Troublesome Trucks

"Trucks are no one's friends!"

- Gordon, The World's Strongest Engine, sixth season

Troublesome Trucks (Foolish Freight Cars, or simply Freight Cars, in the US) are so nicknamed because they can be quite troublesome and love to play tricks. No one - save for Edward, Stepney and Salty - likes them, as they have been the cause of many accidents.

There have, however, been some cases where the trucks and engines are on the same side.

Persona
Trucks could be considered the rebels of the railway, as most of them love to cause mischief and trouble. They will play tricks on an engine based on how they treat them. Most accidents caused by the trucks are a form of revenge due to mistreatment. If an engine is having a bad day, makes a mistake or is easily played upon, then the trucks begin their wild antics of singing, name calling, holding back, shoving, bumping, giggling and so on.

Trucks can also be described as territorial; when they get used to certain engines pulling them, another engine in the yard to take them may cause confusion or anger for the trucks. In Percy's Predicament for example, Toby and Percy switched jobs, making Toby's trucks furious, and they caused Percy to crash.

Trivia

 * In recent seasons in the US, the term "truck" is used more often.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (normal, miniature, and Gold Rail; all discontinued)
 * Learning Curve Wooden (normal and talking)
 * Lionel Trains
 * Bachmann
 * Take-Along
 * Take-n-Play
 * TOMY/TrackMaster (various colors)
 * Hornby
 * Bandai Tecs (standard and narrow gauge)
 * My Thomas Story Library
 * Tomix Trains
 * De Agostini
 * Brio (discontinued)