driving school

hey, stay in touch and let us know how you're doing. i have to do the alley/dock thing because its in the skills exam when you test in ohio. and... i need to know how to do it when i go to work. i dont go back to school until mid march due to some issues at home. clark state was kind enough to take them into consideration and let me finish later. i hate that i wont be graduating with the people i started out with but thats life.
interesting about the carrier in cols that you worked for.
thanks for the info

Backing is one of the most difficult things to do in the job of trucking. The skill comes with practice, practice, practice. My dad drove for over 30 years and never got good at it, but he only did it when he had to. I took a job where I was doing drops intown Philly and for two years all i did was back a 53 with an extended hood into places designed for 40 ft or less trailers and on the occasional day i would go into Washington D.C. and deliver where the docks were designed for 32 ft trailers and single axle tractors ... time, patience, perseverence, practice and you will get better at it.

Hiya, thanks for the vote of confidence on my backing. I'm sure it will come with lots of practice but my issue is the fact that you dont have but a week of backing skills practice in school before you take your cdl exam. thats what concerns me most of all. i've done lots of riding and "go forward" driving but never backed much. i go back to school mid march to finish up and take the exam. i want to be as mentally prepared for it as i can be, if you know what i mean.

Backing will become second nature to you after a while...soon you'll be able to carve a potato with your rear tire...it will come with time...

Remember to back in as you pull out...with one easy motion....

thanks for your advice, i try to remember all the good stuff i'm being told.
my entire backing thing is that before i take the cdl exam, i only have one week of backing at school and thats freaking me out.
any help is much appreciated... again thanks.

practice makes perfect dude and a little patience helps
always watch the trailer tires and just put them where u want them u will be ok

we shall see, i go back to school on the 16th...

Went back to school, wanted to cry everyday I had to back and back and back and back. But I got over it and could back thru all the skills. The road was great! Loved it! Did well!!! 'Cept for one thing, I had problems going from 5th to 6th and 6th to 5th... Otherwise did great. Had an instructor who loved his cell and texting but other than that I learned things from him that I'll never forget.
Went to take my exam and failed the pretrip. Had a MAJOR meltdown and failed it. Then took the backing skills, killed a cone which took points off but otherwise did OK, then the driving and I was good on that. The examiner was the least help, the least friendly guy I ever saw. Had to wait a week to come back and take the pretrip over which I did. I had the greatest person to give me the exam and passed with flying colors. So, now I am the proud holder of a CDL class A with all endorsements.
Now... I figured I worked hard at all this and it was also my birthday. So, I bought myself a little big truck. A 1994 Peterbilt 377. A work in progress...
Look at my thread in the owner operator area. Luvtheroad's new used 1994 Peterbilt 377. Here's where the fun begins and the things I learned at school and before school come into play.
Thanks for reading this and if you're going to school and have any questions feel free to get with me.
Take care!
PS I was the oldest and the only lady in my class, lol.