Ready or Not Here I come!!

note to self: bring epsom salt! Lol

 

It's a good thing they are having you do this at night if you ask me. Some of the hardest backs you will do in the real world are the ones where you run until 1am and then need to get it in the last parking spot at the truck stop that everyone else passed on.

As far as a 90 goes I second the start turning when the back of the truck is even with the truck next to where you want to go. You will use this way more than you think. Many truck stops out east its the only way you can get in. A lot of time you will not have the room to get to 45deg so you end up starting somewhere between a 45 and 90. Just yesterday I had to do a 90 blindside, there simply was not room to get the tractor back in from coming the other way because of a curb and light pole sticking out. Not very common but you need to be able to do it when it's called for. Your 1/2 done with the hard part of Millington, once you get to Gary it gets easier, you start later, finish sooner and it mostly just cruising around on 2 lane back roads.

 

Brother, I spent the extra week at Millington because of the very same issue. I was encouraged to take that extra week by one of my instructors. They had me backing like there was no tomorrow during that extra week. It made all the difference. I passed the CDL test first try, even though I set up my 90 completely wrong during the skills test, the extra help taught me how to fix my mistake and I passed.

Don't get down on yourself. If you pass on Friday, great. If you don't...do not give up. The extra week will help out tremendously. You have a bunch of folks on this forum cheering you on.

 

Including me.

 

Keep it up, don't give up. Even if it means another week...

 

Hang in there! Everyone has a bad day on occassion. Just keep trying, and you will make it happen.

 

Even Joe Montana threw interceptions.