making turns, whats your technique?

YEP Thats good advice for any one , after awhile you can start tighting it up a little at a time. It's easy to get ####y and all of a sudden you see a pole you didn't see before or a car pulls up in front and your plan goes right out the window!
No one on here can really tell you how to do as most all turns are different and trucks are too, besides aren't most of your turns frome the right useing a jug handle?

 

I also like using abit of extra room, and I also feel that slowing down instead of being a "hot rodder" allows me not having to pick up spilled items.

 

Some times the best answers are plain and simple, slow down.
Whene comming around a corner you should'nt have any variences in balance. In other words you should not feel the wieght of your load shift or tilt .

Some trucks are more top heavier and will probably call for a little more attention on how you should handle your vehicle
As it is not worth having a roll over or fatality accident credited to to you record.
You should pay close attention to these differances.

Top heavy factors include reefers,car loads, high cube trlrs.,over size vehicles, tanks and most common top heavy freight, high,and high stacked loads.

In your case you'de haft to use even more couation wene pulling those cans, couse they tend to have a little play between the container and chassis.
With the right weight and load it would be enough to through you over at speeds that might be safe for other vehicles.

I remember leaving the LA port going out the the exit gate one night wene some guy almost dumped one right in front of me.
The whole truck and trlr started to tilt, with the left side wheels comming off the ground.

With the container chassis it only takes a little as the center beem tends to twist a little under heavy stress. Given enough them cans flip right over.

As far as wide turns.
Use your pop out's, both fender and side mirrior to veiw your rear axles.
You should veiw your vehicle as one piece .
Just as a bus would pull out far enough to clear his rear axles so should you. At more often than not you'll haft to swing out before making your turns.

In real tight spaces such as at the ports or shipperes you may haft to but nook your truck. Making a 3 quarter turn back out to the right then pull forward again.

Oh ya I forgot to mention, we have a little traffic out here to. Possibly more than you characters out there back east.

 

Ya a lot of loads require more attention, I corrected that, I also added some extra info as well. Check the last edit from the time you posted your quote.

Ya it's pretty obviouse tankers require special attention, as the liquids move around inside the tanks.

Also I agree the slope is a key factor in weight variation and should not be compromised.
That's not just for tanks. That's the rules of gravity. You will haft to watch how you slow and excellerate while making turns. Especially on an impropper slope or grade embankment.

As simple as it is, you'd be supprised how many roll overs are do to common factors as these.

 

You mean hand over hand on the wheel? Or lodge a thumb under one of the spokes and push?

I use a spinner knob. That's my technique.

 

I agree. Take all it gives you, not just what you need.

 

making turns, whats your technique?

I've become a bit of a prick over the years (this job will do that)..

My technique is I take as much room and as much time as I need to get around the corner without tearing something up.. I could really care less if a 4 wheeler or anybody else likes it or not....pretty simple huh ??

Not exactly what they teach you in the CDL mills now a days I'm sure..


Remember if you bend up some equiptment its probably going on your record, so take your time !!

 

i was never comfortable with the swinging wide theory, i've always made the classic square turn, just more exaggerated if it was tight.



when i say more exaggerated i mean stay to the left sooner than the diagram A shows for a right hand turn. ride the line without crossing over into the other lane of travel, go up into the intersection farther, and then turn back to the right tighter.