After his trucker parents were killed in an accident, Ulysses Solomon Archer was taken in by Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load Annie at the Short Stop Diner.
Upon graduating college, U.S. decides to follow in his parents' footsteps as a trucker, but he is run off the road on his first haul by the mysterious Highwayman, leaving him severely injured.
As part of the reconstructive surgery he undergoes, U.S. has part of his skull replaced by an experimental alloy which gives him the the ability to pick up certain radio frequencies.
Vowing to track down the Highwayman, U.S. utilizes his engineering knowhow to upgrade and customize his truck into a high-tech rig loaded with weaponry and gadgets, including a remote control disguised as a silver dollar.
