Tales Of A Truck Driver
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Tales Of A Truck Driver
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Author : David Lee Henley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-30
Tales Of A Truck Driver written by David Lee Henley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with categories.
Not everyone has the chance to find an occupation that allows for one to travel throughout the country and be witness to its varied scenery and grandeur.Cross country truck driving can be a pleasure and also a pain in the butt. But I would still choose it as a great and noble occupation.No, it is not the right job for everyone. It has many drawbacks that would hinder many as their first choice of vocation.Few would be willing or even able to leave their home, live in a truck for days, sometimes weeks at a time before again going home for a couple of days, and then return once again to do it all over again. Week after week, month after month, year after year, this repetition could and sometimes does tend to exasperate even the most hardened among us and cause us to wonder if this job is truly worth all the sacrifice we must face daily.Truckers have to acquire a thick skin to tolerate many of the daily encounters with the public at large.We are merely trying to do a necessary function of commerce in delivering essential goods and needs to everyone. And try to do it with the least amount of interference with the public who seem to think we are just trying to get in their way.It takes a lot of trucks to deliver all the myriad of products civilization requires to go about their daily lives. We cannot help that to do so we must interact in the lives of others and thus cause many instances of annoying situations.So, we try to take these moments into account and try resolving them with as little confrontation as possible. Most of the time it works itself out, other times not so much. But it does tend to give truck drivers a lousy image, warranted or otherwise.At its core, the job itself does have perks that most lose sight of in their time on the road.They sometimes don't stop long enough to think of how lucky they are being paid to be tourists.Truckers get to travel around seeing the sites; others must take time off from their own routine tedious occupations just to get away and be able to experience the wonders that abound all around.The longer you drive across the country, the more you are able to encounter the scenic wonders and visit uncountable attractions.You can see the cultural diversities in the many and varied peoples you encounter.It is a shame that some drivers fail to grasp what a privilege this job affords, and never take advantage of their opportunities to embrace such moments.They only think of the destination and how fast it takes to get there.They fail to look to the side and see the flowers, the trees, the vast assortment of foliage each area of the country abounds with, the food grown by farmers in the fields along the roadway that feed the world, or the land and its majestic natural beauty.Those of us who do turn our heads to look are inspired to continue in the wisdom and awareness that we are never done finding other more and exciting things to witness, to explore, to experience.An education all paid for by the simple act of driving a truck cross-country.This short story presents the reader with a glimpse into the life of an over-the-road truck driver. Surely not a complete picture as it is told, but an intimate and informal firsthand accounting of one driver's experiences.
A Trucker S Tale
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Author : Ed Miller
language : en
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Release Date : 2020-04-14
A Trucker S Tale written by Ed Miller and has been published by Apollo Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-14 with Transportation categories.
Wit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road. They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards, the call of the rising roosters. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road. He shares what it was like to grow up in a boisterous trucking family, his experience as an equipment officer in Vietnam, the wide range of vehicles he's mounted, and the daily trials, tribulations, risks, and exploits that define life as a trucker. Ed's vibrant, no-holds-barred tales are hilarious and heartwarming, sometimes cringeworthy or unbelievable—recollections of heroic feels as well as the “fishing stories” that have stretched and shifted from CB radio to CB radio. Many are the results of what he calls, “just plain stupidity.” Others bring to light the small acts of kindness and grand gestures that these Knights of the Highway perform each day, as well as the safety risks and continual danger that these essential workers endure. Together they paint a compelling portrait of one of the most important, but least-known industries, and reveal why Ed, and so many like him, just kept on truckin’.
Trucker Paradise
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Author : M. Grube
language : en
Publisher: Decent Hill
Release Date : 2009-06
Trucker Paradise written by M. Grube and has been published by Decent Hill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Truck drivers categories.
Get an inside peek into the trucking industry from someone who has driven all kinds of trucks for twenty years. Find answers to all those trucker questions you've always had. Learn the do's and don'ts of the trade. Get informed and entertained all at the same time. Written in an informal, free-flowing style, Trucker Paradise is easy to read and will keep you engaged till the very last page. An absolute must read for anyone contemplating a career in the trucking business or for anyone interested in lifting the veil off of this little-understood industry.
The Long Haul A Trucker S Tales Of Life On The Road
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Author : Finn Murphy
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2017-06-06
The Long Haul A Trucker S Tales Of Life On The Road written by Finn Murphy and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with Transportation categories.
“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.
Not All Sunshine And Sand The Tales Of A Uk Middle East Truck Driver
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Author : Paul Rowlands
language : en
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-19
Not All Sunshine And Sand The Tales Of A Uk Middle East Truck Driver written by Paul Rowlands and has been published by Fox Chapel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-19 with Transportation categories.
Recounting his many hair-raising experiences as a truck driver on the Middle East run, some of them humorous, some alarming, Paul Rowlands recalls the camaraderie of the trucking fraternity. This book takes the reader on a ride through foreign lands in the cab of a long-haul lorry, providing an insider's perspective on overland travel. A tremendous tale, in which run-ins with the locals, dramatic encounters with foreign drivers and mechanical problems seem the norm for a long-haul lorry driver. Paul Rowlands takes us into his world as a truck driver, initially around rural Suffolk and the rest of the UK, before embarking on the Middle East run.The long-distance lorry driver deals with life in the raw, with many hardships and occasional comforts: difficulties are tempered by the sheer beauty of mountain passes, lakeside stops and the generous hospitality of the people he meets. Trucking camaraderie has seen Paul through many a crisis, and he shares the belief that help is always at hand when a fellow driver is facing a problem. The new edition of this hugely popular book incorporates 72 photographs taken at the time, many of which have never been previously published.
A Tale Of Two Truckers
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Author : Rolene
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-08-03
A Tale Of Two Truckers written by Rolene and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-03 with Fiction categories.
A Tale of Two Truckers tells the story of the transition of the author from a perfectly normal life into the predominantly male operated trucking industry in the early 1980’s and the trials she endured. The story takes you back to a lifestyle and time many young people today could never imagine becasue there was little technology - not even mobile phones! The tale reveals the relentless struggles and challenges she faced along with her partner Randy, and her dog named Hooter, as they ventured forth to secure a career in the trucking industry. She fi nds herself in unimaginable and sometimes frightful predicaments, taking her readers with her into a world they never knew existed. Maintaining her sense of humor throughout the ordeal, she is not afraid to tell it like it was, something her trucker partner Randy, never would have done.
King Of The Road
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Author : Alex Debogorski
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 2010-10-26
King Of The Road written by Alex Debogorski and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road Truckers The highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures-and misadventures-in the north, and explain, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today-working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more. The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the world's best known truck driver Includes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the show Features sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star.
King Of The Road
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Author : Alex Debogorski
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2010-09-28
King Of The Road written by Alex Debogorski and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The highest-rated reality show ever to hit History Television, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex Debogorski shares tales of his adventures, and misadventures, in the north, and explains, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today—a working-class hero, bona fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Debogorski is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colourful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a barroom full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps readers wanting more. King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star.
A Truckers Tale
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Author : Colleen Kildow
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2004-05
A Truckers Tale written by Colleen Kildow and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Truck driving is not only a job, but an adventure. As a truck driver, Colleen has seen many different people, places, and things she would not have seen had she stayed home and worked at a local job. Her book is funny, inspiring, and heartwarming as she writes about the everyday life of a trucker. She hopes that you will have as much fun reading her book as she has had writing it.
This Truckin Life
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Author : Laurie Driver
language : en
Publisher: Exposure Publishing
Release Date : 2006
This Truckin Life written by Laurie Driver and has been published by Exposure Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book is a set of reflections and recollections of a driver's 40 plus years in the hard and unforgiving world of the haulage and transport industry. It delves into the methods resorted to, in order to survive and make ends meet for him and his family, in a world where the driver is considered the lowest of the low. There is both humour and pathos and some love and some violence. There are tales of underhand dealings, fiddles and thievery. It tells of times when truck driving was a man's world. Hard relentless toil, long, unsocial hours when there was no power steering and all gearboxes were constant mesh. When roping and sheeting was the norm. When trucking wasn't just a job. It was a way of life. Laurie Driver is the pseudonym of Dennis Burnier Smith who has just recently retired from the haulage industry.