An occasionally terrifying, often uproarious and enlightening odyssey (too) deep into an American life that is everywhere—and nowhere—at the same time.

A naïve, but proud Gen-Xer, Eric West hadn’t the vaguest idea how to drive a manual transmission when he decided the time was right to leave the desk job behind to become a truck driver. Driving 18 wheels, harder than he could have anticipated, was a cakewalk compared to the fish-out-of-water challenges of life lived atop those same 18 wheels. Join Eric behind the wheel of his rig where he navigates – and survives – one of America’s deadliest careers while encountering a cast of unforgettable characters and experiences. At turns heartwarming and life affirming, uproariously funny and adrenalin-pumping — TRUCK is impossible to put down; an irreverent, insightful and image-shattering page turner that will make you think twice before cutting off that big rig.

Eric West was often told “write what you know” but he believed a better approach was to “write as you know.” This is his first book, though he has read at least five—most without pictures. He currently lives in Des Moines where he feeds his dog twice every day.