Heading for home: Tips for truck drivers and their families

This book is for truckers and their families and contains spiritual resources. Many drivers have a shadowy passenger riding shotgun: Guilt. A van driver with a two-million mile safety record drives for a large carrier. He talks about himself and other drivers he knows: 'We're dragging a lot of weight, and it's not always our payload. I have a wife and little girl at home. She calls me every night on the cell phone. It's good to hear her voice; emails just don't do the same thing. She says, 'Good night, Daddy. I love you.' I feel like I should be home. There's never enough time.' This book is about time. You will find many tips for making your time count for yourself and for your family, whether you are on the road or at home. Some samples: - Use humor and cheerfulness to build a closer family fast (Ch. 7) - Husband-wife team drivers - when do we eat? (Ch. 13) - Do your family members see you as a roadblock to detour around, or a scenic view worth pulling over for? (Ch. 6) - Creating a perfect day for your child may take less time than you think (Ch. 8) - New ideas for handling family conflicts (Ch. 13) - Why is it more important to lose yourself than find yourself? (Ch. 1) - Talk so your family and your dispatcher will listen (Ch. 11) - Rapid forgiveness - an example (Ch. 4) - Humor can heal (Ch. 7) - Why do homes have 'Dining Rooms' rather than 'Eating Rooms' (Ch. 8)