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Everything You Will Ever Need To Know To Start Driving A Big Truck Or How I Became A Professional Tourist | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Richards
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 58273
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1598006169
Dewey Decimal Number: 388
EAN: 9781598006162
ASIN: 1598006169
Publication Date: June 2, 2006
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Product Description
Have you ever thought about driving a big truck? Have you ever even just wondered what really goes on in the world of eighteen wheelers? Can you be a trucker? It looks interesting, but it must be complicated. How could anyone even begin to maneuver one of those huge monstrosities? Trust me, you can do this! Not only is it possible for almost anyone to successfully navigate into the world of transportation, but you will be helping out a necessary part of the economy and one that is constantly and even desperately in search of drivers. There is no unemployment for a big rig driver. Let me show you how to do it all! Everything you will ever need to know is right here in these pages including how to find some of the most incredible jobs, and many things that you are not supposed to know about. And there are MANY things you are not supposed to know about. So jump on it and learn what it takes to get paid to do what others are willing to pay for the privilege of doing. With me as your tour guide you will be able to get out & see the sights, be on a permanent vacation, & you will learn just what it takes to become happily involved as a "Professional Tourist."
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 The Real Deal January 11, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a good all-purpose read on trucking. As a retired state trooper, I can attest to the authentic and straight talk ahout trucking within these pages.
Entertaining and informative stuff here. Get one!
Truckers and Troopers
 Useful info for desk jockies that think they want to go trucking! August 30, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I was a kid I often romanticized driving a big rig. Then I went to college, got a desk job, and followed the normal course of life. The author of this book is a free spirit who has worked many different careers (including desk jobs) and has now found trucking to be a good career. He is forthright, humorous, and very good at describing the life of a trucker. I found myself laughing and enjoying the book as if I had rode along with him. He is also very honest and explains why trucking may not be for everyone. The one area I wish he would have expanded upon was the pay rates and the financial details of trucking. This would be very useful information for someone thinking about becoming a trucker. All in all it was a very good introduction to the career of trucking for someone interested in that profession.
 Everything You will ever need to know to start driving a big truck May 8, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was OK I taught the author talk too much about himself still it was informative
must have for person's considering this work March 8, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this book with the fact in mind that I may like to do this job upon retirement, I recommend it to all who consider this job.Steve takes you out on the road, through the schooling to some extent, and deals with the negatives and positives of this type of job in which almost all things that will occur in this type of carreer, some disturbing, some humorous and some just plain informative.It should be read first before flinging yourself into truck driving over the road.I really makes you think and practically puts you in the drivers seat confronting all situations that you are likely to come across from the driving part of the job to the getting paid and dealing with the company you drive for.
THINKING ABOUT DRIVING A BIG TRUCK? READ THIS BOOK FIRST! February 17, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Clearly this is a tremendous book that covers a huge amount of ground, if you are interested in learning about your potential life as a big rig operator. This is a life that not everyone can deal with, but if you have ever even thought about it, you need to read this book. After you get through this, you will definitely know if you can cut it. There is nothing really hard about driving a big truck. I've been doing it for many years. The hardest part is being able to commit to a different lifestyle. As the author says, it is really about "getting your mind right" and "getting started." As he says, "jump."
This is a mentally stimulating and very positive look at what you will be getting into. There really isn't anything that you need to know, that isn't covered in here, including some really funny stuff about truck stop encounters and such. As someone mentioned previously about "meat and potatoes," I hate to tell you bud, there is no way you will ever learn to drive a truck, shift gears, hook up trailers, deal with bad weather and weigh stations, or most of all back up a rig by reading a book. It doesn't work that way. Someone has to physically teach you how to get through the basics, and then you have to get licensed, and then you have to go out and live it yourself on the highway. The hardest part of it all is the commitment to try something different. It is a very personal choice and it requires some thought. Read this book and you will be able to make the decision. It will make you think about what you are getting into before you actually do it.
This book is written in a narrative form, so you actually get to see everything you will be going through. As this guy states, he has been at this for seven years so far, so this is someone who has probably been through the gamut. Just look at the damn cover of the book and get a glimpse of what you might run into. Having the nerve and presence of mind to stop and take pictures of something like that coming at you is very real and very eye opening. Looks like fun to me. Hell yes!
You will also be able to avoid problems down the road, because you will know what is coming. They won't tell you about all these things in truck school, or at any company you might hook up to. This is a very clear perspective on exactly what you will be getting into, as well as a look at some very different trucking jobs, that most people don't even realize are out there for the taking.
I think there are several million people out there driving the big rigs today, and yet it is still one of the few remaining places that are wide open with tons of unfilled jobs. Some people are born to be truck drivers. They have nowhere else to go. Others do it because they enjoy the crap out of seeing the rest of the country and collecting paychecks for doing it. This book is obviously for the curious and the adventurous, and not just because you have no other choices. If you've been thinking about trying big trucks and if this is for you, you need to read this book. An excellent choice!!!!!
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