what are some docks you been to that were a Mo-fo to back into??
1) West Philly on Grays Ave. Very tight, on way street, bad neighborhood, low clearance 500 feet ahead, so there is only one way in and one way out. You had to blind side in to the dock and the dock was up a hill, so it would put alot of pressure on the drive train. There was only 2 docks to this warehouse and the owner would park his truck near it, adding more for an obsticle..
So what are some tight docks you had to back into, that were a nightmare?
Hard docks.......what was the worst docks you had to back into??
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The old AM General truck plant in South Bend had dock 51. It was in the basement, and you had to back down the ramp, into a dark cave, to hit it, all the time praying your air pressure didn't drop enough to lock the brakes.
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The one that comes immediately to mind for me was some foodservice warehouse in Charlotte, NC (Sysco maybe?). They were supposed to send trucks to the dock so the farthest dock would dock first and then go down the line because there was a guardrail in the front that made it impossible to dock if there were trucks in both surrounding docks. Needless to say, the night I was there they screwed up and I had to back in between 2 trucks. It was the only time in my 7 years that I was unable to hit the dock. Eventually, the driver to the right came back out of receiving and unhooked his tractor so I could back in.
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The Marshall's Warehouse in Bridgewater, VA... My goodness!!
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this dock here gave me a really hard time blindside backin and the wall not to mention the angle I was there easy 1hr backin in I took pics because it was so hard to get in there. Never been back to that place again.
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