The Champagne Truckers

Author and owner driver Mick Twemlow's new book, "The Champagne Truckers", provides a further authentic, personal insight into a wide variety of previously unpublished incidents that occurred while he was living and working as a truck driver in Russia, from 1990 until 1995.From witnessing appalling acts of violence and the consequences of numerous fatal traffic accidents on the streets of Moscow, to his dangerously close involvement in the Moldovan civil war. How having the cab of his truck ransacked by petty criminals on the streets of Leningrad seriously affected the cargo movement that he was carrying out. He describes incidents at border crossings where in one he was threatened with excessive violence while at another a corrupt Russian custom officer attempted to loot valuable goods from his truck's cargo.He recounts in detail many humorous situations that he encountered during his time in Russia such as incidents that occurred while obtaining diesel for his truck - or his daughter's behaviour in McDonalds in Moscow - or when delivering a satellite dish to the All Soviet Television centre. He also describes the bizarre methods used by Russian and Ukrainian police officers when making breathalyser tests.On a much more serious note he describes an incident where he was forced to run his truck off of the road during a torrential rainstorm at night, so as to avoid crushing to death two young boys who were riding an unlit motor-cycle. The potential consequences of which were catastrophic.During those five years living in the Soviet capitol with his Russian wife Elena and their daughter Margarita he learned to speak fluent Russian. Therefore, able to communicate with the Russian people, that he came into contact with throughout the country, he built up a starkly graphic picture of how they lived and the problems that the end of the Soviet Union brought. This meant that he fully understood how life for the average person was in Russia during and following the death throes of the Soviet system. Having lived in Moscow from 1990 until 1995 he was uniquely placed to witness at first hand the transformation brought about by the end of communist rule and the severe hardship that it brought for many Russians.Beside his full description of what life in his truck was like on the road in Russia and the Ukraine, he also explains the social and highly toxic ecological circumstances that not only the Russian people, but all of the western truck drivers delivering to Russia encountered within the country during the early 1990s.

The Vodka-Cola Cowboy describes life trucking in what is possibly the harshest environment, in the world - Russia. Between 1990 and 1995 British owner driver Mick Twemlow worked to transport goods to, from and within Russia and the wider Soviet Union. Living in Moscow with his future wife, Elena and their daughter, Margarita, who was born there, in 1992, Mick learned the language and fully immersed himself in Russian society, giving him an insider's view of this time of massive upheaval in the Soviet Union. The book vividly illustrates the conditions that British truck drivers encountered, such as the atrocious winter weather in a wild and unforgiving landscape, police harassment and the dangers that came with the dissolution of the USSR. Mick was the only British truck driver, in Moscow, throughout the whole of the anti-Gorbachev coup, of 1991 and so the book offers a unique perspective, of that historical event. The incidents described in the book range from the humorous, to the serious, to the potentially life threatening. This book will primarily be of interest to truck drivers, and those with an interest in road transport and the haulage industry, in general.Russia is still an unknown quantity, all around the globe, with regards to people's understanding of it and its people and so The Vodka-Cola Cowboy will also be of interest to anyone who has a fascination with the country, particularly during this tumultuous time in the region's socio-political history.

This book contains sixteen short humorous stories about a laid off steelworker and his career as a truck driver. The book begins with a look back at truck driving school of which he attended. He recalls his real life learning experiences on how to be a professional tractor trailer driver with very little guidance beginning as a local driver, then hitting the open road as a long haul driver. His unflappable quest of living on a houseboat and scuba diving for extra money fuel his interesting life style. There are many practical lessons of determination and sheer will power to overcome life's obstacles with a sense of humor. For information about "The Humorous Side of Trucking", please go to https://buckboylan.com/.

Truckers are a rare breed of folks; rambling and gambling, living freedom the way true Americans live their lives. The United States of America relies on the Transportation Logistics Industry as a main lifeline for continued well being. To be able to maintain a cool and positive attitude on the road is what professional drivers do best. Laughter makes the world go around and a good joke always makes for a good day! Don't hesitate, Truckers Jokes Gold Rush, is easy reading, great on the road, at break time, for anyone, anytime and makes a perfect gift!