Her book shines a spotlight on that uncommon group of people who are always on the move hauling and delivering goods across the USA, and gives the reader an up-close view of their life on the open road. 

Toni and her husband, Nick Lane, found themselves in hard times, financially, and became long-haul truckers.  Before their experience, Toni felt annoyance—as most of us do at times—with these big rigs which dominate our highways. We careen around them with little thought about the skill it takes to drive the semi tractor trailers safely and get the wares to their destinations—our stores—on time. 

Dietkus takes the reader inside the cab with numerous illustrations. She captured the sights, sounds, and smells of driving, at all hours of the day and night, in personal letters.  Her narration of experiences—some shocking, some irksome, and some quite humorous—are a one-of-a-kind journal and a tribute, of sorts, to the unique and gifted group of people who keep our world of commerce turning. 

If you have always wondered what life on the open road would be like, or if you dream about taking an adventure, Riding Shotgun In An 18-Wheeler may just be the impetus to start you off on your own journey.   

As Dietkus puts it, “An adventure, even a small one, is a chance to free up your heart’s hidden desires and to see the world or its needs in a different light. Side-step inertia in your life by allowing a small space for un-programmed joy, and see what fills that space.”   

 

About the Author

Toni Dietkus writes fulltime. She has penned several novels and children’s books and is currently working on an account of life in the wilds of Montana.  She and her family live in Seattle, WA.  Riding Shotgun In An 18-Wheeler is her first published work.