90 Degree backing got the best of me

I hope you see what you've caused.

 

The mid 90's is a point at which tech and net etc took over. everything prior to that was all in your head, whatever you learned was it. Aint no google to turn you into a doctorate in a few minutes...

If all the tech vanished right now I'll be ok. Sorta. Where are my withdrawl meds? oh wait... But seriously considering anyone born 1990 or later will be totally and absolutely LOST if all this stuff went away for some reason...

 

90's got the best of me too i was in highschool 1992-1996. Man i wish i could go back we'd take state! hhaha

 

For me the 90's where the best! I had a dedicated run every week from Rialto, CA to KCK and it was drop and hook 90% of the time and it paid pretty well too. I had two tractors and three trailers and my truck was set wide open (90 mph) - I could keep up with the bull haulers across Texas (which was still 60 mph day and 55 mph nite for trucks) and there was still other drivers talking on the CB and making the run was fun.
It seemed like as soon as the 2000's started and W got elected it all turned to crap. We lost the contract for that run and I couldn't find anything that paid as well after that and ended up selling the eqiupment and I had to go to work for a company (Digby) driving their 65 mph truck.
Things have been ok but never like it was

 

Has anyone actually used the 90 to load or unload? Man, in my 30 yrs....nothing comes to mind.

Only thing I can think of is it proves one can make it happen if needed.

 

Yes. I can actually remember one.
It's a small warehouse in Whittier, CA
The loading dock was the back of the building down a short drive way beside the building with no room to go in and turn around.
You had to back in off the street and cut it to the drivers side and chased the trailer around the corner of the building and you ended up at a 90 at the dock.
You had to come out the same way or your trailer would catch the side of the building.

 

To be sure it will depend on the setup at said location, but...
If I ever had that little room to bump the dock, the likely hood of me simply saying I'm not doing it is fairly great. I'm not going to do a maneuver that is so tight it takes 30 minutes on a good day, just to save the shipper a few dollars. If it's that tight they need to ship out in pups. Maybe to a local cross dock and load the 53 there....

 

I can honestly say that in heavy haul. We are expected to put that trailer (or combination of) into some odd places. A 90 dregee has never been on that list as of today.

 

Over half my class failed backing the first time through. No big deal. I almost screwed mine up by starting the turn too early. Imagine the cones on the lane extending out. Put your trailer tandems in between those two imaginary lines, over-turn just a bit, do a pull-up, and then its a straight back.

 

Don't laugh when it takes him 30 minutes to back in. Your ### is next. Welcome to Chicago.