitive ).

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)
2 22January 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)

Season 1 (2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Genesis"UnknownUnknownJanuary 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
22"Key to the Highway"UnknownUnknownJanuary 19, 2000 (2000-01-19)
33"Mr. Invisible"UnknownUnknownJanuary 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)
44"Showdown"UnknownUnknownFebruary 2, 2000 (2000-02-02)
55"Triple Play"Camilo VilaDoug Heyes, Jr.February 9, 2000 (2000-02-09)
66"Prize Possession"UnknownUnknownFebruary 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)
77"Ordeal"UnknownUnknownFebruary 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)
88"Through a Glass Darkly"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)
99"The Fire Next Time"UnknownUnknownMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
1010"Games of Chance"UnknownUnknownMarch 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
1111"Two Eyes for an Eye"UnknownUnknownMarch 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)
1212"Smuggler's Blues"UnknownUnknownJune 21, 2000 (2000-06-21)
1313"Ranger's Chance"UnknownUnknownJuly 5, 2000 (2000-07-05)
1414"Wages of Sin"UnknownUnknownJuly 12, 2000 (2000-07-12)
1515"Road to Hell"UnknownUnknownJuly 19, 2000 (2000-07-19)
1616"There's Something About Marvin"UnknownUnknownJuly 26, 2000 (2000-07-26)
1717"Outside Chance"UnknownUnknownAugust 2, 2000 (2000-08-02)
1818"Sleeping Dragons"UnknownUnknownAugust 9, 2000 (2000-08-09)
1919"Con Truck"UnknownUnknownAugust 16, 2000 (2000-08-16)
2020"Legacy of Blood: Part 1"UnknownUnknownAugust 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
2121"Caged: Part 2"UnknownUnknownAugust 30, 2000 (2000-08-30)
2222"Revelation: Part 3"UnknownUnknownSeptember 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)

Season 2 (2001)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
231"Shattered Images"UnknownUnknownJanuary 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)
242"Dance with the Devil"Stewart RaffillRichard MaxwellJanuary 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
253"Amore...Omerta"UnknownUnknownJanuary 17, 2001 (2001-01-17)
264"Old Wives' Tale"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 2001 (2001-01-23)
275"Honor Thy Father"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)
286"Criminal Trespass"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 2001 (2001-02-06)
297"Just South of El Paso"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)
308"Hot Cars, Fast Women"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)
319"Countdown"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
3210"Past Imperfect"William GereghtyHarold ApterMarch 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)
3311"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"UnknownUnknownMarch 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)
3412"A Place Called Defiance"Stewart RaffillDarrell FettyMarch 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
3513"Come Back, Little Diva"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)
3614"Slight of Mind"UnknownUnknownApril 3, 2001 (2001-04-03)
3715"Dream Girls"UnknownUnknownApril 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)
3816"The Cage"UnknownUnknownApril 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)
3917"Crossing the Line"UnknownUnknownApril 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
4018"A Family Upside Down"UnknownUnknownMay 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
4119"Once a Thief"Rob DunsonStory by: David Balkan & Richard Maxwell
Teleplay by: Richard Maxwell
May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
4220"The Game"UnknownUnknownMay 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)
4321"Second Sense"UnknownUnknownMay 30, 2001 (2001-05-30)
4422"The Interrogation"UnknownUnknownJune 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)

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