Download or read book Big Rigs in Action ECS Special Truck Stop Edition written by Motorbooks and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Big Rigs in Action written by Robert Genat and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is fascinated by the immense, often-colorful big trucks that haul incredible loads cross-country and across work sites. This book presents a lively and colorful look at a wide variety of "big rigs" as they haul everything from livestock to liquids. The trucks are seen in action -- hauling, dumping, loading, and unloading -- with a wide variety of cargoes. There are logging trucks on forest roads, livestock trucks leaving farms, freighters and refrigerated trucks -- "reefers" -- making time on the interstate, and trucks full of rocks kicking up dust in gravel pits. The book covers the tractors that pull big trailers, a variety of trailers, what it's like behind the wheel of a big rig, and a taste of life on the road.
Download or read book Big Rigs written by Rebecca Pettiford and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many big rigs can also be called 18-wheelers. These long transport machines need eighteen big wheels to support a tractor front and trailer back. This title revs young readers up as it unloads information about the parts and purpose of big rigs.
Download or read book Big Trucks in Action written by Victoria Hickle and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A roller flattens the ground. A dump truck tilts its bed. A crane rises to the sky."--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Big Rigs written by Kay Manolis and published by Mighty Machines. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Simple text and full color photographs introduce young readers to big rigs. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Big Rig written by Steve Viscelli and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn’t always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking’s labor markets--once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history--into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.
Download or read book Big Rigs written by Quinn M. Arnold and published by Creative Education. This book was released on 2025 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An engine-revving introduction to big rigs, this transportation book for beginning readers features eye-catching photographs, humorous captions, and basic facts about the freight-carrying trucks. Includes a labeled vehicle guide, glossary, and further STEM resources"--
Download or read book Big Rigs written by Cari Meister and published by Jump!. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about tractor-trailers, or semis, and how these large trucks deliver goods we use every day.
Download or read book Fire Trucks in Action written by Mari C. Schuh and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With lights flashing and sirens blaring, fire trucks race to fires. See the different fire trucks and their special equipment in action fighting fires and saving people.
Download or read book Big Rig Coloring Book written by First Trucker Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This big rig coloring book is the perfect gift for the trucker or trucking fanatic in your life! Enjoy these truck coloring pages of semi trailers and convoys. Each page is single sided to prevent bleed through. Use your imagination to bring these big wheeler colouring pages to life.
Download or read book See how They Work Look Inside Diggers written by Jon Kirkwood and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents some of the different types of vehicles that are designed for moving the earth, knocking down buildings, building roads and tunnels, mining, and other purposes, and describes their parts and how they are used.
Download or read book Flatbed Trucks written by Katie Chanez and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text lead young readers as they discover the purpose and parts of flatbed trucks. The bright images in each book will show construction vehicles in action. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book With Any Luck I ll Drive a Truck written by David Friend and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Rex’s vivid, vehicle-filled scenes are the perfect match for this enthusiastic celebration of big rigs and big imaginations. Bulldozers and back-hoes, pavers and plows, trailers and tractors--the world is filled with so many types of trucks! Imagine the fun you could have if you could drive them all! And what if you could bring your best friends along with you? Hop along for a thrilling ride! This playful romp is sure to delight truck lovers everywhere!
Download or read book The Big Rig written by Steve Viscelli and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasnÕt always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States.ÊÊ The Big RigÊexplains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed truckingÕs labor markets--once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history--into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.
Download or read book Big Rigs written by John G. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text studies the history and growth of the industrial market of vast motor vehicles and trucks. It provides profiles of worldwide truck manufacturers and the vehicles they produce for different climates, environments, goods, distances, loads and weights. It also analyses 20 various rigs in terms of their mechanical specification, superstructure, cab details and use on the road, and describes the lifestyle of the long-distance driver.
Download or read book Big Rig Rescue Big Rescue written by Chris Gall and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris Gall gives truck books a fresh set of wheels in a bright story of wreckers, tools, towing, and teamwork. When a semi-truck crashes in the snow, Big Orange is ready. With a crane, chains, a webbing strap, outriggers, and a winch, Orange will get the semi back on its wheels—and when the job is too tough to tackle alone, Big Blue is there to help. Together they get the semi free and upright. Now, Orange is ready to tow the semi back to the shop, but a storm is coming.?.?.?.?Good thing Blue is around to help when Orange hits ice! With lively storytelling and engaging artwork, acclaimed author-illustrator Chris Gall motors through a brave and stormy tale of big-rig gadgets and collaboration.
Download or read book Big Rigs written by Hope Irvin Marston and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes various kinds of tractor-trailer combinations, the biggest trucks on the highway.
