Kenworth Trucks: The First 75 Years Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a quick read, with lots of photos and large text. It's mildly enlightening for charting a history of trucking, the development of the West, and the chronology of Kenworth models. The book is seriously lacking in depth, and comes across as advertisement frequently. A perfect "driver's lounge" book for dealers, and, of course, for display in the Kenworth lobby.

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100 Years of American LaFrance (An Illustrated History) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a great source of information, be it whether you're a collector or a fire engine buff. Pictures are great and plentiful. My husband collects old fire engines and this was the perfect gift for him. I highly recommend this book!

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Hook and Ladders Review

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(More customer reviews)Excellent background on the development of the aerial ladder truck. This book is 99% dedicated to tillered, or tractor drawn aerials, with a quick look at the new technology of "all steer" apparatus on a single chassis. The true reason to purchase this book is the fantastic photography, the forte of the author. This all color picture book makes a great addition to the other books on modern fire apparatus. Only criticism is this type of book would be much better in a larger format. Special coverage of San Francisco Fire Dept, for those by the Bay.

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Code 3 coverage puts you on-scene as these amazing apparatus maneuver rescuers to extraordinary heights! Grab a hand-line and discover the popular makes and models in operation, as long-time fire buff Larry Shapiro outlines the roots of the hook and ladder and discusses when and how they are used in today's loftiest disasters. Outstanding all-color images and lively text guide you through the hero-making world of Hook and Ladders.

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Mack Trucks Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are looking for a book on the history of mack's this one is for you. If you like pictures of old trucks (and really old ones, 1920's-30's) you will like this. The book only covers the beginning to the 60's. Some of the pictures are really nice. If you are a semi truck fan, this book will still be likable. Of course, this book only showcases mack trucks, and sometimes, the photos become repeditive, because the author shows a lot of shots of one particular model.

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Built like a Mack Truck is synonymous with power and durability. This information-packed book pays tribute to the Mack trucks that have dominated the industry over the past century. Filled with the extensive photographic archives of Ron Adams, this nostalgic volume chronicles the development of Mack trucks from 1900 to today, and features a spectacular variety of vintage models, unusual loads and trucking companies of yesterday and today.

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Big Book of Trucks Review

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(More customer reviews)I picked up this book as an impulse buy "for my daughter." She seems to enjoy it a lot because of the large, colorful pictures of trucks -- including a mobile home toter, a giant dump truck, trial truck, and a concept truck.
Each picture is well captioned with interesting side notes. For example, the book points out the concrete truck's drum rotates both directions, one to mix the concrete (and prevent it from setting) and the other to pour the mixture out.
It's one of her favorites and she's memorized all of the names (listening to a 24 month old say "mobile home toter" is pretty funny). As she gets older, she'll have more appreciation for the footnotes.
I also appreciate how the book displays trucks from different locales. For example, we don't see any "Road Trains" or "Trial Trucks" in the 'States.

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Gas & Oil Trucks (Crestline Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you ever wanted to know how these trucks looked like since the beggining of the oil industry, and its evolution throughout the years, this book will give you a very clear picture. It has lots of fantastic photos, drawings and other interesting details, but in my opinion it's very short of explicative/support text. Although it's only focused on American oil companies, the book is very good, and I had some great moments with it.

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Freightliner Trucks: 1937-1981 Photo Archive Review

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(More customer reviews)Book is very informative. Has lots of great old factory photos. The book really focuses on the 50' and 60's. It really covers very little on the 70's, which is what I was looking for.

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Unable to find a manufacturer to build his new design, Leland James, the founder of Consolidated Freightways, founded what would become Freightliner. Photographs handpicked from the Freightliner Corporate Archives, combined with in-depth captions, document Freightliner trucks from those first trucks up to its partnership with Daimler Chrysler. Through the years Freighliners trucks brought many innovations including the all-aluminum cab, the integrated aluminum sleeper compartment and the full 90 degree tilt cab, all documented in the book.

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NASCAR Transporters (Enthusiast Color) Review

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(More customer reviews)I recently started racing. Since I'm getting more serious about it, I decided to start looking for a really nice car hauler. I stumbled across this book and love it! "NASCAR Transporters" gives a very good look inside all those trailers you see at the races. Lots of color photos are included with descrpitive text. While no costs for these fully equiped trailers are included, the reader is given plenty of background information on the trailers, packing order, optional equipment and planning. This book is a great primer for those interested in making a large car hauler purchase.

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International Heavy Trucks of the 1960s (At Work) Review

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(More customer reviews)Slightly disappointed that it was only photos. Would have preferred some written background information on the vehicle build components.

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The success of International's 1950s semi-trucks continued into the 1960s. Many series were carried over from the 1950s, but International now offered more models in each series to make them more versatile. The pictures you see in this book mainly cover the bigger straight trucks and over-the-road and off-highway trucks; the popular trucks like the V series, R series, D-400, DCO-400, CO-4000, and the line of "stars," to mention a few. As you look at them, enjoy and admire them, as many are long gone.

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International Heavy Trucks of the 1950s (At Work) Review

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(More customer reviews)Really enjoyed the book. Read it from front to back and then back to front at least 3 times before I put it down. Can't wait to get Internationals of the 60's

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Everything You Will Ever Need To Know To Start Driving A Big Truck Or How I Became A Professional Tourist Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been driving trucks for a lot of years and the stuff in here is dead on accurate. If you want to avoid getting screwed over when you get into driving you need to read this. There are tons of books out there on just passing your CDL test. That stuff is FREE at your motor vehicle office. You don't have to pay for it.The things in this book are what you WILL have to deal with in starting out as a driver, and even more so once you are really out there all by yourself. It is reality and some of it is pretty incredible. On top of it all, there is some really funny stuff in here. Once you have been driving awhile, it will all make perfect sense. This is real world trucking dudes, plus you learn about some different jobs that you might not ordinarily associate with trucking, and it has the coolest cover of all. If you want to go trucking, this book kills! Check it out!

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Have you ever thought about driving a big truck? Have you ever even just wondered what really goes on in the world of eighteen wheelers? Can you be a trucker? It looks interesting, but it must be complicated. How could anyone even begin to maneuver one of those huge monstrosities? Trust me, you can do this! Not only is it possible for almost anyone to successfully navigate into the world of transportation, but you will be helping out a necessary part of the economy and one that is constantly and even desperately in search of drivers. There is no unemployment for a big rig driver. Let me show you how to do it all! Everything you will ever need to know is right here in these pages including how to find some of the most incredible jobs, and many things that you are not supposed to know about. And there are MANY things you are not supposed to know about. So jump on it and learn what it takes to get paid to do what others are willing to pay for the privilege of doing. With me as your tour guide you will be able to get out & see the sights, be on a permanent vacation, & you will learn just what it takes to become happily involved as a "Professional Tourist."

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Semi-Trucks of the 1950s: A Photo Gallery Review

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(More customer reviews)I really liked this book, could'nt put it down. I am kind of a student of old trucks, and I like the 50's, 60's, and 70's. this was the first book I bought on trucks and I was not disappointed. Many photos, and just enough information to read, without taking too much time to get through it. It should be a good part of any truck book collection. I really got an idea of what it must have been like to be an over the road trucker in those early days, I also purchased big rigs of the 60's, and big rigs of the 70's, and altogether, they make a nice collection. It is a cool book!

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After WWII Americans were anxious to re-stoke the economy after a long "make-do with what you have" dry spell. By the 1950s new highways were being built, new trucking companies were being formed and old ones revived. Americans were buying newly-styled cars and the latest technologies once again. Semi-trucks helped pave the way for this huge growth spurt in America with dependable trucks built by Mack, GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, International, White Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, Reo, Autocar, Brockway, Sterling and others, many using the increasingly popular diesel engines made by Buda, Hercules, Waukesha, and Cummins, which helped their heavy loads haul quicker. Ron Adams portrays this booming era with over 300 superb photos of trucks hauling cement, fuel, and a variety of goods to enthusiastic Americans.

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Autocar Trucks of the 1950s (at Work) Review

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(More customer reviews)A great deal on a great book. Amazon is great, so there is no need to shop any where else!

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Big Rigs in Action (Enthusiast Color Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great book with excellent pictures. My special needs daughter is a HUGE truck fan and had this book previously but it eventually fell apart! Now, she has a brand new copy!

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Classic American Semi Trucks Review

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(More customer reviews)I'd recomend this short but awesome book to ANY truck enthusiast. It has the model and style history of over 18 semi truck manufacturers, as well as awesome photos. JUST BUY IT, OK?

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Climb in for an over-the-road journey through the variety of handsome semi trucks of yesterday and today. This colorful volume showcases the big rigs of Mack, Peterbilt, White, Western Star, Freightliner, and Volvo, plus many defunct manufacturers such as Hayes, Autocar, Sterling, and American Coleman. Brief profiles convey the history of each company's products, while nostalgic and contemporary photographs showcase their big rigs.

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Custom Semi Trucks Review

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(More customer reviews)From a woman who has been taking photographs of trucks for over twenty years has finally came out with a book of her excellent work of photograph, of trucks. You have seen in work for American Trucker magazine up to current Roadstar magazine. I have to say its about time that she has had a photographs published in her own book. She covers 28 show trucks,over a span about 5 yrs. All in All get this book, if you love the show trucks that are at the truck show, you will love this book. I was pleased to have this sittin under the Christmas tree.

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A truck driver's tractor-trailer is more than just a vehicle or a tool for making a living. It is a calling card, a personal statement, a way of life. Truckers take as much joy and pride in modifying their rigs as hot-rodders and car customizers. Bette Garber presents some two dozen of the most interesting and creative custom trucks to be seen on the roads today. Each feature tells the story of the men and women who modify and drive these trucks, including the tricks of the trade. All are featured in full-color photography that highlights the flash, incredible detail, and personal touches of custom semi trucks. The book also provides an overview of the truck-show scene and what makes for an award-winning rig.

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In The Driver's Seat: Interstate Trucking -- a Journey Review

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(More customer reviews)I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this book, and it took a few pages to capture my interest. I did enjoy reading the many vignettes from the author's experiences driving a truck. People in most jobs can relate to the frustrations with poor managers, incompetent peers, and overly-rosy job descriptions. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review. The only thing I felt was missing was a few lines about what the author did after the events of the book. The book was well-edited; I did not find grammatical or spelling errors.
Overall, I would recommend this book as a good read.

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People asked me, "What's interstate trucking like? What's it really like out there on the road?" My short answer was always the same. "You have to like being alone." In The Driver's Seat -- memoir, travelogue, portrait of an industry -- is the long answer.One month after his 45th birthday, Marc Mayfield became a long-haul truck driver, something he'd always wanted to do. Away from home for weeks at a time, he crisscrossed America in 18-wheelers. Drove into sunsets and, often, through the night. Learned firsthand that truckers compensated by the mile are shortchanged with each paycheck, that the federal Hours of Service of Drivers are as unrealistic as they are dangerous, that every day out there brought threats to his truck, his cargo, and his life. But he loved the solitude of a truck cab and traveled more than one million accident-free miles. Along the way, he all but destroyed his marriage. Then he met someone he didn't know he'd been looking for: Himself.

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