Article: For four years I drove a liquid bulk tank truck all over the country. The world of the Over-The-Road truck driver is one little understood or appreciated by the average person. For its men and few women, their home is their truck. Riding high above the road, they journey along in splendid solitude, grapple with their particular population of demons and difficulties, deftly guiding their 80,000 behemoths--often loaded with deadly cargo--following the long white line.
Language
English
Pages
48
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
John H. Mitchell
Release
August 30, 2011
Runnin' in the Big Truck - An Ivy Leaguer's portrait of over-the-road trucking
Article: For four years I drove a liquid bulk tank truck all over the country. The world of the Over-The-Road truck driver is one little understood or appreciated by the average person. For its men and few women, their home is their truck. Riding high above the road, they journey along in splendid solitude, grapple with their particular population of demons and difficulties, deftly guiding their 80,000 behemoths--often loaded with deadly cargo--following the long white line.