Tales From 30 Years On The Road As A Long-Haul Trucker

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 4, 2017

Finn Murphy discusses his book The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road, about his over 30-year career as a long-haul trucker. Murphy has driven more than a million miles around the country, and tells stories of the places and people he's encountered along the way.

Note: This segment originally aired on June 31, 2017.

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