Hell Drivers

"Joe Yately" (Stanley Baker), whom everyone calls "Tom", has just been released from prison and is determined to start a new life. Tom arrives at Hawletts, a contractor which transports loads of gravel (“ballast”) from a nearby quarry, and tells gatekeeper Harry that he is looking for work. Tom is accepted by all the other drivers except Red, an Irish foreman and head driver who is a violent bully. Tom learns that Cartley and Red have been scamming money by hiring fewer drivers than the budget allows and pocketing the difference.