- Genre:transportation
- Sub-genre:Automotive / Trucks
- Language:English
- Pages:172
- eBook ISBN:9781667885117
- Paperback ISBN:9781667885100

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Overview
Many times most people don't see even the trucker, merely a large obstruction the size of a small building that occupies too much space on the road and tends to go slower than we desire.
For those who are curious as to what the daily,weekly,monthly life of a long haul trucker entails and might even entertain the thought of trying their hand at professional driving you're at the right place.
Much more than merely getting from one point to another, the odds of remaining healthy, battling weather conditions of every description, fighting brutal fatigue,and countless other obstacles to make it to 1,000,000 miles let alone 2,000,000 is a dicey proposition.
It's often said that trucking gets in your blood and to that I agree. if you're one of those that would like to sample what it means to be behind the wheel of a Big Rig looking down the traffic ahead, then hop aboard. I've written a chapter that allows you to be that virtual passenger.
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Trucking is one part of a multifaceted logistical industry that is global in reach and integrated to the extent few can imagine.
Air freight, container ships, rail, they all play a part in working together in ways few people appreciate and for the most part are unaware of.
The overarching taskmaster for all these carriers is the clock which is forever pushing the limits of their capabilities.
Disruptions caused by war,weather, broken treaties, pandemics, you name it - any one of these can cause everyone's best laid time schedule to crumble.
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