How To Become A Truck Driver
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| Author | : Brett Aquila |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2007-06-01 |
| Genre | : Truck drivers |
| ISBN | : 9781438217055 |
www.truckingtruth.com Trucking schools can teach you to drive, but nobody's there to teach you everything else.This book is a no-holds-barred, call 'em as I see 'em account of what I went through when I decided to become a truck driver. I hope to shed some light on what the trucking industry is REALLY like, with no hidden agendas and no regrets.I have absolutely loved my years on the road. The experiences, the friends, the money, the challenges, and the freedom. "There are so many things to know if you want to be successful on the road and they take years to learn.I'm talking about things they don't teach in truck driving schools and things companies don't talk about..at least not honestly. There are "grey areas" and "unwritten rules" in the trucking industry that have a major impact on your life and your career - and only time on the road will reveal the reailtiesof becoming a truck driver......"- Brett Aquila, Author - "Becoming A Truck Driver:The Raw Truth About Trucking"
| Author | : Steve Viscelli |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2016-04-12 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0520962710 |
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn’t always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking’s labor markets--once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history--into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.
| Author | : Finn Murphy |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 167 |
| Release | : 2017-06-06 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0393608727 |
“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.
| Author | : Ed Miller |
| Publisher | : Apollo Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2020-04-14 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1948062399 |
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’.
| Author | : David Longanecker |
| Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 97 |
| Release | : 2021-02-03 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1665701153 |
The Late Truck Driver isn’t about a deceased truck driver or someone who arrives late to pick up or deliver a load. It’s about becoming a truck driver later in life. David Longanecker always dreamed of driving a big rig, but his life took a different path, leading him to enjoy a career as a higher education administrator and in policy analysis. When he retired, however, he chased his dream. In this book, he shares how he made the leap, what it was like prepping for and taking the test to earn his commercial driver’s license, and how he earned real-world experience on the road. He also pays tribute to the beauty of big rigs and the pure joy that comes along with looking at them and driving them. There really is nothing like admiring the beauty of a landscape while sitting in the elevated cab of a big rig tractor. Whether you’ve wondered what it is like to drive a big rig, want to make a career change, or simply crave to know more about truck driving culture, you’ll get an accurate picture of what the life is all about with this book.
| Author | : Alice Adams |
| Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
| Total Pages | : 656 |
| Release | : 2012-06-21 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9781111036485 |
When students need to learn from the resource even the pros trust, look no further than Delmar’s Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Training, 4E. Delmar is the only official education partner of the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI). Our goal is to ensure that students are armed with the information needed to excel in their truck driver careers. The all-new fourth edition incorporates both customer and industry feedback to bring enhancements that truly capture the learning needs of the industry. One key improvement: the book’s approach has been broadened to include all of North America, in an effort to provide accurate, effective content that is relevant to all drivers, whether they drive within or beyond the border of the United States. Additional updates include a detailed chapter devoted to CSA 2010, references to the latest tractor-trailer and driving technologies, as well as “day in the life” stories written by truck drivers and industry leaders that illustrate how truck driving experiences can shape both lives and careers. The end result is a valuable resource that will instill an up-to-date, comprehensive foundational knowledge that will help drivers in any stage of their career development. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
| Author | : Tpb Publishing |
| Publisher | : Test Prep Books |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2020-07-28 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781628456677 |
Test Prep Books' CDL Study Guide 2020 and 2021: CDL Training Book 2020 and 2021 with Practice Test Questions for the Commercial Drivers License Exam [3rd Edition] Taking the CDL test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview Test-Taking Strategies Introduction Driving Safely Transporting Transporting Passengers Safely Air Brakes Combination Vehicles Doubles and Triples And More! Practice Questions Detailed Answer Explanations Studying is hard. We know. We want to help. You can ace your test. Each part of the test has a full review. This study guide covers everything likely to be on the CDL test. Lots of practice test questions are included. Miss one and want to know why? There are detailed answer explanations to help you avoid missing the same question a second time. Are you a bad test taker? Use your time wisely with the latest test-taking strategies. Don't settle for just learning what is on the test. Learn how to be successful with that knowledge. Test Prep Books has drilled down the top test-taking tips. This will help you save time and avoid making common mistakes on test day. Get your CDL study guide. It includes review material, CDL practice test questions, and test-taking strategies. It has everything you need for success.
| Author | : Howard Shanks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2021-09-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780987183064 |
Elly and Nonna go to the beach is the second book in the Elly and Nonna series. This book follows the many adventures of our grandchildren when they join Nonna on excursions to the seaside. Each journey is different, fun and exciting, and there is always a story to tell Poppy when they get home. But, notably, this book allows you, the narrator, the opportunity to explore your imagination to create new adventures each time you read this book.
| Author | : Ole R. Cram |
| Publisher | : Wavecloud Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2016-09-08 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781622176052 |
An inspirational and captivating daily journal of suspense, surprise, success, setbacks, and sacrifice as experienced by the author from the first day of trucking school in November 2012 until ending his trucking career in January of 2014 with a dramatic accident. Through all the fears, struggles, and trials, he always kept a positive outlook and was grateful for the many blessings God provided each day. Now you too can take that journey with him through reading The Sacrificial Trucker.
| Author | : CDL Test Prep Team |
| Publisher | : Test Prep Books |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2016-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781628451672 |
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