Backing

Yesterday I observed a lease O/O (?) operator repeatedly hit a shipping container while backing. I couldn’t believe he’d do that. It wasn’t his trailer. Seemed he didn’t care. Was in a place very tight seems all places with shipping containers are. I took a picture. Then decided I didn’t want to post it. Would have identified everything. Didn’t want to “squeal”. It’s between him and the company trailer owners.
It also bugged me he didn’t bother to drop the tandems back. Always in tight spots I do that. Eliminates trailer swing. Then I make the lack of turning radius work if at all possible. I’ve even gotten to where I always drop the tandems back. It’s just so much easier to back.

 

If somebody was repeatedly banging into one of your trailers or cans......wouldn't you want to know who did it??

 

I don't know why but some guys refuse to slide their tandems.

 

I have the opposite problem I can’t back with those tandems in the rear takes too long to react. I’ve done tons of New York tight dock deliveries easy to compensate for trailer swing just needs a little imagination and you have to do most of your corrections before you’re in the zone all about the set up before getting it in there.

 

I’d like to slide mine. It would give all the wormins a chance to see me doing manly things besides just driving and unloading but, alas, they don’t slide... *sigh*

 

Maybe you're just not trying hard enough.

 

An inspiring message! I’m going to proceed with a newly acquired vigor and call the boss and express my desire to be the first tanker driver on my block to have a tank with sliding tandems!

 

Copy That!
You'll undoubtedly start a, albeit miniscule trend, with some of those "mysterious and spooky drivers" not able to comprehend.

 

Don’t put that past a mega driver.

 

That would be nice to have a 43’ trailer with sliding tandems.