Download or read book How Do Big Rigs Work written by Buffy Silverman and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big rigs have powerful engines and lots of wheels. But do you know how much weight these trucks can pull? Or how drivers stop these giant vehicles? Young readers will love this in-depth yet accessible look at big rigs. Learn how they work, the special equipment they need, and the cool features and uses they have. From their tires to their roaring engines and loud horns, this book contains all the details that will excite big-rig fans!
Download or read book How Do Big Rigs Work written by Buffy Silverman and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big rigs have powerful engines and lots of wheels. Discover how they work, what they're used for, and more fun facts!
Download or read book How Do Monster Trucks Work written by Buffy Silverman and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2016 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monster trucks are huge and strong. How do their tires help them bounce? And how do people drive these giant vehicles? Find out how monster trucks work, the special equipment they need, and how they crush puny cars under their enormous tires. From the engine to the cabin to the oversize rims, this book delivers details that will captivate monster truck fans.
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 on the Move written by Candice Ransom and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It hauls heavy cargo. It travels long distances. This big rig is on the move! What kind of cargo do big rigs carry? And how do big rig drivers talk to one another? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!
Download or read book Big Rigs of the 1950s written by Ronald G. Adams and published by . This book was released on with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continued improvement of roadways and the dawn of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s was a boon to American industry in general and the trucking industry in particular. This marque-by-marque photo collection provides a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at the rapid development of the tractor-trailer rigs that resulted. Manufacturers like GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, White, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, International, Mack, Autocar, Brockway and Sterling are shown hauling everything from Cadillacs to cabbage across town, up the coast and over mountain passes. Thorough captions describe the development and history of each model as depicted in archival black-and-white and period color photography.
Download or read book Big Joe s Trailer Truck written by Joe Mathieu and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vehicle-obsessed boys and girls can follow Big Joe through a typical day’s work in his giant trailer truck. Detail-packed full-color illustrations will fascinate readers—especially the final two-page spread, which labels every working part of a tractor-trailer rig.
Download or read book The Big Rigs written by Kathleen S. Abrams and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces briefly the history of trucks and their uses from the eighteenth century to the present day. Also describes a variety of modern trucks, their parts, how they operate, and the job of a truck driver.
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 Rigs written by Quinn M. Arnold and published by . 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 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 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 See how They Work Look Inside Big Rigs 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: See all the incredible things machines can do, from lifting heavy materials on construction sites to transporting heavy loads on long journeys -- Amazon.com.
Download or read book Big Rigs on the Go written by Anne J. Spaight and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about what big rigs do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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 How Do Trains Work written by Buffy Silverman and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trains are long and loud. They rumble down railroad tracks. But what are the different types of trains? And how do these giant vehicles haul so much weight? Read this book to find out! Learn about how different vehicles work in the How Vehicles Work series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!
Download or read book Big Rigs written by and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 x 12 160 pgs 225 color & b&w photos & artwork index
