5 months in and already an accident

That’s much easier to explain to prospective employers in the future it’s almost impossible to see your tail swing in a tight turn.. it’s something you develop a feel for over the years ..

 

Swing around tight enough with the tandems to the front and you sure can hit something with the trailer that you cleared with the tractor.
What world do YOU live in?

You can pull out from a parking space in a truck stop, not touching the truck next to you with your tractor, and still take off a mirror or fender of the truck next to you with the trailer.

 

No I could not, nor should anyone else. Its on you left, you can see it in your mirror. You stop well before it happens.

 

Mathematically if you make a right hand turn with any type of trailer, there is zero chance of the rear having in a collision EXCEPT the front driverside corner of the trailer. Unless you have a steerable trailer. PERIOD.

 

Tail swing, if the tandems are slid forward or in his case a spread axle flatbed, when you make a sharp turn the tail end of your trailer will swing out and hit anything in close tight spots!

 

Your mistaken. Tandems forward. If you don't watch out. Your swing at the rear of the trailer will clip anything in its way.

Happens way too much

 

Wow! Maybe you should watch this

 

It's so common. Happens all the time

More people need to see this.
Esp truck stop parkers

 

Not only that, but if the turn is tight enough the trailer will actually back up a bit in the turn,.