Ed Truck
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Ed Truck, is a fictional character played by Ken Howard in the television series The Office.
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[edit] Season 2
In the episode The Carpet, Michael asks Ed for advice when he feels the employees don't see him as a friend. Ed explains to Michael that as the boss, he will never be his employees' friend, a claim that Michael refuses to accept. Ed's advice is to let "your workers be your workers, your family be your family, your friends be your friends."
During that conversation, Ed asks for details about a problem with his pension, however it is fairly clear that the pension problem has been fabricated by Michael in order to have Ed travel to the office. When questioned Michael brushes it off and tells Ed that it was a small clerical error which was already resolved before his arrival.
[edit] Season 3
In the episode Grief Counseling, it is revealed that Ed Truck had expired. Creed claims that Ed was decapitated in a motor accident, but this may be untrue, given Creed's history of eccentric and inaccurate storytelling. According to Michael, Ed was almost 70. Michael doesn't take his death well, leading to grief counseling sessions with the employees.
[edit] Season 4
In Dunder Mifflin Infinity, Jan mentions that the company tried to force out older managers by instituting a mandatory retirement age. They were forced to back off because Ed Truck filed an age discrimination lawsuit.
