Driver: Six Weeks in an Eighteen-Wheeler
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592286798 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The world of the American long-haul trucker, from inside the cab.
All rights reserved. Starting in north-central Texas, he and Trainer climb into a 70-foot-long, 80,000 pound rig and head "out there" (trucker talk for being on the road) with their refrigerated load. He also addresses the challenges of living and driving in close quarters with Trainer, with whom he has little in common, but his companion and their relationship remain sketchy. Despite the book's interesting premise and its potential to tap into the American fantasy of the open road, Wilson's narrative bogs down in minutiae without ever elevating into a personally r
Great Reading These days I have more time to read for the poure pleasure of reading. This book was a real pleasure to read. Not being a fast reader, I found that I could just sort of Cadillac along reading. I felt truely sad when I was finished with the book. It was such fun reading.He makes you realize that everything we own or see in the stores got the. Six weeks can be a lifetime! This book gives you a peek behind the curtain and lets you get an understanding of what the 'six weeks of mentored training is like". The author doesnt give you a day-to-day journal of what the training is about. He keeps it in a personal perspective, what he was experiencing as the "training" progressed. This made for a enjoyable read. The. "Trucker's Odyssey" according to Dusty's Wife V. I really enjoyed this book! Mr. Wilson lets his reader experience what it is like to drive and/or ride in an eighteen wheeler. But this book is more than a description of life on the road. Mr. Wilson makes observations about life, his and other's. He shows kindness toward the people he meets and tries to understand why they are out there,to