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Truck Driving Books

Discussion in 'Road Stories' started by mdlee3, Jun 10, 2016.

  1. Jun 10, 2016 #1
    mdlee3

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    I rarely post here, but I read A LOT pf posts here about a variety of subjects. I really enjoy reading the stories people tell about their training and then about the things that happen to them on the road. I was wondering if you guys, or ladies, knew of any books about truck driving. I would prefer they be true stories, but if it's a good fiction book, that will be ok too. I'm currently reading a book I found on my iPad iBooks app called, "Interstate: Confessions of a Rookie Truck Driver". I think it's pretty good and only cost $2.99 so definitely worth the money to me. I should finish it in the next day or so though and will need something else to read. So anybody have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
     
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  3. Jun 10, 2016 #2
    alghazi

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    You are asking truckers for literary recommendations?

    Rotflmao
     
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  4. Jun 10, 2016 #3
    KriegHund

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    If memory serves me correctly, there are a couple of authors here on the forum.
     
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  5. Jul 10, 2016 #4
    ac120

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    I realize that, by now, the OP has finished the book he was reading, but here are two to consider -- they're nonfiction. You can find them at Amazon.

    --"Truck Stop" by Marc F. Wise and Bryan Di Salvatore
    --"A Thousand Miles From Nowhere -- Trucking Two Continents" by Graham Coster

    You can also just go to Amazon > Books > Interstate Trucking and start looking around.

    I just finished "The Big Rig" by Steve Viscelli; I recommend it, though it is expensive. Most nonfiction books about truck drivers, the life, and the trucking industry are academic: economics, sociology, history.
     
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  7. Jul 10, 2016 #5
    LindaPV

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    Sweatshop on Wheels? Don't know if it's still in print.
     
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  8. Jul 11, 2016 #6
    AModelCat

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    I got a book from a relative called "Trucking" by Andy Craig. Author was a pioneer trucker in western Canada back in the early 30's. Lots of historic pictures and its written very well. Its basically written as if he were describing taking a trip from Vancouver up into the BC interior, pointing out landmarks and sharing stories along the way. I definitley recommend it.
     
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  9. Jul 11, 2016 #7
    ac120

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    It's available (at Amazon) and it's good; it's super-expensive. There's also "Pedal to the Metal" by Lawrence J. Ouellet. Ouellet drove for a few years -- so did Belzer. PttM is academic sociology, but it's a good read and it's informed by his driving experiences, so it's not really dry. Turns out there are quite a few books about drivers and driving. "Truck Stop" remains one of my favorites.
     
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