Help backing flatbed

In a flatbed, especially an empty flatbed, the only vertical guide on the trailer are the sides of the tires. Putting piece of 2 x 4 in the rear stake pocket might give you a vertical sight-line to use when backing. With a spread axle it's just gonna take room to back.

 

right Chinatown, he has to be very careful with the spread axles. The drivers on TTR, will give the BEST advise on this, These guys are good, wait, let me rephrase that, THERE GREAT with the info.here.

 

I drive a spread axle. Never noticed much difference how it backs compared to the tandems I pulled. Mainly just try not to get into as sharp of turns whether going forward or backing up. As far as just backing like a truck driving school course I would think they would be a lot the same. Shorter or longer trailers make more difference than spread axle.

 

You’re probably right. I’ve pulled a lot of different trailers, you just kind of learn to adjust to them after a while.

 

If they don't then it wouldn't surprise me if drivers started temporarily disconnecting the leveling valve(s) in order to accomplish the same thing. I'm not saying I recommend that, but sometimes you have to do some outside-the-box thinking.