Tight Backing

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by fr8te_sh8ker, Sep 8, 2013.

Do you take time to practice backing?

  1. *

    Yes

    26 vote(s)
    74.3%
  2. *

    No

    10 vote(s)
    28.6%
  1. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

    2,925
    3,149
    Jun 25, 2012
    rolling through hell
    0
    I'm trying to figure out how you can even get in a truck:scratch: you're heads so big idk how you fit it through the door.

    Ya gotta love us rookies don't you? We get a little bit of experience and suddenly were gods gift to driving a truck.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    22,474
    20,134
    Jul 19, 2008
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    There ya go,pretend no one is around.Im going on 11 yrs driving and I could care less whos watching me and whos waiting to back in.They're going to keep on waiting too until I get backed in or get out and give me hand signals.Almost everyday I go to a Tyson and have to blindside.But sometimes I get fed up and back into an easy dock.Probably piss Tyson off but I don't care.Hot weather I don't have time nor the patience.
     
    mje, fr8te_sh8ker and TheDude1969 Thank this.
  4. ShootThis

    ShootThis Medium Load Member

    LOL.....Yeah
     
    FatDaddy, FLATBED, TheDude1969 and 3 others Thank this.
  5. rockee

    rockee Road Train Member

    1,393
    673
    Apr 17, 2007
    Pacific Northwest
    0
    Probably while reading TTR, talking to someone on the cell phone and taking a nap all at the same time. I bow down to your unequaled expertise in backing
     
    DriverToBroker, 379exhd, mje and 3 others Thank this.
  6. truckon

    truckon Swamp Thing

    4,775
    15,914
    Dec 16, 2011
    Like I'd tell you!
    0
    dang it!! here I thought this thread was about a different kind of backing. ...
     
    TheDude1969, fr8te_sh8ker and mje Thank this.
  7. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

    2,925
    3,149
    Jun 25, 2012
    rolling through hell
    0
    :biggrin_25514:
     
    truckon, mje and fr8te_sh8ker Thank this.
  8. fr8te_sh8ker

    fr8te_sh8ker Medium Load Member

    497
    395
    Jul 8, 2013
    0
    I guess that takes some training too ;)
     
    mje, TheDude1969 and truckon Thank this.
  9. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Makes you wonder if that is one version NEWNASHGUY will not claim being a expert at
     
  10. Boka

    Boka Light Load Member

    199
    113
    Nov 6, 2012
    0
    I had a guy one time that woke me up around midnight, he was blind side backing next to me at the shipper. He said he was so sorry to wake me up but he only been driving for couple of days on his own. He also said that he has been trying for an hour to get it in there but he couldn't.

    Poor guy was shaking like crazy because he was so scared and didnt know what to do

    He offered $20 for me to back it in for him and i said no and that i will help him step by step to get it in and he did...

    I gave him few words of advice and told him he did a right thing by waking me up ( for the record he had to park next to me on a dock because he was blocking the entrance in to the company and couldn't back out on the street, it was a very small place in Chicago )
     
  11. TheDude1969

    TheDude1969 Heavy Load Member

    807
    823
    Jun 10, 2013
    Joliet, Il
    0
    LMFAO I wouldn't be surprised.
     
    mje, FLATBED and fr8te_sh8ker Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.