Buck (White Line Fever)

Buck

Background

Buck Wessle is the manager at Red River Shipping Company in Arizona.

During the events of White Line Fever (1975) played by L.Q. Jones

After Carrol Jo is beat up, Duane has a meeting with Buck and confronts him on what happened to Carrol Jo and Buck warns him not to be seen with Carrol Jo. Carrol Jo goes back to Red River Shipping carrying a shotgun and confronts Duane. Duane tells him that Buck will kill him if he gives him work. Carrol Jo confronts Buck and forces him at gunpoint to sign a work order. Cutler calls Buck and complains that a shipment hasn't arrived. Afterwards, Carrol Jo, Jamie, Pops, Birdie and Red go to the bar with Jerri and Jamie's Girl. Buck is there and tries to intimidate the other truckers and Carnell tells Pops that Carrol Jo is just going to get him killed. Buck has a meeting with Cutler, Sam, Prosecutor and Hy. He blames Duane for the problems and the Prosecutor offers to take care of things. After Pops is murdered, Carnell goes to Buck's office and he and the other truckers beat him and Buck's men up.