How to Drive an 18-Wheeler
David Beavers
- This
- is
- a
- manual
- that
- teaches
- the
- would
- be
- truck
- driver
- how
- to
- operate
- a
- big
- rig.
- It
- familiarizes
- them,
- in
- diagrams
- and
- easy
- read
- instructions,
- the
- standard
- way
- of
- shifting
- the
- three
- most
- common
- transmissions
- used
- in
- the
- trucking
- industry
- today
- -
- the
- 9-speed,
- the
- 10-speed
- and
- the
- 13-speed,
- giving
- them
- a
- comfort
- level
- conducive
- to
- an
- enjoyable
- experience
- from
- the
- moment
- they
- climb
- into
- the
- driver's
- seat.
- It
- describes
- how
- to
- make
- both
- left
- and
- right
- turns
- in
- the
- city,
- how
- to
- back
- up
- to
- park,
- how
- to
- set
- the
- trailer
- against
- a
- dock
- to
- pick-up
- a
- load
- or
- drop
- one
- off,
- how
- to
- arrange
- the
- cargo
- to
- avoid
- overweight
- tickets,
- how
- to
- drive
- in
- the
- Winter
- down
- a
- long
- steep
- grade,
- how
- to
- safely
- avoid
- falls
- and
- injuries
- when
- working
- around
- the
- truck
- while
- fueling,
- and
- how
- to
- avoid
- breakdowns.
- It
- is
- a
- 50
- page
- pamphlet
- derived
- from
- thirty
- years
- of
- truck
- driving
- filled
- with
- practical
- guidance
- that
- anyone
- can
- use
- no
- matter
- what
- country
- they
- live in.
