Ground Transportation Professionals: A Practical Career Guide

by Marcia Santore

Overview

Welcome to the exciting world of ground transportation! If you are interested in a career in commercial driving or at any level of the supply chain, you’ve come to the right book. What exactly do these people do on the job, every day? What kinds of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in this field? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various professions? Is this the right career path for you? This book can help you answer these questions and more.

Ground Transportation Professionals: A Practical Career Guide, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers the following areas that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions:

• General transportation manager
• Truck driver
• Commercial driving instructor
• Moving company owner

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538152072
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2021
Series:	Practical Career Guides Series
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	617,891
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Marcia Santore is a writer and editor from New England. She has worked as a magazine editor and writer and has written on many topics, including profiles of artists, scholars, scientists, and businesspeople in a way that is approachable for the general reader. See her writing website at www.amalgamatedstory.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Why Choose a Career in Ground Transportation? 1

2 Forming a Career Plan 33

3 Pursuing the Education Path 61

4 Writing Your Résumé and Interviewing 89

Notes 115

Glossary 121

Further Resources 125

Bibliography 133

About the Author 139