“You will arrive at your destination in 9 hours.”
You have probably heard this a time or two from your Truck’s navigation system. That 8-hour drive may seem daunting for new drivers and probably feels like clockwork for the seasoned vets. Regardless, that’s a lot of time to kill.
So, what can you do to make the long haul more bearable? For some, the radio is enough. Others open their music apps and jam their favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival album. Or maybe you recently hopped on the recent podcast craze.
But have you ever tried audiobooks?
The great part about audiobooks is their just as big of a commitment as your haul, with average audiobooks ranging from 8 to 13 hours in length. That can get you from point A to point B and then some!
There are a handful of places where you can listen to audiobooks. Since Audible is the most popular and houses the widest selection of audiobooks, we’ll focus on their platform for the most popular audiobooks today.
With numerous amounts of genres to browse through, we’ll start with the top truck-driving audiobooks on the site.
Here are the top-rated truck-driving audiobooks on Audible:
The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road
Written by Finn Murphy and narrated by Danny Campbell, the book is an autobiography of Finn Murphy’s life and career as a truck driver. Murphy tells the compelling, funny and sometimes haunting stories of his experiences on the road. He’s witnessed the entire landscape of the continental U.S. and entertains listeners on the ins and outs of truck driving and the wild experiences that come with it.
18 Wheels of Horror: A Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors
If you’re looking to get your scare on, and even better, you can put yourself in the shoes of the characters. This horror fiction novel will definitely keep you awake on your trip with stories of ghostly voices on a driver’s CB radio, a world-ending supernatural force at a truck stop and even contain the 2016 award-winning “Happy Joe’s Rest Stop” by John Palisano.
The Diesel Brothers: A Truckin’ Awesome Guide to rucks and Life
Discovery Channels Diesel Brothers, Heavy D & Diesel Dave, narrate the story of their lives and are the perfect shotgun-rider to your long haul. While this book is less on truck-driving and more suited for the general motor-head, the narrators gift listeners with a behind-the-scenes to the popular series Diesel Brothers, tell tales of their humble beginnings and gives insight and advice to their business ventures.
If you are not looking for truck driving audiobooks and have other interests in mind, there are plenty to choose from. From history and politics to sports and fiction, you can always find the audiobook to entertain your drives.
Here are the top-10 New York Times Best Sellers, Fiction:
- The Outsider by Stephen King
- Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
- The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
- Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
- To the Moon and Back by Karen Kingsbury
- The 17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
- The Fallen by David Baldacci
- By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank
- The Cast by Danielle Still
- Before We Were Your by Lisa Wingate
And for nonfiction
- Calypso by David Sedaris
- The Restless Wave by John McCain and Mark Salter
- A Higher Loyalty by James Comes
- The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
- Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
- Facts and Fears by Try Brown and James R. Clapper
- Tailspin by Steven Brill
- I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
- Educated by Tara Westover