History Main / BigBadassRig

** The Decepticons had an equivalent in [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Generation 1]] who also turned into a rig, Motor Master, the leader of the Stunticons and the core component of the Decepticon gestalt, Menasor. He was ''incredibly'' tough, but in one episode he dared try to face Optimus Prime in a head-on-head collision; it was a CurbStompBattle with the villain on the curb.
** There was also Ultra Magnus, who was somewhat bigger than Optimus because he incorporated his trailer into his robot mode (the Japanese toy he was based on was a super-mode version of the one Optimus was based on).
** Though his alt-mode (nicknamed by fans as the space wannebago) is often depicted as a car with an attached trailer, Rodimus Prime's original G1 toy was a futuristic semi with trailer. While the G1 cartoon often depicted his robot mode formed from both cab and trailer, the Headmasters anime depicted a transformation matching his G1 toy.

* A late '80s action series called ''The Highwayman'' involved high-tech frontier lawmen for a
secret government organization traveling the roads in big black rigs. The lead character's cab even turned into a helicopter.

* ''Black Knight'' is a Korean miniseries shown on Creator/{{Netflix}}, armed deliverymen working formthe government and the Cheongmyeong chaebol are given high tech specialized cargo trucks for their deliveries. Besides being well-armoured and having an extensive air filtration system to protect against bandits and the polluted wasteland air, the trucks also have cutting-edge navigation and communications systems to help the deliverymen accomplish their missions.

* A late '80s action series called ''Series/TheHighwayman'' involved frontier lawmen traveling the roads in big black rigs. The lead character's cab even turned into a helicopter.

** ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' has the T-1000 chasing John Connor off the road and into a canal, and only a direct collision against solid concrete stops it. Later on in the film, the T-1000 acquires a tank truck containing liquid nitrogen, which eventually leads into a huge crash and the now iconic T-1000 freezing[=/=]melting scene.

* In the 1986 film ‘’ Film/ThunderRun'’, Korean War veteran and former trucker Charlie is hired to transport a load of plutonium to a military base with a militia all set to intercept the cargo; so he builds the "Thunder", a modified 1975 Kenworth W-900A carrying anti-personnel mines and flamethrowers and also very heavily armored, with the tires alone withstanding direct hits from missiles launched by the militia's technicals. The rig also does a RampJump over a train at one point.

** Finland has the longest road trains in the EU, being up to 34,5 metres long.

* The [[WeaponizedCar Dreadnought]] from ''Film/DeathRace'' The third movie has the hilariously huge trucks driven by Joker and Nero, which, respectively, have a tank turret and an anti-air cannon for weapons.

* The big rig from ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' is also a [[WeaponisedCar Weaponised Vehicle]].

** Though his alt-mode (nicknamed by fans as the space wannebago) is often depicted as a car, Rodimus Prime's original G1 toy was a futuristic semi with trailer. While the G1 cartoon often depicted his robot mode formed from both cab and trailer, the Headmasters anime depicted a transformation matching his G1 toy.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':

* Mack from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' is a rare benign version. The only thing fearful about him is when he nods off to sleep ''while in motion''.

* Darkside in it's many iterations from ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''.
** The reboot gave us Juggernaut. With the game's momentum-based collision damage, driving fast, then braking and whipping the trailer would swing it hard enough to obliterate the smaller vehicles. The trailer can also be opened to let an ally drive into it, and take control of an anti-aircraft gun mounted to the roof. The sides also open up to reveal two rows of large round spiked explosives, which are launched forward as its special weapon.
* Convoy from ''VideoGame/{{Vigilante 8}}'' drives a large yellow Mack truck. The sequel gives him the ability to attach a trailer to the back of it, [[HubcapHovercraft turn the wheels into jet engines]] or skis.

* "Road trains" essentially one truck pulling up to eight trailers at once - though usually just two, maybe up to four, and they're strictly regulated in the areas they can be operated in and often require extensive training and licensing before a driver is permitted to operate a road train. They're mostly used in Australia, though double-trailers are permitted in some locations in the United States, Europe, and Mexico.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're looking at 2,000 horsepower of nitro-boosted war machine."'']]

** ''VideoGame/Crossout'', the game's sequel, even allows players to build their own.