ABOUT THE AUTHORDon Taylor's career started on March 15, 1985, as a rookie taxi driver. It has since grown into a career that he truly loves... Driving a long haul tractor trailer. Over the years, he has hauled almost every kind of freight you can think of, to almost any destination you can think of.
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ABOUT THE BOOKThis book chronicles my thirty-plus years in the transportation industry. Starting as a taxi driver during a transit strike, to driving Long Combination Vehicles, measuring over 120 feet long, weighing over 130,000 lbs. My travels have taken me to all of the lower forty-eight states, and all Canadian provinces except Newfoundland. Some of the stories are quite humours, others are quite tragic. All have had a lasting effect on me.
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BOOKSTORE
Stories From the Road will be available soon through major online retailers!
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REVIEWS
Jaw-dropping, shocking, hilariously fun reading: Don Taylor’s “Stories from the Road”
"His writing style is clear, plain and a pleasure to read. The book is a collection of anecdotes in more-or-less chronological order, with meanders off into episodes organized by topic. You can read one story in only a few minutes, if your time is limited. However, as I learned, once you become engrossed in the drama of the road and the people, the pages fly by.
Stories from the Road: My Years as a Long Haul Trucker is fun and interesting to read, whether you are out on the open road, or suffering from Canadian cabin fever after two years as a shut-in."
--Rita Smith, Road Warrior News
Stories from the Road: My Years as a Long Haul Trucker is fun and interesting to read, whether you are out on the open road, or suffering from Canadian cabin fever after two years as a shut-in."
--Rita Smith, Road Warrior News
A Canadian long haul trucker and his story
"Don Taylor has the voice of a storyteller, drawing us into his lived experiences as he travelled across North America delivering a range of products through a wide variety of experiences. In his book, we share the driver's seat, and look through the windshield, and see the world from his vantage point, if only for a few hours. An easy read .... one you can pick up and put down as needed. But, a warning, you just might not be able to put it down! This is not a book just for truck drivers . . . it's the story of how we move goods from one part of North America, to another, and that impacts us all!"
--Bev, Amazon Canada
--Bev, Amazon Canada
Interview on CJOB Radio
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The Lead Pedal Podcast for truck drivers talks all things trucking for people in the transportation industry helping them improve their business and careers. They interviewed Don Taylor for his new book on March 30, 2022.
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Josh Hannaberry from PVTL talks twice with Don about his experiences while operating behind the wheel, and the story of what sparked Don's book to go from an idea into words.
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