Tom is invited over to his friend Doug's house to swim but when he gets there, Doug has gone out of town. Doug's mother, Kathy, invites Tom to stay and she makes it more than worth his time.
Tom wants another girl, but he doesn't realize that Diane, the girl he's been good friends with and working on the yearbook with wants him more than anything. Finally, Tom wakes up and gets the surprise of his young life.
Long distance trucking can be a lonely, monotonous career most part of the year unless one takes advantage of 'runaway teen boy' season! June through August they flock to truck stops seeking free passage from good samaritan truckers to wherever the hell they are headed, or more likely, to put as much distance between them and what they are running from. Soon they learn that there are no free rides, everything has a price in life! Very few truckers take on riders, those that do play the game.