What do you do after you hit a building?

Generally yeah. I wouldn't just keep backing.

 

Generally you will get out. Look for damage.
Make sure that moving the trailer away will not cause more damage (if you made a hole etc).
Then you go in and let the shipper know. Then you call your company and go thru the procedure.

If there is no damage I would have at least gotten out to confirm that.
And then I would probably let the shipper know. This is the same procedure if you hit anything. A truck, trailer, building, pole etc.
In most cases with a building they would probably just laugh at you and say it happens all the time. At least if there is no damage.

 

they either are:

idiots

morons

student drivers

lease driver(s) from a temp agency

just don't plain care

i can tell you too that i have backed into docks that were inside buildings. it can be tough as the sunlight is not inside the building and you go "dark" for a second or two.

but to be totally complacent to the damages, just tells me those were NOT drivers, just steering wheel holders. (or, idiots, morons, students, temp agency workers)

as long as you are NOT involved, chalk it up to a learning experience...."How NOT to be ignorant to things that go *bump*"

 

Right, they plain and simple just don't care... for their trailer OR the building. Seems like the delivery building folks don't seem to care, either?

 

I would check on the building to make sure it's OK, then get a signed release from it stating that it will not sue.

 

In the beginning I worried all the time about bumping or hitting things, then I got tired of being laughed at. I back slowly enough that if I hit or scrape something it won't do any damage. In fact most walls or safety posts would stop my truck dead. I get out and look and if there's no damage I don't worry about it. If I do cause damage I report it.

I used to drive end dump and the places we went to were such close quarters we were constantly bumping and scraping something. The key was to go slow enough that you didn't do any serious damage. Even driving van there are times that docks are so narrow that my doors scrap safety poles going into the dock. My advice is go slow and always check if you do bump, hit or scrape something.

 

Keeping to your self is what no one questions.
Take it as far as you can,nobody says anything,then nothing is said

 

preacherman--you left out a very big point---yes sometimes your doors may slide along a pole when backing in-it doesnt hurt them unless it goes into the side of the trailer
but when you go to pull outkeep a good eye on it CAUSE YOUR DOOR WONT SLIDE ALONG THE POLE COMING OUT---sometimes you might have to bunji the door up tight to get it past the pole
always a good idea to keep both doors on the trailer