Truck Book

An Atlas? Laminated pages. I don't know

Search Rand Mcnally Motor Carriers Atlas on Amazon

 

Dam if I know. If it was written 30+ years ago, a lot of it won't make any sense today. Seems like there have been a few (or should be) who have written eBooks to purchase and download for a small price, that explains a lot of what trucking, is, can be, might be. The pitfalls, the plus's. What to look for and be cautious of, the different types of trucking in the modern era (that never existed 30+ years ago), eating, maintaining family connections, etc

I'd consider writing something like this, but it needs to come from several different view points. I might write something, that some other background might say is BS, so it would have to be written with the idea that this is just one guy's opinion.

 

The bad thing about having a Rand McNally Road Atlas is it will not have all the roads that have been deemed unworthy of a truck going over it. Just a matter of two weeks could mean that you have to bypass a town or the road is weight restricted.

If all this info was correlated on the internet on one website, it would be nice; then the area could be checked out if you are mapping your route out. If a town deems a road not to be a truck route, then they should have that info added to the web page.

 

Back whenever that book may have been written, they were probably driving cabovers and trucks with steer axles NOT set back ("give me 40 acres and I'll turn this truck around" was a line in a song for a reason). 40 and 45 foot trailers, no sliding tandems, etc. None of the "formulas" would hardly apply today.

 

Formulas for Backing? Those are found in your cranium. Some have it, some don't. Some can learn it over time, some don't.

Mikeeee

 

You are not going to get any backing experience from a book. You would be 1000% better off getting a toy truck and trailer and working the backing into a docking layout. Trainers have used them to teach new drivers.

Mikeeee