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Summary: Bumper to Bumper: the review
Review: Bumper to Bumper walks the reader through the various parts of a "Big Rig" showing the reader how a tractor trailer operates, how to"hookup" and drive an 18 wheeler, and the necessary paperwork
that is required by the government.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in entering the transportation industry.
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Summary: Bumper to Bumper: the review
Review: Bumper to Bumper walks the reader through the various parts of a "Big Rig" showing the reader how a tractor trailer operates, how to"hookup" and drive an 18 wheeler, and the necessary paperwork
that is required by the government. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in entering the transportation industry.
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Summary: Great book for future Driver
Review: If you have never driven a tractor trailer this is a great book. It covers everything from a drivers perspective. The truck itself including: Engines, Transmissions, Parts, Driving techniques, Hazmat, Airbrakes, Life on the road etc. What it does not cover in great detail is if you want to start your own trucking company, or authority. It touches on parts and mentions the D.O.T and FMCSR but mostly from the drivers interaction with those agencies, not as a trucking company. This book is for drivers behind the wheel on a day to day basis. Non-drivers will find it useful and insightful but if you are wishing to start your own company, It does not cover in detail the authorities you will need and actual details involved in doing so. The book never claims it does cover that information... this review is to let you know what is not in there in that regard. As a future driver, or someone interested in the actual day to day operations or the skills needed to operate a tractor trailer, this book is great and worthy of 5 stars.
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Summary: Good for non-truckers
Review: This is a useful book for someone who is not a trucker but wants to learn the basics -- someone working in a business that services or sells to truckers, for example, or who for some other reason works with them (I am a lawyer who represents them from time to time). The book explains how trucks work and how they are operated, and also how the industry works. Some of the details -- technical explanations of various types of transmission, for example -- may be more than you need but they can be easily skipped.
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