Careers in Trucking

by Richard Barrington

Book Overview

This book offers a thorough look into the trucking industry and the job prospects available. Readers learn about trucking's past, present, and future, and get a realistic look into what's involved in the job. The benefits include the freedom to be on the open road but there are also hardships, such as long, irregular hours and shifting fuel prices. However, readers quickly learn that there's much more to the industry than the big-rigs populating the...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448894735
• ISBN13: 9781448894734
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12