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Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"About 70 percent of all goods transported in the United States are transported by trucks. Truck drivers are responsible for transporting food and other products across the country to the people who need them. They work long hours and need to have special training to drive their huge trucks. Truck drivers keep businesses going and make sure we get the things we need. Instructive, colorful photographs of truck drivers on the job help readers make meaningful...
Author
Series
Professions volume 18
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Do you like trucks? They are oh so big and colorful! But they also serve an important function. Jump on board and learn all there is to know about trucks, truck drivers, their tools, and what they do!
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including "In The Tall Grass, " one of two stories co-written with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix. A little door that opens to a world of fairy tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in "Faun." A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind...
Author
Language
English
Description
Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But that was before Keisha started to see her wife, again and again, in the background of news reports from all over America. Alice isn't dead, and she is showing up at every major tragedy and accident in the country. Following a...
5) My joy
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Russian
Description
A truck driver takes a wrong turn and finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld, struggling to survive amidst increasingly violent reminders of the country's dark history. The first fiction film by acclaimed documentarian Sergei Loznitsa, My Joy is a mischievous, ultra-nihilistic parable of post-Communist Russia, shot by master cinematographer Oleg Muto (The death of Mr. Lazarescu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days).
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A young Air Force veteran, Carrol Jo Hummer, starts a business as the owner-operator of a thirteen-speed, seven-and-one-half-ton diesel truck, which he dresses up and names The Blue Mule. With his bride, Jerri, he sets off to Tucson, Arizona, where his old friend Duane, the manager of a trucking company, gets him a job. But after Carrol Jo realizes he will be carrying illegal cargo and refuses the assignment, he's beaten by a band of gangsters working...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Truck Trouble is a beautifully designed reader all about the troubles of a truck driver making special deliveries - will the parcels get there on time? Children will love to find out about a truck driver's day, from loading parcels to getting through traffic and thunderstorms to making someone's day with a special parcel!"
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The recycling industry is still in its infancy but is growing fast with everything we buy, consume, and then throw away. This program introduces job opportunities in recycling including a profile of an electronics recycling start-up and a San Francisco municipal program to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel fuel. Job opportunities in recycling include collection, transportation, receiving and sorting, disassembly, handling hazardous materials, scheduling,...
9) Drive
Author
Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In brief text with illustrations, a boy describes his father's work as a truck driver.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of lifeLong-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under grueling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a strong occupational identity rooted in a tradition of autonomy. Yet these workers increasingly find themselves under many watchful eyes. Data Driven...
11) The load
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
During NATO's bombing of Serbia in 1999, Vlada, a truck driver, is hired to undertake a treacherous path across his war-torn country and deliver mysterious cargo. On a journey where friend and foe prove indistinguishable, Vlada comes to realize the horrifying ramifications of his mission. Brilliantly photographed and intoxicatingly intimate, this film signals the arrival of a major talent.
12) No holding back
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Trucker Sterling (Star) Parson is no stranger to the challenges a woman faces, both in her industry and in life. But she can take care of herself. She's never needed--or wanted--a man around ... until she meets Cade McKenzie. The take-charge bar owner sets off all kinds of alarm bells for Sterling, but he also sets her heart racing. Cade's lived in Ridge Trail long enough to know trouble when he sees it, and the moment Sterling--Star--walks into...
13) Big rig rescue!
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When a semi tips over on a mountain road, Big Orange and its driver arrive quickly with a boom, a winch, and more, but can they pull the truck out before the storm arrives?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A rural town, a truck driver makes runs between his town and Accra with few problems until he is forced to replace his truck. To raise the money to get a new vehicle, he sells some stolen watches and promises his daughter in marriage to a rich merchant. Rebelling against this fate, the daughter runs off to Accra with her boyfriend.
17) Thieves' highway
Series
Criterion collection volume 273
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2005, ©1949
Language
English
Description
"Vividly depicts the perilous world of 'long-haul boys', who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America's cities. Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos [is] a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, ruthless market operator Mike Figlia. But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak."--Container.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
While COVID-19 made it necessary for many workers to stay home when cases were high in communities, some people still needed to provide important services. Essential workers like paramedics, farmers, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, manufacturers, government leaders and many others are everyday heroes who continue to make sure the food, care, and information we need is still accessible.
19) Between worlds
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Joe, a struggling truck driver, is haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and daughter. Joe's life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Julia, a woman with mysterious spiritual powers, whose daughter, Billie, lies in a coma. Julia enlists Joe's help to stop Billie from crossing over to the spirit world, but when Billie awakes, her body is possessed, by the vengeful spirit of Joe's dead wife.
20) Blood victory
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A secret weapon of a mysterious consortium, Charlotte Rowe, who baits evil predators and stops them in their tracks, goes after a long-haul truck driver whose cargo bay is a gallery of horrors on wheels.
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