18 Wheels of Justice

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|developer=Richard C. Okie

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|composer=Christopher Franke

|executive_producer= {{Plainlist|

David H. Balkan
Stu Segall
Robb F. Dalton

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|country=United States

|language=English

|runtime=60 minutes

|num_seasons=2

|num_episodes=44

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In Motion Productions
Park Avenue Productions
Fireworks Entertainment
Stu Segall Productions
Eyemark Entertainment
(2000)
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King World
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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.{{Cite web |title=Richard C. Okie |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407014112/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645640/ |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} 18 Wheels of Justice was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, and distributed by King World Productions.

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

Lucky Vanous as Michael Cates / Chance Bowman
G. Gordon Liddy as Jacob Calder
Billy Dee Williams as Burton Hardesty
Lisa Thornhill as Celia "Cie" Baxter{{cite web |url=http://www.landlinemag.com/Magazine/2000/May/Features/Thornhill.aspx |title=18 Wheels of Justice co-star Lisa Thornhill no stranger to trucking |publisher=landlinemag.com |date=May 2000 |accessdate=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219183455/http://www.landlinemag.com/Magazine/2000/May/Features/Thornhill.aspx |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber=41

|EpisodeNumber2=19

|Title=Once a Thief

|DirectedBy=Rob Dunson

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|EpisodeNumber2=20

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|EpisodeNumber2=21

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References

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Category:Television series by CBS Studios

Category:2000 American television series debuts

Category:2001 American television series endings

Category:2000s American crime drama television series

Category:The Nashville Network original programming

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Television shows based on books

Category:Television shows set in San Diego

Category:Vigilante television series