Blood, Sweat and Gears

About the Book

Get in there and experience what is involved on a personal level! That is what Dr. Herm Zandman thought when his curiosity was spiked as he saw the big heavy haulage vehicles thunder along the highways of Australia. During his early immigration days to New Zealand he had already experienced heavy haulage driving as an owner-driver before returning to his fi eld, education. Now he wondered what the little-known world of interstate trucking was like.

As he tried to fi nd books to read on the subject, he discovered that nothing was available! This was a challenge not to be denied. The fruit of Herm’s questioning mind is Blood Sweat and Gears. The title encapsulates much of what is daily reality to heavy haulage truckers as the content shows.
,br> Humorous and challenging are the encounters and observations made as he maneuvered his B-Double (B-Train) through the Australian country side and cities. An effort is also made to create a better understanding and harmony between the behemoth operators and other participants in traffic.

Prior to embarking on this research venture, Herm spent many years in teaching at schools in Holland, New Zealand, and Australia. He and his wife currently reside in South Australia.

About the Author

I am a former school teacher, currently on sabbatical. I have already written and published an adult book about interstate trucking called Blood, Sweat and Gears (Eloquent Books; http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title:BloodSweatAndGears.html). The book has received excellent reviews in our local news paper (The Border Watch) and in the national trucking magazine Owner Driver.