The Long Haul Pioneers

The Long Haul Pioneers
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Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : 9781908397980
ISBN-13 : 1908397985
Rating : 4/5 (985 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Long Haul Pioneers by : Ashley Coghill

Download or read book The Long Haul Pioneers written by Ashley Coghill and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all started in 1964 when two friends gave up promising medical careers to embark upon a journey which few hardened truckers would have considered. In so doing, they were solely responsible for creating the first long haul overland route, across Europe and deep into the Middle East to Kabul. The men had started the 'Middle East Run' was to become a phenomenon in the road haulage industry, an image which it still holds today. This book is about the company founded by one of those men, from its fledgling days as Asian Transport to the thriving Astran Cargo Services Ltd that it is today. In this book Ashley Coghill documents the complete history of the company to date with the focus predominantly on the early days when the men were fighting for something and revelling in the adventure. These early long haul drivers would think nothing of a 10,000 mile round trip to Iran or the Arabian Gulf and being stranded at 6,000 feet on a mountain pass with temperatures below -40 was just all in a day's work. Ashley Coghill has an immense enthusiasm for his subject and has given his research total dedication. He has also tracked down past and present employees to gather first hand information which he has illustrated with over 300 carefully selected images. The end result is a detailed, comprehensive and fascinating account of an extraordinary company.


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