The Complete Book of Tractors and Trucks

The Complete Book of Tractors and Trucks
Author: John Carroll
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Traction-engines
ISBN: 9780754805281

This comprehensive guide to both agricultural mechanization and road transport is divided into two parts, one following the development of the tractor and farming machinery and the other focusing on the origins and functions of different kinds of trucks. Written by two transport enthusiasts, this guide includes historic accounts of transport development, A-Z guides to all the major manufacturers and over 1,500 color reference photographs.

Tractor-Trailer Trucker

Tractor-Trailer Trucker
Author: Joyce Slayton Mitchell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1582460108

Introduces the various parts of a tractor trailer and their functions as a truck driver prepares to take his "big rig" on the road.

Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Training

Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Training
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.

Truck

Truck
Author: Donald Crews
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1991-03-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0688104819

centerFollow the big red truck on its cross-country journey in Donald Crew's classic wordless book, perfect for sharing with the very young.

My Big Truck Book

My Big Truck Book
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2002-05-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780312490850

Teaches small children the names of different trucks.

Truck and Tractor Pulling

Truck and Tractor Pulling
Author: Jeff Savage
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781560652601

Vehicles and techniques used in pulling competitions.

The Tractor Trailer Book

The Tractor Trailer Book
Author: Jimmie Cox
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Tractor trailer combinations
ISBN: 9781479116096

This is the second edition of The Tractor Trailer Book. Author Jimmy Cox, a professional tractor trailer driver for the past 15 years, has added two new chapters: Backing Basics, and Delivery Examples. He has incorporated some suggestions and comments from his popular series of training videos in this new edition such as describing exact turns of the steering wheel. Also included is an updated version of how to back into truck stop parking spaces. This is a more visual edition with 58 diagrams illustrating situations that drivers encounter on a typical work day.

Kids Meet the Tractors and Trucks

Kids Meet the Tractors and Trucks
Author: Andra Serlin Abramson
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 160433326X

Kids Meet the Tractors and Trucks features amazing photographs of all the different sorts of rigs, trailers, tractors, and more that fascinate children. This fun, lay-flat book showcases different trucks on full-color, die-cut, 2-page spreads. A new die-cut on every spread! They tower over us, moving our food and goods where they need to go. They roll past us on the highway, metal hubcaps gleaming. They shake the ground as they pass. They lift, carry, push, pull, and more. Trucks and tractors never fail to amaze, and in this book, they roar to life as they seem to pop off the die-cut pages. Each spread features a new truck on the road, on the farm, in the city, or on the construction site, and is jam-packed with informative and interesting facts presented in a reader-friendly manner that’s easy for kids to understand.

Tractors and Trucks

Tractors and Trucks
Author: Jane Horne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2006
Genre: Machinery
ISBN: 9781846102585

This volume focuses on a topic that has always been popular with young children, tractors and trucks. Each spread features a number of different machines showing the wide variety that exists.

Big Joe's Trailer Truck

Big Joe's Trailer Truck
Author: Joe Mathieu
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553509659

Vehicle-obsessed boys and girls can follow Big Joe through a typical day’s work in his giant trailer truck. Detail-packed full-color illustrations will fascinate readers—especially the final two-page spread, which labels every working part of a tractor-trailer rig.