Auf Achse (Season 1)

Full Throttle (Episode 1) 5.0

Air date: 1980-10-28

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: Truck company Mittermann is nearly bankrupt. Boss Sylvia Mittermann takes on a risky delivery job with a harsh time limit and a penalty clause to get them out of the reds, but at the same time, all her drivers disappear. Returning driver Franz Meersdonk tries to get the delivery rolling but lacks someone to drive the second truck. His only option seems to be Guenther Willers, an ex-trucker now trying to become a race car driver.

A Small Mix-up (Episode 2) 4.0

Air date: 1980-11-04

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Meersdonk and Willers are still on their way to Tehran. Meanwhile in Germany, professional carjackers steal an identical-looking truck from truck company Reimers. After hearing from the police that the stolen truck is likely already halfway to Belgrade and that there's little hope, they put out a bounty and chase after their stolen truck. Meersonk, meanwhile, keeps getting mistaken for the carjacker.

Thessalian Night (Episode 3) 4.0

Air date: 1980-11-11

Runtime: 49 min

Overview: Arriving in Greece, Meersdonk and Willers need to get their freight through customs. Willers spots Sengle, a former employer who had him take the fall for a lost load. When he gives Sengle a piece of his mind, and fist, Sengle concocts a plan to get Willers arrested, threatening to ruin the whole delivery trip.

Episode 4 (Episode 4)

Writer: Dominik Graf

Air date: 1980-12-02

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 5 (Episode 5)

Air date: 1980-12-09

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 6 (Episode 6)

Air date: 1980-11-25

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 7 (Episode 7)

Air date: 1980-12-16

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 8 (Episode 8)

Air date: 1980-12-23

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 9 (Episode 9)

Air date: 1980-12-30

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 10 (Episode 10)

Air date: 1981-01-13

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 11 (Episode 11)

Writer: Dominik Graf

Air date: 1981-01-20

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 12 (Episode 12)

Air date: 1981-01-27

Runtime: 50 min

Episode 13 (Episode 13)

Air date: 1981-02-03

Runtime: 50 min