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The trucker's job - so vital to our nation's everyday life - makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories. This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy, and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often stranger, funnier, and more inspiring than fiction. The unlikely yarns and tales, collected by Jim Haynes, quickly transport the listener into the intriguing but often hard and lonely world of the long-distance truck driver.

"Conquer the ASE B4 Exam: Your Guide to Structural Analysis & Damage Repair" is a comprehensive guide designed to help aspiring auto body technicians pass the ASE B4 exam. This exam assesses an individual’s knowledge of structural damage repair, frame alignment, and welding techniques—skills essential to professionals in collision repair. The guide provides an in-depth understanding of damage analysis, equipment usage, and advanced repair techniques for structural components like frames and unibody structures. It discusses vital topics such as frame straightening, structural panel ...

After the huge popularity of our previous best seller How to Start a Trucking Company, we at HowExpert Press decided to create another how to guide on the trucking/freight business. Download now to learn how to start, build, grow, and succeed in your own trucking business by learning from a real life trucking industry expert!

Conquer the Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Driving Profession: Your Concise Guide to a Career Transporting Goods from One Location to Another is an essential resource for anyone looking to enter or advance in the trucking industry. This guide explores the critical role of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in maintaining the nation’s supply chain, offering insights into the skills, certifications, and work environment required for success. The book provides step-by-step guidance on earning a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and highlights specialized endorsements like HAZMAT for ...

Make $100 here, $500 there, fixing cars in your spare time. People are too busy to take their car to a dealership for service. Being a self-employed mobile mechanic fills that need, and can provide you a substantial additional income. You already know how to fix cars. You're 95% of the way there. You just need to know the business of being a self-employed mechanic. The Happy Mechanic is your complete guide for that knowledge. Achieve financial independence by fixing cars part-time. Set your own hours. Set your own rates. Work as much as you want. Never answer to a boss. It's just you and ...

In this book, I will direct you on how to transform a van into a camper from scratch. Each aspect of your living must be put in place nicely to ensure that you enjoy your life on the road. Since you will be spending most of your time in an RV, you are looking for space while, at the same time, including as many luxury features as possible. These aspects should be balanced delicately. You will learn the history of conversion vans, what types of vans you can use for your conversion, what each might benefit you, how to make sure your van remains roadworthy and street-legal, and more.

"Conquer the ASE S5 Exam: Your Concise Guide to School Bus Certification for Suspension and Steering" is your ultimate resource for mastering the skills required to excel in maintaining school bus suspension and steering systems. This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of the ASE S5 certification, including diagnosing and repairing steering columns, power steering systems, independent and straight axle suspensions, and wheel alignment. Each chapter offers detailed explanations of key components such as tie rods, control arms, ball joints, and shock absorbers, alongside practical ...

Crusades against the automobile are nothing new. Its arrival sparked battles over street space, pitting the masses against the millionaires who terrorized pedestrians. When the masses got cars of their own, they learned to love driving, too. During World War II, Washington nationalized Detroit and postwar Americans embraced car and country as if they were one.

Conquer the ASE A2 Exam: Your Guide to Automatic Transmission/Transaxle is a comprehensive study guide designed to prepare automotive technicians for the ASE A2 certification exam. The guide covers all aspects of automatic transmission and transaxle systems, including the fundamentals of operation, hydraulic systems, torque converters, planetary gear sets, clutches, bands, and servos. It also delves into the complexities of valve bodies, shift control systems, and electronic controls, providing detailed explanations and practical insights into diagnosing and repairing common transmission ...

Lisa Copeland dreads purchasing cars - and she was the managing partner/general manager of one of the most successful FIAT/Alfa Romeo dealership in the US. In Lisa Copeland’s second book, she shares wisdom and insights from her more than 30 years in the automotive industry, having risen to become one of its most renowned influencers. Lisa’s underlying purpose is empowering female consumers while compelling the industry as a whole to level up and create a remarkable purchasing experience for the number one influencer in the world: women.

Have you heard about the small fortunes made in the logistics industry and ready to make the leap? You’re not alone, because everyday people from all walks start on the path to making well over six figures! You’re interested, but you don’t want to be on the road away from your family for weeks at a time.

Driving is a complex skill. My aim with this book is to make learning that skill as enjoyable and simple as possible. This book will take you through the 20 lessons a professional instructor would teach you on your driving lessons. And it does it in simple everyday language, breaking down each stage, making it easy to understand and, if necessary, revise. Albert Einstein once said, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough." I've been instructing, and writing about, driving for 30 years. I like to think I know it well enough to - as Albert says - keep it simple.

Conquer the ASE E2 Exam: Your Guide to Truck Electrical/Electronic Systems Installation & Repair is a comprehensive study guide designed to help technicians pass the ASE E2 certification exam. The book covers a wide range of topics essential to mastering truck electrical systems, including basic electrical theory, battery systems, alternators, wiring harnesses, and the CAN Bus system. It provides detailed explanations of diagnostic techniques, troubleshooting methods, and installation practices for truck electrical components, such as sensors, ECUs, and lighting systems. The guide ...

In this book, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman offer listeners insight into the risks and benefits of driverless cars, and a lucid and engaging explanation of the enabling technology. Recent advances in software and robotics are toppling long-standing technological barriers that for decades have confined self-driving cars to the realm of fantasy. A new kind of artificial intelligence software called deep learning gives cars rapid and accurate visual perception. Human drivers can relax and take their eyes off the road.

The collision repair industry is a tough one, to be sure, and many repair shop owners are stuck with low-percentage profitability. Whether it's because they aren't on top of their numbers or they're having difficulty retaining quality technicians, it's something shop owners experience industry-wide. Gavin has formulated an effective blend of software and consultancy to help repair shop owners zero in on the root causes of the challenges they experience in their businesses.

Jerry Crabb and his white and red 12x sprint car were familiar sights at Knoxville Raceway and central Iowa tracks in the 1990s and early 2000s, mainly in the 360 class. He began racing motocross in the ’60s and raced flat-track motorcycles, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and nearly anything else with wheels, well into the 2010s. However, he didn’t set foot in a sprint car until the age of 47 in 1990, at the spring World of Outlaws race in Knoxville. He was the winner of the 1998 Masters Classic at Knoxville. Learn about the old-school and charismatic Crabb, the interesting cast of ...

No one knows where this road will lead them. Sometimes it takes courage and tenacity, going down an unknown path filled with endless opportunities. Inside, this brief guide of what the trucking industry entails provides you with insight of what to expect through the unexpected. If you believe trucking is a profession for you, then head to your local DMV for a free CDL manual and get started.

This book, "The Box Truck Buyer's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Buying a Used Box Truck for Your Business," is written by Cameron West, who previously wrote "Box Trucking Made Simple: From Start-Up: Navigate the World of Box Truck Business Ownership." In this detailed book, the author provides important information on the process of purchasing a used box truck for your business. While some might consider the information in the book to be common sense, it's often these small, overlooked details that can lead to costly mistakes. This book carefully examines the purchasing process and ...

Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their hobby with a tendency to dig into their favorite marques, chase parts, swap stories, and generally live the car-enthusiast lifestyle. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession—and that’s the dusty place where these legendary car-collector stories come from.

Several prominent brother teams pioneered the American automobile industry: Horace and John Dodge, Charles and Frank Duryea, Francis and Freelan Stanley, five Studebaker brothers and James and William Packard. However, the seven burly Fisher brothers were not only the most numerous of all the families, each one extensively involved in developing the famous "Body by Fisher" brand and subsequently General Motors, they were also among the most successful of the automobile titans.