An Abbotsford man has chronicled his experiences on the road as a trucker.
B.D. (Doug) Firth has authored the book “Here to There on 18 Wheels (Mostly): A Collection of Trucking Tales,” published by Friesen Press of Victoria.
Over the years, Firth has been a wrestler, logger, race car driver, salesman, bouncer and a trucker, but his first love has always been trucking.
His book captures the best of his travels and mishaps during the years he spent 18-wheeling it through the snow, ice and mud and even a little sunshine while he hauled everything from gold bars to pre-fab houses through five states, two provinces and a couple of territories.
Firth details his adventures with mad-moose encounters, impromptu engineering repairs and close calls with icy roads.
One chapter is in honour of a now-deceased trucker.
All the stories in the collection are actual events, although Firth admits he may have forgotten a name or two.
Firth wrote his collection of trucking tales aboard his wheelchair at Worthington Pavilion in Abbotsford, where he resides.
His bent for writing may be inherited from his 98-year-old mother, Marie Firth, a published author of children’s stories.
Firth is currently writing his second book, “Whatever Works – The Ultimate Job Search,” which he hopes to have out at the end of this year or the beginning of 2015.
Here to There on 18 Wheels is available at Chapters, Coles and through Amazon or Friesen Press in Victoria.
The book can also be purchased by calling Brenda at 604-825-9619 or doug at 778-255-1936.