Truck stop parking

Don't you work for a training company?
Relax, someday you'll be experienced like us

 

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Ahaha

 

I nose in all the time to tick off the crusty old cuds who will just blame me being young, while they park anywhere but a parking spot.

 

Dad burned young whippersnapper!
Uh, anybody know just WHAT a whippersnapper is?

 

I just park at the fuel island or at the scale.

 

Going home for the weekend, I go straight to my favorite spot... nose in. I don't want my hood taken out while I'm away. It's an easy spot to back out of.

But, by all means, let's jump to conclusions and automatically assume they are lazy or too unskilled to back.

I see the way van drivers back and I wouldn't want them at the controls of my spread axle trailer (which is only 48' long and takes the same space either backward or forward).

It takes skill to back OUT of a space, so not recommended for new drivers.

Speaking of backing skills, anyone with a few days of experience can smash vans into a loading dock. It doesn't take that much skill. Try backing a spread axle down a loading bay with only a couple of inches on either side for the entire length of the trailer, starting from a blind side set up. Do it wrong and you'll be tearing up side walls and rims.

Generally speaking, I prefer to back in most of the time. However, as mentioned, there are reasons why some drivers nose in. If a driver is nosing in simply because of laziness, well, it will become evident and hopefully he will learn from his mistakes.

 

Any time I have to park on the end of a row I will nose in. It's easy to get out and must be working because I haven't lost the hood yet (knock on wood). Or when I need the reefer set at -10 and it's 80 degrees outside I will nose in so the guys beside me can sleep some.

And sometimes I'll do it just to piss off the rambos out there that sit and watch everyone for 8 hours before hitting the bunk. Just depends.

 

Oh man I wish I could back up like you, but my skill level is so low. I always wondered why so many flatbedders nosed in, now I know they do it for fun. Thanks!

 

I nose in for courtesy since my apu is so #### loud.

There is also less piss back there.

The view is usually nicer.

Jackbutts running Jake's in the truckstop are not as loud.

Billy big riggers screaming around in 1st or 2nd don't bother me.

Beggars and ###### won't walk back the far.

My trailer sticking out 4ft protects those parked next to me from hood damage.

I'm right under or next to the WiFi antenna.

It is my truck and business, mind your own.