I recall a movie with a FedEx plot where after getting through despite all the opposition, the twist turns out to be that they didn't have the real Macguffin, they were the fake diversionary mission expected to fail. Details in spoiler space:
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Hijack (1973 film)
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Two desperate truck drivers, Jake and Donny, accept an assignment to haul government cargo. The men don't know what's in the cargo, but they find out another group of men is willing to kill for the haul.
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David Janssen and Keenan Wynn. The cargo is a semi-trailer full of sandbags.