Download or read book Over the Road Truck Driver Poems written by Bill Overmyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Overmyer drove in military convoys as a contract driver for five years in Iraq. Over The Road Truck Driver Poems is his latest work. These poems highlight the daily trials and tribulations of over the road truck drivers around the world. Bill currently works in the North Dakota oil fields.

Download or read book Poems from the Road written by Robert Swanson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems from the Road is a collection of passionate and whimsical expressions of one persons outlook on life. The poems are from the writers heart and mind. They are not contrived or produced. Rather, they have written themselves, flowing from deep within the writer without constraint. These poems were not written to impress but to express, help, and share with other human beings.

Download or read book Over the Road Truck Driver Poems written by Bill Overmyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Overmyer drove in military convoys as a contract driver for five years in Iraq. Over The Road Truck Driver Poems is his latest work. These poems highlight the daily trials and tribulations of over the road truck drivers around the world. Bill currently works in the North Dakota oil fields.

Download or read book Odes to Certain Interstates written by Howard W. Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-09 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book-length poem inspired by the year poet Howard W. Robertson worked as a long-haul truck driver in the American West and British Columbia. While on the road and during pauses at truck stops and rest areas, the author meditates on (among other matters) Kant, the Kalapuyans, Basho, and the "best buffet in the West." In the thirteen parts of this poem, the author uses a refined intelligence to probe the daily intersections of the sacred and banal. --Amazon.com.

Download or read book One Truckers Poetry written by Keith Dixon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is poetry based on friends, family, And our Lord and Savior. It has all different types of poems. There are serious, funny, family and most of all religious areas in my book. I hope you all enjoy my work. God bless you.

Download or read book On the Road Again written by Evad Yar and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-24 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of poetry as seen through the eyes of a deployed Soldier. It deals with the aspects of life that we face daily during a deployment. PTSD is a real struggle, and we all deal with its attacks on us differently. Some of us draw, some of us sing, some of us play instruments, and some of us write poetry. Unfortunately, 22 of us a day simply can't find a media outlet to ease the pain. Hopefully this book will make it to some of you and help you find your media of release.

Download or read book A Poet Drives a Truck written by Lowell Levant and published by University of Akron Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lowell A. Levant had the twin vocations of poet and truck driver. He rose to prominence in Berkeley in the '60's as a member of the Artists, Musicians, Poets, and Sympathizers Local of the I.W.W., whose work was collected in Poems Read in the Spirit of Peace and Gladness. Readers will notice four main qualities of his poems. First, as observed by his mentor, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder, there is "... the complex depth of his writing about work, machinery, trucks, equipment, repair, maintenance---all in a deceptively slightly befuddled voice that masks the surprising competence of what's being actually done." Second, there is attunement with nature, characteristic of "Deep Ecology" poetry. Third, there is music, which he also created when he played a Jew's harp, sang, or strummed his guitar. Finally, Lowell's poetry often took the form of the unfiltered, unfettered, free-associative declarations of the Beat Poets of his time, particularly those of Allen Ginsberg, whom Lowell admired.

Download or read book The Long Haul A Trucker s Tales of Life on the Road written by Finn Murphy and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.

Download or read book Highway Madness the Plain Truth written by Terrance T. Maddox and published by . This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had planned to write a few poems, and send them and slogans in to the (ATA) American Trucking Association, or maybe the (NSC) National Safety Council but all that changed and turned into this book. I sincerely hope you enjoy and benefit from it. If you get even one-half of the safety tips and use them in everyday life I will feel I have succeeded in my goal for writing this book. I feel this book will open the eyes of a lot of drivers, just knowing the hazards so you can avoid them while youre traveling. Some of the poems contained in this book have a few paragraphs of inspiration. I did not write this book to downgrade or offend anyone. If any part of this book hits home with you, then that probably was its meaning. I wrote this book hoping to share knowledge with everyone concerned. I think everyone should know the plain truth about highway hazards. So, enter my world, and I hope that you get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I had in writing it! Before I started driving tractor\trailers, I didnt know anything about them. I knew they were big, and as a kid I guess I had my share of encouraging truckers to blow the big truck air horns! (From the back seat of my mothers car.) It would tickle me to excitement, the louder the horn, the more excited I became. Then I heard my first train horn on a big truck I was so excited I almost wet my pants! This was about as good as it gets!! As an over-the-road truck-driver, I have been operating a commercial vehicle for many, many years. In these years of driving, I have seen drivers do things that were so incredibly stupid, childish and irresponsible that I am still amazed!Now, to define the word DRIVER, in this book it would be anyone who operates a motor vehicle of any kind; whether car, truck, motorcycle, etc.Everyone on the road, and even some that are not, are subject to hazards from the highway. You do not have to be a driver to become part of a highway catastrophe. Accidents happen everyday involving innocent people such as construction workers, roadside mowers, even people working in their own yards and children playing outside.I could go on and on!No one seems to be safe anymore from hazards of the highways. On, how we all like to live in the fast lane, and wed all like to be where were going before even getting into our vehicle. However, it just doesnt work that way. There is only one way to get where you are going, and that consists of traveling time. One way or the other, whatever mode you get, you will have to travel!Traveling is as safe as we allow it to be. We are in control of our own safety, as well as others in our charge.Safety is controlled by the mind of each person. It is up to you to make the right decisions.Here are a few ideas that have helped me along the way: Above all, keep your eyes on the road, always be alert, this is the number one key to safety. This is very important as your surroundings could change without notice. Secondly, drive defensively. Do not assume that everyone sees you! Always keep a good distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Never over-ride your stopping distance. You never know when the only option you have is to stop! You can never predict what hazards await you, minutes even seconds, down the road.People, you need to get your minds out of the gutter, and put them back on the road where they belong. The highway is a killer, but as long as you are focused on the road,then its mainly someone elses bad judgment or stupidity that could cause you to be injured or killed. By being focused at all times you will have the advantage over others carelessness. You could possibly react quickly enough to avoid, or prevent an accident.Now, you just took a crash course on highway safety. I really hope you will practice these methods of safe driving. It will pay off for everyone that participates. There are things I see on a daily basis that tell professional driverswatch-out, youre dealing with a person sporting a low I.Q.!Here are some of the acts I am referring to as Rush Hour Traffic:Women putting on make-up while driving, laptop computers being used by drivers, and especially now, the cell phone users. If you are one of these peopleplease, you cannot operate a motor vehicle safely and do this! YOU ARE A HAZARD TO THE HIGHWAY! GET WITH THE PROGRAM, PEOPLE! Why do you gamble with your lives, and the lives of others, this way? Do you have a will? Are you secure that upon your death, everything will be handled the way you planned? Are your children going to be taken care of? All these factors should be considered. You could just simply protect yourself by participating in the game of ACCIDENT PREVENTION, and greatly reduce your risk of having an accident.If everyone could see it the way I see it, the picture would be perfectly clearand speaking of perfectly clear, another hazard lies within inches of your face. Your windshield and side windows need to be kept clean as much as possible. The least bit of dirt glares against the sun, or headlights, and impairs your vision. Anytime your vision is impaired, YOU ARE A HAZARD TO THE HIGHWAY!!Maintenance is another key factor to safe operation. You should maintain your vehicle by having the correct amount of air pressure in the tires. If you are not sure what this should be have a professional check your tires. Its a good idea, especially for non-mechanics, to have your cars oil changed at a place where they check all the fluids, air pressure in tires, etc. Many of these places will show you exactly what to do when checking for yourself. Another matter of great importance is your lights, headlights, brake, rear and turn signal lights, or commercial lights, all lights should be checked regularly. You want to know whos on the highway with you and they need to see you also. If your vision is impaired by weather during the day, turn on your lights, especially during rain, sleet, snow or fog. Even if you can still see, someone else may not be able to see you! Think of it as the lighthouse in the storm, leading the ships to the shore, its a beacon for safety. Another dangerous thing to watch for is the mist from underneath a commercial\ tractor-trailer. Believe me, I know this can blind you for a few seconds; this is enough time to drift into another lane of traffic and have an accident. The truck driver may not be able to see you either and could even cause you to run off the road, maybe even kill you because he never saw you coming! YOU ARE A HAZARD TO THE HIGHWAY WITH IMPAIRED VISION!One of the biggest hazards on the road, and with all due respect to the Professional Driver, is a tractor\trailer. These vehicles by law (in most states) are allowed a maximum weight of 80,000 pounds; this is 40 tons coming at you! This kind of weight rolling down the highway at 60+ miles per hour is a fatal attraction. What if the driver did not inspect his vehicle and there was a major problem just looking for a place to happen? Every time you get close to a tractor\trailer and ride next to him in one spot for more than ten seconds, you are bringing on a hazard yourself. Now, Im not telling you this to scare you, but if it does, that means you didnt realize the hazard. In this book are FACTS, things mentioned in plain terms, telling you the truth about our highways and their hazards. Well, enough about that. Now, what I was sayingI knew they (the big rigs) were big, heavy, and intimidating! Thats not even the half of it, now that Ive experienced it first hand. A poorly maintained vehicle of any kind is a hazard to the highway but a tractor\trailer, even empty could weigh 20,000 to 40,000 pounds. This can be rolling death if poorly maintained! Now, more than 80% of the defects on a tractor-trailer are hidden. They have to be found by the driver during his inspections. And, unless the driver has done a thorough inspection, something

Download or read book Behind the Wheel written by Janet S. Wong and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six poems look at various aspects of driving, including passing the written driver's test, being pulled over by a cop, and having an accident, and treat them as metaphors for life.

Download or read book Frederick Combs Essential Book of Poetry written by Frederick Combs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of poems I wrote between 2000 and present. There are about thirty-three to thirty-six poems in here. In my opinion, Kids Are Our Future and Marriage in the New Century are my two best poems. I wrote both poems at the start and have won two editors choice awards for outstanding achievement in poetry. Been inducted in the Poetry Hall of Merit, been published in the UK, won a twenty-four-karat gold lapel pin. One of the poems a friend took and turned into a song and used it for his wedding song. I am very proud of all the accomplishments theses poems have done and decided to put them into a book.

Download or read book On the Road to Delight written by Peter Shred and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life has had it's ups and downs. The last twenty years or more have been in control of an eighteen wheel transport truck. This is my poetic interpretation of the the happenings at work and home. Being alone most of the time, lets the mind wander. Having the pleasure of watching my family grow over the years, has manifested a plethora of information. Some of my work is whimsical or fictitious, but nevertheless inspired by the world around me.

Download or read book Night Truck Driver written by Marcin Świetlicki and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rebel "outsider" poet reflects on life, evil, love, and death, while "observing the advance of darkness."

Download or read book The Crash of 2017 written by Bill Overmyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absolutely the best book on the stock market this year! This book is the most accurate description of the top two years of the USA stock market. The Crash of 2017 is the best book written on the stock market this year! The reader is provided an in-depth, detailed description of the length and time of the market peak. Two neighborhood couples team up to discuss the aspects of churning and the interrelated paths of the financial world. They discover the real reasons and timing that cause the stock-market free falls. The Crash of 2017 is a detailed description of the environment of the top of the market and is an easy-to-understand guide that will lead a new investor safely through the paths of the deceptive two-year peak of the USA stock market cycle. when most noninvestorsaccording to the consumer confidence indexthink that the economy is in good shape. Survey Says! Author of The Dead Cat Bounce: Make Money Fast

Download or read book THE WORLD THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD written by G. W. Dockery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of poems that I wrote when I was an over the road long haul truck driver. They came from things I experienced and watching my fellow drivers.There are love poems, patroitic poems, Religious poems and funny poems also family poems.I drove for forty years and just about four million miles.Remember when the trucks stop America stops.

Download or read book The Gospel According to Poetry written by T. Cole Jenkins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What inspires us? What is the source of our joy, peace, wisdom and happiness? No matter who we are, where we are from, our religious beliefs, or how we identify ourselves, there is one thing that unites us: our belief and relationship in a Higher Power. What we call this power is as varied as we are. Whether it is God, Jehovah, Allah, Yahweh and the like, it is our need for a spiritual foundation that connects us. Like a finely woven thread in an elaborate tapestry, we are united purely on that basis, creating a beautiful image of a kind of solidarity, if we take the time to recognize it. In this intimate collection of poems, you will see this in action, as poets from all walks of life, hailing from both the near and the far, have allowed us to peek inside the deepest parts of themselves. With beautiful prose and rhyme, you will enjoy both the diversity of expression, and the connection of our love of the Divine that sustains us all.

Download or read book Reality Poetry written by George Winters and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reality poetry is poems of all walks of life from people in prison to farmers working the land, and some are history of the old west and some outlaws and Sheriffs and Indians . A few are in series form telling about outlaws or Indian wars and so forth, so those will be more than one poem written in sequence. I try to make it so the person reading it becomes the person in the poem. The reality of being in someone else's shoes as the old Indian saying goes. Feeling the pain and anguish of someone else and also the joy when something good is happening. Reality can be hard sometimes but is needed to fulfill our life while here on earth.