I took out my first set of doubles today...

So there isn't any way to lock the couplers in case you need to back up?

 

If the back trailer is within a thousand pounds or so of the front trailer you can haul them "backwards" without much trouble. I've hauled them with a few thousand more in the kite when circumstances dictated. Slow and smooth is the order of the day.

Had to redo a set on the road once. An oversize had an accident in a construction zone and the road was going to be closed all night so they were turning everyone around. Another doubles driver and I were past the turnaround so we had talk the state trooper into letting us break and rebuild pointed the wrong way on the interstate so we could go back to the crossover.

 

Broke the set in the street. Luckily for me it was the middle of the night so no traffic.

Reggie Miller is my all time favorite player, and my all time favorite sports moment was the playoff game where Reggie went nuclear on the Knicks and scored 25 points in the 4th quarter. I lost my freaking mind, especially when he started trash talking Spike Lee after every shot. The Pacers/Knicks feud of the 90's was one of the all time great sports rivalries. Reggie was the most hated man in New York and he loved it.

 

I loved when Reggie gave Spike the "choke" gesture. Awesome.

 

A tad bit late to the party here, but congratulations. All new experiences are great. Of course they are a whole lot greater when they end well!

I think I had a more satisfied feeling after hauling my first set, than I ever did in this job before. Even my first time driving a big truck in school was not nearly as satisfying.