Truck stop parking

Reefer drivers who doesn't want to bother the guy next door. Flatbed drivers who have a hard time backing in.

And then there's lazy drivers who can't back.

 

If I got a reefer, I pull in nose first so the whole row dont get disturbed by the HOWL in high range. It is truly earsplitting. Im deaf actually and was perfect for that.

So I show consideration.

Another reason is that perhaps I need a scenery nice to look at rather than other drivers in Bibs and undershorts shaving. Ugh.

A third reason is I don't want to be disturbed with wife because we are watching movies or something nice together in the truck. Making a pull in creates a illusion that you are looking at the beautiful mountains and trees rather than 50 trucks around ... for a while anyhow.

 

I'm going to say "lazy" is the winner. I haven't noticed too many reefer drivers that are that concerned about the noise disturbing their neighbor. Actually, nose-in is inconsiderate because the back of the trailer is usually sticking out 10 ft past the noses of the rest of the trucks.

 

To keep drivers from running over your hood...

 

Fyi, if you pull in, you are going to stick out. While back in, your tandem reach the curb and your overhang goes over the grass, or knocking the trash can down or pole.
I seen a dry van, no name, beat up truck pulled in near the corner and he block 3 lanes, didn't care and when to take a shower and sleep.

 

It's hard to explain. I was just thinking over how to express that risk.

If you draw a sqaure on paper at your desk, If I wanted to park it has to be in the far corner and the end of the row where there are no parking behind me so to speak and the curb protects the right hand side. Understand? That way I deploy wife to spot with hand held CB and I back out under her protection (She is a full driver like myself so... no issues)

That does not excuse me from taking the risk of hitting someone. Usually... when we wanted solitude there are a number of mountains around the USA (Im funny this way, I love mountains, hard for the chicago thuggie to get to...) for example US 322 in PA west of Duncannon off US 15, there is a nice gravel area downgrade some miles by the river below. You can throw the truck down and be by yourself all night. Maybe toward morning others will park around you.

That is what we did most always parked in solitude on the mountain. Hard to be hit or hit anyone in those truckstops... like the west memphis ones infested with STD infectious hookers OMG...

 

I don't get it either, I have never nosed in, even in the truck stops where you are supposed to. My reasoning is the same as yours. It is much harder to back when you can't move your front end very much. In some truck stops, if the two guys beside you nose in, you might not be able to get out because of the extra overhang even if you are backed in.

 

I pulled in once. I forgot which pilot, think Alabama, always crowd, and usually one way in, and exit at the pumps. Always a line...

I enter and there was empty space straight ahead next to the curb. Since it's a one way... and a line going out thru the road...I couldn't set up properly and no way I wanna spin it around and go against all those truck waiting to get to the pumps ,so I pulled in. Did my 30. Hard to get out...wait 10 min...since a line... hard to back out.