Product Description
www.truckingtruth.com Trucking schools can teach you to drive, but nobody's there to teach you everything else.This book is a no-holds-barred, call 'em as I see 'em account of what I went through when I decided to become a truck driver. I hope to shed some light on what the trucking industry is REALLY like, with no hidden agendas and no regrets.I have absolutely loved my years on the road. The experiences, the friends, the money, the challenges, and the freedom. "There are so many things to know if you want to be successful on the road and they take years to learn.I'm talking about things they don't teach in truck driving schools and things companies don't talk about..at least not honestly. There are "grey areas" and "unwritten rules" in the trucking industry that have a major impact on your life and your career - and only time on the road will reveal the reailties of becoming a truck driver......" - Brett Aquila, Author - "Becoming A Truck Driver:The Raw Truth About Trucking"
About the Author
Brett has been an over the road truck driver for over 15 years. After graduating from truck driving school outside of Atlanta, GA in August of 1993, his first job was with a dry van company out of Atlanta. Over the years he has driven almost every type of truck there is, including dumptrucks, tankers, flat beds, and refrigerated. He has held jobs ranging from 8 hours per day and getting home every night, to jobs that kept him on the road for weeks at a time. Brett has been in all 48 continental states and throughout much of Canada, accumulating over 1.5 million miles in the process. To put that into perspective, that would be about 60 trips around the earth at the equator, or about 500 trips from New York to Los Angeles. If you've ever made even one trip across the country by road, the thought of 500 times will make your head spin! You will find articles by Brett Aquila on TruckingTruth.com, EzineArticles.com, and numerous other sites across the web. He also has a blog on becoming a truck driver that can be found at BrettAquila.wordpress.com. He currently resides in a small town outside of Buffalo,NY.